The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-06
Tbe TiCkleness
OF
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BY GEORGE ROSS.

B1 tEOtfE kDSS.
There never was such All August night
MS this one The full moon made it like
day. 1t was still, and only the lonesome
call of a whippo0rwill broke its beauti-
full silence
The long dusty road was almost en-
tirply deserted. One lone Traveller was
finding his way slowly along, gazing at
ile moon and drinking into his, soul the
joys of Gods wonderfulnesS. He stop
ped. climbde Il fence sat on the top rail
and looked for the woman in the moon.
He found her. How lovely she look
ed. If she could only take some one $
pace right now he wished. Then she
seemed to fade away from his gaze and
before he hardly knew Il, Ire was again
I4odding along the lonely road. Not Il
breath of air was stirring and the mo-
tionlescs bushes and trees appeared to
his lonely soul hike ghosts and made it
more fearful with loneliness. At last
he came to a bridge the creek below
lighted by the moon, seemed like IA
stream of silver. He watched it and
again the wonders of nature poured into
his soul
4 voice
Was he dreaming ?
lie listcned-then walking to the other
side of the bridge he heard the sound of
low voices coming from around the bend
NJ the creek. He listened agniEa-i
laugh. He stood mUtionlcsS, gazing at
the Heavens, then said to himself. "Was
that really her voice y Once more he
listcHed and almost woiSrleSSly he steele
off the bridge and plunged into the
woods.
Palmer and plainer sounded the talk
iug. He stopped, listeEpd then vert on
until he came within II few yards Of the
voices.
kneelng down he could hear the an
cry beats of his heart, then slowly he
crawled up 10 and half way cat OH Il
huge rock and looked over.
The next day, although an ideal sum.
mcr day, just the kind for the joys of
Gfc-it was one of awful loneliness fer
him. He would fnl htm>t If reading
stories backwards aIl irving to rraj
letters upside down. At last the hong
hours dragged ny aul aEathr" gloriorl>
night came
Stanley Bennett aul Erin. Brown
walked slowly ur the winding al., to
Helen Dawson, cottage. The hrauti-
full strains of music sounding CIT into
the Stiffness of tire night made them
quicken Their pace, TN. merry huzz of
thr crowd greeted tbam os thnv nn7rod
the large cottage, au,l Stanley ood Ethel
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from the orchestral
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deserted bench behind ~ largo cn,I,r
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