The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-16
TRIP BY AUTO.
The Joys And Sights On a Trip
From Rising Sun To Princess
Anne.

Anne.
1t is through the medium of the MIDLAND
JOURNAL, that we wish to express our appre-
citation for the auto ride to Princess Anne at
the solicitation of our brother Aaron, which
we enjoyed more than we can express 1t was
$50 a. m. when Horace rolled in front of the
house in their big 20 horsepower touring car
and by . a. m. were gliding away in easy com
fort by way of Elkton, Middletown, Dover,
Salisbury and intermediate towns at which
we stopped to see and be seen From the time
we left the fields of our own fragrance and
flowers, we saw little so far as the agricul-
tural interests of the country interested us,
to lead us to feel we had not cast ourl lot in
pleasant places. After leaving Middletown,
barring only small section, we passed
through a most beautiful farming section
evidently settled and owned by men of means,
with no fences to mark the lines or road, and
on either side cultivation of apple, pear peach
aud small fruit trees take place of fences,
which gives the country tinge of aristocratic
prestige and neatness which is seldom seem
We saw no stock in this section, only what
was in the traces, and the inference we
drew was that all dairy providers were either
imported or the dairy stock was stabbed and
soiled. AS to hogs we saw none. Every house
had lots of poultry, at large and in colonies,
which industry seems to be the leading side
issue. After passing Dover we came to the
trucking section which impressed us of the
promise, rain falls on the just and the unjust
alike, and in this section it had been with
held We saw acres of peas an absolute
failure. While the wheat still gladdens the
heart and delights the eye of the possessor as
well as the early plowed and planted corn has
q most hattering future, while in other sec
lions the ravages of the insect struck terror to
the hopes and ambitions of the tiller of the
soil. By this time evidences of the fish, oyster
and crab industries in many ways revealed
themselves to US. The domination. or the
damnation of mosquitoes and the old slave
custom which has never passed into oblivion,
the custom of going to town every Tuesday
and Saturday afternoon, a lost day in every
week, packing the town with every style of
vehicle from the day of Adam as thick as they
can be tied. that had not our chauffer Horace
IA. Duyckinck been equal to all and every
emergency in one or two cases we would have
had to shift teams. Many amusing incidents
came under our observation shall not men
ton owing to the fact to be appreciated had
to be seen, only to say the style and speed of
our car was to many a thing of wonder, in
fering from the questions had piled to me
individually. We had but little excitement to
note especially on our trip. On one occasion
while resting in one of the towns merry
party pulled out just ahead of us at a twenty
mile clip We soon came up to them, blowing
Tor them to lay overlwhich they promptly COM
Piled with wonderful burst of speed, we being
ant ind +1,o4 ~, =,
pleasant but submitted to our fate, until we
came to wider road which gave the Stevens
Duryea car chance to show them a seventy
mile clip, soon leaving them far out of sight.
rms was the only spat we had and during this
time we had been reeling off mile after mile
OF exceptionally good road, but as we neared
Salisbury sand was the chief element of the
roadbed, and on one occasion thought it was a
case OF unloading, with the car in sand to the
axle on one side, and it was question of
power or stay, but our driver knowing his 7O
horsepower Stevens-Duryea was equal to the
occasion required no effort seemingly on the
part of the car to move right along through
the sand section Of few miles, BY this time
we were nearing the haven of our Journey.
Princess Anne, which like all other towns,
especially the county towns, was crowded with
men and vehicles of all styles. Faces we had
seen in days gone by met our gaze; only
requiring few moments to bring us to a halt
at the beautiful little cottage of Mrs Haines.
the place of our abode, the yard of which was
bank of flowers, shrubs and ivy, and after
the usual greeting, a bath and the inspection
of fruit and flowers, tea was announced. to
which we all did Justice, as when [ was a
member of the Cecil Farmers Club After
tea which was 6.15 p. M, our horse and driver
felt IN tlrSt-claSS trim and reeled off for the
edification of our worthy hostess and her
friends, about 30miles, after which we enjoyed
good rest
small an amount of outlay it required for this
trip, l36 7-l0 miles on less than IL gallons of
fuei for six OF u.s. which goes to prove the best
is the cheapest in the long run. Sunday was a
quiet day for us, retiring at an early hour
at 5l5 a. m, Monday, the car started for Cecil
county. It was delightful riding at that
time in the day, and by 5.45 we were in Sails
bury trying to get the garage men up that we
might get fuel, leaving there $40. In the far
distance we could see a storm was raging and
at Harrington we felt destined to soaking.
At Denton the rain had been and gone. at
Summit Bridge we could see the rain and
lightning within the near distance, but we
kept reel1ng Off the miles as conditions would
permit, regardless of the muddy water that
lay in the depressions and when on some of the
best roads OF Delaware we took them at a IS
mile clip which caused some to gaze at us in
CONSERVATION at the speed we attained. We
encountered no trouble until a 2lpenny nail
bent in a peculiar shape gave us puncture
which the keen observation of our chauffur at
once detected and whom / must congratT.
late for his keen observation. BY this time
the roads gave evidence of heavy rain. but we
had the good fortune to be spared that un-
pleasant ordeal. The nearer Elkton the more
rain and at Childs the precipitation was much
less until we came to the old Kirk Mill where
evidences of rain again appeared and in
creased as far as the Brick Meeting House
Before closing / wish to say my opinion of
automobile drivers is changed When horses
get frightened it is bad policy to stop. Let
away and when he blows they are entitled to
give and bound to one-half of the road. Many
times we had them to keep right in the middle
line of i'll breeding and want of good sense
e. L. D.
WEST NOTTINGHAM.