The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-12-14
THE CECIL W MIG.
10 Readers and Correspondents.

We fancy HE Wing Is toiernblS well APP
pcarine paper this week--indeed we question if
there are many country papers Of lis size that
excel it,
Our correspondents have been quite liberal in /
their contributions, which are not only numerous
but excellent. In the way of poetry we have
fine article from an old acquaintance, written to
us from the far Arkansas and some pretty lines to
.sShirlc,.'' The ''Wayside Epistle' Is an excel
lent number, the Indian sketch details thrilling
incident and the chapter on the '.Csury Laws" is
n forcibIe paper. Taken altogether they are a
good set ofarticlcs. There is also on the first
page IN interesting account ofthe Death of1hc
Presidents and the last page we deem very good,
particularly the article Oh farming, and Longicl-
lows poem, from Graham.
For next week we have on hand very fine
poc;ical article by "Anselno,'' who is known to
our readers, and who writes for some ofthe first
papers in the country. In n note attending his
poem he brings up old memories of times when
we were boys together AT that time we were
somewhat of II rlymer, and he was sometimes
wont to ask us for rhyming eusons; now he is
OI''H
aud the cares ofbusncss have driven the rhyme
pretty much out ofour composition. The legend
Otihc Biz Elk, found on the first rage, has also
brought mp old mcmoricS which, while they visit
us. we gla 'ly entertain. About that old Indian
Fork, together with some chosen friends we often
nHc'l 10 lngcr on sunny Sunday afternoons, in
h"shood's GOLDEN time, and drink in joy from the
wild beauties thcle strewn around.
In removing our office the past week we Lad
coca ion TO disturb files old manuscripts, let
tiers, sc. Among them were many interesting
relics The nanu>cli pt otmany communications
that had caused seine stir, the writers unknown
10 any but the editor, and many letters from poll
1irians that they would not wish to be publicly
seen. We hal them conveyed toa vacant lot
and applied the match--thcrc were thousands of
them AMI they ma.lca tall and fierce ilamr. We
Siomthynnl saw the last consumed, for ..hrad
men tell no tales While they were burning
we picked NJ oac I0per thrown TO one side by
the iian", and found TO be an cilusion of one of
the PARTY of youths who used 10 roam about the
In iu Rock, and along The banks ct the Big Elk
II was destroyed except two stanzas which we
PRINT, more that they ARE interesting 10 a few,
than 10 many. They were addressed:
10 zsig Elk.
Oh! dear to my heart hasl thou been lovely stream,
Since first ON Thy Green banks I>porcd inyouth:
By thy side my young soul first felt the bright
beam Truth.
That caused it to worship Mind, Beauty and
Sung 10 sleep by thy murlnuls | dreamed loves
wild dream
In the days when my fancy was joyful and gay,
A vision that lighted my life with its glealn-
That chccred me long years with its glitternp
ray; Igriev'd
That lighted but warmed moi. till carc-warn and
My spirit sunk down in cnincss and woe
And d"cmd il false light that long had de-
criy'd;
As fa-e as the Ignis Fatuus' g1ow.
Here the flame had oblitcralcd stanza; the
next one ran thus
But again, dear lov'd stream, by thy sidra sweet
thrill, row away,
Ran through my dark breast mud drove Sor-
And my spirit, slorn-lust, bid once more be still
Alas! that il was but the cafm of IL day,
Twas May and the Young shade hung over thy
tide, Jalonp,
AM dimmd the rough paths that wind thee
When with Ella ramhled away by thy side,
Mid flowers, and birds, and gushes Of song.
pazrd in her eye and the dream of my youth
Flashed wildly over my spirit again
OH it bralncd forth with Intellect, Beauty and
Truth. vain.
And worshippcl, but ali! | worsbirped in
Here the fire had again interposr,l, and il end
od-not iii smokc-bul in .ossamcr cinder that
tioatcd away off towards the clouds; and il ycx-
cd us that the end of the stain was lost, for we
1,,l
our pen las been running along s'itcc and easy
perhaps not interesting TO others, although
pleasantly enough to ,ls-so il las stopped.
SNoW.--Ihc long rains of the past week end
cd with sprinkle of snow on Sunday morning.
|, was the first that had tblcn this season. The
first snow brings up many reflections, sad ones.
when we think of suffering rovcrty-plcasant
ones when We think of cheerful frcsidcs and
homes. We remember when
Gas for the first wild flower,
In the carly time of Spring
As Tor the Summer shower,
When earth is languishinc-
As for the rainbow's blending
As for the day-star's glow
We watched for the descending
Oil the Winters virgin snow!'
But we do not long for il now, as then; for
though i; docs bring with it the merry tinliling
of sleigh bells, and drives in the bright nights,
will, all the paraphcrnalia of flashing eyes and
rosy checks, and ringing kisseS-thcre now!
we're scared, like the old lady who .sspokc out
in mcctin' "--tnd fnrs and buiialos. il does not
bring back the happier days of snow balls, and
snow forts with giants of snow to defend them,
and when through the great drifts we dashed
"Likc dolphin through the toam,''
happier days, for then there was no care
POISONED BY EATING A WoRM-Qu1cK
DEATH.-A small boy was poisoned to