The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-10

ing the log school house. The large boys
and men, for there were several voters
| among the scholars. We're just in the act
of choosing sides for a game of corner
| ball. Big Sam. the young bully. and one
other Of the six foatcrS w"r" the cap
tAinS.
"Good morning boys" said our hero.
=! see you are about to engage in Il game
of ball. and / would like to join i'm the
| sport if one of you will choose me" And
| that settled ii. every scholar ON III"
ground was in love with big handsome
John Grl>oN.
I'll take the SchooI-maslcr, shouted
big Sam.
NO YOU don't yelled the other. it's my
first choice, and | take the preacher"
Nov boys, II" dscord please. or
cannot enter the game"
"Wcl all right said Sam, it is his
first choice by right, go ahead
And what an hours sport they did
have. The preacher could hurl the ball
with such precision that he caught the
larger boys every shot just where their
trousers tit the kuickcSt. And the hand
some young athlete could dodge the ball
so perfectly that it scarcely ever got
him.
All, the time is up, for the young ped
agogc consults his bul's-cyc time keeper,
and says, 'comc in to school scholars"
and picked up his coat and lunch basket
| and led the way into the log howell When
he reached his desk, he turned and said,
'thc school will please come to order and
kneel for prayer"
Now this was something not down on
| the program at the grove, but every
scholar knclt and behaved beautifully.
When he had finished, he arose to his
feet and asked, Twill one of you boys
come up here and take these cruel look
| ing wattlcs from the room, for | have
no use for them" And the young preach
er taught that once awful school clear up
to the first of April. and had no trouble
| at all.
Pretty vi had developed into such a
beautiful woman. that she had many
would-bc bcaus, and she did not attend
school this quarter. Mr.. Grason himself
had told her that she was so far adj
vanced that he could learn her nothing,
| and she was actually ashamed to go any
longer. But new life had suddenly
come To Pretty Vi for under his power
full preaching. she had been led with
many others. to 20 to the front, and do
AS one did of old and cry out. 80 saw
We him whom my soul dcSireth to love.
And the pearl of great price" was hers.
No more tearing across fields aud over
fences. and tumbling with her stccd into
deep chHSms in pursuit of sly rcynard.
No, no, Pretty vi, like one of old had
chosen the better part But oh. how
madly she did love big John GraSOn. and
he the handsome athlete had never
shown her the least sign that her great
love WIS rcciprocatcd.
All, now we come to the old. old time
huSirg bee. or as they We're called 1T
TINT far off day. huSking frolic For in
those days the farmers topped anl
hladrd their corn then, pulled the ears
from the stalks and carried the mhu>kcd
cor" to II ,ot near to the barn and piled
ii in rirks, aud then the huSking froic,
began. 4 ncighhur of Mr. PcmhrItou
had COTTON far behind because of sickness
and Il huge rick of unhuskcd corn WA.
still lying back Of his barn. and Mr.
Pcmbcrton and his lovely daughter
| Pretty vi, were putting forth every Of.
fort to make huSling bee for their
good ncighbor, and have his corn cribbcd
from out the winter weather. Every
body that could skin an ear of corn for
miles around, had been asked by on.
heroine to come to the husking.
And the gala day had come at last
The frolic was to take place ut half
after twelve sharp, but we of to-day
would say twelve thirty. Pretty vi and
her faithful old cook black Phillis, as
every one called her save Pretty vi her
self. who handled the old white headed
woman by Auntc Mig, had gone over
early in the morning to help with pre-
parations for the great supper which was
invariably the rule ut all of these frolcs
At midday the farmers and their boys
began to pour in through Mr.. Browns
gate and across fields and soon the flying
of corn over the rick to the pile beyond
resembled the falling of snow. In Il
very short time our hero, whom the
huskcrs all loved, and be it known that
nearly all of his school was there too, ap-
peared and threw up his hand for silence
and the huskers all desisted and gave ear
to what he had to say.
Gentlemen, | am sent hither by Miss
Viola"
! mo, no." shouted score or more OF