The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-11-25

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be lieved by The people of s..
Early the mex: morning ar unusual spec
tacle was witnessed at the tavern house.
Old and young. the lame. the halt and The
blind were seen crowding into the narrow
enclosure in front Of the ,lecaying mansion.
The owner of II, stood sifly in the door
way.
Let us come in neiyhbor and hear Your
lsetle faiIies,' said dozen voices,
! "Not without paym' fort rejoined Ne
hemiah in spiteiul tone.
"No, thai, sc shan'', not a mothers son
ofye,' cried the Iandlady, thrusing her ru
bicund visace over the shoulder of her help
mate. You've kept away ye spalpeens, a.
pur pose TO slarve al honest family. de-
peadin' OH the like Of sc for dacen, Twin
aud now ye'd be after spakin' with our
swate little failles without SO much as pay
III for'l! The heavy handle Of her bir-
chen broom prornded az she spoke. and
the crowd who knew full we'll the temper
arneul Of lis owner, rcco lied hastily from
il.
:'Let us send for the minister whisper
an old lady in the ear of her companions
! Thus proposition was accedel to, and mes
senger was forthwith despatched to the
house OF the clergyman.
| The reverend gentleman accordingly
made his appearance-a plain, honest, re- =
ally pous man, generally Intelligent, but
exceedingly credn'ous upon subjects con-
nec,ed with demonolosy, wichcrail. and
| familiar dealing with the prince OF darkness.
Even the inn-keepcr and his termagant
wife dared not r"ss'his application, and he
was admitted with all due willingness into
the enchanted inn The Gle gymau passed
INTO the middle of The room when low
squeaking, cEild-like voice, pronounced his
name. and demanded his Grand The
good man, stdrle.', but not dismayed, be-
-ar 10 question the invisible speaker rela-
tive 10 some peculiar points Of faith. The
voice was silent. "lloo.-Mr. Ministeti"
said the andlady, edo we lhnk the heath
en- little fairies know anything about your
orthodoxy" Admonshed by this inerro
CATION that his auditors were no Chri,iia ms,
he cool man proceeded to inquire who
| they were who spoke, and wha, was their
| business, 10 all of which he reeeivel salts
factory answers. They were fairies. who
had come all the wav from fairy lands to
talk with the people of s.. The clergy
man, on his egress from the mansion ASST,
rel the crowd who had waited! his appear
ance with no little impotence, that he was
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heard were noue her than those OF spir-
its from the invisible world
The good people without. more anxious
than ever to penetrate the mystery, readily
agreed to the payment of the price Of ad-
miltauce which had been fixed upon By
Nehemiah and his partner Tie coune-
nance of The inn-keeper, as his pockets re-
ceived the unwonted visitation of silver
Enlightened up, aid something like smile
Of good nature beamel over features which
for years could have been likened to moth
ing more appropriate than those OF an Ill
tempered baboon.
The visitors were satisfied of the super.
natural character Of the voices which an
swerea TO their rroaa!ions-they spread
the wonderful news still further, and the be
fore deserted inn became throngeJ with
visitant-. Mo&ey poured proGnsely into
the pockets OF the inn keeper;-tor nobody
dreamed Of passing hrs house without call
ing 10 hear the wonderful voice OF the iai-
res. The eamster paused in his journey.
aud paid without sclupls the price Of adj
mission TO the far famed mys,ery-The
Young girls who were, or imagined them
selves, in love, visited tho little fairies to-
learn the dispositions of lheir sWeetheartS-
ard, in short all classes lhronged to the
inn Of Nehemiah, insomuch that the old
people of the vicinity, when speaking of
the subject, say that The home was asfull of
heads, as Derry Common use to be in Fair
Time
Nehemiah suddenly felt himself rising
in the world. and in despite of The remon-
strances of his wife-(money had made him
in degree independent of her -he Set
ahou, repairing his house and stable, and
his whole establishment soon presenteda
neat and comfortable appearance. His
good luck might have continued for years,
had not an unlucky quarrel with his better
half revealed an all important secret 10 the
as,onished ears ofhis customers in the new
and supernatural lire of his business. IN
immediate search amidst the intricaces Of
an old fashioned chimney discovered the
fairv-lhe wonderful and prelernatural Wis
liant in the shape of the hopeful daughter Of
the hopeful couplc-mischievous witch
Of some eigh, or ten yeors of age, who at the
suggestion Of her pareuts, had so success.
fully played tho fairy from her hiding
place.
How TO LOOK YouNc AN aged person being
asked how he had managed to retain his youth
full appea rance so well as he had done, sad, 81