The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-27
FROM LAST WEEK.

or course this brings us we'll up into
chill October. The sun has dropped
from view beyond the river. Already.
the daylight has taken to itself wings
and flown partially away; though. tlS
yet Il good deal of it through compassion
fingers; it is but half-hearted dallying
THAT speaks of hurry to be gone. The
shadows are swiftly gathering and the
duSk-Surc herald of night is lowering
near. Above i'll the trees the brides are
grooming their vcspcrS and rutiling their
feathers ON their night rtTchcS.
\ cluster of pretty girls are standing
yondcr in front 81 the church cdticc,
waiting for the auction to begin.
Grace Merrctt and Ruth ST Clair, her
rivcl. are there. and the Little Brunette,
hardly half as tall us the others is in
their midst And the little head. with
lis dark curly hair pccping out from UNI
der Reulah cap, WAS sweet. The face
itself WAS pretty. though irregular Dark
cunning eyes. small rosy mouth, two
lovely dimplcS in the white chin and
several beauty spots located in convcn-
lent places. formed n lovely contrast
that was both charming and fascinating.
All. there comes several would-he
bcauX. who join the lovely bcvy of girls.
Pussy Clint W. gets nearest to pretty
Emma Alice. and the dapper poctcsS
seems 10 he in an ccStacy of delight. be
cau>r the ever popular Clint has his
chaprau in his hand and is Lowing and
Scraping around her ut Il terrible rate.
For. he il known, that Clint was a
great beau in the days of which our
story "opens. and that he WAS rather par
tial to our sweet l.uIe Brunette. ana
that he ana she split more lovely moon
lights ON the romantic old river while
sailing and rowing in Clint's pretty bat
tcau than any other pair of SwcetiCs
then living adjacent to the grand old
SuSquehanna. fro end to end
30. yes; o yes: yes called the
auctioncer. who mad been selected for
the occasion, ladies and gentlemen,
please attend the sale" And a scam
per WAS made for the interior of the
church.
Article after article was put up and
knocked down TO the highest bidder,
mid Joyous pcalS of hilarity. The Little
Brunette persisted in bidding cXcrbtant
prices On many ridiculous old things,
some of which had been in use ever
since antcdiluvial. and then have them
charged up 10 Clint by pointing her
pretty finger 1T her beau ami fairly
screaming it is his: it is his: he needs
it in his business. And the little beauty
made it 50 warm for Clint that he back
ed off. for the time being.
Oracle Mcrrctt was Not herself to-
night. and took no Fart i'll the hilHrity.
or anything else, for that matter. But
Ruth st. Clair seemed to be in her
seventh heaven Of glory.
'Ilcllo, what have we here: eN-
claimed the salesman. while holding up
Il very handsome gentlcmHn's coat of
the Chesterfield cut.
"Ah. think ! know that coat, for
there is but one. only one man. THAT ever
lived III these parts that could I'LL that
garment.
just now there is Il huStling of a tau.
beautiful blonde, who Is making frantic
efforts to get over to whore a pretty dap
per brunette is holding court. with three
or four young men. The brunette turns
10 note as to what has disturbed the au-
dicnce. and THAT instant the aureale of
rirping gold is right up against the
raven-likc curls of the lovely Little Brn-
nette. And these were the words wh1$-
yered in the car belonging to the black
head
Haste. haste, Emma Alice and ask
Mr.. Davis please have that cot laid to
one side to be called fer by me tomorrow.
and amy price may be namoi:"
And much quicker than the scribe can
write it. the Little Brunette WAS wills
prling to dear old James \. Davis. who
turned and said this coat il not to be
sold. as there has been mistaken
And Jimmy Davis. who wa.2 the very
soul e honor, really thought that there
had bcen a blut!er. for the coat WAS Il,
good lS new.
We are satisfied thai the identity OF
This particular articln is Obvious to tn,
reader. because hadn't our hero ASKED
HIS mother more than once to give tn,
coat tc some worthy person MS the gar
mont WAS very uncomfortable to hi.
broad shoulders. And here we have il
carefully wrappod into a neat package
with Grace Nrl.rrti's name writer
thnr,or
Rut tL,ra or,. t,ya .rhrr articles nest
limo i'm thc inside brrost racket of tina
root which mono knew are there, am,
,hcv arc very rrccions articles to- 400
viii Mason and Oracle Mcrrrtt. Ant
the intelligent reader know. what the,
arc ALREADY