The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-03-09

| down from dem big stones. | look ut hin,
and say to him, heloo pussey, how you got
out here hunting pirds. Eth. when look for
the dufkeys they were all flowed away. dat
tarn cat he scare them. | crossed down i,
hill little piece, when look round do, eat
was down from the STOKES and was splitter
and Growing, and was as mad as de- divi at
me. look round and he was Jumped mere
as twenty foots at me. As | was jumping t.
one side, my fOots catch in one craze win,
roots and de cat he 90 over my head down.
monG de stones. | say to myself by i'minn,
L Ges have to shot dat pugger l no wan,
to Kill de cat, / fought he belong to some
bodys house. but he coined up again a spit
ten and his hair was standing on de ends an1
his eyes look like pals of fire so I youst
COCK dis gun, and l say to him, you youst
behave yourself or | kills you by Jimmy
He no stop but coined on walking sidewu,
like dis, and spitten again. aud his short tai
standin up like dot. l took good aim and
when dat gun was gone of, he slump as
more as eight foot. l say dat Is your OVID
fault. you had behave yourself | no shoot
you. Den go to him and he was not dead
he slump up and pite me on dat arm. Ser
dare. dat make me so mad, l goI club and
proke his tarn ba.k, den | think l make Il
cap out his fur hide.n
We asked him If he ever saw one before
"No daught 1t was a cat from some
house dot had his tail cut OIL by somehow"
We tried to enliehten him as to how dang
erous they were, and seemed much astonished
at the narrow escape he had made He asked
Us 'if there was much Of such cats In desc
rocks" We informed him there were plenty.
and the next time he came In contact, espec.
tally with a Thomas cat, to be careful. as the,
are very dangerous. He 7rpIied by saying,
II no like to kill cat. My ladder and mod
der always tell me It's pad luck, but youst lie,
nudder cat slump at me, l shoots him St
quick as de diviI"
Having had sufficient amusement at the
expense Of the Dutchman's adventures, W..
wendell our way down the mountain side,
and at last reached our hotel where we par
took OF sufflciency Of good coffee, bee
steak and cornpone that fully satisfied thu
ours"v, : with a delightful smoke Of the old
Virginin weed. we retirei to sleep the sleep
OF the virtuous, and dream OF the advent
ures and pleasures to come.
We arose early the next morning. After n
hearty breakfast we turned our horses heads
toward the northeast, that brought IL after
long ride hack once more to the hospitahe
shelter Of Bill and kind Mrs. Riuchart Bill
a. usual was Just having his little smoke, and
still wore the lavender pants, six inches too
short, the light brown sack coat, low cut
shoes, red STOCKINGS, and bottle green slourh
hat, and as entertaining az ever Never in n
hurry, hetook all things rs they came. He tn d
u be had no desire to be in business that
would hurry him up. His sou Bob tod us
he never saw him in Il hurry but once and
that was on one warm spring morning. Bill
had just liz his pipe and settled himself down
on a bench to rest, when, said Bob, nntic, d
the Old man climbing up into the air, he
clasped his hand on the seat o! the lavender
pants, dropped his pipe, and started into the
house, taking the first door he came to, to in
ve-tigate and earn the cause of the unpeas
antness In a few moments he appeared
with II full grown long yellow tailed wasp.
the kind that Josh Billings guaranteed could
raise a full ton at one probe This is the on Y
time Bill was ever known to be in n hurry.
After pleasant rest, we left Wainsville for
Catlalooch Greek, Il distance of twenty miles
away. We drove out of the town, crossed
lit La ri by tb,, vubit a
soon found ourselves again on the mountain
road. The road was almost impossible, the
mud stiff aud almost AL" deep, large pieces
OF stone and cord wood that had fallen from
teams lay here and there that CAUSED Us much
delay. NJ team eve stop, to pick up Il stone
wagon, it is Simply left on the road TO be-
worn out by passing wheels We locke :
back over the pretty w of WdiusYile with
her large tobacco TerehOu es aud her newly
built Court House that stands on the ridge
above the depot. and thcn ia the back ground
Hector, whose sugar loaf peak stands out
prominent and towers far above the neigh.
boring hi ) aud grand Old mountains. On
the other side Of the little silver stream etaurs
the highest of them al, grand old Bt-om
Mountain, whose summit Stands over thr, @
thousand feet above the sea aud its sides and
summit are covered with large balsum tree
many of which will measure four feet IN
diameter, and towering up to one hundred
feet in height. The lumber sawed from tie
baISom Is white in color, and lighter than
white pine, and has the strength of hickory
three-ipcE trap sixteen feet long, one. Half
inch thick, eau be easily wound around n
barrel and vii. not break The balsom trees.
produce a very fine balsom that is used for
medicinal purposes, AID in early spring 1t is
gathered by persons who climb these high
trees and get the balsom from blisters that
form on the outer bark 1t Is sold we were
informed for one dollar and fifty cents Il
pound
The day is beautiful all sunshine. We
have Just crossed two small rivers, not on
bridges, but over crossings that resemble dam
breasts, built for tho purpose. These rivers
flow south and empty into the Pigeon river,
some thirty miles below. Just after we passed
thp seconI riyar wa turnpd short ornnp1 n