The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-11-29
\ "5bil,npino" essay.
"Shimny on your own Side"
For The Cecil Wing.
Bowling.

Mr.. EDIToR Since the smoke of battle
mas been lifted from the field of carnage, the
dead buried, and the captivcs shipped for Suf
Rtrer. TnE WING calls upon its peaceful cor
respondents for something more wholesome
than the ut-straw literature of a political
campaign.
This matcl--that comes off every four
years-of President making, reminds me of
game called skinny" winch have seen
played by school-boys. The candidates are
the bowls and the people arc the players
Each party losses its candidate into the arena
with flourish of tru,npets and firing of can
non, giving him knock towards the White
House, where, if the bowl can be lodged safe
ly, the game is won. After prcliminares are
settled, the time required for playing this
great game CT Yankee invention is from five
to six months. The players who enter the
lists arc very numerous, comprising several
millions. The spot chosen for the bowling
match Of Sc was level piece of prairie on
the frontier of the country, called Kansas.
Before the bowling commences, each party
details a body of workmen to collect materials
and erect what they term "Pluy orm," on
which to place their bowl. After good deal
of chorping, and hewing, and log-roling
these platforms are constructed and the bowls
placed squarely upon them, in full view of the
world. By way Of decoration, and to amusc
spectators, the platforms are usually covered
with cablistic inscriptions such as: "Amcri-
cans shall rule America" 'Squatter Sover-
eighty" "Erin so brash," "Frec SOIL Free
Speech, Free Love, Free Men," &c., &C.,
Everything being ready for the match, each
party aims blow at its bowl, which sends
it spinning towards the White House" The
opposite party being on the alert, gives the
flying bowl bat that sends it crashing back
among its friends, breaking the heads Of some
and the shns of others. This puts all parties
on their mette and great is the effort sum-
moned to the next onset. They strain their
lines tighter and draw closer to each other.
handling their clubs with great dexterity,
right and left. Many are the skilful thrusts
and strokes dealt by the combatants, opening
| old political sorcs and it is really surprising
what an amount of corruption oozes out of
what, before being probed, appeared to be all
sound flesh.
During the contest which has just been de-
cided, three bowls were entered for the purse.
Early in the play one of the bowls, by side
blow, was driven into Mary land This bowl
had Oh it the significant inscription Of mo
North, no South, no East, no West. -
Whether this inscription acted as talism an
to prevent the bowl being Knocked into the
arena again, know not. Several efforts were
made by skilful players, and one champion,
who was u noted bowler, pledged his very
head TO knock it into the Empire State; but,
true to its inscription, it would neither go
North, South, East, or West.
The other players contested the field holly
for while. A dcxtcrous champion, called
Free Soip' managed the play with great
skill for time. BY keeping upa series of
FONTS and spreading false alarms, he succeed
cd in driving his opponents bowl into
southern latitude, but great player there, of
unequalled skill, called 1.-The Stare Pouer,"
gave the bowl such mighty blow as to send
it clear across the political Equator" a line
on the map Of the country, known by pollti.
clans as Mason and DiXon's line. Happen
ing here to pass near a burly fellow called
"Ireiand," who is famed the world over for
his consummate skill at managing a short
hickory stick. termed the shiNelah, who, giving
the bowl thwack with this weapon, sent it
bang into the East Room of the "Whltc
House." where Maj. Jack Downing tells US
he used to read The Globe to the old General
At the conclusion of this favorite American
game great many prizes are distributed to
the winners by Unele Sam, and the friends of
the winning party have free access to the
public crib for the next four years. "All the
world and the rest of mankind" look on this
game of bowling with intense interest; and
so ignorant are they of the rules of the play,
that great is their amazemcnt after hearing
so much shouting and seeing such formda-
BILE display Of weapons-to find so few hurt
Rock Springs, Nor. oath, sc. ACORN.
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