The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-11-16

outlet. II would not DO 10 be known as
teacher and lover had nothing to do
hut look and love and long-and keep
my mouth shut. O TantaIus! said with
a tolerable accurate appreciation OF his
doom. . Tantalus, victim of eternal
thirst looking forever, with parched
mouth and burning eycI'all, upon water
coo! iovlfrg, buboint up to thy very
lips, which thou must aot aste- here's a
fellow to match thee Thou art mis-
cradle, nnquesionably; but just let the
gods take away this water, and put Llzzy
Temple : i'll its place, with like restrlc
tons, and ! reckon you wouldn't make
much bys its change Hang me Ned, if
dont think he wouli have lost by It,
Love is troublesome thing when It gets
into fellow and cant get out. II those
unfortunate SWINE into whom the devils
entered OF old, iei hal! as bad as did, /
don't wonder they cut Tor the sea. be-
lieve the only thing that saved me from
a strait Jacket, was the certainty that a
few months would close the Internal
school, and give me chance to worship
freely at the shrine OF this beautiful Fem
pie ?
"That time came al last" SAID Tom,
with most luxurious expression, in
which the pathetic, the dismal and the
reckless Were cnriously blended. The
term closed, and was happy Ned as a
French prisoner, breaking from the old
Castle into sunlight and liberty No
sooner had the last scholar disappeared
through the door, with his green sa,chel
sIung over his shoulder than leaped to
the middle oil the floor, and broke INTO a
hornpipe, that would have beaten the
witches in 'AIloway's auld haunled Kirk.
The sweet hope of winning Ljzzy, so
long ,epressed. acted upon me like a
draught Of exh,Ierat.ng gas and tarh,'
SAID Tom, sadly, g. am inclined TO think
! it was about the same thing -
"rwo evenings afterwards, I took a
wakwiIh Liz2y We sauntrred through
the village and lnto the park; and there.
beneath the stars and the moonlight,
told her my elrnest~-passionate love. l
forget exaCtI1 what SAID. bu. t was ten
der assure YOU and worse than that, it
was truthful: Tor loved her as warmly
as Abeiard his Heloisa. Al that time
never expected 10 smile again If she SAID
sNo' we'll Ned, told her all and
then venforrd the ugly question.
Her Tom, VOICE new husky, and
beads Of Prrspirat:on began to appear on
his forehead There was conpuls;vp
twi.ct!ing too about his eyes and The COT
ners OF has mouth, when, after locking g
minute orso IN profound silence, at h,s
boots he turned to ne aud and asked:
"Whst do 70" ;htnt. her reply va:
Ned ~
'CoUIl'nt guess, Tom; probably size
lntsma.sd that she was too young TO mar,
ry-or perhaps, that she would ike &c
examine few taore goods before sh:
male selection
$40, YOU could no, guess It Ned--no
man could gueSsil Twas an outrage
a piece OF unwotnaniy cruelty. She
Tom was becoming very much excited
'She slli, with heartI%Ss laugh lha!
rings in my ears vet, thai size never il
kcd Gromclry, ard tho0sht il wcu!d be
exceedingly Gull to be all ones life
demonstrating THING ies''
The next morning I found myself IN
bed, bat when | went or how came
there, never knew. There was a pan
81 out Of the door, broken chair in the
middle Of The room, and my very best
broadcioth coat was hanging on the can
die as an e2inguehor. Three months
afterwards she married tina: young scoun-
dreI whom l flogsed SO soundly for low
ing her -
ala ha! ha! Forgive me Tom, foT
-ha ha ha ha !"
sNrd," said Tom, with melancholy
lnie-"Nyd, pass those cigars o.