The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-10-01
Eolal "Gn!oli GaIi. y
"A Snapper-np of rnconsilcrcd tribes. +"

mr. EdHOr w nat mas become OF the 'SWHU
Taif'' OF The The Wing, has it become so very
small rs not TO be prrcepribIe? II vas once
long. interestn, coinmn, and Just now | hap
prncd to find some Of our oA-ia> honrd 'sSmnl
Talk which la been Gu, ont of the paper for
some purpose, perhaps, because it was too good
TO be lost, ana the reading of its racy items
prompted this inquiry. Certainly our town
has not refrigerated in interest. think onr
iadiPs are as fair, our walks as lonely this
bright autumn weather, and our Improvements
are greater than in the time past. What thnk
you, Mr.. EdItor:-can'l you raise mp from their
lcihargy some of those bright gcninscs whose
talents used to shine forth in our column Of
''local i'cmsf hope You will try, and be
successful. 49,.
The above note found its way TO our Table
one day this week. Its neat pcnmanshlp--y"u
may have il .'pen- woman-ship'' il you please,
told II was from the hnnd of lady. and its
80. :. =" were very like some that have been
attached 10 articles written in days past for
"The Wig" We'll, we are glad il came. 1t
encourages again the printing Of the quiet,
sm4!l' playful and '.u"considcrsk lrIes" that
still will steal down from the pen Of the Editor,
even in these its degenerate days. Once we
printed them freely, and they called forth from
other pens similar and. no doubt, better .siicms''
10: the column we 50 long and so steadily kept
up, headed as this one is to-day. And we al
ways liked This column better than any one in
en- NJ, II l., g.
and severe politician, To which Charge owing
to the pressure of circumstances. III leading
column may sometimes subject him. think not.
he prnys yOn, that TO be his natural character.
He loves not strife, and from all lumult and
CONNIE ion he would steal away--away to the
quiet ii,ls; to the meadows Of bloom; to the
solemn and dark old wood; to where the sir
lrembes with the singing oC brooks and birds.
He sometimes fears
ellis heart is harder, and perhaps
His nnnIrnrss hath drunk up tears,
And there's a iuil " in the lapse
OF a few swift and cheQnyr'd years,
But Natures h, oh is even vet
With all lis wuntcd lessons wrt.''
Put too rap.l!y our ZEN runs on. !
usclessness of the Il .ht reading Of This column,
caused US to be more careless about it; sc much
SO, that when items for il are in type, we oft II
allow them To- be crowded Out by Somc cores
pondcnl's letter or chapter OF news. SO was
it last wcek-ant now after the hint in the
note above, WE will print what was before pre-
pared, but laid over, perhaps not 10 >cr tn"
l@ht; promising too, that lwh"n the election Is
over at leus,) "" Will give some attention IN
future to the Local Small Tuh!n
a Nrm .7caleny.- HowcoII and eloomy the
old academy appears. Silence rci2nS within
its walls an al ound it. Its spirit has departed.
II is dead. Little icrt no longer pa,lcr across
its theshholi, bouncing lnsses, bouncing balls
and rompiug urchins no longer enivrn its
grassy yard. The command Of the teacher
the voice of reciIal-ihc flashing Of the rod are
heard no more. Talking about rods; we don't
like much the use Of lhcm; but still there's
goo! authority for it,:
'Ie that spa4eth the rod ha'cth his SON.
Prorcrbs, XIII, ~.
's1hc rod and rcproof give wi>don.'
ID. KIN, Is.
"Whipping. that's virtues aovelness,
YuoreSs Of Arts anI sciences;
That mrndS the gross mStak g OF ma lure,
And puts new life into !ull natter:
That lays juLt.atIun for rcnown.
And all the houols OF the gUwa."
IeHbra.
ooh We who teach The ingenious youth of ma
tons.
Holland, F,ancc, England, Germany AMI
SPAIN
pray yc fog them upon all occasions
1t mcnds heir morals, never mind the pain"
Byron.
Nevertheless, notwilhStanli ling all that, we
think we conIl make an argument againsi IT.
but we commenced to say that an effort IS about
being made TO build new acadrmy. Let
those who have property in the town and chill
dlcn, pay literally 10 the enterprise. a good,
new academy would be Of great advantage to
the town in more ways than in atiurdng
chance for many chlllien, who otherwise could
not get good cducalion--iho' HAT is meal
culablc. Let all the people put their shoul-
ders to and speedily bull d one. So mote il be.
The Signs-Observe, reader. the s'sisns of
the times" as You 90 through the streets and
see the great difference between the oh and
ncw-those Of the present aud those Of the past.
1t will please you to notice tI,ri nprnycmcn, IN
the form of the letters and in the punctuation
The character of the signs in town indicate
its advancement in Literature and Art. For
instance:
''CakS an BcarE
SOald hcARE,'
In irregular, awkward letters, betokcns low
ebb in those matters.
And looking at the signs rs we pass we find
food for serious thought. The names ofto-dav