The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-03-11
FROM LAST WEEK.

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
After the beautiful moonbeams had been
ssrol,en SO suddenly on the crystalline
wate.s at Gettys Rest Ey the tumble of
cross eyes and Shep from the foot log and
after Ben had scrambled up the bank to
the pas, ure deld side, and when his terrible
+ouss words had banished all of Bonaparte's
Retreat, not across the Alp, but clear across
and up to the farm house above, which,
together with the haw, haw, haw of the
two on the safe side of the brook, and the
bow, WOW, WOW of doggy Shep, had broughi
She old farmer and several others to the
scene Of mirth on one side and wrath on
Ske other, then it was that we discovered
thai We Raroniters, Elk Neckers and Bull
IErogites were not wanted at the select
gathering, which was not dance after all,
but we all knew who the wretch was that
had ''r.i the joke on Us all, with Shep
INCLUDED, But we afterwa1d learned that
Billy was not alone in the deal which sent
US all astrAy and Ben and doggy overheard,
half dollar apiece which was paid to cross
eyed y IN TO bind the contract. But Billy
had handed the two dollars to Ben, saying,
we VIII eli be there and swell this to ten
dollars.
Now we are about to ring down the cur
tain on the ludicrous drama yonder at
Getty's Rest, for chilly Ben has drained
the water from the interior Of old Beck
Snd is now hopping her face with his
Ssndana rs lovingly as if she was real
Kid Just saved from watery grave.
Gene on boys, said Jesse, or poor old
Ben will freeze.
Where is that blame-blank-b lankety
dog, said crooked eyes, his teeth the while
sohamping and gathering together with the
cold caused by his sudden bath, till the
selatter resembled red headed woodpecker
busy hammering on an old dead apple tree
in quest of an early breakfast.
Cume on Ben, the dog is on the other
side OF the creek, where Ben H. will keep
him till the coast is clear Oh this side of
the chilly water.
Yes sad Ben, am as cold as h'ice.
Come on will catch him sometime again.
We started out for the Blue Ball road
The Old scribe fingered behind, and when
she quartet passing before had turned down
the highway the loiterer was only midway
between the creek and the road gate, but
he quickly whrled and double quicked
back to where Jake, Ben H. and Shep were
still lingering on the opposite side of the
Little Elk The writer had several reasons
for returning. And one was that he would
be safer in rolling off the tremendous load
of glorious mirth which had accumulated
within the hour, and he wanted to mingle
his hilarious tears with his bosom friend
happy Old Jake's. And he wanted to pat
and Congratulate Shep on the splendid get
away he had made, both from the little
muley bull on terra rma and from crooked
eyes while fiounderng in the chilly water
Of She brook. And last, but not least, he
wanted to help his two friends to carry
their . De.Joyful back to town, full quart
OF which he knew each had on his person.
And l know that every one of my readers
who ti.r8 me then and are still on the
stage Of life and hundreds who have come
on all down the line of thirty-tive years.
will say, ah ha! that's what took the old
sinner back to the streamlet that was the
main incentive which caused the double
quick all the way, even to cross the springy
foot ,1g, id never stop till he ran plump
up against Juke's BOSOM
Now watch the footlights for the curtain
comes down on the present scene and this
trio, VIM The cowardly canine, slowly
wend their way back to Elkton.