Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1869-04-23
uBoots BACKED, Sab :"

1fanythng were needed, in addition to the
railroads, turnpikes, canals, &C., to which we
adverted few months back, to convince the
world OF the growing importance Of our -four
ishiug village, and to fureshadow its future
high destiny, the advent Of the boot-blacks at
this term of Court has certainly supplied the
deficiency. Who doubts the sagacity, fore
sight, judgment and financial ability of this
growing class of American citizens? Who
ever heard of boot-black's dying poor, or, in
fact, dying at all? He can see a ten cent
stamp 10 the deepest recesses of your breech-
es pocket, and if indefatigable zeal and per-
severance can accomplish anything, he'll
have it, too, before he leaves. Yes, they have
comei and we feel as assured of ranking one
day with the New Yorks, Philadelphias and
Chicagos of this great country, as if we had
read it in book. Brother WELLS, and you,
Brother Downs, we pity you'll You can't
imagine how people feel when they are get
ting great; and our feelings on the subject at
the present time are beyond description. We
won't forget You, however, but continue to
7wofcumc your irIJfe -TTUvlncIa1 sheets TO our
sa6ctum flor we expect to have big Office
like Brick PoMERoY's after awhile) with all
the old time fervor, and when you begin to
get great, Is we sincerely trust you may, be-
cause we want to build up all this great pen
insula, give Us . hint in time and we'll send
you q batch of the very best boot-blacks to
be procured Georgian.
We congratulate our worthy brother, and
the citizens of his burgh generally, upon
the advent of the above convincing evidence
of the progressive spirit of civilization, but, we
confess. our joyous feelings are somewhat al
layed by the quasi confession that our friends
have been so long deprived of the blessings
and advantages of the smooth and polished
understandings which have been so long in
vogue in these parts. We somewhat suspect,
from our friends glowing encomiums, that the
spirit of our ancient and venerable boot-black,
"Uncls Dick, "--now, unfortunately, defunct--
aud who, by the way, was famous, herea-
bouts, for the shiny polish, has winged its
flight to the classic wales Of Upper Marlboro,
and there, 10 new shape and form, set up in
the old trade Of shining for she benefit Of our
heretofore unpublished friends. Were we be-
lever in the Pythagorsan doctrine, we should
certainly come to the conclusion that such
were the case, for, we are sure, no other
knight Of the rDobbin's Electric" shine could
receise such an ardent and enthusiastic re-
csptioa ct the hands Of our Prince Georges
friends. Be this as it may, we congratulate
our worthy brother upon the late accession of
the ten-cent- brigade, and gratefully accept
his promise not 10 forget us in the days Of bis
greatness. Although we cannot see events
through our friends .pes, we hope that the
exhilarations with which be glances adown
the horoscope Of futurity are, in no wise, al
lied 10 those Of the individual who, tired of
the cares and tolls of poverty, abjured them
aud grewTvSet BY the simple investment Of a
.'issy."4 Ws'sbould in justice add that this
was before the war, when two dollar taxes
were bot IL, vogue and The article was conse-
quently cheap. We hope our cotemporary's
glowing. auticipatiops have more solid foun-
dation, than the individuals above referred to
and although we are uuacquainted with chow
people feel when they 'sss getting great" we
sincerely wisd ottf friends visions may prove
no 1chimefa. q the brain" but soon, very
soon bud into bright substantial reality. We
do nota will pot envy him, but will patiently
bids "the good time coming" for rs.
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