The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-08-06

for those who, like himself, are endeavoring to
live true life.
The girls as | said are nearly all married
Kate D, WHO was 50 MIN fun OF poetry and
romance ten years ago, and who used 10 sing
SO pathctcally,
80 had we some sweet little isle of our own .
is now the wife Of fat, jolly grocer and may
frequently he seen behind her husbands coun-
ter with little grocer jr. in one arm, while
she serves out to a customer his hulr dozen ed
hcrrings with the other. Anna R, who
was So passonatey in love with young Barton,
the student OF Divinity, has long since solaced
herself with new lover. When Barton left
College tn ey were engaged to be married in
two years, but the poor fellows close applca-
lion had sealed his doom, and ere the two years
had expired he wits in his grave. In the wilds
of the lar west he sleeps quietly, and little
recks he that his plighicd bride has forgotten
her first love. fancy | hear ever 50 many of
! the readers of Tie Wig excaiming of Anna,
''ihc hearilcss grill" but not quite so fast,
Young misses. wait till YOU come to the age Of
| twenty. five or thereabout. and have the offer
OF handsome wcll-to-do fellow like Harry H.,
away a few Of your romantic notions, and think
with her that live lover is worth more than
dead one, any day. Poor Anna, they say she
had a hard struggle; Of course she vowed never
ia HOY md i,,ht I,it Ia tn
perform her vow too. Rut then She took Ha!-
rvs case into consideration also, and thought
how he would suffer if she rejected him; at the
same Time she could do Barton no good And
she whispel eI to herself that he would be h er
guardian angel. She laughs at these things
now, for she has angels enough in her three
bouncing children, and lIarry's sturdy arm is
all the guardian she requires.
After a fortnight employed in visiting old
scenes and old friends started for home. Pas
sing through B stopped al Franks office,
and hr would have me 90 with him. won't tell
you what happened there, but Mary was en- dis!o-
bite, and more THAI that hadno, prepa:ed dinner
Cor cumpany,--you know all lawyers don't dine
on the best every dav---So leave Won TO con-
lecture the hard glances she shot at Frank,
sideways.
Glad enough was ! TO get back to IayfeM.
The very books on my shelves seemed to smile
q welcome. and Old Dick came up the lane TO
meet me faster than ever saw him walk be-
fore Yours truly SOLOMON SYKES
Rev. T. " Gilbert, formerly presi-
dent of Newark Dei.) College, and at
one time pastor of the Hanover Presby-
terrain Church in Wilmington; died in
Philadelphia on Sunday.
0ylt is stated that Dan Rice, the
clown, Is about to take up his residence
in Erie, Pa, whore he has purchased
dwelling for $1,000.
L. Hon. Edward Stanly, late mem.
Der Of Congress from North Carolina, is
now engaged IN the practice OF law in
San Francisco
Ut is said the official announce
mcnt Of the appointment of Mr.. box, as
Minister to France, will be made in
Sundays Union.
r. The New Orleans Bulletion an
nounces the formation Of several Lodges
Of the FilIiSbustrrIng Order of the Lone
Star in Louisiana
u Hon. VIM. Ii. Seward has been
elected orator for the Yale College An
niversary Of 1881, and Jas Russell Lowell
poet.
1.-THE aggregate vaIne of the Ly-
erpool tea trade last year, amounted to
50, 100000