The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-26
A TRUE NARRATIVE
OF
AULD LANG SYNE
BY J. POLK RACINE
Written Especially for the CECIL wHlG
Continued from last wcck)

All the night long had beautiful
Mary tossed in restless dreams on her
couch. And in cvcrv vision she saw
the handsome, dcbonair face OF her
Charley. And when she arose at dawn
she was really so sick at heart that her
father wanted to send for DR.. Brook
ings. But she said that it would pass
off in short time. And she went
about her morning work. And how
faithful did her pretty ravcn-llke eyes
peer adown the vista, toward the Lit
tie Elk, in the hopes OF glimpse OF
noble Ponto mounting the hill, VINO
would surely he the bearer OF a torgiy-
ing note from Charley And just when
the Golden King of the morning had
lovingly pccpcd over Clip Valentine S
domicic. Mary deserted big Ponto
passing Otlcy's gate. She ran to meet
him. for she saw tho lOnged Tor note,
futtcring on his glossy neck. When
she was nearing her noble canine pet,
she exclaimed, ooh, Ponto, where is
Charley? | am dying to see him this
morning" And she united the letter
from his collar. Her brother jeff was
watching her from the window. Mary
had read but a short way in the note.
when she uttered a piercing scream and
fell to the road, as one shot down by
cruel bullet They carried her into
the house and this time Dr. Brook1nS
was summoned and he said that Mary
was threatened with brain fever.
The first few words OF the note, which
had caused Mary to Swoon were:
Dear Mary-"You have almost brok
en- my heart, and driven me from my
mother, father and home. But, my
darling, l shall pray for YOU while life
is mine. Please attend dear brother
Browns class at Cherry Hill, and ask
him to help YOU pray for the one that
you have driven so far, far away
Weeks, and even months had chased
each other into the background, and
cruel Winter was about to gather up
her buds, and clear the way for lovely
Spring Md poor Mary, now cma-
ciatcd to a mere ghost, of her former
loneliness, was at last a cOnvalcSccnt.
But she had lost everything, her Char
lev, her beauty, her quccnly bearing.
the sparkle Of her jet black eyes, and
oh, pity poor Mary Tor her lovely
ravcn-lack hair has all vanished with
the rest
just mere we must aItHW our MINDS
to tax" up the wings 81 tan" and
soar tar. tar away, To- a very different
Sccrc, tar different scene, than the
one ON |l'cl we nave hHcn lingering.
Because snow that m" readers are
every ''' 2uI"u' t. near from Ohar-
icy I.Er", WHp Is now ON the 'H''-
den Slopes a, the i2cl'lc.
on IN" night l'at ne entered the
Golden Gate OF the famous city,
san francisco, several rough looking
thugs, 'rr thcG, ann cnt i'r"atN they
proved t. he, went N with HIM Now
be it Enown tot Charley mad over
tire" hundred dollars On his person
And because 81 ,ir l9ct that u. hunnrl
thcm &"l TIRE! rs very best to get
away ir m f''rHh ! say because OF this
fact, tA" thngS i.ucw that he had
money WA t. make 4 long story
short, these cut tlrpGtS attacked HIM
il 4 LONELY part If the city beat him
nearly {" death, io!bci him Of every
cent ~ his rnncN and 'c't him lying
by the waysidr. a, they supposed, muir
dcrc1 Nhrn he was discovered the
nest morning, ll' wa, taken to the
morguc instead u} the hospital. But a
surgeon tlcrcal, discovered a mere
spark Of lie stu lettering with poor
manclch and brolcn Charley. and he
was removed to the hospital, where he
hOvcrcd between lie aud death for
many weeks But his wonderful man
hood carried him through He had
sustained a broken arm and collar bone
and several ribs had been fractured.
And besides. he was hurt internally.
But when the trees began to bud, and
the Spring weather started the brides
out on the wing, and their love-songS
OF Joy were being waited from hill and
valley, then it was that Charley came
forth as it were from his bier But
his dream OF gold had vanished, and
he began to pine for dear old Poplar
Hill. But he must first get work to
do to obtain the money to fetch him
back to his loved home, and as he had
no trade, he must hire with some far
mer. So he turned his face to the cast,
and ploddcd many weary miles before
he found work. At last he ionud
farmer, who hired him. He worked
by the day until he earned money
enough to bring him to Cecil, and in
rosy Tunc he started.
And now. dear reader. we will pre-
cedc Charley back to Carriers Bank.
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