The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-05-21
For The Cecil Wing
COURT HOUSE POINT;
It's Mystery OF the Past.

How infinite thy Joys, when ev'n thy Gricls
Are pleasing Thou superior TO the rowns
OF fate. can'st pour thy sunshine DER the soul
And bri ghtcn woe TO rapture"
At an early hour on the morning af-
ter the commitment of Welsh, DR.. >sluy-
ter drove up to the Jail door, and on
aishlins opened the capacious box Of
his carriage and commenced taking
sundry articles therefron of comforts
and necessaries. Whilst engaged in
this occupation the Lord Proprietor also
drove up.
"Well, Doctor. you will be ahead of
me; why, what have you got--whv, the
very kind Of things my wife gathered
up for me to bring down. But this
abundance will DO no injury; | will
throw mine into the lot"
Aud without waiting for word from
the Doctor who was still busy. he COM
menced unloading his vehicle of pref
ty considerable quantity Of the same
description of articles. In short time
the two old men proceeded to the prison
door, and were met on the Threshold by
a fine looking, motherly old lady--tne
Shcrh1s wife. The bunch Of large keys
at her side betokened that she oliiciated
in her husbands absence, as the keeper
of the prison, after the usual saluta-
tons having passed, they eagerly en-
quired after the prisoner and his daugh
ter.
80 gentlemen they appear quite re-
signed-Annic is fine girl, so atlec-
Tomato, so KIND have had but few
hours with her, but | see what she is;
Just like my poor laura would have
been had she lived. Shes been dead
now most four years. | shall never for
get her. Anne'S father is not guilty,
he's innocent sure as you're born, gen
tIemen-i know he's lnnocent.o
The old lady here stopped to draw
her breath, and inviting them into her
reception room, she offered them chairs.
W hist she moved around adjusting this
article and the other, apparently pleas
ed with her sagacl,y IN finding out the
prisoners innocence and asserting it, a
CLEAN had shot across the two old men s
coun,vnanc"s and they enqured of her
where She had got her information as
to his innocence
II know it by the way the daughter
talks; by her actions; by his talk and
his appearance-hc's not guilty, take
my word for it; | know a guilty person
soon as turn key upon him"
Before the conclusion OF this sentence
their countenances had resumed that
saddened expression which they wore
when they enteted.
81 sincerely hope he may be innocent
said the Lord Proprietor, and as you
spoke so confidently, mad hoped you
had some avaible proof OF it, but as it
is, madam, appearances are much
against him; we have not been able tc
find one other than himself to whom
the slightest suspicion can be attached
him We found stained with blood the
wounds inflicted by his Ratchet and
valuable articles belonging to the de-
ceased We're in his house. You will
agree with me that this is strong pre-.
sumption Of his guilt"
81 know it is; everything is against
him, he may be hanged for it Il sup.
pose will be-but believe he's limo.
cent wont believe anything else,
don't know how it is but my mind:
made up,--Doctor | have heard tel
that some Of you folks believe God some
times deceives men, may be you're
right and this IT.
The Doctor who apparently hat
been in deep study during the lady.
harangue started at the conclusion Of heI
sentence and repling said
"You are entirely mistaken as to my
belief. believe that God deceives nc
one-man alone decelves man mar
has proneness to deceive himself, ant
it is not surprising that even great lead
ers who have swept away thousands Of
errors and thereby conferred benefits
upon mankind should have apologized
for the events they then could not &C
count lor, ny laying them 10 the CharSe
of the Deity. But | hold that the inter
nal evidences of the Spirit are in oppo'
sition to any other conclusion than that
'on the base oftruth this world is laid,
and Historians of the past are forced to
allow, that the just have been more
happy in bondage than the guilty on
throne, whatever their public appear
ances might have been"
"Thats it, that's it, Doctor" said The
lady, 81 know Welsh is innocent, he is
so happy; poor man he was in bad
way when we first put him in, lament
ing, and all his fears seemed to be about
his daughter. could hardly think
him guilty then. Well, I'll tell you,
his daughter would be with him;
could not get her to bed--my husband