The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-29

SG7O SiXtieth mile stone in lifr'S jour
= ney. but has some bright little
spot far down the line. to which
they look back even to when they rested
their little cheek on mothers knee Some
halcyon Paradise on earth. generally be-
low the homestead and near the brook.
or just below the orchard. next the mpa-
dow of solar green carpet, where Brindle
or Muley are changing their bell while
peacefully cropping the rich heritage
therein.
The locality of which | am going to
write. and of which | have written be-
fore. is right near the old gri>t mill
formerly known as Mackalrs. but now
Harvey'S FIGURING Mills.
The Blue Ball road crosses the Little
Elk Creek Just below the rumbling old
mill. and wooden bridge spanned the
creek when we urchinS used to pile our
blue drilling trousers. check shirts and
little straw hats under Il beach lust
above the crossing. preparatory to an
hours glorious Splashing in the dear old
pool, under the trees.
on earth to the writer of this article.
And never does he pass that way. but he
letters long ut the bridge and pondcrs
over the many happy days spent yondcr
at the pool then completely hrmmpd in
by the trees and Shrubhcry on its either
bank.
Above the bridge the water was slug
giSh and nearly still. and the creek was
Widc-not 50 wide, however. us to escape
from the shade of the trees which almost
met and cHrcSsed each other across it.
A tritlc farther than II stones toss above
the bridge, III" rank undcrbruSh along the
banks hid II bend in the creek All that
was visible of the stream above the
bridge WAS this great quiet pool. VIII, rein
the shadows of the surrounding trees
We're reflected in inky hacineSS. hcclird
with only m occasional bit of sunlight.
1t was deep there too. If ones eyes
might have been believed it was deep as
the sky WAS high. for down. far down in
the center through an opening in the tree
tops one could see fcrcy clouds pierced
with patches of lovely blue.
The surface of the pool was undiS-
TURNED. when we ShavcrS were absent.
save when II graSShoppcr suddenly found
its flying leap ended to its surprise. in
lle "'rcl!'N' WAFER FOR an instant II
M""'" N''N anu NlihSSi' l4"r"uNIE' ana
tn'h rest Whilst the widening circles OF
us o"" 'rc"'iiS r'"'hcu III" larlhrf"St
bank.
me no" III the p""I was scarcely per
''P''"''' A'' '"'r' WIS hl"n'h l'"NT
thorc ANA III" SfASNh"pp"f would u"
slowly borne hclpcsSly across the Shad-
were renewed but unless somn rrinndIv
hIodn of GRASS v.n. nrc,,,nt,,od Iof,,.o
the current uuickrnod thn unfortunate
insect hrcam" tn" lawful prey of tn"
mill"WH Whlcl lowered ANA Sported he
tween the shadows OF the bridge and tn"
SuhSnllE NIaII"WS nearby.
non mean |" say mat til" hrdg"
WIS lh'f" Wh'h hfSt W" cilIur"n padhI"d
an up ana down the creek. 1t may nave
b"rh hulIt somewhere III tn" hftl"S.
h"I"W the hrldS" ii road i"d through
tlr stream. ana h"r" the farmer stopped
10 water ms horses ANA tighten tn" fell
Toes. 10 tn" farmers boy there was Il
cnaton attendant upon this rural Gus
tom. for there was always Il chance that
the strcam-hcd had chnngrd-thnt the
creek had become hottomlcSS since the
last trip. and that the sinking hubs might
never rcappcar. Such is the cXtravag-
ancc of fancy. When the boy chamccd
lon,, r,.t i; ,h. ,,,,I u.,,, u,,, ~,
faithful beasts endowed if. With ears
alert they would stamp and noS, the
water. and now and then uuaff the cool
ing fluid with delight.
,,,., :,
pool,
by the old rustic bridge near the mill.
Mr. Thom,s pr,v.r r,od If N.;Ir,
md conducted tho min for Mr. TInrrv
Mocl,,u ia had trn con. Tho oIdn,.
wa. Jnvi, K now Of Wn.hin"ton n
~, WIZ was S"i'"h' So'"'or Ill 'n' great
,Nn war; an" was S'N'r'H Wo"h'''"'
n"N '''+ "H' ''E III "'!'"'' VI '"' S'"riH