The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-06-21
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were directed to place to sleep. hut the
scrcrching of the wild geese and other
wild fowl in the creek uhr Bohemia
Rivcn before the door prevented them
from having Il good sleep. The next
morning after ilcrmcn had signed the
passport which Mr.. Mol. AiricllS and
Ephram lI"rmcn had given them they
proceeded ON down the Peninsula and
crossed the SaSSafraS River ut II place
where there WAS an ordinary. Their
passage over the river cost them each
an English shilling. This ferry was either
at Ordinary Point or at Oldtuwn just
above il.
down the Peninsula. and spent Il week
in looking for Il favorable location They
appear to have intended to visit the east
crn shore of Virginia; but the settlers
in tn" lower part of Maryland advised
them not To proceed further in that drrc-
ton. and told them there were 50 many
creeks and marshes there that they
would find it difficult to travel On their
way back Danckcrs speaks aS follows of
the multtudcs of wild fowl they found
in Il creek which, as near as we are able
TO Judge. was tributary of the SasSa-
fraS:-"l hav" nowhere seen 50 many
ducks together rs were seen in his
creek. The WATER was So hIucl; with
them that il seemed, when Won lnnknd
from the land llpon thr water rs if if
were Il mass of filth or turf. and whrl,
they flew ND there WAS n rushiuy and
vibration of the air like n great stn,.,u
coming through the trees and oven like
the rumhling of distant thunder, while
the sky over the whole creek WAS filled
with them like Il cloud. or like the start
ings fly at harvest time in rnthcrIoud
4 little further ON he speaks of the wild
geese they saw in the SnssnrraS ON thnir
return" They rose MOI i'm nocks of tom
or twelve. or twenty or thirty. hut CON
tinuOuSy, wherever we pushed nilr yuy.
and as they made room for MS thrrn was
such an incrSSant GATHERING made with
their wings upon the water where they
rose. and such a noise of those nyiur
higher up. that if was MS if wn vrrn all
the time surrounded bv Il whirlwind ar
storm This proceeded NOT only from
geese. but from ducks and other ,v,tnr
fowl and il is not peculiar to This ul,,r
alone hut it occurred ON nil tho crooks
and rivers we crossed. though they wnrr
the most numerous in the morning and
evening. when they are most cosilv shot
They were grcntlv IMPRESSED hv Tho ma
ieStic appraruncc of the noble forest
trees they saw in this mart Of MARYLAND
These were no doubt fine suncimrus or
trees. and prrhapS many of thcm y,rn
many centuries old when they poznd unnu
them. The location of an ancient trnn
that stood at or near the northwest rnr-
ner of the Labadie tract is marked uuon
GrifHth's Man of MARYLAND which u.,y
published in philndclnhio i'm 1902 II
was called the "Lnhndi, ponIor' md
was noted for its great ore and sizn md
must have been of much notorictv ,u il
is the only tree located on mai n,,r
They also smoke of the abundance of viii
crnnr-vincs thrv s,w while ,u,,, tLf.
journey. There was IL considerable num-
Der of Quakers in this part of Maryland
at this time. and Il little further ON in
thc Journal II is stated that they visited
III" place of taSparuS Hcrmcn with a
view of purchasing it for the use of their
community. and say that lit was object
lonnbl" only because ii lay ON the roads.
ana was therefore rcSorted to by every
one. ana especially by these miScrabl"
Qnak"rS. They had met II QuakcrrS$
ut Upland UhcStcrl some time before.
who, they state. was the great prophet
eSs from Maryland" She was travelling
III company with two other women. also
QuakcrS, who had 'forsakcn husband.
children. plantation and all. and were 20
ing through the country in order to
quake. They came to the house where
DanckcrS and Sluytcr We're stopping. and
drank Il dram of rum with each other.
after which they began to shake and
&r"nn. 50 that the IHhadSts wondered
much what it all meant and what was
about TO come of it. She did not quake
much III that time. however. but the next
day she sat next Danckcrs at dinner and
punkcd very hard. 50 hard that she shook
the bench upon which they and n numbr.
of others were sitting.
William Edmuusnu g, tr,v,liu,,. ,,,,.,,.I,
cr from England. also visited tho Ou.,i-
crs on the SaSsnfras River = few ynnr.
after this time, and speaks of stopping
at the house of one William Southrrlv.
Il Quaker. who lived there. These thrifty
people We're no doubt attracted there hv