Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-01-28
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Well, SIT, i seeH O
this see. saw, seen, business gets
me mixed up sometimes. l saw a
u;cture of q ferry boat in the Balti-
more Sun this week and the public
was told that it was under wraps
NOW. but was all ready to begin Its
"shuttling' between Matapeake and
Romancoke-wonder where they got
that name from, sounds like one OF
Nussolini's hang-outs.
Anyhow, the name on this "snuttle'
was. "Gov. Emerson G. Harrington,
and I couldn't help but think of an
other by the same name, tied up TO
the cypress trees on the Somerset SIDE
of the Pocomoke river just opposite
the old steamboat wharf in this city
You know, it's mighty good thing
that this old craft is an inanimate
thing-built of wood, iron, steel, and
brass. instead of bone, flesh, tissue
and blood. For, if it were the latter,
IL would be dashed to the swamp and
gazing upon that awkward looking
looking machine digging its grave as
IL bites down into the mud, and spits
it's great mouthfuls on the bank. How
would you, ask, like to be looking
upon your final six feet of earth, and
knowing that you were soon to DC
pIanted therein. It's spooky, I'm tell
in you. And then, if the once proud
steamer under its OWL power should
shove it's nose in that hole dug for it
it would have all the appearance of a
suicide, wouldn't it?
How-some-ever, they say there's
silver lining to every dark cloud, and
maybe the old hulk is about to awak-
en- to a new and brighter existence
sm quite sure The owner hopes there
will be a silver output to the project
Of course the old ferry won't &c
padding its way across the bright
waters of the Chesapeake-its wheels
are stilled forever. But, buried as il
is, it may resound to the strains Of
music; maybe have its decks polished
by the feet of dancers; may serve the
tired and hungry tourist; and may b'
a filling station, in more senses thar
one.
Now, if some of you people don
know what all this palaver is about
I'm telling you it's concerning the ole
ferry boat, the Gov. Emerson c. Har
rington, which Clinton Duncan ha'
bought, and which the public is Inn
patiently waiting to see what he's go
ing to make out of it. We know h
has, as limited above, about dug it.
grave and we are looking forward t.
its burial and resurrection.
And also want to say that sine
this young teller has just erected an
other stand right at the south end o
the river bridge; and, as the "Har
rington" is right at the northern emf
of the same structure, the good OIL
State of Maryland had better look GU
or he will seize the bridge as a con
Meeting link between the two. l
won't be long now before all traffi
will have to pass right over the bridg
and right through his "show-boat,
whether travel be going north o
south.
If this little arrangement showed
by any means, never have presente
itself to "Clint" for consideration, an
he thinks it's worth anything, I'll tax
it out in gas. Anyhow, this spiel o
today's Chirps ought to be worth some
thing to him in the way of advertis
ing, and maybe he would be within
to credit me up two bits on that ittl
bill owe him.
But, after all is said and done, tn
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