The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-02
B'ytItlalc ana Its Vicinity.

Mr.. EDlroR:
The article in recent issue OF the
Wig. calling to account, in "A friendly way.
your corr, sppndeat, Tor some un!ntcntionul
80 s.ntrm' hts in an article entitled. The
ChrIsnnthcu um SHOW" aud other matters,
WIS a Timely one In respect to the Rev.
O." r." Kramer, your correspondent was
the Teacher in charge at BiytNada'". "a it is
now called. when Mr.. Kran"y .s nr-. in
charge at Ashury. In ny humb.c opinion.
he was one Of the most il tcIlrctuai and
eloquent pulpit orators to whom ever had
fin" PLEASURE of listening. His sermons never
allied TO make Il profound Impression upon
his an'it"i" HIS eminent auccr 50 in arer
years proved his superior abilities. one
charm, "r his public addresses. was the
originality of the ideas, contained in them,
AMI tn" speakers manner OF presenting them.
II" WAS no dealer iii other mems ideas
As Your correspondent rove through the
section oi the country cnvironing Blythcdale
on that lonely Autumn day. cn-route Tor tie
Cover show, what thronging memories went
with her. Memories OF those long gone DAYS
when She was the viIlae" school main there,
and the future seemed so bright ana far,
"When thu soul was free from sorrow and
the heart wa. free from caro-
What changes, what improvements. The
DIV, Hing house at the mil, and the mill it
self. have been r"modeled and rebuilt until
:" H. i"ol ain - III rev. Mt and taste
tut rrtla@,s. and large narslois nayr re-
placed TIE rYCtiNr dwellings, around Blvth-
dale. VIXEN inst We knew this picturesque
portion q, our county. A. W" stood upon
tn" lHwir III front OF Miss Coudon's
dwelling. W" thought that II moro propitous
p,@c" Ter tn" starting Of II suc.r-s!u! flower
l;rown.' industry could scarcely be found
within the state.
During the last twenty five wears. women
hay" com" t" IT," front. in many sections Of
tn" country ~ successful florists. Mss
Ltppincott OF Minneapolis has made Il world
wild" req utatjon ms a raiser and SELLER Of fine
flower '"ds starting, in u small hired garden.
hut h'r usin"s has grown to large pro
portions her gardens and hot houses cover
L., many acres.
fl DriNt aud wh"n h" died few wears ;l,,o.
sh" took up the business herself. and with the
help Of hired assistants carries IT or quite
Snrc"sS,u y, making; speciality of ro-c~
In my former article" darkness ami mnil
tim" cam" on before had time to tell Of the
drive home. Turning To the right on til, hill
above Ait"n. the road lea Is past the quaint
ltt" chapel Of st. Marks with It's neatly kept
gray" yaid and many tall stones aud m,na-
m"it~. At hi, ppi't the view looking ~..u.h
ward j. truiy beautiful and romantic. en-
rarir@ rs it docs the town of prrryyiiio
and iidvre lie Grace, the tNo railroad ridge
ana the wide sweep nI The noble Sn-uurhauua
where il loses itsal' IT, the peerless CNe~i..
, pclk". Goingon toward Port n"rosit. W.
, uotr til" ln' residence Of VIM Steel" uad
/ :. G. Rowan ,'hn iattrr p,arn was lorunrI,
| owned T., Cot. Henry Smithepn. 4 it;2f
further ON is the lin. estate. which wa once
/ the how" at Joseph HeckHrt il too "a PASSED
into strange hands: !r-.rnLing Il steer
, lccliyity WHERE On either sill" OF the highway
| stand til" It'll" cots OF the dusty tuicrs, o1
an alien race, We como suddenly upon the
town Of granite fame, nesting so costly at
| the foot OF The frowning cliff with granite
/ heart. Leaving the town and the river be-
| hind us. we begin again TO climb the hills, by
tn" road leading toward "Griirec's cross
roads" Liberty Grove until We reach the
miniature Great Divide" of upper Cecil, Mt.
Pleasant. A. c. s.