The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-02
A Day III November.


window, and as l lay listening to the
pleasant sound, thought Of the g'adness
with which it would be received BY the
fields of the spriugiug wheat, on most Of
which drop Of rain had not yet fallen,
and by the patient cattle whose pastures
were dry and brown as in mid winter,
and whose springs had long been dried
| up from the continued drought
Half an hour afterward when l rose
and looked out, heavy mist hung over
field and wood and hid the sky from
view.
Soon, however, that transformer of
transformers, the west wind, sprang up
and gently rolled the mist from the fields
and hills back toward the sun. Chanc.
ing to look from a south window, l saw
field which stretched east and west in
front, divided as by something tangible,
the west half showing even the blades OF
grass, While the part lying toward the
sun was wrapped in an impenetrable
siIvery mantle.
Ere long the sun too broke through
his misty barrier with all the warmth
and brllliaGce of June morning, and III
his RAYS the dry seed cups of the myraid
OF iijwers which had, all summer long
made the orchard mass Of brilliant
color, wet with the mist, sparkled with
ten thousand fl ishing shimn CT .ug globes
| did not feel like staying in doors,
aud | started for walk through the
fields. Crossing a corner OF the orchard
and climbing a fence brought me into an
open field. The sky was clear now
except for light heecy clouds, floating far
overhead, , and which enhanced the beauty
of even au otherwise cloudless sky.
The mist had been swept farther and
farther away, showing only filmy veil
wrapping lightly the distant eastern
hills.
The sun shore in such splendor,
the winds played SO gently about me, the
scene Was SO peaceful, the huskers in the
next field stripping the sheaths from the
ripened corn, the young colts, unmInd-
full of my approach, standing contentedly
together, the crow cawing in the wood,
that q feeling of reverent alteration of
the hand that formed and guided all
came to me, and l was glad that He who
said of the bohemoth, 1.-THE shady trees
cover him with their shadow; the willows
of the brook compass him about" much
more cared for me.
Continuing my strol! tie length of the
field | found belated dandclion, bright
and velvety as i'll June, showing it's ia ce
on the sunny side of a gentle rise in the
ground. q little farther on the yellow
leaves Of great old cherry tree were
being tossed hither and thithcr by the
spUrtive bTeezo. Nobody was looking
and putting aside my dignity l tried my
hand at catching some of tie futtering
things | never had more frolicsome
play fellow than the wind. Looking up
hundred leaves, severed from the tree
top By a rush of the wind would come
dancing down. Selecting one that
seemed to be come directly to me |
would cup my hands as we used to do
when We played ''autony over bu5
when just little way above me a capri
cious turn of tie Wild would serd it
whirliug cut of my reach, Naturally |
would turn quickly ard grasp at it, natur
ally too it generally eiuded my grasp and
fluttered to the ground several yards
from ne.
There WEs no cessation Of balls, and l
had speudid game, but the wind won,
and had a jay which heard calling in
the wood near, kept tally on Il crimson
Leaf of the oak on which he sat, the
sora! ches of his claw in favor Of the wind
would have been a hundred to one.
My walk had now brought me to the
Old iorsaken home of our childhood.
There the old house stood silent and
teuantless, yet tie sun shone just as
brightly on the curling shingles of the
old roof on the tiny panes of the dormer
windows, aud lighted the white low
ceiled rooms as pleasantly as it did the
more preten'ious house We saw fit to
Guild in place of this one.
The garden was still inclosed, and
looking over saw growing turnips and
remembered that we had had none as
yet. The gate very shacklc affair, was
away arouad ON the other side next the
house, and seeing paling off near me,
crept through and filled my apron with
the delicious roots, fresh and solid SIS
they never are after being out of the
ground any leruf' -