The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-05-24
A ROMANTIC DREAM.
BY CHEAP JOHN.


Time: 10 O'Clock at night. Place n pale
lighted room in the 2nd story of Store
House in Elkton. Md. Business a caucus
meeting. Present: some 6 or serious
countcnances. First speaker, Mr.. SMOOTHING
Iron, who commences thus
Gentlemen, have some very grave sub
iccts for your consideration. Firstly, what
action are We to take respecting this indi-
vidual called Cheap John' Aud twicely,
what will be our condition if he goes on the
way he does, exposing our cXtortion And
hrce-timesIy, if something is not done soon
there will be no use for more than about two
st"res in EIkton, besides Cheap john"
Up jumps Mr.. LEATHER Nose in great hq ste :
{. M. Smoothing Iron. agree with you per-
lcctlv. | have been trying for the last two
months to run down both Cheap John and
his Goods to all intcntS and purposes but |
find the people sec that j Ohm is bound to do
right and they are determined to support
him.
At this iuncturc all countcnanccs began to
assume IA wild hue. Up gets Mr.. Grcusey-
facc.
"Mr. Chairman, | should like to kn IVY
what Mr. LEATHER Nose means by the word
right ? Sir, do not see the point that "A
man shall come here and cut down prices
about one halt, and do all. or nearly all. the
man.
After this M. S'ysnooe!c gets up:
6. And can't see the point. either, Mr..
Chairman. | think Mr.. LIS sympathy with
Cheap John is rather too krotty Tor me t"
swallow. | always had a friendly feeling for
yOu. Mr.. L.. but | wish you to understand
that's played out now. Why the firing speaks
for itself: use to get 30 per cent more for
every thing sold than Cheap John sells the
same goods for. and in some cases 50 pc,
cent more, and how can but be down on t,
man that does that refer to You ALL
| Next speaker Mr.. Rukemdocn:
| 8. Gents, wish to be distinctly Understood
"n this grave subject. In the first place.
am down on Cheap John like load of toaS
frogs, and all people who take his part, for |
| consider that ! suffer more than any one else
| Ivy this cutter down Of prices. Why | use to
get any price asked, but now | shall have
to sell below cost to compete with Cheap
John, and why Mr.. Leather Nose can take
his part am at Il loSs-'
AT this moment Mr.. J.. Jumped up:
Mr.. Chairman, | consider tins crowd is
all down on me, becans0 ] take Cheap Johns
part. Now: Mr. Chairman, will tell you
why take his part: in the first place he
knows how to bny and sell goods better than
any other man in the State of Maryland. and
in the next place he has Il style about hin
that never saw in any other man. Why he
manufactures his own Clothing, Boots and
Shoes, Brushes, Backing, Indigo Blne, and
| imports his own Threads and Cutlery en-
ploys ladies in his store to wait on ladies
He commences business at the right end. -
lie pays Cash for every thing, and sells al
for Cash, and that is the only right way to dc
business in any part of the world, and il
Cheap John wanted partner wonId be the
first man to apply. Now, Mr.. Chairman
these are my reasons for sympathy,' AS you
call it., with Cheap John.''
At this juncture up jumps all hands, al
speaking ut once.
81 move, Mr.. Chairman. that Mr.. l.. b,
expelled from this honorable body"
"Agrecd - says all hands.
Mr.. L., '' will leave if you call this al
honorable body. Good night -
Going ont, Mr.. l.. was heard to say. s.Wcl
| have had the conscience ache for a lona
time. thank God | can now sleep at night
somcthin. have not done for long time. ,
Just at this moment awokc from my long
and tedious dream, and found myself lying
OF the broad of my stomach, with my mouth
wide shut, and my right foot hanging out o
bed and chinzcs playing checkers on m,
big toc-nal.
n5~Lhave now the largest and best Stock
Of Goods of any Store in Cecil county, ant
can sell the Cheapest, and my goods arc al
paid for.