The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-02-24

and at it again till midnight. when they
stopped to take another bi,c-and So or al
,srrm'ing till the conviction f)rccl itself up
rnthcm that rnoccasins MS well as other su b
lilnury things cannot always last. and how
after tic wedding. the hunters assembled
axe in hand. 10 construct their new home fol
The Young couple. and how it was Iynishcd
and taken possession Of Descriptions of all
these social incidents formed the subject Of
the second division OF The lecture.
They are there in their new home in til.
wilderness with the wives AMI their little
ones their rifles and their axcs-scndng the
cry further md still further west ward -
spreading dominion and empire and advanc-
ing the interest of the Great Republic by
their adventurous spilit-thcy were there
hale and hearty. noble and macnani nous.
and why should not the national bard EN-
body in national song the praises of the from
ticrsman and his wife?
mat no oilers were conntcnanceI in the
settlement, the following amusing instance
will suffice to show.
A certain individual from Washington
county, Va, made his appearance among the
settlers and remained ror"somc days when
il was observed that he seemed to court the
society of the young men too much, anil IN :
means of occupation he possessed was pack
Of cards IIe-was notified to leave the set
Element forthwith but he he edtd not the
command hc.-was thcrcupon arrested and in
carcciated, A second notice was served, but
Of no avail. .anl he was the taken to the CEN
tire of the village AMI there offered for sale,
and was bought by blacksmith who initat-
cd hi,n,in!o the arts of blowing" and Srll-
ing. by day he was chained by the leg. and
a; night was locked up, and at the cxpira ion
Of his apprenticeship he was forced to the
conviction that there were other ways of get
ting living besides playing at cards When
however, he got clear of the settlement he
dcclarcd'that "Kentucky was the meancst
place that ever white man put his foot on"
Aparty appears on horseback and this
fnct proclaimed their calln.--on the horse
was the "sa,ltllcbag," which if on foot they
carried on their arms.-Thev too were Draw
ny, and of goodly mould, and we'll fitted to
buffet the many har'lships they had to contend
with-with deep sonorous voice and indomit-
able zeal. They are here to cheer and inspire
A.,
blood They are here when the battle ceases
to whisper to the wounded man of the blood
that speaks better than the blood''of Abel
They are here to give the dead Christians
scpultu c. to advise with the strong. and to
rrbnkc the scotter in his iniquity. A noLler
set of men for resignation and pcrils without
end of labor without cessation, than the
itincrart preachers could nowhere be found.
The saddlebag needs no description. 1t
contained the all of those-v change of
linen, the bible, hymn book, and n few
other nccessarics.
From many, we select the following sketch
of one of these good men. In the Western
part Of Iiigilsia..was situated a log cabin, the
chink; Of which were daubcd and filled with
yellow mud it had, perhaps, half of a second
s'ory, where you could study astronomy
without leaving bed, and adopt the hydro
pnthic without the aid of any doc:or-thc
kitchen serves as a breakfast and dining. q
dressing and preaching room. A number of
hens with their chickens are taken in for safe
keeping Amid the barking of dogs and the
noise Of children the itincrant preacher had
to stndy-and. after midnight when all had
retired to rest, stretched on his stomach be-
fore the cmbcrs of the fire which served for
his midnight oil, he not only acquired a suf-
frcn knowledge to prosecute his calling,
but became master Of several languages. lie
preached in one year over 400 times. travcll-
ed nearly 5000 miles, and at the end Of that
time his salary amounted TO twelve dollars
and ten cents That man was Henry Bas-
com, who was since raised to the Episcopacy.
in which position he was an ornament to
the church. In connection with the third
ulNlSlOH VI tuc lCSiNIt. We dPpVilu tiiC lci-
Lowing anccdote as illustrative of how vice
was reproved, which is told by Gov. White,
Of Tennessee, with much gusto: Mr.. James
-, or ''Old Jimmy" as he was familiarly
styled by his friends, was preacher possess
ad Of good many pccularitics-- word,
he was what is termed an oddly.
liz eastern Tennessee, two preachers,
usually attend meeting, and it is customary
to hear what both parties have to say, so that
If one drives a nail during the sermon, the
other clinches it by way of exhortation. Ac-
cordlngly, on certain occasion, when the
sermon was over, cold jimmy commenced
his exhortation by remarking that it was well
10 rebukc the vicious and reprovc vice
wherever either were met with, but more cs-
pccially in the sanctuary. s'Now," he con-
tinucd, ssif that man who sits back near the
door, and who loft the room while brother
49, was preaching and staid out just long
enough to suit himself, and got his boots full
OF mud and then come in again, thinks
mean him, he is quit mistaken, as | do not,