The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-02-22
For TIE Cecil Wing.
YOUR CORRESPONDENT "E."

Mr.. Editor :-Sundry articles have
recently appeared in your paper over
the signature Of "E," dcnunciatory of
the Order Of the Sons of Temperance,
which has been pronounced by the wri-
ter humbug and "A failure.
1t is not my purpose to reply to "E"-
| have no relish for paper cont oversy,
and certainly no desire TO engage in it
with one whose articles have abounded
in mere assertions.
know not who your correspondent
is. From his own showing | take him
to be young man. He is a young man
of some talent, but may have misdirect-
ed his talents. $40 err is human" and
he is perhaps after all, deserving of more
pity than censure. He is young-en-
husiastic and mise-Gn his own eyes)
and like many youths that have fig
ured on the stage of life before him,
reully thinks that "wisdom will die with
him." and unless, he lay bare to public
gaze--the subteriugcs of this Order, the
world will ever remain Ignorant OF the
deception practiced upon it. What a
pity that his knowledge of the prlncl.
pies and operations of the Institution he
wages war against is so superficial. But
then, Mr.. Editor, he MinkS he hnoms-
doubtless means well, and | hope your
many readers will, with me, excuse his
heart, even though it be at the expense
of his braias. Q"ery:-ls your cores
pendent the yonth who gained admit
lance, into subordinate Division in
this county, and after Dricf connection
with the Division, deported himself in
such a manner as that he had well nigh
been expelled, and was only allowed TO
dissolve his connection with the order
mHhom the honor Of wHhdraarM card!
If so, his motives may not be so pure as
have accredited them. But, Mr.. Edi-
tor, his knowledge of the Order may be
much greater, than could be obtained
from teW meehs association, with its
members in their Division Rooms, for if
''E' be the same, of whom have just
inquired, he may have become wise, by
the new light recently shed upon his
mind;-even two dollars w0rM Of is
trology, bOugM Of a cararon Of monder-
iag wiscacrcS, who have recently made
a tour of this county may have placed
him head and shoulders above all his
associates; or, it may be, "E" is"in love"
His writings remind me very much of ia
French story once read or heard.
A French gentleman, had a son who
frequently cut such fantastic capers as
caused his father much solicitude. At
length he was led to consult an eminent
physician; after rehcarsing to the Doct.
the symptoms of his sons malady, the
Doct. replied, the case of your son is
very plain one, he is in love lmpos
possible! said tho father, he has never
evidenced any fondness for any one.
The more conclusive my judgement said
the Doct. He is in love, but he is in
love with himseJ! and there is but one
remedy. Your son must be kept at
home; his present pursuits and associa-
tons must be broken up--you must have
the walls of one of your rooms hung
with glass; into that room you must
place your son, in a state of nudity.
The glasses must be so arranged that in
which ever direction he may turn his
eyes, he shall behold an ape, lacking on
ly tail.
Allow me to recommend this remedy
to "E." fit fail to cure, his case is
hopeless, and shall expect soon to hear
of his dissolution. "The vain Frog in
his efforts to swell himself to the dimen-
sions Of fine OK burst his-byeecbpS"
Having now paid my respects to "E"
for the first, and as1 intend it shall be
be the last time, close by promising
you an article, at my earliest leisure, on
the "Order Of the Sonsof Temperance.
Its origin-lts oblects-lts present posi-
ton, and itsJUture prospects.
w.
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