The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-10-10

Ez the precious child can't reed, all papers
is alike to him.
l opened it in fevrish eagerness, and my
sole dilated ez saw the he'd lines.
GLOW is it?'' shrieked Degin Pogram,
Elder Pennibacker and Bascum in a breath.
"See them roosters! Observe them he'd
lines! We hev carried the State Nv coarse!"
"Ror" shouted the entire assemblage.
"Thrce cheers p sed /, "for Maine
The tide wave NV Democracy hez commenced
movin. Maine hez succumbed: let the other
States do ez well and Seymour is elected
Three cheers for Maine! -
They gave them with will, and then de-
manded the partikelers.
81 will reed," says l. Listen"
awe hev the pleasure NV announcing to
our reeders the most glorious victory ever
achieved by the Democracy Nv any State"
"Roru' sung they out altogether.
"Maine hez spoken. The Ablishnists who
expected to carry the State by %, 900 major
ity at leest, and who he'd based their hopes
thereupon, hev BEN
" Ror''
"Disapinted. After hard fought battle
in wich money wuz yoosed without stint,
they hev-''
"Ror!''
"CARRIED THE STATE BY ONLY 2, OO0!'
The vast aujence by this time gathered
didn't cheer at this. On the contrary, there
was most ominus silence pervadin Nv EN-,
witch | acknowledge affected me.
sis this RELY and trooly victory ?" askt
the Deekin in a husky whisper.
$50 the paper sez," returned l.
elbow much did they carry the State by
last fall ?'' askt he, Dustin into teers.
"Eleven thousand and some odd hun
dreds," replied I, wipin my eyes in vane
attemp to restrane the teers wich started
unbidden.
"Ef we keep on gainin at the same rate
in Ohio, Injeany and Pennsylvany, will it
certiny elect Seymore?'' askt the blessed
old lamb.
$50 the World sez!'' sed l.
"Then lets jollfy," sed he, and proceed
ed to do it.
A procession was formed, and a more glo-
rious one it hez never been my lot to orna-
ment. 1t wuz organized in the following
order:
l. The Decking and me with handker-
cheefs at our eyes, weepin perfoosely.
2. Military band, consistin Nv one bass
drum playin the Ded march in Saul, the
performer okkepyin one hand with his hand
kercheef, and the other holdin up the drum
in conscience of the strap being in yoose
ez crcingle on Bascom's mule.
8. Bascom with Handkerchief at his eyes
engaged in calkelatin eff KEEP ON payin my
liker bill at his bar at the same rate the De-
mocracy he'd won victrys in Maine, how long
he could stand it if my stumick held out.
4. Elder Pennibacker and Issaker Gavitt
both with handkerchers.
S. Captain McPelter and Elder Punt, with
handkerchers.
6. The populis generally, with handker-
cheers.
7. Joe Bigler and Pollock, the lllinoy
storekeeper, arm in arm, without handker-
chers, and wearin most disgustin express
sion of levity on their countenances.
8. A dozen or more nlggers, all with hand
kerchers-in their pockets-and shown their
worries profusely.
This cheerful percession reached the church
witch it entered, all the members thereof
holdin their heads down jublaatly, ceptin
Pollock, Bigler and the niggers. We march
ed slowly up the aisles, takin the cheer
without the formality of vote.
After settin decorously for perhaps three
minits, each with his head bowed with high
glee onto the seat afore him, Deekin Po-
gram arose, and wipin his eyes, remarked
that the occasion wuz one of great exhiler'
ashun: we he'd heard from Maine (pensive
cheers from the awjence,) and we he'd geth-
cred together to jollify thereover. He moved
therefore, that we jollify, aud sot down over
come with his feelins.
Another interval Nv three minits elapsed,
wich wus spent by the populis in the most
exhileratin meditashun with their heads
bowed. Elder Pennibacker then arose, and
putin his damp handkerchief in his pocket,
blithely askt eff it woodent be we'll to read
the vote by counties.
Issaker Gavitt, spreadin his handkerchief
on the back NV the seat afore him to dry,
and usin his coat-tales in its place, viva
ciously observed that it would highten the
interest NV the occashun eft the said vote wuz
compared with the vote Nv the precedin
years, and he sat down jubilantly, his eyes
suffused with tears.
Bascom, with an animashen born Nv high
hopes, remarkt that the result would doubt
less hev an effeck upon Ohio and Pennsyl.
vania, at witch the aujence, ez wun man,
sprightfully exclaimed, "God forbid"
After sittin in cheerful, buoyant silence
for perhaps ten mints, Deacon Pogram
moved that ez we he'd jolli6ed long enough,
perhaps it wood be well to adjourn, at which
the aujence moved with decorous slowness
out of the church, and each went to his own
home peacefully and without any Nv that
levity and noisness witch hez marked other
occasions Nv the kind. Bascom remembered
at little past ten, ez him, Pogram and me
sot in his bar, that we he'd forgotten in our
excitement to give any cheers for Seymore
and Blare, but it wuz too late to git em to-
gether agin, and so we let it 60.
1 notist, however, as passed Pollock's
store that a party gathered there felt WE'LL
Bigler, Pollock, the free niggers NV the
Corners, and parcel Nv Northern men who
hev settled on the run west of the town, he'd
gathered together, and Their cheers for Grant,
and Their hip, hip, hurrahs for Maine, grated
harshly on my feelins. Kin it be that Sey-
more is to be beaten after all Kin it be
that in my old age I shell be turned out of
my haven of rest, that Pollock will hev my
place, and that the place which knows me
now will shortly know me no more forever?
Convulsively kissin the stamp and with a
lovin look at the mail bags, sunk sobbin
onto my couch. Thus ended this most aus.
pishus day.
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