The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-11-02


ment, IL you suppose it can be Aat,ered IN
TO false position-or, you have artiuIIy
plotted little bye.play, IN the way OF a
clever hoax! Ehg Eh!-Hi! Ia! Is'ot
It funny! En- Z! Eh!'
"No! No! No!-upon honor !''-cried
several at once-when Simeon Rosin
added,
"knowing you to be man Of years
far beyond ours, and TO be pretty close
observer OF human nature, It eau be no
tia'tery to say We are convinced that
your long line Of experience mus: have
put yon in possession Of secret wires,
touching this matter, with which we could
not we'll be acquainted: and Therefore It
was suggested We should wait on you in a
body-d-'ive what mutual light we might
and profit by it individually, as our
wits would let us. This, do assure YOU,
sir.
'Is the head aud front f our offending"
Now we trust you will no longer doubt
our candour, but will, without any hesi-
fancy, proceed with your usual willing
ness, to crafty knot Of friends, by COM
plying. with the spirit Of our demand, to
the Irt,er!'
"Well gents, difficult as YOU know
know, { from part of that experience TO
which you have So handsomely alluded, J
It is to treat with candidates as honest
men and true. ! shall be simple enough to
take you at your word, on trust But il
should happen 'to spy out the nakedness
OF your land that is, detect lurking Joke,
at the bottom OF the well, shall cry
Lay on Macduff!
And damned he he WHO frh cries, Hold. enouph!'
Are you all agreed? Speak out"
'One more stipulation. Doubtless [
may presume, that one or all will have
more or less sins IN shape OF saucy tricks,
TO confess: so with your permission gen
tlemen, alter a comfortable breakfast,
will retire to my audience chamber, and
there, at ,he confessional, receive one Of
you at tune: and play father r"rrSs TO
you as best ! NAV and ansolve. =, r.',,kr
correct or comfort, as the ease NAV de-
mand: requiring tina, whatever saw to
one OF you, shall not he babhed to another
OF you... Meanwhile, as hear the ,inkling
admonition OF certain little bell, whose
thrilling eloquen, tones, about this time,
address me
"ln thoughts tina, breathe and words that burn ;
let MS remove TO the sn'1c maHgcr, and
discuss the mistress's hot rolls, COFFEE, olls
pn"irido-or anything else that NAV turn
up. There are all sot7 There fall to
as IT every man had hasion TO storm.
So strike your hi gest ticks. here's
fortress OF on'ele'-a battery of fresh sal
mon, surrounded with a foss- of drawn
butter and hard, chopped -ggs-there's
stack OF hard and soft cannon shot, fresh
from the hens--a rampant OF bacon rash
ers a Ia p'qnet-a cheveo"r de Frise OF
On ckenS limbs, a la ficanJo-a bassion OF
bears meat roter- pone dodgers behind
walls OF butter root 'em out and cut
away. Just imagine the honor OF your
Countrywide tate OF the republic is svls-
pended upon the point Of each Of your
swords, (knIves l meant,) and let every
man make Buena Vista business Of it.
Chargen'
"Faith SAID Richmond, but common
lv known to US better as Rich Haggard,
"you would no. make had leader in ga
forlorn hope,' provided the troops and
munitions to be overcome, were only such
as these
81 owe You one, Rich. Consider i,
hooked, AT compound Interest, Nor. ov.r
/ would say, IN the memorable words OF
Macbeth, when tw'tted hv Lady Macbeth,
tor not being willing to assasslnat- Dun
can, thu lawful prince OF Scotland,-
81 dare do all tia, may rcum" man,
fle who dares more, is nome"
In the audience GRANDDAUGHTER,
Wrennl
"WeII it seems Wrenn, that May, Ad.
ANS, Mason and you, are all asp,rants to
the Shprifalty"
eyes SIR. How do you think I could
most readily and certainly ingraiate nv.
self in the affections Of the people, so as
10 ensure success?'
'Af'c'Ions " a fddIestick! The people
have no "aifections" tor candidates, trust
me; but regard them very much a. set
OF bores. No, "aftct,on'' indeed
All yoa have to concern yourself about
is, how best to impress, to capivale them
- that is, TO tickle their iancies. And I
know no better way for YOU to do it. than
to fly round and hop about, and twitter,
and sing TO them"
"Sng! Twitter"
ayes, warbIe.'
"But can't sing"
"You can't"
"No"
"WhyF'
.Bccause don't know note"
"Well note this-vo"'rp the first OF the
breed lever saw that couldn't sing You