The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-06

llit lit " '.'l!lS " ~ Il I''f btN bIlN, anu
So it was. for Ill of nature both animate
and inauimHtr seemed to he vpiu-, with
each other aS to which could civ" .IchO-
yah the most praiS" and glory for his
loving ...ndnCSS vouchsufCd To tlem this
June evening along the romantic Biz
Elk. The horned cattle were languidly
lowing in the green meadows on either
side of the halryOn brook. The brides
were caroling their very sweetest ahovc
I.uIu'S imperial head. and all. every one
of the rrHthrrrd hrautirS seemed to he
making love to the vision of lovelincSS as
she passed under their prrchcS. Our
cr$twhilr angler. is just youAcr below the
turn in the stream. He is in Il shady
little nook. but he has caught the lovely
vision tripping toward his retreat H."
has been watching tnr fnwm-.i,;" move
mrntS of the lovely girl ever since she
left the plItrrrc. for he hHd heard her
musical voice Whrr she had called to
panSy just ut starting out. and the music
thereof reminded him of the gentle west
winA playing 1T hide and seek mid mil
lions of tiny silver bells. She comes
directly up to the corner of his nook. and
when She whirlS the angle. she is face
y
Charlry's coat and hat were lying on the
sward at his feet. Lulu threw mp her
lily like hqudS and uttered Il startled
little scream. 50 sweet was the tiny out
cry, that The brides alnft actually WED
with each other rs to which could get
off the incest mimic of pretty Iulu'S
''oh. oh. me" All. Il darling little whirl
wind Just now comes signing athwart
the sunny green meadow. and catching
Imlus head gear carries it into the
stream. and TIE Saucy bonnet went dane
ing down the brook. Charley plunged in
after the truaut. notwithstanding the
water WIS waist deep.
"Oh oh please 10 rot mind it. let
it 20" said Lu. But Charley soon can
turrd the stvliSh little bonnet. and car
ricd il in triumph to the Goddess. who
naughty iudr-like. was lust ready to
burst out in laughter ut roor Charlpy'S
udicrouS plight. for when he landed
the water was running off from him in
torrents.
ooh" said the beauty. holding ont her
shnprly hand. Il thank YOU sir. but am
sorry that Won have gotten 50 dronchcd
in the recovery of my old bonnet"
Charley assured the princess of the
Elk, that il was Il pleasure to chase her
pretty bonnet. even down stream. and hy
the fine hr had gotten the assurance
well ont, she was gliding off down the
brook tp where the old SHINING mill now
stands.
And our hero and heroine have met for
the first time But not the last time by
any means. for the time will come when
49,. -
and lovely Iulu had never, never met
again.
Charley stnnd where She had left him
50 suddrnIv onI ro2nd after her rs one
in . trance and oftnr she had disoD-
pcorcI from his vista. he exclaimed in
solilouuv "Yo GoIdrss of the dourery
dclls of glory. was thprr ever before such
Ioynlinnss lr, down from fine MINER courts
of Heaven Whom God intends 70 de-
stray he FIRST inrutuotrs. And that is
inst v.hot has como ovpr moor mo within
fine last fem minutes" Poor love smittrn
Charley Iinnerrd long ot thr "sly little
ronl, Inv tha h,hhlinr brnnk' for an
other sweet neen ot his ,uchnntrrss, when
sba shnuId rnt,irr And he waited uutil
tho beautiful ,ftor oln,,. nf thn brilliant
sunset bod nossod into twilight. and it
too v.os ohnut +o rive way to thc c,uel
sbodo. of ui.rht And h. was inst in thc
,ct of t,,i,linr hi. fshinr line nround
thn rod nrnnorotorv to leaving for his
ham, u.hou bo os,;od bor rotrociny her
stems nj , short distance below his re-
trn,t Whom sbo ,nnro,cbed ouposite to
whore hn stood she smiled and tossed
hin, a., syont EttIo nod
Tbn ni,,bt cloud had nv this timo low
orod ,a sr,h , Jorrno tb,t CborIov could
mot ,oo +ho lo,.olinass of hor farm
oS sho r,,,od nm tho sloning oreen
su.,rJ r. han homn An tho way
u.hilo r,n1l,i,,, r. thn homo nf hi. I-ncln
co.., "a, p; L,n. f,,, f,;lo,, ,.o+,o,+
o,l All. .,,.,, ~ tL,oo foIJ. ,u.,, u.,s
th,t a,,.,ot ..;l,,,,,,. ,.>;,.n ,;,,,;n,r IN hi,
,. '.. .I I,,,,,.
,a ,;',i:, LII. ,,,. a,,;n,,
riaIt i, :" h;., ,.",,, ,o,,I AID tbaugh Il
,,.o, '4,' I,,1- +l,l ,,oa, haI ne ,s
rot r;sam Ia trrnnd ,namr t;mos and
.,,,,,.,'. H. - i,st h., a,,,1I IN
tho h;roat;,,, nf I,;Ios, rotro,+ in tho hone