The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-12-04
Correspondence Of The Cecil Wig.
Letter ErOn Snow He'll.
Snow HILL, WORCESTER Co., Md. }
Noypmhpr O0th 1870

leisure set down to write you an epis-
tie from this far off land. Snow Hill,
the county town of Worcester, is about
1870 miles south of you, at the head of
navigation on the Pocomoke; though
the river extends many miles above this
place, spreading out into broad, hal
low stream, its banks tringed on each
side with dark and sombre cypress
swamDs. 1t is about SO miles from this
town to the mouth of the river and the
navigation is not very good. Vessels
are frequently detained by unfavora-
bic winds, and want of water on the
mud flats, at the rivers mouth. New
Town is the only other place of any
note on its banks. Snow Hill contains,
should judge, about 600 inhabitants,
some eight or ten stores, two public
houses, four churches, lots of lawyers,
one newspaper, and children plenty
"As leaves in Taembrosa.''
The country is sandy and level; its
principal products pine wood, yellow
corn, and pretty girls. Do you think
there is any connection between deep
sand and female beauty, for really
think the more sandy the country the
pret'ier the ladies; perhaps they are
blessed with pretty faces by way of com
pensation for wading through the sand.
have taken up my temporary abode
with mine host OF the "Alarket Street
Hotel.' If you could sit down with
me at his table and put about two dozen
Of these fine sea side oysters under your
belt, methlnks you would indite an elo.
quent editorial in their praise.
a picking establishment employing
about 100 hands and opening about
400 bushels per day has commenced
operations at Jinkateague, dozen
miles below here, and the people are
alarmed for fear their supplies of this
Incompatible shell-tish will be cut off,
The best planted oysters sell here at 50
cents per bushel.
The Virginia line is about u miles
below this; there are but few Vlrginians
that visit the town however, except
when travelling north in the public con-
vcvances. The Court has been in ses-
sion two weeks here and has not vet
closed its labors. His honor, Judge
Spence presides with dignity and aLili-
ty, and seems to be a universal favorite.
Judge Tlngle who was ousted under the
new Constitution has returned to prac-
tice. He is an able man and is gener-
ally employed on all important cases.
Two brothers named Jones are engaged
in suit about $50 horse; the case has
already occupied the court for four
days, and for aught see to the contra
ry, may do so for four days more. It's
doubtful case, closely and ably con.
tested by able counsel, and if Judge
Spence can't put a stop to their long
prayers they may keep him here till
Christmas, for in this country | find the
Lawyers can out pray the Parsons. A
witty old fellow on the jury, thinks
this is "singing Psalms to dead horse'
with vengeance. What pity that
two brothers brought up by the watch
full care of the same father, and nursed
upon the bosom of the same mother,
should be engaged in a law suit for so
trilng an amount, with mother, sister
and brother IN court day after day as
witnesses.
';Poor race Of men cried the pitying spirit
Dearly We pay for your primal fall,
Some iow'rets of Eden ye still inherit
But the trail oftae serpent is over them ALL
The Peninsula between sea and bay
not being wide here, the country is
more subject to iogs and damp spells of
weather than with you, and when it be-
gins to rain it is futile to predict time
Tor it to stop.
The people of this county are indus.
trious, keen and shrewd in their deal
ings, hosptable and kind to strangers,
fifty years behind the upper part of the
Peninsula in Agricultural improve
ments, more general in their use of in
toxicating drinks than the people above
Saving and excepting always the town
of Elkton; for | have private opinion
OF my own, that II there be any good in
whiskey the good people of Elkton are
bound 10 have their share. Perhaps
| have seen them at an unfavorable time
and they are really not so fond of the
''creature;" if so please apologize for
me.) While think the use of liquors
more general here, disgusting cases OF
inebriation are seldom witnessed There
is Division Of Sons of Temperance
here but it seems to be declining, and
hear of no other Temperance efforts.
| expect old Worcester would roll up a
strong majority against Name Law.
But the ''witchlng time of night" is
drawing on; let US to our knees and as
when on amother's lapin childhood, say:
"Now lay me down to sleep,
pray the Lord my soul TO keep,
II should die before wake,
pray the Lord my soul to take"