Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-08-27

SrnuNG WINDS AND Co1.ps,-Now is the
imr that clangcable weather and winds
cause olds on the lungs, and to relieve the
cough wild Cherry Syrup is the best and
most ctFrctual
| A man who has kept account of the num-
/ her of kisses exchanged with his wife since
their union consent to its publication, as fol-
lows First year $4,000; second year 10000;
third year $3.50; fourth year l9O; fifth year 2,
He then left oil keeping the record.
! IMPRovING.--W are gratitied to see our
old friend Washington l.. Shafrr again able
to be on the street. Mr.. s. is recovering
from serious illness from malaral fever
complicated with two other ailments. He
was abcd for nine weeks and il is now six
since he was first able to get up. lie will
return to the city this week but not to go
down to bard work until he has more fully
rccupcratcd.
A PLEASANT ArFAIR.-On Monday last
Maggie Oslcr attained her thirteenth birth
day, being on that precise date precisely
twelve years old And now it entered into
her thoughtful head to have a celebration
thereof and to that end sent out Invitations
to about twenty of her little friends to spend
tho day with her in 4 tent and under the tree
in her Grandpa RouzcrS field at the cool
spring opposite thc railroad station.
At ten o'clock tlc company left Il trail of
musical childish echoes along their route to
the groundFthe trip comnlisl.cd, il at once
became the oll,r Of the day to scream, fail
down, lose their bonncts, fire off forty Qucs-
tons expecting not even one answer, romp,
giygIe, tusslc, have an occasional "Spnt,'
(hut Grace says there WIS no hair p"llrd>
forget cross word just rs assGrcdly as ,hry
forgot every last word that sw"s Spoktn.-
Howard fell into the spring up to his cl-
bows, hands frs. and George fell into the
very same spr,ng up to his shoulders head
first, everybody worked out the iollirst kind
of fun until they rot hungry when every
body sat down (only TO get up and sit down
again and again) to The tcmpiinw,st kind of
GUNNER, Nlltl II NItot altti'' Nl''t ~
onc-half long enough atternoon) was
crowded jam-u with just such, to sober
sided old folks, meaningless but TO those
whose features bear the tln;S OF liic's rosy
fingered Aurora, wholesome, hearty en- ny-
mcnt.
And then came Supper; we are bound to
spell it with capital : in honor Of the cot
fee, made in a kettle (was it a kettle, or apot
girls we are not wei! up in cookery swung
ON stick support 4 10y two forks i'll the
ground and Il real fire under il and they 90
say iln, Mnggic's ncighhrr Mary drank her
coffee as hot as Grandma f. and S,,cI coffee,
if their Mas could make such coffee at home
they would all rain their beautiful complex
ions lon'l do it girls, in n few years your
pretty faces viii be called upon to look their
sweetest tiUsl why we'll not say 50 don't
drink strong coffee until We tell you it is AL
right But then we started to sketch your
picnic, not To correct your tastes md To the
picnic we return hy assuring you that we
were kccnly vrXcl a That scamp OF = big
word, pronrA,tination, the thl"f That stole
our time and ly about twenty minutes &C..
priv,d Us of the pleasure Of your company
On the grounds.
We have taken q vote on the days enjoy
mrnt and when we said AL! who thank
Maggie for great day under the tent and
tree and who wish her the return of an
abundant number Of equally pleasant hi'il-
days will please hold up their hands this is