The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-10-19
No. II.
Old Skies, T. Miser

what's that keeps tnpck,ng 'irre lciihin
a foot or 80 beneath my cu,n p
Brgone! vile thing: wnate'er thuu art:
" Ith me- thou hast nor ,nl nor part.
coNscIEscE
Stop, stop, my friend, cot qlt- 81 fast:
We We held communion IN the past
And now, It trnr to me Won II spare
Wen just REVIEW a late Atf,r
SKIES.
No, babbler! No! tn non" of thee-
l'd from thy iInpnd, nee be- Tree.
ThonTt peslileni!-.I know Thee we'll
Thou troublest me thou mp Of hell!
Con- SCIENCE.
IT'S Deity, that breathe within E!
hen have a care! thou child oisin!
Lest peradveninre, thou hast rush'd
Upon HIS buckler, to be crush'd.
SKIES.
Well, speak! III hear thee for the nonce;
And trust thou wilt be brief for once.
But il thou prat'st, III hang thee, dog,
As soon rs ! womb SPIT frog.
CoEscIGHc
Then hear!-ai :'eIy's nel,Gst,
I'm here, thy honesty to test,
About certain widow chest.
SlKEs-grsatIy ogilated.
w nav I ne WiuOW JOntSS leyacH!
All! Well, Of it, let's hear what thou cans, saw.
But mark ME we'll? if thou dost lie 10 me,
Thy neck is scarcely worth one poor rupee.
So stand upon thy guard, for once my man!
Thy words, before thou speakst. thou d 81 best
well scan.
With this lair warning, now proceed to try It
My word shall stand thou 1t tiud. III not belle ii
Conscience.
Vain boaster! patiently I've heard thee through
IT'S mine TO show thee, wherein false, where in
1hou'rt on administrator of the law
10 carry out lis ends, WithOtt aa,c!
The scales OF justice. po,s'd upon thy hand,
10 mete out justice TO the heirs YOU stand
These heirs are orphans, ~ the slticlosl view;
10 whom abov. all else, thou SHOULD st prove
true
But it thou hast detr's ud'd these poor ones,
Their God will vislt thee in ,hunder-tones
Skies in great rturbaiion, looking aeha,t
Stop! Stop, III PITY ,mplore
Or speak moro snftiy?-Cluse The DOOR!
(Some things would net lot abroad,
TO ear OF msn-or eye Of God,-)
Thu, chest. You ask All! now, my friend,
In pity, Let that matter end
Say no mole Oiit--and l'ltry,
To havo all right before die
I'll mend-l'll ceasr to play ,he 70 oil.
OH spare me- spare me! tnou mos, rgld juug.?
And henceforth. from the rIgh: III lever bulge
That bond forged against It. estate Of Watt
III pay the heirs, with lntcresl-ev'rv groat.
The silver spoons stole from mistress Do~,
(Ana melted into ingo's.) On! vow,
Yes, vow 10 make good to her som. dav
In kind-or else, The foil Ir.",r, To ps.
And too, the gold from m my that took
In us"ry, swear upon the buck
Wy n*ms's not Snnson Skies, hut III restore:
Aud clolhe ard ted 'hn naked and tnr poo
CoHs'lEHeE.
Ne, no, dece,ver! | have trusted thee
And might for that. to all eternity.
lines course is onward. aud will not he etavd
So judgment, "hy default" must now ne made
SKIES, gasping, ,oouid spsak-.in rain-Con-
SCIENCE proceeds.
thousand pound within that ct rs, dd lie
w hen died the widow on c-rain day.
Nome but TN all-s"clAy eve was lhe,r 10 cuuu,
And yours, ay, OF hose savings the amount
NOne else but luu knew wha, it did contain:
So You applied N to "ogr I'll got gain
An empty chest, 'i's true YOU counted for;
And al the inventory value, part
lhhs, '"ol! ''ous' cheated mall; but not thy & ID!
And now! expect the vengeance OF his rod
I've rtrnrd's ma dc! nor can ii brook delay
vengeance is mine" saith God, 1 tviN repayr
save ,hon may's "s soon lock ~ Ihe yates OF
heuvs
As think escape It's fres bolts, when ,hon has,
nvn
The golden thread tina, binds thee TO the throne
ofGud!
Then, .reInble at his presencs! bend beneath
his rod!
Think not by empt, promises, to stay his hands,
But learn to love, and love to do, his Just com
mands.
Supremacy love thy God-and then,
Just like thyseIf, thy fellow men.
SKIES impressed that he is Just abou, to die
dispatches messenger for an attorney-res-
torres, with full interest, the stolen treasure Of
the heirs &c. &c. and tres to bribe heaven
that IN: bequeatrcs the res!duum of his ,lI.made
hordes, To the orphans asynm-and this kills
him outright. tn" attorney The ing q green one)
not having secured his fee in advance, (th.y
ought always to oil the palm, before they put
quill to paper) finds h,,nseIf minus his fee o
twenty dollars, and twenty BESIDES, the mser
borrowed the day before!- How seldom q sus
pect) these gentlemen obey the injunction,
LEND, hoping neper 10 receive" After all, they
may be cleveror set of people than had sus-
pec,sd them Of being
Near Mt. Olive, lizard Co., .4rks.
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