The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-02-06
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tNOAi | ttHu HotulUS else, uS WIS lolu
Gl1N that he must have Il double
Gamc. There were half Il
dozen Johns on the place al
ready. So when enc of the men sug-
Scstcd Scarecrow, in dcri>On of his hag-
gard and grotesque appearance, it was
adopted with reclamation, and the boys
indignant protests were received with
loud outlaws and laughter. That was
two years ago. No ore knew where he
came from. He WIS very reticcnt about
his antcccdentS. but by putting Gac thing
and another together they had a strong
suspicion that he had run away from
some town poUr-farm. The words cover
seer" ''paupcr." and "selectmcn" always
filled him with terror, and caused him
to look around apprehensivcy. as though
he waA fearful of being pursued.
SilaS Tctft's farm was Il hard place, so
the men declared-lorg hours, hard work
and poor. pay. But Scarccrow seemed to
think it Il very Eden of comfort and
luxury. He was up with the earliest CT
the hired men and always intensely am
XiOuS to make himself useful. llariShips
diScomforts and Sights were accepted
as n matter Of course. but when he WAS
spoken to kindly or favored in amy way,
his wondering pleasure and gratitude
knew 10 bounds.
And, however cXacting Silas Tcift
might be- in the matter of hours and
wages, his table was always generous.
At first the boy ate dOuhtfully. as though
he WAS afraid of being watched and or
derrl away from the table. But when
he found that instead OF allowancin@
them, Sila~ Ict1t always urged them t.
cat more, he began apparently for tn"
iirat time i'll his life. to fully satisfy the
cravings of his hunger. As The days and
weeks went by, his starved, lank figure
began to fill oft, and color to creep into
his checks and laughter into lis, queer
little cracked voice And, in spite Of
their prankS and good-humOlrd raillCry,
everybody about the place HGOn grow 10
like the grotcSque little fellow, who wl'S
SO eager to please them. After II while
one OF them gave him a hat, and another
an old jacket; but the name still stuck.
One Sunday morning, when the family
and mon had gone To church Sca1'ccrow
was left to look after things. He took
his primer arl went out on the porch to
study 1t was early autumn and on
the hillside acroeys the valley the naples
and bcecheS were beginning to assume
glowing tintS. Hundreds of bees We're
hoverng about the honCysucklcS. which
to'orto the P,icn' ''i'u t.t'oS" NV ol',,-
1iigs III 'hc VINES ne 'oul" SCI Viir e',MS
grazing contcntcdly in the broad fields
below the barn. Across the Stubhlc
guam "his'ieu ri''iliH W one "iIo'n'i'
"i'u lro'', s'''''e" n''t ~" Il -, Wv
he coulu he'Vr ~ l"olh e"i4onS ~ HIS
mate
1t was hara TO Steei lhr SENSES H&aiii>1
All outside attractions. but Hcarccro"
mad plenty OF drterihlhati"N slowed some
Whcle Ill ms heElcrteu in'i''' "if,' nv
went IeSotu'eiS over ms 'n'"N' anu pr'. .f
% n," In~ whn ' m,~%,l his t,l rntcin~
r.. ana IT,, r,,il,. irt,, III, r,cn couII not
a,,,,,,,,n hi,, 1nt mi I,st his brn,l was
hr,,,,,b4 49,, suI,nnI, nv , Hoy 1hnrc
ra,. E,rh. w. hnn,o .;
rw, ,,,,mn1 di,,n,nt,blc luo,,inr
+,,,,,,, st''7I hc,ora lin, Ouo Hold -
.i"ii,pI >'ppn pn'e ''I' ""w r " 1art
,,n,ia,;nf Sno,.on'',,, ,n,laI ,han, r,,.n,
,nr,n.aha,,.;,,olu
..xyh,t 1.,.o ,,.,,, ."
"Oh, nothin' uoltic'lor," answered the
man with fine stick. ms he Stoned I'M
romcnrnnllv on the norch and sat dawn
on fin, hench beside fine bov. "Jcs' called
to mass , now. de-,lo. So We saw they've
CONC 10 meetin' hey -
~ didn't saw nothiu' about it."
"Didn'r Wcu never mind. | must
~ hoard If somnwbern Mighty fine l,,ncc
vnu'vc rot here"
rrhn nov was ,ilcnt
..Yes'hnv was the first doy q Tho
,,,ontb ;, tba man wort on ,naectivolv
~ s,nusn tbe boss took in STACKS a.
mooney whom br went round collecting ."
1C1mn anti -his fc,lin' - crowded thc
othar man. anrrilv. .Tell thc boy what
,,o,, want am ho Gorc with if"
Easy june e'ss .>o'iilii "'n uoit.
right Ill II hurry TOMS Won ne w., naeh
irolii h'oet',' II, res !, I"o i'o"iS
turning s,i'i''e,DA 10 S'"fr'ioN' nv 'u'''"
Wlth "lckeu sl'"ii Ill li'~ Sinful 'I'> :
Now SoiinS, po>e Hc SID" "S "n'fc
me money ma.
'oc'i'clo" in'' n"" Si"" whit
ana i've 'lcn'piol >.ni'n'lH nH III i" -,
SLOWLY TO MS leet' !! i r"" MEOW i'"'n-
IN apc"l amy money hc l"''cl'"'
mo ? Well yc know where old Teftt
sleeps, an where he's likely to Keep hlS