The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-03-26

fancied he had tied the animal to a rack OF
timothy hay, and that he himself was inside
the sacred limits of his own door, proceeded
to draw his boots, and GO turning into the
leaves, vainly thinking he was taking his place
by the side of'' my dear Mary Ann" as the
song hath it; nor WAS he appraised of his
mistake, till aroused by the beams of the
morning sun, and flood Of sylvan music
rOd Dobin had stood patiently all night, Will,
| his neck between the trees and his tai between
the shafts, waiting for, and dreaming Of,
managers of hay and sacks of oats, which, alas!
were never forthcoming. But the wonders OF
| the eighth don't begin 10 be tod yet. This
famous eighth district, bounded by the ocioraro
and not Octorara, as some Utopians attempt
| to introduce the spelling of this Indian name
the Pennsylvania line, and Susquehana
river, is fair curiosity shop in its way, boast
ing many curious things that have not yet
come to the light.
Among those wonders is a mystic order for
the advancement OF Honor, Piety, Fortitude,
and Wisdom. This beautiful and benitccnt
order though not dating so anciently, as
Masonry and odd-fellowship, yet possesses a
sutlicicncy of the od0r of antiquity to give it
responsibility, dating as far back as the middle
of the fourteenth century, and is supposed to
have been originated in France. This order
is believed to have been instituted to typity
the four illustrious monarchies under the
Emperor Charlemagne, namely: Jews, Greeks,
Franks | all INV IL ,l,re
the lore of this one is concealed by symbols
from all but the initiated. Those symbols
consist Of figures struck upon oblong pieces
Of paste-board, being Of four suits to represent
the four classes Of men in the kingdom.
The first suit bears the figures of heart
representing the ecclcsastic, heart being the
symbol Of that order in France.
The nobility or prime military part of the
kingdom, are represented by the points of
hnccs, which modern ignorance Of the mean
ing, or resemblance has supposed to be the
figure of "a spade.
The third Glass; such as merchants, and
tradesmen, are represented by diamond, and
Tricst, the trefoi leaf, or clover (corruply
called ciubs) represents husbandmen and
peasants. Each suit consists of thirteen
tablets, and are governed by their respective
Kings, Queens, and knights, the figures on
the tablets representing these distinguished
personages in county costume. The Cere-
monies Of this order are sublime and beautiful,
and i'll their worship the brotherhood use an
elixir extracted from corn or rye by a myster-
i,,u and i,,tn
submitted to the vinous fermentation, and
atterward subjected to great heat, by which
gas is evolved, which when cooled becomes
condensed into liquid elixir, giving to those
who imbibe it, an inspiration and gift OF
prophesy, like unto that Of the prlestcss of
Delphe.
The only lodge OF this secret order known
to exist in the eighth, is established at the far
famed Rock Springs. The high priests Of the
order have their symbolic names representing
the separate duties assigned them. S. b.
signitying Sacramento Bishop whose duty is
to bless the elixir, and pass it after tasting, to
the S. G. (Sacramental Curate) who, blessing
the audience, swallows it i'll the name Of the
brotherhood. The A. G. or Assistant Citrate,
sits directly in front of the s. c. to render any
any assistance needtul. J. T's. Junor
Teacher) duty is to instruct candidates for
initiation in their first duties.
After this rehearsal of the ritual, the S. B.
and S. g. proceed to deal round among the
brotherhood, those tablets bearing under
their symbolical devices The History of the
T., I'd 81,
against the infidcl are fought over again in
mimic warfare, and honor, piety, .tortitude, and
rtsdom, taught by allegory. The fraternity
generally choose stormy night for the con-
secraton of these mysteries, and the whole
ceremony is conducted in the most profound
secrecy.
The hunting season being over the club is
about to disband, and great sale of dogs is
to take place at the ''Springs" shortly
Those in want of anatomical hounds will find
it to their interest to attend this sale, as the
goods are expected to go dog cheap" A
sale must positively be effected, as some of
the club find their corn cribs getting so low
that the bottom boards can already be seen,
and a hound is considered about as hard on
a corn-crib as a hog.
Zoar, the city of refuge, where Lot stopped
to breathe, in his flight from doomed Sodom,
to the mountains, has been COMMUNICATED in
the eighth. We have here an African church,
named Mt. Zoar. Nor is this name inappro-
PIRATE. for many refugee finds shelter
hereabout, and safe escort beyond the
limits of danger. The church bearing this
ancient scriptural name, is situated in the
midst of negro settlement, about one mile
from Conowingo. The country between Mt.
Zoar and the river is wild and broken, being
chiefly o7ergrown with thickets, which are
more dense and wild as the river is approached.
where the face of the country becomes still
more broken and mountainous, covered with
rocks and caves.
Through this region passes the mysterious
underground railway, which carries to the
north so many "fugitives from labor" Here
Is stopping place for those noiseless, invisible
trains here is Zoar, the city of refuge to
those who fee from the terrors of Sodom and
Gomorrah, where they may tarry awhile and
breathe, ere they escape from the plains OF
Jordan, into the land Of liberty.