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

Mason" Exit, Wrenn; enter, Mason.l
well Squire, what can you do for rue
against SO many opponentsP
'Do? have alaeady done IT,
sHow?'
How! Haven't disposed of Wrern,
your most formidable rival!
you have? 2
Yes. Thus: complimentpd his voice
and singing powers-told him the Athrn-
cans cultivated music as science; and
that music was the only thing that could
blend the knotted oak, or soothe the savage
breast At first h. h-sitat-d but when
assured the people OF Arkansas We're meant
by the poet as oaks and s,vsges, because
stubborn and trrocious, h. gave in; and
will now go and sing them to death.
They'll wish they d never seen him.
'Capitaln
sYes, isn't it? Now Mason, let me tell
you, your way Is made smoothe, and
your path straig ht.' All you have to do
is to upse, the rest OF your competitors;
and that is easy
'How so, slr?'
BY mvstiiicatlon.
classification
'Yes-mvsti--
'Why Mr.. Scraeg, what do you mean?'
Il mean mystifcation
81 know but don't like mystlticallon.
Il know it but the people do the peo-
pie, my dear sir the people,
"Wpll, and what them
What then? aye, what then, is il ?
Why this. All You have to do is, to as
sumo grave air, take measured strides,
mot quite yard,) look mysterious, Qhe
people like soemn-looking man, DIS
course fuenlly about the ancient ins!tu-
ton and brotherhood Of the first Masonc,
give ont that You are lin-al descendant
of the vrri,ablr Hiram Mason, but tor
whDsr aid, Solomon would still be work.
ing at the temple; shake your head l'tle
to one side, thus: as much as to say, y III
know things you don't choos. TO reveal ::
but # elected, you don't know what YOU
might be tempted TO disclose lock up,
right up; and the" b. sure to look Ilumb
down on the ground The people will
now he so mystIiird as TO conclude RICH.
or wrong, you are wonder lul man; ard
are looking straight into heaven and hell,
and holding some sort of commun on with
The spirits OF all the great men Of old
and finally, tina, you deserve their patron
age, and mus be supportpd.'
"Zounds! Squire, how did YOU ever hit
upon that You are an crac'- OF WISDOM
That's more han ever knew 'etnrp I:
but they say, sLivr and ltar"' So I live
to learn. But You See how il works!
81 do mt STE nothin else
well then, take my advice, lose no
time; lie! the mystery work. Go, and
send in Adams there
Now, Adams, my boy. after what has
zen done, there reln.ins hut trih- for
.ou to do
Explain, SOUR, Scraegs'
Explain is 1t? THAI Is just what !
was about TO do. have got Wrenn to
promise to sing and whistle the people all
to him, and Masoa to say hp will charm
them all by the powers OF INST; descant
ing Irarnsdly and gravrIy on Gent lore,
science, and grnralogy I'LL H. will wrap
them about and bind them with swathine-
cloth of mysticism, as tight and firm az
the bard that held together the arrows
that composed ths famous Spartan pillar.
Therefore,
sWeII!
sWrlI-isit So It is. And therefore
all you have 10 do now is, TO follow in
their wake an hour or two behind, carry.
Ing in your saddlr-b bags, an old worn OUT
coffee mill; lake II out, grind away, expa-
tla,ing on the power OF music and look
up, and look down, look grave and look
profonnd, say not ID word, but that you
are right straight down IN ga be--line,'
from the stock OF the first Adams's; that
IS the Adam amt Eve Adams s: and trus,
me the people will discern it all as
,ravesty that will .flec,ually put out the
pipes of Wrenn and Mason, and as thr
bulk OF mankind are more pleased with
trihss (becaus- better adapted to weak in
teIIects) than with pIotundiies, your con-
stltuents will install YOU in their minds as
solid, clever man of the people, capable
OF looking TO their rights and guarding
them. Thus you will carry everything
before YOU
'Do you think so 2"
.'PosltIveIy.
pll try i, them
so do-and if You should hYpen to
have both coat-pock.ts full of ginger
bread, cakes you know-I say cakes
cakes do no harm where children are -