The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-29
THE ELKTON MAg'ADORE.
How He Didn't Capture the Steer.

How He Didn't Capture the Steer.
His christian name is Stewart and his
surname is one thai he has to share IN
common with many, very, very many. It.
H. not Jones, or Brown, OF Robinson, but
it is almost as often pronounced, since the
days OF the immortal JOhu, as any. No
need to give it, non; for the Concern
with Stewart is rather as IA Matadore
than as the bearer of any particular
! patronymic. How it came to pass that
our genial, generous, whole souled alto
gether unique nephew of his Uncle"
! came to be the subject of our story,
happened somewhat ii the wise that
will follow. 1t was not that he had any
coLscious or declared hiking Tor the cas-
titan methods of gillantry. He did not
choose the bull pen and the banjo to
please his inamorita, nor did he dream
Of blood and gore and gorers, as he set
out last Sunday morning, in holiday
attire of the snowies. velveteen and cor
duroy to match it, close fitting, shrewd
cut and immaculate, to win the plaudits
that only the skilled bycycllst is hopeful
of listing. The morning was hot and
sultry and day well-ftted to call out
all the valor of the valorous. Stewart
mounted his cycle i'll all the eXuberance
OF hopeiulness that the day would prove
a sunny one in the calendar of gallant
memories. His seat was firm, his bear
ing was assured, and his attire was all
that gallant knight or lady fair could
have demanded or desired even in the
days of Tancred. To the heights
beyond the hill,-even to the spot where
of his forefatbersers knew most, -beyond
plebeian ''Singerly," the mushroom of
later and degenerate days, beyond
Cherry Hill' aud the white Halls
that once gave room for Mitchell revell-
ings, sought Stewart to make his Sab
oath days journey on steed that Is
always tired yet never tires. But
| Stewart, as did LaHire and many
gallant knight before, reckoned too much
without his host. His def OF Providence
had gauntlet thrust out he little
dreamed OF. WhirlIng as tue wind
whirls, reveling DIS the wind revels,
dsporting as the soul delights when
sky is fair and ways are rugged,
set out our bycycllst to enjoy the
day of rest in honor of the sinews of
power. For time, all went well. The
blouse was flowing, the breeks were
translucing, the nostrils were dilating
and dilated with the breezss of the early
morn. But, so it is, and pity of it is, tits SO
1.-THE best land schemes Of" men and by
cyclists gang ait, NC.
Now it so happened or had nap
| peued that our friend and co worker,
who i'll politics is a first rate Re-
publican and in business is first
class provision supply er,-by the way,
why Is that about every provision
dealer is /. first class RepublicaD?-it so
happened that ON the yesterday, Joseph
the purveyor and ali around utility man,
had, in accordance with his wont OF al
ways supplying the best the market
affords, purchased a trio Of beef cattle
from the Newark dealer, Hossinger by
name. Now it also happens that good
beet is not the necessary product OF good
nature. A splendid surloin may Turk in
the region not far aloof from bad temper.
Good beef may be one thing; good steer
another 1t happened that Joe's good
beef was embodied in some decidedly
bad STEERS They were not willing sub
iects of the SHAMELESS and SO they gave
John and Perry, Joseph's faithful servi-
tors no end of trouble. They would not
be coaxed nor would they be. driven.
They simply resolved to stand still or do
the driving themselves. And they did
both, as the mood struck them. The
hour was Saturday meridian. The sun
was frightful in its intensity. John and
Perry storrned and raved till they were
tired. Not IA pace moved the Hossinger
purchases toward the spot where
slaugter awaited them. At length,
weary of themouotonous music OF the
drivers who were letting | dare not
wait upon l would" the steers made the
move. One went Que way, another
another, and the third no man waited to
catch the current Of Johu made tracks
from the abattoir downward, in search
Of Joseph and relief. Perry chased one
of the fugitives across Tuite's and
Colins's fields. At the end of the chase
Perry was prone on his back and the
horns of the champion steer were bes-
tribe his walking limb A reckless boy
appeared on the scene and attracted
steers attention before his horns had
made mince. meat of Johns companion in
distress. The boy beat the steer to cover
and escaped. Joseph, admonished by
John that more help was needed, set out
toward the spot where town ordinance
requires beeyes to be slaughtered and,
on the way, met one OF the vanquishing
trio coming downward in search OF other
beef destroyers TO coaquer. Through
persuasion and the company of a cow
that happened to be pasturing by the
roadside, the menacer OF Elkton's popu-
pen where he who enters ''leaves hope
behind" The others were still at large
and were at liberty to remain SO till the
Monday morning following, when Joseph,
) the man of skill in bucolc proneness
hoped to find them tame and gentle
again and willing to be led as lambs
to the slaughter"
e Now it sadly proved true that the
t invader of Tuite's and Collins's fields
: was still on search for other worlds to
0 conquer. He quit in disgust, tina plains
= where butcher boys fell prone before
Inn and sought foeman worthy Of his
steel along the old plank road. Passing
3 by the inviting gate where Ned, tie
horseman and man of many "buckets"
had left g:t, vide opening to receive
him. ho concluded to invade the domain
OF Luke the turnover. Now, Luke
wife, with no fear of steers before her
ewes resented the intrusion and made
play to drive the pugnacious steer away,
But, the steer quickly dem onstrated tc
Mrs. Luke that he purpos I'd to remain
monarch of all he surveyed and the door
of the domicile closed not second toe
soon to save her apparel from the hook
of the monster AS it was, he stoppet
not till he had knocked the door wide
open. Luke, the valiant, was within