The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-08
ELKT0N LONG AGO.
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By T. POLK RACINE
By 7. POLK RACINE.

( Il don't know" said Mr.. CantwcIl
| there is no one here"
| "Nhy the cuwardly raScas. have they
all run and left me here to drown like IL
~, dog"
How deep is the water where you are
now standing asked Mr. toutwrN.
"Why it is running i'm my uou#er locl,-
,l, NOW. and Cod Knows bn" nurh
| nia."r ii will be next.
There was no WAY rpr jolly ,Eohu tn
escape. for all the marsh beyond was
submerged, and beside the little rvulcts.
! which can be seen from the causcwny
to-day. were full of water, and it was
! ,'nn&orouS Cor Jolly John {" try to cs-
cape by that route.
Mr.. Cantwell called his black man,
steve Thomas. and Steve got Il boat and
rescued jolly John from his pcrilous posi-
ton. and SO ends the story of the fish
house.
| Through inadvcntcncc. omitted to
mention the grand old mansion east of
, Little Elk. and opposite to the Pulp Mill
gate which is now occupied by George
Il. Howard, in my last weeks serial
But be it known that this once magnii-
| cent old mansion is one of the oldest of
the city, and tradition tells us that il
has the proud distinction of having
thrown wide open its welcome doors to
no loss parsonage than tn" father of
his country himself.
| Now inaSmuch rs | have very ~holt
| legend hanging in front of this old relic,
will call my readers back to the city.
or hamlet Of yorr.
| 1t was lovely spring morning | think
1t n''"hGri /" May lS''f, ana save the
SOM OF n,ruS' III the cemetery where
| '"' UP MN NO" Hlll'.' all rISe seemed
10 ne III perfect huSn' barefoot
| urc,nh was coming MP Nam street from
lM''lr FIN Hllt''IG on inc back OF Il colt
'll' no" PROUD 'lc H'lIH raEalnulhll was
BECAUSE the my WAS Shl,'lSh' Sh' having
l.'NPr pee" III lhe town o'l"fr. heau-
ul"I ''''' Rlrl " a"o"i zen @"'u'h sum
MFRS WIS SltIl'S Oh ih' pnr'h OIL the
Il'"uN'pn, ana on h'r zap was pretty
""l'T M'''i' uN'r Ill me PHrlrfrr were
| "" "oL l"''il,'S "l'" ming lhe p"llhA
| 'H WI" P"'' ne" N'h'H nl'arIlH. An"
n"" ne I"EEeu 'f'tl" equestrian NlI envy
,ll' h"PPE. o"ES Oh th'lr nice ci"thrS'
'T,' wien 'n' ''''l' Il"rr anu ms SNltllSh
'''' N''' '''N''" 'hr H''lr Elrl ana lhr
N'".'-H "r"' I'll" lriHNF kltch jumped
lE''"Hl tn" paper she was roauiiE' ana
"n' "'Ii'"E loiSe Vi tilr PaPer' tn' lnu'i
'''N', ~ ,ho "r"l' Oh IN" equestrian kId
anu 'lr my CRASH through the grave
s"'" ic",' were S'huItaheouS' Inc
,p'',,H h.',' Eiil S'F'"ni"" anu ran our
|" 'l' P''Nr' renee WIN pure neaitltlt
SG"'l'ntnS "ell,t'a Oh her PRONE. oI''
H'l. w ii'l""i "llGS' l mean ne Oh lh'
'""ttl -'H'r"''"'i n"cN, came 10 III" niue
S'"NeIH rescue. ne pear ora lame man
""I n"'Hi"S' II not MIN anu SEuipa'heue
IHN ~ W''''' |" curry the niue hoy
n"h II' ~ ~, MS own mousse on lailrluGr +"
Nun Inc NIUE Slfl Salu, ON, wait
some cakes" and AWAY she ran And
IpyeIy fine that thn boy mects +hot fin.
ishcd Christian lady. who is still in tbi,
town. he thinks of the cpisodo of long
ago, and wonders if he will over relis
cakes as much as he did those passcd
lthrou,.h tho nickel frncc ia +hn hare foot
urchin of vore
And now dear reader. we have left ,
BnIl,, NTo,dnu. o,,d ,,a,st 49,. -,
I+oI.n ,o,, bonoo 80 +h,t ,.,,ti" o,,, ''i|
r.,,,.,,,, i',,.,lit, tl, r'' t't; ",'' p',
dcstine meetings held in tbis lorolity