The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-10-26
About this time his mother wen,
A neighbor near 10 see.
But ere she left. her soul, intent
Upon her babes safety,
Upon her babe's safs.ty,

Upon her babes sate-ty,
Upon her babes safs.ty,
She Iock'd him up right carefully.
As she and neighbor Judith talked
On lies uncertainty
With posts ana door, right in he stalked!
Looking so cheeriy,
Looking so cheerily,
And land them down right cleverlv
"Good God !" SAID Mistress Samson--"Ob,
Is this my child, mdced."
They stard--not knowing what to do:
But soon they both agreed,
But SOON they botn agreed,
That Satin, sure, the child had feed!
One day, she thought her BAH too cross,
And hogging was the cure
She yoked him-hut there was LOSS:
And she outside the door,
And she outside the door
Her bahys pardon did implore
While yet youth, they br,bed his WIFE,
His secret iIas to fluid
Sht 'rInIin'a his hair--thrr. lay the life.
And now they Samson blind
Aud now ihey Samson blind
To master HIM IN future STRIFE
But, Ps'aw' when ohce man he grew,
And that was very qu,ck--
Piihrcd house he evcrtnrew!
Ana did it too slick.
A nd dld II too so slick,
Twas thought very clever trick.
They'd brough, him gu, to make them sport,
TO please a crowd of folk,
He grasp'd two pillars of the court,
And threw on them the joke
.dn1 threw on them the Joke
The building f. L. their nccks were broke.
Take warning husbands. by this case!-
Do'ni ever trust wife!
She tell it to tie nexl tar face,
10 gnnrd 4 as her life!
10 guard II as her Lfei
lind thus you'd meier 20 Tree from strife!
IS soon as the roar of laughter that
'ow burst forth. and the cIapping OF hands
mi stamping Of t It had ubslded, Mr..
Maon"'s Aeath Was drunk al! round; ex
,ept by Mrs. Lalfrrty--( RS. L. was very
oret'y,) who PECULIARLY vowed she would
~, drink the toast, unless 'yonng Ms'hur
Aarrv," as she called him,) "wonId
promise !" mend or lave aft that las, verse
ntirely.' OF course there was no heip
or II, and the young Irishman promptly
vowed that to serve the slightest wish OF
70 far creature he would slave aft his
lead if she required It
"Och! you Aat'herin, gay, young de-
aver ye! Be the pow ers. I've great
n.nd not till kap pc me word'--but, "with
smile on her lip" and no stear in her
'ye," but nod OF her head, she winked,
md turned down tnll glass OF ale When
he smacked her lips, he gaily SAID,
"Jast fancy mann, twas meset maze
hat little pop upon thin cherry lips: for
'e CORA wanted to, if didn't an lt's
Ill Inc same, almost"
She pou'ed out the under lip, blushed,
md pretended she'd never forgive him
If course.
Mr.. Malone was entitled to the call,
Ind demanded a song Of me. I frankly
declared [ could sing but one song in the
world. "What is tina, :" asked several
'o'ces. "Barney, lave the girls alone. !"
answered.
"Oh! be the hill OF Howth, the very
BEST in life!" said MIR. Mulholland and
at once.
"Lrt us have it then, by all means!'
said the beautiful and bewitchlng Nrs.
Lafferty.
l would have swallowed fire, as soon as
-esist any command from those precious
Ups. o. course | sang 1t. 1t was re-
celved with ex'rav,gant applause and
now | called on ouI WORTHY host. He
readily complied, and sang 'Rory O'More,'
amidst deafenIng applause.
l would willingly have remained to a
late hour, but the drinks were,now h-corn-
ing SO frequent, and my brain being none
If the strongest, | apoIogIsrd tor with.
irawing. pleading The necessity under
color Of an appointment, and really re
uc'an,ly gave up such hrart-trl' ho>ri-
alitv and unsophisticat"d merrlment.
Near Mt. Olive, lizard Co.. Arks.