The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-02-07
By j POLK RACINE
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ICONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK /


When we shut off the scene of battle
fierce in old Naty's haln-rard. last week
We left the old lady and the tourist Ior~
dc Combat. and Little Shamrnrk had
routed the terrible enemy.
TN. I'M. Aunt Katy, the Glory is ouIs
for the last prod gave Mike. was a
plrntv. and he went hrllnwrriuy over
the fence with Pat hanging to his tail ="
In the meanwhile Katy had pulled her
self together. and was ON her under pin
niu- trying to shake down the disorlcrcd
wearing apparel. The tourist had also
gotten To his feet. but was leaning
against the barrier for support. and
from his woc-br-gonr appearance he was
in great distress and needed attention.
Several of Katy's customers had gath
cred by this time. ANA finding the bar
locked. had started out To- rrrnuuoitrc
and were now at the outer line Watching
the yapor of the recent battle rs it lifted
up above old Katy and glidrd off, lcay-
ing all once more serene at old Katy'S.
Katy was now shaking her biz brown
fist ut Mike over the fence. and Shamy
noting the wan face of the tourist. rX-
claimed "oh the gentleman is raintiug
and ran to where he stood. and arrived
lust in time TO catch his falling form i'm
her strong white arms. and ne had
>wuoncl into oblivion.
"Cnmr. called Shamrock. TO the idle
spectators. and help yet him to the house
and to bed. for he is badly hurt"
Oar now" said Mig, pointing to the
rubicund handkerchief which had cs-
Il.
near dat what make Mike mad. Oh,
don't do dat" said Mig. when some one
picked il up and was shaking out the
folds. "gess Mike will come back when
he secs dat npoin''
And Michael did see if. and had BEGUN
10 bo-wo-wo. and paw the earth. And
Mig. and two or three others had vanish
ed inst that ouick. and even Katy had
clambrrcd to the ton rail of the barrier
instanter. Rut our heroine had eased
the younr man down TO the straw ON the
barn-yard. and with flaming checks she
screamed. you cowardlv wrctchcs would
Won Ieoyc This beInless man to nrrish
without lifting n hand TO save him"
And oftnr our heroine had finished hur
Gliding fling ot the cowardIv runowoys.
they mustered couropa crourh ia Green
back to the born-yord but thr bringing
wrctchns all had ono eve for Mickey
over thc fence but the fcrocious brute
was now walking AWAY across the field
monarch of NIL that born-vnrd. save his
nrettv yolnp mistress. to whom he still
owed nllcrioncc, Then they carried the
half dead Tourist to the house. and mt
him to bed. If WAS found that he was
anita ScrinusIv hurt ono arm had h,cn
fractured below the elbow and he was
otherwise iui,,rnd ana Shamrock soon
disno+ch,d , n,ossnu,rrr rnr -, Io,tor
Whom tha nhysicion arrived and made
his ,v,,in,tinn br rnun1 srv,rnI rrort-
urel ribs beside thr bruI;nn fore arm
and no told thn vnurr man thot he must
keen in he'd for several weeks But
how str,nrn that old KATY hod gone
through the fierce rorlct mid thc very
tbicl,n.t nf tho hot shat and had coma
off without ono sinplc scratch ar bruisc
Rnt nnt .n with Shnmv far in the miv-
nm shn h,d sur,inrd ono of brr Iowrr
Iimh. and shn had hrromn nu,tn half in
hor lnromotivn movements Rut Katy
v.o. now. omI,Iiu, ,h,ut b.r din,rv I,r-
room attending to thr wants Of hcr
thirsty customers and drawing any kind
of tho ,rdort asked for FRAN rho somn
old c,sk And thn Lovs wcrr having
thnir own b,nnv d,v while shr WINS 50
nnroyod ~ want rum Amt Katy i"
ono wnuId .ov civ. mo good old Hal
land Gin Katy" rrnm urntbor II want
vnur v.rv hnyt nld rvn' ,,llrd Un,sv
CIV roodio " Katy worlJ nxcIoim .but
von tn,rre In worry mo Y,u can't wait
lin 90 70 thn lirknr ram ia cot thr
,Hfrcron+ Iicl,or. Lut vnu ru., ali boIIor
NJ oncn "
Jitt!n Shamrock for we will still com
tinna to call hor nv than mann. although
sbn is far above tho ,vorogn both in
hnirht and ovoidunnis and She has de-
vaIoncd info womnnhood with rho grace
and hn,ntv Of old C1.onotr, herself
tonl mon herself tho orduous Task Of
nurv;nn tbo badly brokon nm vopnp man
A. h,vn already intimotnd the vounr