The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-03


which bears its name. a simple cot
tage where | designed to spend the sum
mer with my wife and pre>umptve heir,
pretty and plump boy of year old
raised i'll the country, and who, thanks to
the fresh air, exercise and healthy life of
the fields. did assure You. credit to his
nurse.
My cottage consisted OF a square pavil-
ion covered with tiles. CONFUSED of II
basement and one story. and situated ut
The extremity of the village in II retired
lane leading TO the country rs its name
jrdicatcd. Road to the Vineyards
An oblong garden of about an acre.
Enclosed by walls ganiShod with trrlliSrs
anl whose principal entrance was ndorr-
ed ly an iron CAT" with pillars the only
ambitious decoration of this modest re-
treat. lay before the cottage. which WAS
built at the extremity of tn" incloSurr
ami reached by a gravrIlcd walk, border
ell G" each side with fruit trees il full
bearing.
E.ttvrc the house Stuul group of Ben
gal roses. and on the right and left, trout
ing side purchrS. each lighted by two
nearly four yards Slual". which had ut
FIRST attracted me, brrau>" saw there II
natural carpet very well calculated for
the sports Of my newly wcanr'! baby, just
beginning to learn to u>r his trrth ANA
yims>.
The whole furnished comfortably. not
InXuriouSly. but with cv, rythn- r"crS-
sary in country life. hid been let to me
for five hundred frames. by the proprir-
tor VI. RuWN. cX-apothrrarv. ltu" Mont
mnrire. the inventor of Il celebrated dem
triiicr.
The Young are not d;fIiruit: was
Souag then. and had one conclusive rca-
s-on for seeing life through my culord
sprctacl">. United to Il charming woman
whom | idOIiZrd ami who rendered me
happy. | dreamed Of perfect love, like an
Arcliian shepherd. and these fly" words.
"a cottage and her hrlIt." the eternal
romance of youth. would have led me to
thc end of the wolll
When spring came. NJ the lilacS--of
which there were whole thickrtS in our
incloSure-hoSsomc arrived Il fortunate
couple to take possession Of our little 10
main, my wife having never vet seen the
house or garden: they pleased her, per
haas for REASONS similar to mine She
was kind enough to find everything to her
taste. even the gardner. expressly in
cmlc,l in the inventory Of fixtures. and
who WAS not. to tell the truth. the least
sisrfu article Of furniture
Paid by the proprietor. all his duties
were comprised in taking car" of tn"
garden. showing the cottage IT, visitors.
ana airing the apartments Ivy OrcaSiOu-
h'iH oi'H."| '.l' "'""'N>'
inc Hl'"',,'I was i. wv, VIZ ,,''".'N'
was tG' "!.',"', ~ '''.' ~ w. NUN
.'"'' '"''''',L !. ~ ','' aus, Nv ,,'','
!" "'''' '""' l. !" >H' !" N'ini,'
p'''"'.' VI Tue '''S''''' 'l''.,' W. 'nIt",
'"', w., " INV '','1 ..,' '" NV Il
''"" H''''' "" w IVA! ~ q. ''"'' "''>'
n'""''"H 81 W. WI" IA ".' ~ vI'W IL
-" "N ,"'. N'IH r'"~I' '''"'''' WI" n.>
'""S' >'r"i|"' '''h>' M i"- '".'' ms
b"' ',"''" ","r 'E'H, '"' '',' P'"'''''.3
S.'''>,NN' S!I-HIN '"'''H, N'''' ,''N' IL
'",,' "''' '> q ~" ''' H'"-'
'"''T peasant W "a 'i''"' NV "''',
a,'" ''' p"f''I"' ""'' '''' ''"' "' W. w
S ~ I''''"
:" VIZ" III ,''' ''"'I =! ~, ~ a.
~" YEA MN ~ VIZ '''' VI '''> '','',' ''''
p'',"' VI WI" Nv '.' -"I|''' w
,''''N'.' "''"''""E J." '"' '''''' ,"H
en- " - J." ''' '' '-'' w. :" w.. W
81 ~ ne ANU ''''' w. ''''''' a. pun T'''N'
=" "'' I"'>' "'''' ''' SUM ''''iH P'''',~'
'''r our I"''''T' '"' WIN '"' ."I'"'N'
WAY" "'PP'"'" NV" ~ '.'''' ''""H "
N''N' anu '"'N """"' ',"' " ','' vac"
'''''e' "H '''o'' u"H'' ""''N'. ""' "'"
'",.'' u" r,| " ''>,' ~ my WHY >" MY
s''' "l'' '"'h'" ''' Us -. ,"' "'"H''
"''l" r'i'''"'H navy ''N' Ms ,I"""''.
MN ~ "r''' "1' "t'N'"- '',' "%'I'Nl
sun nl"'' ~ WIN "'' P'i'>'' "'t' "''
t"'tlE ScaF'r' N"h-ho"'', l.. 50 incoming I"
i'r twenty years. ""' l. WIN "n I'M
i"Fs,e S'rh" nat, ""i'HH ~ d" p"I'-n'""",
American PLANTER. '.'N'N I'"""'"
',n''H'
he hoH'Nt |D".h "a" >'"'''IE a'f'''"'
N"@h' lr"d" III h"''!- -'F'"''r' WE
"'d'' HNo S'""ll" h''pl rs 'ha' we
Were 10 Slt peSl"e h."l WA'i" ne worker.
WIN SP'u' VI "'''IiHI I''' III h"'''' "'"'
10" Sho"l" st" WHAT IL 'ni't"l'NohS peas
are we TOOK III over " 4'illiI!.- ".i'i Nl'n