The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-05-01
For The Cecil Wing.
TIE DEBUT OF SPRING.

Wehad sight OF the FIower.quecn last week
rs she past this way on her northern tour.
Every person had been on the qni riue expect
ing her Majesty for several weeks; and conf
dent predictions were made OF her early appear
ance. These prophecies were mainly founded
on the preparations which her Nymphs had at
an early period, commenced making, BY spread
ing the scclu ted valleys with soft green car
pet, and forming the hedge lows meadow
haahs, AMI margins Of the riiis, which, glide
like silver thrrs.!s through The brown. sleepy
hol!ows, -iayur,c places Ct resort fer the vcrnal
Qneen-r';'h snn'!ry Ii'lc flowers, that, lifting
their green visurs, darngly pecped out on The
dcsolate plain, AMI in many instances to their
cost.
The Queen was aitir"d in robe Of .igh,
gtccn and on her bow she wore a rlrt Of
modest looking flowers; among which noticed
lany volris, Pnc7uon huwcrs,-of S,ar-lkc
fern and milky rt'alS--wilh maple blossoms,
forget me-npt.; hrsi 'cs Other VARIETIES which
she carries III !.ar travelling war!lubc. Scrul-
'nz"d very closely her jcwcry, to discover, il
possible. the TraiiiDg ,GrJu.us.
'TLat spreads its petals to the sum-
lot could detect 1t not,-and now when
IL ni of it, the vernal Queen only donS
I at gem when she sits in state on s'Eed
Ii.N.' This little fewer 50 cnraplnrcs the
}.lktonans, that, they fail PROSTATE before the
Queen and Worship making piigrimaecs to
the Creek and H!i, morning AMI evening, TO
offer man ami vcsper sacrifices for her bcneli-
ccncc in wreathing its tcndrs about their path
way.
The Queens health appears to be precarious
in TACT she seems cunvalcsc, ut invalid,
scarce able to support the fatigucs of q journey
through our rough, northern cline. She as
crbcs her present delicate slate Of health to the
long aud pcrilous voyage through the south
stas, where, she encountered IN her passage
many iccbcrgs constructed at the navy yard in
the Arctic Ocean; and Despatched for the pur-
pnse of nterccpting Eer Majesty's Yacht, by
that great Cossack Captain, Boreas; who, with
his train of Furies makes frequent incursons
into the dominons Of Spring, laying waste all
before him and leaving nought but dcsolalion in
his track.
The unprecedented success of the northern
barbarian during the past winter, seems to have
inspired him with an unusual degree of audaci.
~, and Lis partially successful attempts to stay
the march of the virgin Princess arc vigorous
AMI oft repeated. The last attempt, BY this
northern chief upon her train, was confded TO
ono OF his Eolian allies who, after vancouver
ing with the gale awhile on Saturday week to
get position, commenced the attack late in the
evening with raw, chilling, whistliny wind
Saturday night, continued TO rage with undated
fury through the whole of Sunday, leading IN
most formidable resume to the charge on Sun
day nIght-under cover of the darkness created
by dense masses of vapor-one of those raw
d'sa@reeable rain storms, which begrim the fair
face OF Nature, putting every one out of humor
with himself and all mankind. The stoves,
that we're cooled of and blackcned, preparatory
10 being set aside 10 make room for the summer
breezes, haveto be fred up again. Doors and
windows, which were thrown open to admit the
southern gales, spicy with the breath of flowers
and me'odlous with the song of birds, are closed;
and the social circle, collecting inside the heat
cd apartment, peer out with rneful looks upon
the murky sky, as they listen to the mourp(ul
whistle of the angry tempest spending its fury
while it rushcs past. The CATTLE too, that had
s,rayed away in search offender blades AMONGST
the :,lrns and shckets, come lowing home 10
seek shelter from the angry elements in their
winter haunts again.
But it is the season for balmy airs, for carly