The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-11-14
&y!IllGruug.


| the kaIiwnSvrlc N. " Gazette. ;li.s des.
| cril'eS an event IN the lie of a country boy =
We were between sixteen and seventeen
years axe when the event about to he r.
lated tranepirc1, ard as description Of our
personal appearance at that time is absolutely
essential to the point of orr story, we will
give 1t rs cnncissly as the subject will allow.
In reference, thea, to that period. to say that
We were green IN the usual acccnta ion of
Wat term, would give the reader bat a moor
idea Of tire heWre We d. ,lsycl Rather ina.
glhc tail, lean. caiartrous. sWarlhy. look
'nG chap. sl'h legs HE 4 pair OF tongs. a
cochtc'Iahce about as expressive as a plate Of
Dli''H chcc'c, mouth i.!,t came very near
n'ahiae AM land Of si The head above, face.
covered with fu'Ee tiat looked very much
IKE the d wn on & nrwlv-hs tcEci ~n.liu.
with gait u!at won!d lad he b,Io!dcr 70
crnci'd2 thst We designed to travel down
hoiS sides Of the street at the same time. and
you have correct dasncr,cotypc Of Jccns in
,hc seventeenth year Of his acs.
Ooc daIk gloomy nj. lt in the month Of Dc.
cc'nher, We chauaci at ''snclIng school" not
thousand miles from Hald"in>yilc. where
on eyes itIl on fairy form that iu,rncli.
a'ciy set or susceptible lteart in blaze
She was sixteen. or thc,ouhruts, with bright
cy,S, red c'.cckS and cherry lbs. while the
aEhIrn r!n@t.s clustered in wealth of pro
fusion around her beautiful lead. and her
person, to cur ravialti inaciuatian, was
more perfect IN form and outline, tlan the
most laut.lvs3 statne ever cl,iSe',d by the
N1nIptor'S art As We gHycd. our Cr Iinrs.
whhch never before had a~rirld ci.lNa,al,
were tally aroused, and we determined 10 70
BONE Wi'h her that n-ht or perish in the al
t,wrJ. rs soon. therefore, as school was
Dismissed. and on" lady love" suitably bon.
"eicd ~! clnak"d we approached to oii;r
our services as contemplated and we then
Icar',d An important lessen, viz the ,;irr.
c"cs be. wcvn rosolvins and doing. AS we
nc!l'a htr, we were S,iZ"d with purtial
nI'EdnySs-rod, green. blucand Yellow lights
la"N'a upon our vision, and appeared and
disappeared like witches in a rlanaSmagoria
our knees smote together like Bpl>hazzars
when he discovered the hand writing on the
wall "hlte cur heart tlumrcd with appar.
emily as much force a. if it were driyin. ten
penny nails into cur rifle. We. in the mean.
time, managed To humble over something
winch Is lc,hapS known to the Recording
Angel but ctrianly is not to Us, at the same
zinc poking cut oar elbow ~ nra,ly st rjr,,,
ana.S wlh our body as our physical c2uj;.r.
nation wou|d admit
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som, yot 10 revive rs a,I ",''a' Sr'y''' III
,nrn what wcr' , 49, W. ',>S r.
cherished ahf,cf orrnr G,. lo,n ,.,'.i.5 ','g
oura,r w, all Tho '",I g..,,,,"'S 10
is sad to clutch at s1, ril. ~ W. i' "'"''
or Elil,no ,ln,,n ,.r,',I 'a'N VI it' >,1"'
On Cy.,n ,Y,,s Is ;ah -, 'l,'i',5
in c.,rnar,,an +, ,la,o ,,;a{,t. t' '.'.'n.,
sweilu our bosom ',;nh ,,n,g ,i ',''
oar waiacuaf 1tions I,nr Ia,.''; 100 "
sublime, .giripIi.y s,1f:,n,y i, 'I',,n va
AVID rr,. II'',',',',y; SaI''Da'%'
;A,a|hnc ON qnIrri Iayo r;.' w. G. me-
o13,.I,gl. No ' '',.I" ~ iIiSi H. 'Iy
lourh. Grlh six ,ra sarcn , ,,'.yt 90 ., h
commencement Of lis Sentence - % - viz
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