The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-09-15
NED GOES ON A VISIT.

Rumpus Ridge lie

Rufnpus Ridge -i-e
Somewhere in Cecil Co.
MY Dear Mr.. Editor:
have not seen anything OF the
doings of mankind from this burgh
for a long time, so I thought that
while was spending few days
with my aunt Prudy I would send
you in few notes Of things that
notice in my walks around. After
a very pressing invitation I journey
ed out to West Nottingham to att
tend (what the old folks used to
say) the Sunday School Harvest
Home. / found on my arrival there
a crowd of many children and wo-
men, but few men. The men por-
ton of the school and congregation
were too busy and stayed at home to
study up plans to do the other fell
low. At dinner time we found that
the ladies of the school had not for
gotten their old time record for
cookery, for we had a fine dinner,
just thought, Lord bless the wo--
men," If it were not for them, we
would never have such gatherings,
and If we didn't have them liking
some person Of the backward class
would starve to death. 1 knew very
few, for the younger had grown
beyond my knowledge, and the old
er ones were strangers to me.
Nevertheless we spent very pleas
ant day; but / could not help but
think how changed the scene from
We olden times when crowd OF
moro. than a thousand crowded into
that festal grove on such occasions,
when as many as six or seven diff
ferent schools would be there with
two or more preachers; two bands
of music, and every school with its
fine vocal choir. of choice singers.
And / could not help but think to
myself where have they gone to-?
When did they go? Will those old
times ever come back Nay verify,
never again. Times have changed,
we are living in an age that's too
fast. We are born fast; we live
fast; and we die fast; such is life.
I went over to Colora, but could
not see that that town had improved
very much in any way, since I had
seen it many years ago. On my way
from Colora to Vinegar Hill I was
glad to find that they are improving
the public roads around there very
much. They are tearing away all
those stone fences that used to
hedge the roads, and crushing them
with steam power and spreading
them on those roads some IL inches
deep, and this finish will no doubt
make quite an improvement. hear
also that they are top dressing that
road from Liberty Grove to- Row
landville with those crushed stone,
which was much needed no doubt.
had the pleasure to meet my friend
J. Earl Tyson on my journey and
was glad to shake his old hand. i
said Earl how is times? How are
you getting along boy? Oh he said
tolerable well, am going to move
about the first of the, year; going
back to Colora; yes, am going to
leave what dsed to be the VIM. A.
Tosh property. I am tired Of the
place for / sometimes have some
nocturnal caller that don't admire
yes he says I'm going to Colora now
to get some gasoline for ! just got
a five gallon can full last night and
by gosh some person stole it last
night, can and all. He says I would
not mind about the gasoline if thu
darned rascal would bring my car
back. Why, said, / did not know
that you had them kind of shister'
around this country. Oh yes HI
says we have them, they come ant
go. Some people sell chickens ever.
week or SO, and never were known
to set hen about the place. W.
had a laugh, shook hands and part
ed. But he made me promise t.
spend visit with him on my mex
visit over that way.
W0A, MI. huiIoi, uAu AoI 1AeoAN
to trouble you with SO much, but
thought I had better tell you about
your countrywide Klu Klux Khan
Be good boy. Who are you going
to vote for?
Perhaps I may call to see you be-
fore I leave this narrow neck O.
woods. Yours truly,
NED.