The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-03
A story TOR Young Girls,
by NORA PERRY.
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"Chil,lleu indeed" she thought, as
she looked about her. u .ro was yonnS
Mr.. Carol .Jenniier and his brother
Mark, and Mr. Robel tson, and the Lang
ton cousins, quite young gentlemen
with their lace frills and satin waistcOats,
and costly chains and seals hanging
therefrom. And Cynthia Jennifcr, with
her powdered hair and fine brocade
gown, looked like safely young woman
who had seen the world.
In those days dancing was not the only
amusement that young people INDUCED
in at an evening party. Frolicsome games
were greatly the fashion, and after con-
ira dance, little Betty Jennifer proposed
that they should play liking George S
Troops' This was rather childish, and
there was little prim demmring on the
part of stately Miss Cynthia, but the stiff
starch of new grown up manners had be-
gun to be good deal shaken out of these
young people by this time, with the
powder in their hair, and there was such
merry seconding of Betty's prop 'sition
that Miss Cynthia ielented, not without
secret satisfaction.
Do Young people still play this game,
| woudei? 1t is pretty game, with its
procession that passes along under the
arch of two CT the company's clasped and
lifted hands, these two singing
"Open the gates rs high As the sky,
To let King Georges troops pass by.
There is a foreht to pay by those whom
the keepers Of the gate succeed IN catch
ing with sudden downward swoop OF
the hands as they pass under, and great
amusement eGSues when some elptive is
set to performing some dloll penance or
ridiculous task.
Dorothy had played the game hun
dreds of tines, and was very expert i'll
evading and eluding the most wary OF
keepers. Her dexteri;y was soon appar
ent to the young people about her at the
Jennifers specially to Carroll Jennifer
and Jervis Langton, who were the gate
keepers on this occasion. They felt a
little chaerined to be thus repeatedly
beaten, and at last, put ON their mettle, de
termined to conquer before the game was
oven
At length. Needless misstep on the
part of the one who preceded Dorothy
brought a moment of delay, of which the
gate keepers took advantage. in all in
slant Dorothy had seen the misstep. and
bending low, sprang forward with re-
newed CELEBRITY. But the sharpened wits
of the gate keepers made them more than
match for her, and swoop! there she
was, caught and held fast.
There was a general shout of victory,
then general rushing forward to see
this hard won captive, and know her for
felt fate.
"Ahha, my little Inldier"' cr'ird Car
roll Jennifer, with 4 gay LUIGI. "l GU
see that when King Georges officers
stand at TIE gate, they stanl there to
win. All his troops must obey his COM
handing officers
Suddenly across Dorothy's mind
flashed the convcrs alton she had at home.
and her tathei's Words
Don't let tLose king loving folk make
you disloyal 10 the cause of liberty and
Justice" And she wanted to ely ont, -
ppm not one of King Georgia. loyal
troops! I'm rebel
But feeling of sh yness came over her,
and she thought, II wv foolish for me
to say thing of that kind in the midst
of play like this!'
Somebody else, however, was not held
back by this shyness, for a voice cried, -
it was girls voice, that of Judith
Myles, Dorothy's neighbour
"Ah! but Mistress Dorothy has been
taught to tlout at King George and his
officers, and even thought she be one of
his soldiers, dare say she is in secret
a little rebel. who has been planning and
Plotting t" csc. 'pe you
Carroll .Jcnnifer aud the ], lugtons had
but just returned from long visit
abroad, and were not very knowing
ab tut the individual loyalty Of the
family friends and acquaintanees. They
only left and saw their pretty captive
was blushing wi Ii a terrible distress,
and they came to her rescue, Carroll
looking down with the sweetest of kind
smiles on his winning face. and exclaim.
ing
"Mistres; Dorothy couldn't be rebel
in my fathers house"
The bright color fled from Dorothy's
cheeks as quickly as it had come, and
she felt for the moment like little trai-
tor for being where she was. Then Jer-
Wis Langton took up Mr.. Carroll Jenni-
fer's words, and went on in such glow
ing and eloquent fashion about keeping
faith, and being true to ones old home.
and the king being father of his subjects,
that Dorothy was quite bewildered.
She had never heard just this kind of
young glowing talk on the other SIDE
the kings side. The only really eloquent
voice she had ever listened to, was that
of her father, and he was on the peoples
side. AS young Langton talked, he
seemed to affect all those about him. 1t