The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-24

| Mr.. Editor: As your Roo correspondent
must have gone up Salt River, or to some
other distant port, we shoulder the weighty
task OF noting a few of the things We have
| lately seen and heard.
The Presidential 'scrape' isfnally settled
in the right way to the great joy of every
| patriotic citizen. Our Democratic brethren
] held "A Salt River ''meetin'" at the Rams
| Horn lately, where the situation was dis
cussed in all its bearings. j. ii. M. the
| intensely keen and sagacious luminaIy of
the unterritied OF the Row, moved that a
committee be appointed to wait upon Grover,
| urge him to take part of that Oothersome
surplus and pay of that Mills bill and get a
receipt in full and be done with it.
The sportsmen are enjoying themselves as
the days are going by. The wild game is
scarcer than usual this fall. There ought to
| be prohibiaory law against cunning for at
least two years. If there IS not something
done in this direction in few years game
will he totally extinct.
Robert Ramsey youth in his teens in the
employ of j. W. Mahoney had quite thrill
ing adventure recently. He went with Mr..
NJ. to the field to catch troublesome bull
TO put him IN the staHle. They succeeued
in getting a rope on his head, but he became
obstreperous and refused to drive. Mr..
Mahoney let go his hold on the rope to get
club to help the animal along. That moment
the bull made off with Robert who in his
efforts to hold him, got his feet entangled in
the rope and was thrown to the ground the
bull running at full speed, dragging HIM
across the field into the woods where he
collided with a stump, where he WAS releas
ed by his boots coming off 1t was fortunate
that the rope was around his boots, other
wise Roberts chance of escape would have
been slim. He was badly shaken up how
ever but not very much disabled.
Miss Eva Janney, our school teacher at
No 9. District Sd, has resigned her position
on account of i'll health. Her scholars sur
prised her by making her a present of a
handsome Bible as a token of their apprecia-
ton and esteem. Miss Mary Cosgrove has
been appointed to fill her place, she entered
upon her duties on the 10Th. This is CON
sidered wise lie ton as Miss Cosgrove
stands in the front rank of the teachers of
the county.
Mr.. IsaNc Lurt has began building a new
house on the Row. We will be glad to have
our old friend Ike for IA neighbor, so we can
take sweet counsel together and talk of the
events of long ago.
Mrs. Maggie Mahoney of Iowa has been
visiting her parents and friends in this
vicinity for several weeks. She returned 10
her western home this week.
The matrimonial outlook is quite encour-
aging. Our friend Sam pulled out from the
shades of the sanctuary and halted not till
he came to the Row to look up partner 10
attend a social on a certain evening. When
the evening came Sam was on hand but to
his CONSERVATION "Mac" that stumbling
block in the way of aspiring sinners stood
in his way. But Sam is philosopher and
got there all the same.
We have had some lovely moonlight
nights lately, and they have bseu utilized
and appreciated. One parting in particular
that we witnessed made :, deep impression
On OuI ut ulpDH w iS DIT ntT lull Anu
well up toward the meridian. They stood
leaning on the same gite-post. With one
hand he stroked his brow while with the
other he grasped one of hers, we suppose as
1T was il little shady there. The gentle muir
muir of their voices borne out on the
cool southwest breezes while in the distance
tinked uncle Barts cowbell. 1t was lie.
lightful even to be riding by on an old plow
horse. We had to pass on, but we did so
rejecting how strange it was that some fell
lows could have four girls a week, while
others could only find one that suited them.
Others like Jake after getting heir work
done up, started out one evening to tiud some
one with whom to hold a love-feast and
travelled 50 far that night that he didn't
get back the next day till supper time, and
yet others can't do even that well. Blldad
says all the young people are engaged. So
We have concluded that life is indeed a
great Ill ystery and Geath queer thing. One
half the people in this world don't know
how the other half the people miss about
two halves of its pleasure that is lying
around in great hunks just waiting to be
picked up. CLoDHoPPER.