The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-07-09
A DRIVE TO
CHANTILLA
J. Polk Racine Tells OF A Trip Thro'
The North District of Cecil

NOTE-ThlS article wsss written two
| to lack of space was crowded out Of last
| weeks issue ED
thnntilta is the name of the beautiful
hrm, stead krown rs the IaSrnorr farm
| now jointly owned by Mr.. G.. Ross BilcS
and eNSheriIf Harvey II. Mackcy. 1t is
| loc"tcd about two miles north of Bay
View. and on the sunset side of Big
North East creek The stream. like II
white ribbon. runs restesSly between its
Green. S.Gpin@ banks. uEon ityL edge On
either side of the majestic rvulct may he
seen - ores of sleek cattle StCopin" to
Quaff the crystal like fluid that flows 50
beautifully between. which add beauty
| 10 the aready perfect picture; and the
myriaCs Of pretty flowers that fringe
| the banks along lean. as it were, over
| the clear brook aS though to catch a
gmps" of their own wonderful beauty.
At the kind invitation of our genial
| "XSheriif the old scribe took Il scat be-
side him for II schorching ride t. lovely
| Chantilla We drove out the Noting
ham highway through little Italy. and
| we soon reached Fort Whortlcberry, and
| the scribe pointed out this relic of y"rc.
| AMI told Harvey a pretty little story as
| to how he picked whortlcbcrriCS with his
| sweetheart just over there before Harvey
WIS born.
\ burning sun had climbed far above
| the chinquopin trees, AMI WAS splitting
| Gown spitcful lunches of heat on the
buggy top and throwing Pickering l>lnd-
~ws through chiquopin and whortlchcrry
trees, little touches of light. yellow us
golden corn. were dashing madly here
and there in very gaiety of youth and
joy. mockng the poor old scribe. us it
We're. for growing old. since he ANA his
swecty waltzcd through. and over the
| wh1rtlchcrry trees, with hearts just as
pay and Young as the golden SuMholms
appear Oh these lovely morns Of rosy
| June.
| Harvey and the scribe agree on every
: thing else save politics, but while the
scribe pins every inch of his faith to
| Teddy. and almost worShips the very
goggles that the hero of San Juan Hill
wears, Harvey is hankcring after odd
German or any other old DENNY thHt
they can scare up out wonder ut st.
! Louis. But Harvey is just about as
good GiS a Democrat can be, and in fact,
: he stands higher than ANY other DENNY
/ in Cecil county. We only touched on
ro!.tics once and that time the tall pop
lar of the Raduor Pulp Mills threatened
to chuck the Teddyite from the buggy.
and the old Rcpub. kept off thereafter.
And when Harvey got cut just below
the Fort. to gather mugnoliaS, leaving
his hat in the vehicle. and going far i&tG
the swamp. oh. then it WIS that the
busy Satan WAS Whispering "cut and
run like fury. and let him walk home
under that ball of fire. without amy lid
But the scribe knew thut there would hr
neXt time. and he also knew that the
next Shot would surely be the TAN Dem
oc1at's. and he reflained from cuSsidneSs
for once in his life.
But how strange that thousands AMI
thousands of acres of land between Elk
and Mechanics Valley remain in a sylvan
state. and III fact. there Is IL stretch on
the Nottingham road beginning nj the
foot of the Hill, rising into the Barlens.
known ms Fosters hill, of four mikes
drive, which is as virginia. as when Je-