The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-11-20
For the Cecil Wing.
HUMAN CHAR aCTER NO. w.
SQUEEZER AND SQUID.
Concluded


| declare. Well, expect nothing so
much as to see that mans little over
stretched legs part from his body and
walk off and set up for themselves some
day, do.-flillo! Squid, my flying Mer-
curry, where are you streaking it to so
tremendously, as though you dealt alto
gether in the flash trade, and had just slid
down streak of lightning? What mes
sage do you bring us from the gods now?
Look you, not that mean the least Of
fence, but say, | do say, if you have any
regard for those delicate pedals of yours,
alias stills, it's my opinion, it is, you
ought to pay a liberal premium for insur-
ance on them; or else not so inordinately
to strain their speed. /! looks opcrbear-
ing, not to say ungenteel hate vulgar
ity and oppression He's off again. Well
lie, him go: going seems to be what he is
made for.-Mr. Jones do you know my
friend Squid2
No sir-I shall be your debtor, Mr..
Scraggs, for a touch of his history
You will, will you9 Well my dear sir,
fear that is more than can promise you:
but a we are so near to Franklin So are,
ifyou have no objection, we'll book our
selves, seats for lwo,' on that bench I'M
der the linden, near the fountain, and
then if my ideas will flow, will just re
count few incidents connected with Mr..
| Squd.-so,-
Mr.. or rather, Monsieur Lucien j seph
Buonaparte Squid was consecrated at a
very early age, to the service of Napoleon
that is, as a conscript; and like very
duiIul, Conscientious conscript, deserted
him when he deserted himself by desert
ing at the same time, the lovely and uno(-
Tending Josephine and his own glory
The star Of the emperor having culmina-
ted, there remained nothing but the
downfall Of the great Corsican, and not
choosing to abide this, he Mr. S. sought
an asylum in the
'Land of the free and the home of the brave"
He is an individual of the most attenu-
ated and shadowy pretensions to being a
noun of substance, such as flesh and
bones, | have ever seen. If he were an
| American he would have had no right to
stop growing 50 soon: but being a
Frenchman, "a lrog-eater,) of course it is
all natural. In duels he has AWAY had
the advantage-you could as easily hit the
edge of a single. Except for this fact
it was decided shame for that great tor
of a two-lisled editor, IIelmbold, to take
him Off in his "Baance and Tckler."-
Poor Sqnid, there being so little of hm,o
course very small matter acts lorcibly
upon so small an amount of resistance
producing great Feasibility. His boardin.
house, Mr.. Jones, was in the same street
and square with the Office of the Balance
aud Ticker" where of course he was
passing every day. This afforded tn,
mischevous editor an opportunity of car
featuring him in the paper. Perhaps i
was something after this fashion:
"TAkE NOTICE"
"Strayed, missing or stolen, the follow
ing property, to wit:-'l'he shadow of tn,
shade of two French legs in morocco
boots, with faint ray of body abov
them, and two delicate fins, or arms in
coat, surmounted by most diminutiv
dot, or knob, or head in hat. You did
mt see Nobody; did you? cause why
you see 500, Reward will be paid an,
no questions asked, for the safe return o
Monsieur L. J. B. s. Nobody.
JEAN CRAPEAU."
One ofhis fellow boarders was very de
libela tely reading it aloud in his presenc,
while the rest were gravely querying ant
wondering who it could possibly allud,
to. while Squd alked the floor with
more and more accelerated speed, switch
ing his boot with light rattan, whel
stopping SUDDENLY, to the confusion of al
hands, With stentorian force. he answer
ed,
'Me!-Sacre dem. Wy for sal dis den
rascal very, German editeur, vat you cal
him2 ilum-be-low2 take de leebairty tc
make the fon at me, Ell? Vat for he is call
me de no leg vidout some body, and de
fin vidout some head not at all, eh2'
Here the snuff-box was soundly raped
and tremendous pinch was perpetraled
by thrusting the ball Of the right thumb
first against the left nostrll and then the
right,-when he continueI.-
sEef meestake not yer mosh, by gar,
will teashe dis Monsieur Humble to bal
ance and ticket me in his dem scurvy pa.
pier. All bien, tout Theur. MATS, me
toisi ave nevair know him from de dia
BILE and Tom Pokair How sal know
him .cer,ainel
lie was told to 60 to the Office and
knock and ask for Mr.. IIelmbold, ant
some one would introduce Mr.. Fl. tc
him.
'Oui, oui, bien,- he exclaimed, and of
ne posted, rattan in hand, declaring he
would o'vip-de-horse' (horse-whip), de
dem Sony vl-ane.'
Sure enough, Mr. Jones, he knocked
and who should meet him but Helmbolc