The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-07-02

here where our da-daddles ana great grand
pappics towt--and poured out their blood-jest
like molasses or switched prchaps-l feel ready to
sink, (hold me up) to sink | say overwhelmed
with IA voice from the crowd here cried, Bay
rum l-(that fellows vulgar and beneath my
notice. with alarm and suga'in' lchagrinl-
sat the base dyrerictlon Of the first principles of
repub--republican liberty handed down to US by
by the gods no, meap by our predecessors
(Hear, hear )-"Ycs, hesiiqte--tate not to say,
and spe-speak it boldly, that oldtme economy
is-now out of fash--iashon; and extrav-trav-
agance and waste is stalk--stalking abroad, like
''the pest-pestilence at MONDAY" cut-cut-
ting ev-everything down fore and aft from
from a Hancock downtown to a Tit-Tit-
mouse" a boy here cried out, That's you
Tit, lay it on thick now-dont be afeard o.
nothin. "Well ladies and gentlemen"-( Hear
"as was a say-sayin', economy, the best thing
in life,-the vital prin-principe ofgood gov
government, CHEERS. yes, economy, say, is
irowned out of soci-society, lis hung up to rust,
is flung, like an old shoe, ont on the dung he
heap,--is irowned out Of the par-psrlour,-
of the kitchen, and out of all other decent soci-
society Cons-consequcntly, as Mrs Finch said
to me tother day,-'Finch, my dar-darling,'
Sos sh' to mc,-'Titty Finch, mark my words
" hat, honey?-ses !, inter r. Interrupt
tin # her jest that away-'Why' SEES
she, fifty, (bless her!-she's always,
calling Of me Tilty, when she's loving
of me 'Titty,' SEES she, 'our gov--- govern
ment can't stand it a, no suck crack 80
crackin rate
Why so, honey2-ses L.
Why ses she to me, ses she,-'vot's the
use gov government vilout no CON
omyY--
Jest so, honey, sus $50 aus she-I
wy Titty, my dear,' sus she,-'as Mrs.
Suel, the tallow chambers fat wildly, sed
TO me here only last night,-Su-Susv
Finch, SEES she, 'tha!'sa goo-good cup o.
tea: but that's not what I'm a -thinkin
about. It's too extrav-lrav-travaga
for the ti-limes. Don't you see, sus she,
that things is going all TOTO the racket
around you, jest by you and everybody
imi,a latin congress and gov-govern-
menlin idleness and expensc?-Vhy Susy,
ses she, anybody with one eye, that is.
half the usual get, can see that 'con--
economy is the very ground-noor, the
witaiest part, the very wick of the candle
of G, vernment,-the fire and soul ,--the--
The only part that'll burn, and give light
and life to us the suvring pc-people"-
(IIear, hear. That's ii Tnty, shovel it
out strong, or It's a gone case. -"Ye s,
'Susy Flnch,n ses Mrs. Suet, las my wife
SEES to me, )-ses she,-"what Pm telln'
of you Is truth; yet you see con-con-
gress and government and Almost all the
olfc"-holders, that ought to he as care
careful Of Our money as priest of his
conscience, that is, never to use it on'y o.
Sundays Laughter. i say, you see
Almost all o these vagabones cologueing
to make it fly, jest like lhreshin' ripe
chinkapin bush, or whorleberry bush
with knot of seed-ticks on it," Hear.
hear. hear-Thal's you Tit,--it's durn-
ed hard case-hit hard, and come down
handsome-why you're almost sober E.
nough to stand ''alone in your glory y
"Susy," ses she, 'lt's perwokin to de-
gree, it is;-and ihcm's my naked senti-
ments."
SEES my wife Susy SEES e,-'Aby Sue,,'
ses she, 'lhem's mine too. Take another
cup of the tea thought
'Not another drap,"-.sed SHE. (shc
hat taken five cups.)
'Why?'-ses Susy.
"Cazc,' ses she, 'l'm prinripled 'agin
waste. You know Susy," ses she,-
the great cry was, "reiorm." DO you
.aow what it means2"
"Not l,'-ses Susy.
Nor !, hardly,'-ses Aby,-but
think now. a-days it means, turn all out
that's in, and all in that's out; and then
see who can grab, filch, steal, embuzzle
and waste the fastest"
SNOW gentlemen-them's the pol-i-tic-
al views of my wife Snsy and Ably Suet:
and take it-they're about half right
and Pm a going for to belong to their par
ty-and as them other polticianers is
reformin backwards, J want you all to
face about with me and reform their re-
form. Pm in nv sober senses now, and
lell you I've swlled "Bhe-ruin'' e.
nough and plaguy sight too much, u he'll
pin to make such reforms as this. and Pm
tired of it And as Pm gettin sensible
that mans Standing these ruin-ous and
slippery times is very uncertain, intend
to begin my reform q say it unequi,vo-
cally) by cut-cutting all acquaintance
and friendship with our old and long
known but unreg'lar companion Major
Alcohol. He has been the busom friend
of some; and is a friend sometimes, if you
don't dra,c too deep on his favour; but
he's the devil and all If you do. And now
capting Bounce, conclude by offering you
and these ladies and gentlemen senti-
ment. May the Major become rightly
'preshated by all, and then he'll abuse and
be abused by none-N say this upon the
olive and let live' principle of give the
devil his due and then too, We'll have
better breed Of reform,-a reform on