The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-03-23
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MY SON, SIR.
AN OLD FOGIE'S TALE.

am not u nervous man. I never was.
and hope never Shall be. If any one is so
ill-natured as to say am, cant help it
but again | say, most emphatically, am
not nervous man Asa boy. | was re-
inarka5ly strong ncrved, 50 much so, indeed,
that went by the name Of NERVOUS Bob"
for the same reason that a buily prize-fghter
is called a "chckcn' (you see | have had the
prize fight fever as well as other people -
| could fire of a penny cannon without shut
ting my eyes; | once robbed an orchard
anG if | did begin to blubbcr, as the school
boys term it. it was not because I was so
startled thereby that | lie. 90 my hold and
came to the ground. twas only the other
day, that my friend Scroggs came in
Justnlan Snaegles,) 'Snaegles," said he,
fore wish. &C., :" and had the happiness Of
being able to oblige him.
Now. for the third or fourth time, which
is it Wen say third, as it has a better
sound-now, for the third time, am not
a nervous man but who would not Jump
behind the door when he sees great brute
Of dog, with a round head, handy legs, and
a row of horrible teeth growing at one :
confess that had some regard for my inferior
eXtrcmilles, and so Sprang behind the door.
am not used to writing, and have, ! fear,
began at the wrong end. for now. find, I
have to explain whose dog it was, and all
about it. | should ncv,r have write
this but for two reasons. In the first place,
Scroggs says. judging from my letters, have
a capital style, aud might become q great
man, but, OF course, that IS his partialty.-
In the second place, the principal object of
this sketch is to PROFOUND new scheme Of
cdnca ion. and to show the success it has
met with in the case of my son Tom.
My maxim is this IL am obliged to be
brief, for the reason stated below 1T you
wish to make o gentleman of your son keep
him from all evil; this the groundwork of
my plan, the justice of which think no one
will dispute. 70 gain this end. say. keep
him always with you. never let HIM he with
other boys. for the wickedncss that a school
boy may think, speak, or do is incredible
but to those who, like myself know it from
experience. Never allow him to read such
books as "Guliver's Travels" The Arabian
Nights. The Seven Champions Of Chris.rn-
dom,' &c. My friend Rought. who always
opposes me in everything, declares, In his
coarse way: Hang it man, let lad have
some amusement; you wouldn't make a
mlhsop of him; why, bless your heart.
read all those books when was boy. and
never found any harm in them, because
never looked for it. But, if was forbidden
my book, | always read and enjoyed the
wicked parts more than any," No, | say
a boy with wel-regulated mind will never
touch (ol hidden fruit, and ! must stop
for am told to remember that this is a tale,
and not an essay.
Il had here given a full account of nv sys-
ten, but, on looking over the proof sheets, [
find the kind. hearted editor has Gu. it out,
but consoles me by saying that it would be
above the comprehension Of his readers.
have therefore been obliged to add the above
however sll ght, must and will have.)
am wldowcr now, and was so when nv
dear little Tommy was three years old, my
poor Jemima, heaven bless her. being reeas-
cd from this world of wickedness at that
period. Besides my son, | have charge of
my niece, skitlish, romantic girl (ihe dsugh-
ter OF my only sister J who is an orphan with
100000. We accordingly live in high style,
for, as say to my dear ward, you must
know, Jenny, that girl with such fortune
ought to live handsomely, and as BELTS her
station IN life So We keep our carriage,
and take her frequently to the opera, and
theatre. and concerts, as such things are tit
for young minds; We Subscribe to Nude S,
and have all the new novels Of the season,
over which my pretty Jenny pores all day
long. There is one thing which much vexcs
me-she wants to be married. Now /, as
the reader may suppose, have a horror Of the
young men Of the present day, who wear
InouStaches, frequent Evans and the Cider
Cellars, and puff their foul tobacco out OF
beastly little pipes; and so use all my elo-
quence in .persuading her that single life Is
life OF blessedness indeed or if she must
marry, why, with her money, tell her, she
might have marquis or duke for her hus.
band, and who knows but he might get ME a
nice little sinecure place under government.
Having disposed of my niece, now come
to speak of my son. lie is young man
after my own heart educated and taught
him myself, and watched over him with the
fondrst care. lie is, | am happy to say, a
triumphant proof of my pet scheme. When
any one sncers at it, have but to point at