The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-12-25
iting for no one, and ring yor

Del I tho very last minute, this is
yours
All right, Sill. the luggage is all in,
and most of the passengers. Take your
seats. Going on he shouted, whilst i
stood with my watch in hand.
'One minute left. Ring the bell now
| said. III they undo those screws in one,
or even five minutes. I'll eat them
We jumped into carriage, the guard
gave the final whistle, and the train
I moved slowly on. We anxiously watched
the result of our plot, with our heads
ont of window. After waiting cue ur
two minutes, we noticed figure gesti
! cuiating at the station window. The
/ and we lost sight of it.
CHAPTER H.
think | have forgotten 10 say that |
was golr to spend the Christmas with a
college friend. He had gone down a few
days before, and had promised to meet
the at CITATION.
Iou may imagine that | was not sorry
to find myself arrived there, nor yet to
see my friend Tom stamping his feet on
the platform, 10 doubt thoroughly tired
OF waiting for the train. As be drove
me up, he began talking Of the different
arrany ements he bad made for our mu-
tlal amusement. Tomorrow he said
| - la, f,r Cd, I
had the pond i'll the park swept, and in
wired all les jcunes demolselles within
reach. and as they have all accepted, it
will give you very fair idea OF cur
"native" beauty
Now, Of all jolly things in the world,
| think skating party is the irlhest.
! Tom says that | Anu fond of shuwing my
ska.rng off; hut l deny that this has any
thing 10 do with it. In the fist place,
the f'"-ry weather (.nd the mulled
clar-f) induce n'"! spirits; then there
are the ,unblrs to Laugh at. nd the
ladies' skates in strip on (Which last. in
NV -wm mind. Is no the least pleasant
part of the enterta inn-nr).
Wa had by this time reached the
our tnlsttes. Tom took me jn:o the
drawing room.
I'll: guv'nnr isn't 1T hone; but let me
introduce you 10 my sis er Minnie.
Miss Minnie rose, ana belt. out her
haud At once. bur, for my own part,
was TOO dumfonnded TO utter single
word. Am told that | am far from elO-
quehr when describing female beauty. SO
| will not attempt il her. but must say
tina had never. and have never since.
seen such pretty and merry face. When
| dirner was ANNOUNCED. however, | had
recovered my equa,im Jv sufficiently to
offrr her nv arm. ard after short time
We got 30 know Que aIOihtr thoroughly.
Tne dinner (perhaps it may have been
the port " inc had opened nv heart, and
when We removed 10 Toms sanctum to
smoke (where, hy-the-by, Miss Minnie
insisted on joining us. saying that she
liked the smell Of tobacco, and found it
| 30 uuli ny DeTSoIi J, otSdh 10 rel t,e Ill y
adventures with the old geutl. man.
Peal after peal of laughter rose as l
proceeded with my narrative. | warmed
with my >uhject, quite outdoing myself
i'll the description of the old z, ntlemal' q
angrj lac" aud his lraIe behaviour.
Herr! | sad. IN triumph. is my
tropnl!-and held out lie nightcap.
Never shall | forget that moment
brot er and SISTER stared at it for one
second, and then Tom, looking vacantly
at me. Immediately went into an hysteri
cal mt of laughter. HIS tace began 10
grow quite black, and the tears rolled
down his cheeks
NV face presented anything but a
lang ing appearance, for ] WAS struck
with amazemcnt at this behaviour. AT
last, with what little breath he had LETT,
he managed t. get out the words
1T 's-the-guv-nur's-
As he said this he pointed to a small
label inside the cap, which had not not
iced before, AID there, sure enough, were
the words
I. GrumJlethorp. Esq,
Grum6lethorp HnU
Reader. have you ever wished he earth