The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-10-12

OF d. HlOst STunt. % that III tnlS case,
he was civilly verbose.-Hete was nv \
first application Of lesson number one.
Mr.. Sea gs, is all that do"n!'
"Down.'
"Truly!"
"Truly."
"Mr Scraggs, I shouldn't be surprised
if you are taking my fathers monosy Liable,
Spartan diseased"
"Nor l."
"Father thought me old enough now,
to learn pie'y by system. GOOD man VI
So as we walked to church he discoursed"
--sFunky" 'Sir!' you see that dog9'
'Yess ,r' you can observe he has head,
body, and taiI'' But legs too. sir
'Bye and bye. We'll slr!' Why, every
well ordered sermon has head, body,
tail-these are called the exordium, the
body, and the peroration.' But you for
got the stills, the legs, sir?' Put them for
the text, boy-as they are the props tina.
sustain the whole superstruc'u re-and
say no more 'Here, MI. Scraggs, was
lesson number two, with ITS morals it
fairly down."
"Fairly.'
swell sir, that dogs figure figured in
IN so many ways in my mind, that when
we were returning and father questioned
me, had to own that did not know b
from bulls foot Of the sermon. Did you
mark hing said he. 'Who sir? the dog.'
'Pshav, No. The preacher mo sir. I
saw nothing but the dog, all the while.'--
Here my fathers head sank, and after
moments reflection, he confessed his sys.
:em for once at fault Saying he should
have charged child like me to attend well
TO the discourse; and then should have
given his illustratson afterwards. Les
soil number three, you perceive, Mr..
Scraggs' Is it downp"
"Down.'
sit would be vain for me to attempt to
enumerate the lessons farther, Mr.. Scraggs,
therefore have only told ytu few as
samples I grew up, to fancy almost
everybody gave me 'lhe cold shouIder!n
<Why is thisp said | your nnme!' said
a voice behind me- Get better one
Turning round, met Jack Summers
Jack, what have you against my nanets'
whats in a nance 'This'-said he
'yours has chilling efect-mine, sen,ui
one Il do not believe, Mr.. Scraggs, the
human sympathles are more subject than
generally though to vague associations.
Sand l."
"You do.'
EYES,
"Talking about associations, I'Il Just
mint to you, Mr. Scraggy, (beg pardon,)
scraggs, that it i, hadn't been Tor the in
suprrable impeachment Of my ALFRED name,
l would have been nominated on the
caucus ticket Tor the legislatures; but the
caucus, Pm told, Systematically discussed
it in several ways, and laid Funky Frost
under the table-as thus: 'The honorable
Fvnky Fro o, pounds! it won, do. The
honorable chairm-n of the committee OF
finance, Mr.. Funk Fro o, Jupiter Am
mon!-let's give it up. He's sure OF
handsome majof,ty-bst who on earth
could stand the reports OF proceedings,
afterwards1-"Just here too, I'll tell you
(observe confdentlally, MIR. Scraggsy that
| could have married Lucy Nichols-yes
sir, Lucy! perfect tortune!- but for that
d. ned name! How did I know1 Easy
enough. slept in the next room to her
one night, and by putting my ear to
knot hole in the partition, overheard the
following conversation between her and
her cousin, Sibby Shanks."
("After a yawn") lucy, did you look
under the bed, before we got IMP
eyes, child always do.'
"When by myself, Luce, I've sometimes
been afraid to look under--and could
scarcely persuade myself to climb into
bed, for fear some great hand would lay
hold OF the last leg. OH IS mt the idea
shocking?"
"Pertec.ly!-but your sensitiveness must
spring from much more prolific imagina-
ton than ] possess. Ihever think { such
a thing-because If It should ever happen
to me. | would just coolly draw in my leg
and its remembrance with it, If the fellow
wasn't smart at letting CO."
~, LII you horrid creature. | would
scream my eyes out. Well Lucy, you
saw Jim billiard to day, crossing the
street! didn't you''
20, no! you're there, are you. my charm
er! Yes, saw him What OF it!'
Snow Luce, you needn't 90 TO making
out for you knew / hate Jim. But do
you think Suke Sops will have him!"
NO"
'sWhy"
."Because she can't get chance to say
one weigh,y little word in such matters,
viz: yes"
"Ah! then ! see how the cat jumps!''
''You must have cats eyes then Sib to
see so well here in the dark!''
''No--but you needn't think to blind
me quite, LII. You've got the lion with
in your meshes then, se-!''