The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-12-11
"Tax-Payer" on his War Horse.
BETHEL, Dec. 9th, 1869.

MIR. EDITOR :-IIa! ha! Here l am
again, out on the stage of public criticism,
kicking dust in the peoples eyes with one
foot, whilst tho other is running around
with my eyes and ears, hearing all that is
to be heard, and seeing all that is to be
seen. Why, bless your heart, my dear
friends, you may write through the papers
all you please, and say all you wish, but
you cannot hurt me, or change my opinion,
indeed you cannot.
"Come one ! come all this rock shall fly
From its firm base, as soon as /.
Poor Cecil I feel like patting him on
the back. I know his head must ache,
throb and burn, after such heterogeneous
mess of molasses candy as he boiled over
the fire in The Democrat Office last week,
and the spoon he stirred it with surely had
some of the silver-plate worn off. He scared
high, indeed no eagle could half reach his
sublimity; but suddenly he tapped his
wings, and like "Abercrombe of DID, his
return was not SO gorgeous but down he
sat beside the carcass, with his pill-box. I
hardly know which of all the great lumi-
naries to revolve about first but presume
Cecil is not a mixture of any two races, or
akin to any of the lower order of creation,
but a genuine Blue Ball progeny. He cares
not to know me-my communication is be-
meath his notice. Why, he did notice it !;
and I will lay wager that the teacher of
school No. 6 cannot read or understand his
communication so next time be little
more plain. He speaks of the time when
bread and butter were scarce at Mr.. Lakes.
An old adage reads thus GA rogue to
catch rogue" Now, Cecil must remem-
Der when his situation was akin to Mr..
Lake, and natures dinner-bell sounded,
and no boun.iful table was spread to satisfy
his cravings. But show your kindness
speak for that genial cline that nurtured
you," and bestow your aims not only ON
90 the fair daughter )" divide your pension
between the two teachers but to me this
is child's play. Cecil, you wrote some
things hard to be believed-that "fair
daughter " the best teacher! I advise the
veteran teachers to take lessons from her
but, really, sentence to be analysed, or a
difficult problem for solution, would be as
foreign to her as the school law was to the
Commissioner and Trustee, when they lille
gally employed this fair and lovely daugh-
ter. He speaks Of her beauty; is he
judge Of pretty marigolds or suntlowers?
Now to the Trustee, who seems as 'smeek
as Moses" His writings are characteristic
of himself-"'ct: and easy" BE careful,
Trustee, you say the way of the transgres-
sor is hard. agree with you there on this
point; and you have found it from expert
snce, for you say Mr.. Lake had not a GER
titicate; SO you must admit that you are
not competent for the Office, as you employ
ed said Lake year, without examining
his qualifications but Trustee, "Tax-
Payer" still holds to his first assertion,
that if this fair daughter must be kept
at the expense of the county, Cherry Hill
is the place for her. The pension is too
high-$S0 for ten weeks, $500 for ten
months, for teaching your children. think
it high time that the School Board should
have special meeting, and reconsider the
matter, for indeed it is high outrage COM
mitted on the patrons of the school. Trus-
tee says he has done all he can do. Yes,
Trustee, the deviltry you have committed
on the patrons of our school will take you
a lifetime to atone for; but it is ga long
lane that has not turn and redemption,
we hope, is not far off, and this &c fair daugh-
ter will be communicated from Bethel.
Please consult school law, where it says
school must be discontinued after the ex-
piration of two terms, with less than ten
pupils. But you have covered up some
things with dirt that you should have kept
in the light, between you and neighbor
Lake. But "Cloven Foot" found one
friend who offered the high price of $3.50 |
to get man of brains to answer the letter
ofthe 9th, signed Taxpayer, which speaks
bully for Lin, considering holidays are so
close at hand. "Cloven Foot should have
his due as he retires from Office. In build |
ing school-houses, repairing old ones, buy
ing churches, and building high fences, he
has never had his equal. All not even in
that good mans day-Mr. Clayton-whose
name will ever live green in the hearts of |
those who enjoyed his friendship, and |
whose bountiful hand was ever open to the |
wants of all. All he rests from his labors,
but his works follow him In my daily
rides past Bethel Cemetery, fancy hear
his voice whispering "GEoRGE will soon be |
in power; see what he will do" Tears are
in my eyes. think of tho former pros
perity of Bethel school.
"Tyro" writes hard to be understood,
and as he has come out on "Tax-Payer'
and /" fair daughter" alike will wait un-
til he utters something worthy my notice
and rebuke. TAXPAYER.
rive have ahridoad tsrrox