The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14

kind. grade or quality, consist Of two
parasitic leather strpp and strop Of Y
corresponding dimensions of cotton or e
linen. ON cheap strops this part is OF "
cotton. On the best strops os whatever II
kind it is of tire best Irish linen. woven d
in the form of q bose aud then fatteu- Y
ed into strop form.
There is a swing strlp that is reversi-
BILE. II the face Of the leather is cut
In use, the strop attachments are such u
that the leather can readily be- turned
There is also swing strop that rolls up
like window shade into the attachment =,
from which it swings on the wall II I.
Hand strops, the familiar two sided u,
and four sided strops, with a handle at II
one end, are made in very great variety. q
including, for example. travelling strops, |,
)ne sort Of which, small in size, has u
handle that unscrews and can be drop. "
ped inside a place made to receive it in
he strop Pc
Besides the hand strops of solid con u
truction with two or four sides, there 81
'rfn 2Poaa n Idi""a atsf F" an ' early dinner !,
we will hitch up and camp out
for the night on York river and
have some fine bass fishing"
| was too glad to accept his
invitation, and was back at his
hoSpitable home on the following
morning at the hour de- 5.
ignated. 1t was a little after
noon when | took my seat in a
large, two horse wagon, filled
with straw and hay, blankets,
comforts and overcoats, besides a
large canvas tent, three large
boxes of eatables with a sufficient
supply Of every kind of modern
fishing tackle. Seated between
Mr.. Archie De Witt and son, we
had as companions Mr.. Horace
De Witt and son, Mr.. Alexander
De Witt and son and another
young man whose name | can
not now recall, eight in all.
Jogging along for an hour or
two over a mountain road we
crossed the historic "Sang Run"
thence for three miles over the
toughest public road we ever
travelled. To one who has exper.
fenced ride of such a character
it appears to us that he would
sooner slip down honey locust
than take it over.
| cannot at this point overlook
giving as best l may be able, a
description of one of the most
charming little rustic pictures
my eyes ever rested upon. twas
Immediately upon this road and
was just such landscape as Du.
rand would have fingered over
until he had caught and chained
it to the canvas.
1t was large sugar maple or.
chard which rested on the sunny
side of huge and majestic
mountain. The trees, though
evidently old and vigorous. were
full of luxurious foliage, and
seemingly so artistically arrang-
ed, that one might well
suppose that they had been
planted by the hand of man-but
greater artist had arranged
them. All through this piece of
velvet carpet of what appeared
to be blue grass, of the most eX-
quisite green, and in appearance
as sweet and clean as one of the
most elegant and fashionable par
terreS. Along the side immedi.
ately at the base of the noun
tain, was a sparkling stream
which ever gives forth its rustic
and unframed melody all through
the hours of the day and night.
Over all rested the glow of a rich,
mellow and cloudless summers
afternoon sun. Here and there
its rays would quietly steal
through the many little apertures
and play lover like over the
grassy sward as softly and sweetly
as young girls first dream of
love.
On the very apex of the noun
tain, standing like a sentinel
on guard, was towering and
graceful cucumber tree; so strik-
ing were it's proportions so beau.
tiful was it to behold, that / ex-
claimed, eff l were a bird and
lived in this forest, | would build
my nest ih its branches"
We camped under an aged mon
arch of the forest, standing i'm
mediateiy on the banks of the
river, the branches of which
would afford shelter for bat
talon of soldiers. 1t was
wild, peaceful, and romantic spot.
The river at this point was some
70 or 100 yards wide, walled in