The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-01-01

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forged check, the means of his employers,
to the amount of seven thousand dollars
that for five thousand dollars of this
stolen money you agreed to clear him,
and succeeded-and that soon after, you
purchased at sheriff's sale, poor Jerry
Lux's farm, for the last named sum, and
paid the cash for it.
Mak-Mr. Slit, begin to fancy you
are very disagreeable, meddling fellow
and unless you haul in on that tack, |
shall examine the books to see if your
language is not actionable.
Slitt-Not bit of it, Squire. You
know better than that when and where
your action lies. Meow what think you
of bringing an action against the widow,
and frightening her into marriage with
you, through my help, as you have no
other chance in these here diggings, ell?
Mak-S'life, Slit, my friend, your
suggestion is lucky one; and embrace
it with all my heart. Nay, want wife
the worst of all things. How would you
advise me to proceed2
Slitt-Come under this tree,-it be-
gins 10 drop rain little. like not that;
for it seems as though Heaven were weep
ing over our dark projects. However, sit
you on that stump and on this stone,
that may be hardened to my task.
Mak-No more sermons, pray you,
but 90 on.
Slitt-Wal, Squire. it strikes me the
first thing you had ought to dew, is to
keepe cule.-then pen feoo lines to her
by me, setlin' forth in gleowin' colors
your greound of action, and prospect Of
damages to amount of all she's worth and
more,-and windin' up with proposition
if she wants to preserve her property and
character too, to name day when she
will become Mrs. Squire Makafee, and you
will magnanimously forego your advan-
tage and keep the whul property in the
family.
Mak-Zounds Slit, rubbing his hands
rery briskly again. you are the best
friend have on earth.
Sitt-Say, the only one, except that
prince Of lawyers, the devil.
Mak-Good! That matter is settled
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her first husband was?-lor you know |
am comparatively stranger here.
Slilt-Wal reckon can. Guess if he
,cas the Rev. ,Siah Wriggler, he want
mont O your Temperance Society folk; for
Pve seldom seen a mans affections more
equally balanced between his lass and his
glass. Yes, he loved his wife and he liked
his glass. And although abroad Scotchman
Of the Puritan Kirk, and Of course great
stckler for outward obseryances, yet he
made out, 'by hook or by crook to give
and take tolerable license CHI that score.
He was a thin, cadavarous, stoop-shoul-
dered little man, some what grey, with a
wrinkled face, dull grey-ege and heavy
eyebrow. A young fellow Of his con-
gregalon, of waggish turn, and as fond
of the stuff as his pastor, wishing at the
same time to puzzle him and to ascertain
how far man might 60 in the use OF
drink, and yet keep within the pale of the
church, addressed an anonymous note &c
him requesting him ia preach from tex,
sent. ] shall not pretend to recapitulate
his sermon on the occasion, but by way
of giving you some further idea of the in.
dividooal, as you request Squire, | viii
jest in his own peculiar dialect and style
merely repeat what can recollect Of his
exordium, which may serve as a sample
of the sermon, and on the whul, prett!
fair one of pulpit elocution Oh such mat.
tiers. He rose and spoke thus, on
DRAM DRINKlN.'
Ma friens, Pm gauin to address 70,
this evenin' on subject whilk Pm per
suadit is vera near my ain heart, and ant
o. CRATE importance; sac muckle sac, tina
some dutifu member O. ma congregation
has kindly invited ma attention TO it, &C
companied wiz request that wac
preach .frae the following taxt:-
"Woe unto hem that riscth up in the mornin
, totoilo,o after strong drink"
Now we ken weel, nae doubt, Pm nant
o. your Temperament bodies; natheless, a.
Pm tellt fearful practice O. dram-drink
in is CROWN in the LAM feelt calf upor
to hand up my ham agin sic an awfu
innoveetion upo' the morals o. society
Yes, we ken weel, ] say, that Pm name o
your wishy-washy teetotalers o. water
Cruel men ava.-Na, Ia. hope hat
gotten more sense than to be "wise
: bune what is written"-and dim rea(
in the guild buke O. ony temperance soce
cites in auld time. And although it,
plainly wret there that "na drunkard cal
inherit the kingdom O. heaven" yet i
l does no follow as n matther of coorse tina
a mon may ia drink ava. And for ma
ain part, trust we'll a be duly sober afor'
we enter upon that CRATE inheritance
ma, | misdoobt Lot and Noe and some
more o'them righteous anli-tempelancer.
will hae slim chance o. it.-But whats
the use o. mon o. our day fashin' hi.
beard anent this new-tangled doctrine o
teetotalism2 And where's the wisdom o
these modern temperancers turnin' the