The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-01-20

That distinguished knight of the quill, "Mr.
Ejlitor,' has condcsccndcd SO much as to in
form E!r that you quoted those pretty lines
in your last letter, to express your admirn
ton ola FARMER S HOME" Now fe! Clari
had hoped you were Il girl Of more spirit
than that. \ Farmer indeed with his clout-
cd shoe-his rough shock head, aud bronzcl
facc-his hard clumsy haads-rnganly gait
-homcly speech awkward modesty in
company lie resembles an owl in daylight,
which Is the jest of all the laiks and linncts
Jays and gold nches, that choose to warbe
their musical notes in his car. and ilaunt their
gay plumagc i'll contrast with his dusky
feathers. You i,aye been carried away, Clari
by the popular t"ror, that has been gotten
up recently about farming and farmers-have
been. perhaps, reading Some Of those fine
speeches delivered at the Cattle Shows, by
Lawyers, Ministers, and Doctors. hired for
the purpose. Believe me, Clari, you are the
victim of a delusion.
Turn your eyes to the colleges and GnI
them overlooking with students of law WHO
pour out on all sides pooplcing every town
aud hamlet. \ race OF soft-handrd fair
faced gentry with chins newly rcapcd, las
Uof$pur bath it, lrest like bridcgrooms, and
hH lhii VI sIhtSit Scillc waiting NOllall,
pleasant to look upon, and still more agrcca-
bic to listen to; who live by their wits, and
looking down, smile upon the multitude and
thrive by their quaucls. Or turn to the doc
tors and behold the young spawn of leccheS
swarming from every lecture room with their
sheep-skin credentials of gcntllity, and free
passes to every mans bed chanbcr-undis-
putcd certificates of knowledge and all the
honors Of the electorate; that which is admir-
ed, esteemed, aye, yencrated by the great
fcgd Of human beings.
Or behold the merchant who meets his
ships, laden with the wealth of every cline
whose habitation is gilded saloons, rivalng
IN iha9niiccnce the enchantmcnt of fairy
1aic, whose inmates glide with noiseess slip
pcF' er moss-iike carpets. float in an atmoS-
Phere OF incense, lounge in the sunshine of
homage paying world, and on whose tender
brow the winds OF heaycg dare not breathe
too roughly.
Can you, Clair, turn your gaze from those.
and others who follow the professions, who
are attended by the grares aid whose hand
maids are the muses., whose habtatonS must
be the dwelling places of refinement, where
no rough speech or uncouth act, is heard or
seen to shock the ear, or offend cultivated
taste and find pleasure in contemplating the
homely hahitat!on of the low bred farmer;
whose dull speech can scarce express the
most wonted idea, who looks out of his dom
ic!le on mud when it rains-and upon pig
stys and COW yards in the cheerless winter
season! Can you behold the dazzling at
fractions on the one hand, surrounded with
all the gilqed allurements Of case and eifem-
macy, and turning from them find pleasure in
complaining the rural, the primitive, simple
ity of the other Can you believe the farm
cr's help meet might he trained to shine in
the attractive sphe If the lady, coupled with
the details Of the housewife, and that the
farmer could be taught to reason philosoph-
ca!ly, discourse on the sciences, be a bellcs- ]