The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-20

W Ill carried Il lunch basket large enough
tn ,akr in Gracr'S lunch, and at midday
they wWlli have but one spread, and the
lovers always diIcd together. And how
happy they had always been. even up to
III night that Grace had Snatchrd off
their costly wedding ring and almost
SlWi in his face. and why. oh why? We'll
Grace was II Rebel and VIII loved the
Starry Flag of his country.
That evening VAS Il busy one ut the
little church next the saucy river. be-
cause delegations were to be made up
and sent ont to solicit the rummagc for
the sale. Each delegation was assigned
Ia different localities, and the jolly boys
al girls were to beg any old thing OBJ
taiuahlc and the same was to be sent TO
tn" it'll" church far down under the hill.
Bur we will not liugcr here very long.
Calv to mcntion the delegation. which
went up the river, and out into the c0lln-
try next to the NAPLES. and III" hHlcyon
hom" of Will Mason.
There were four in this happy little
band. and if | mistake not, this quartet
WAS paired up US SwccthcartN Clint
and Emma Alice: Bob and Lucy W.
| Emma Alice, or the Tiny brunette" as
serves more than a passing glance. be-
| cause the vivaciouS little darling was the
| r,igning belle of Port ut the time of
which | write. In figure. form .nd face
| 81" never demanded immediate homage
| lay the sudden flash Of her beauty. But
WHEN her spell had once fallen on Il
mans spirit it was not often that he
could escape from it quickly. When she
4 L, l. L..
| cr's ears. Her voice WAS soft and low
ana sweet. and full mt all times of har-
mouiou~ words; but when she laughed it
| Was like soft winds playing among
| countless silver bells. There WAS some
lhing in her touch which to men was
! almost divine. Her dark curling hair
| looked like iloSS,s Of raven silk
The reason for thus describing the lit
| tie brunette is because she became a
| famed pCottSS in after years, ami odd
| Port is proud of it's nttlc brunette, and
poetc&~ till this day.
And this was the Joyous delegation
! that sailed TO the country above Port.
The queen of day was just about to
| tumble off into some other world as the
quartet crossed old Rock Run. 1t was
| Il gorgeous Slu!ept. flaming all acro>S the
heavens. and casting over the grand Old
river II weird, beautiful light and CLAM
| our. and 1T the same time the dusk WAS
| creeping on as it does in mid.autumm
| following quickly ON the skirts of the
sunset. And how serene, how hcHuti-
| iul tn" Old SusQuchamm did appear,
r"h"r in II light woven tiS>u" Of gold,
| drckcd with amcthySts.
| Ga ~ L -
lyivaciouS Emma Alice "bccausr She Wis
fishers and Wills old TRUSTING place
down by the river ON moonlt nights and
they say that she wcclis there for hours.
And if We could c2ry get her Interested
i'll the rummagc sale it might divert her
mind from her great SORROW.
But how strange said Lucy. that
none Of lis have heard from Will since
he left
oh, that's easily explained" said
| Clint. He is up front with the Army
of the Potomac. and there is NO mail
passing t" and from the Army of the
| lutomaS.
But the quartet had made their
| round and at the turn of the night the
little band was recroSsing the roaring
rivulet known as Rock Run. They were
happy because their mission had kcrn II
| success.
At every farm house they Lad been
promised contributors Of II m,<crllanc-
Gus nature. all of which wa< to- be sent
in by the dGHoiS Il Gay or two before
the sale
AZ the course of this story rcuur, :
that we become acquainted hercahoutS
with one m<lc character. AMI al> this
character is to play an iml"1:;'at part
in this life drnnma and because this
new advent is also Il beautiful Girl. til"
author will ask the friendly reader It
turn aside for just Il little while that we
may INTRODUCES pretty Ruth st. Clair.
Ruth st. ttdir WAS Il very beautiful
girl and one we'll worthy to Supplant n
rival i'll the affections of II handsome
man. And she aha) loved our brave
generous hero She was very Jealous of
GiIr" M,rrctt. and She had worked
many little schemes in trying TO win VIII
Mason from his lifelong sweetheart
Ruth WAS Gi!r of the most ruvt'rl> n!lr
tas in and about Old Port.
Look into the heart and there is to h,
found very minute worm. curIed intt
~Iv corner. lying dormant With Sumt
people This mite never aWakrnH Will,
With nuNN it wakes aud lives an,
gnawS and gElwS on what it feeds
stepping in misery its unfortunate pos
SCISSOR. This tiny worm is called envy
and She had fed this hungry attrihut,
until it had expanded into II viper
Ruth had loved William Mason eve
since he had plunged into the furiorI,
waters of Rock Run and sIHtchcd hC1
almost lifclcSs body thcrcf from just whrl
it WAS about to be swept out into til,
mail Susgu"Il"uaN. whCn she waS r-@in:
furi"us!y because Of terrible dowupJur,
Of rain up in the mighty hills through
which size roHnS. This happened in thei
school days. and pretty Ruth had love,
her hero ever since. And she gave hin
the great passionate love of her heart
. Il love that was like Il dcvouring flame.
There is nothing in life so cruel n
love that is fully given and meets no re
turn. \ fire that burns. the water tina
drownS the wind that makes bare ann
, deSolatc. the thundeIs that brighten, TIN
. lightning that strikes are not SO har,
or so cruel. There are many torture
that rack the mind, that knit the brow
that tear and rend the heart, but nom
of them are so cruel as unrequited love
, Ruth st. Clair had one of the lovelies
faces ever Seen-a face that was like