The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-03-20

The following letter was crowded out
last week:
CHESAPEAKE, March 9th, 1869
Mr.. EDITOR chesapeake furnishes
considerable news for the county papers
at present, so Chesapeake is Il GREAT
place, and GREAT people live in it -
Notwithstanding its Importance, hard
ly know how the reporter can find sub
stance for so many items but if the
reporter lives anywhere in the neigh
borhood Of Snap" she can help to
build man eff straw, and then fight
him. (Mr. editor, you assert that it is
" MAIDEN Snap.')
am aware of your endeavors to
point out the defects of the system,
and it is plain to all that every system
should have a head, and this present
system has not general superintend-
ent. But let Snap" hoe her own
" garden" and perhaps with her pccu-
liar, snappish ways, she can fight her
way through; but time alone can tell
her course
Well, on Friday night, 18th inst, Mrs.
johnson, the charming songstress, sang
at the Bayard School-housc The an
nouncement had been previously made,
and the poor school teachers worked
themselves to death, preparin" for a
large audience, but owing to the cold
ness Of the night and the scarcity of
money. the attendance, much to the re-
greet of all present, was very small
But those who were present returned
to their homes, dreaming, when tired
nature sought repose, Of the fairy form
that sang SO sweetly, and almost fancy
ing that they had been suddenly trans
planted to a fairer cline, where the
angelic host tune their notes-similar
are these of Mrs. johnson, whose voice
charms even the savage and moves the
depths of his soul.
Some complain that the eccentric
teacher put the price up too high
Well, | have no doubt Miss Biddle was
endeavoring to show off Chesapeake
City in colors, but the citizens were not
willing to hold up her hands. Now,
Miss Biddle, you might as well cease
your labors. Many more brilliant intel
lects than YOURS have tried to prevail
on Chesapeake City to look higher en-
deavoring to persuade the young men
and women to raise their thoughts
higser-not to be content to feel the
shade of the spreading oak but to look
up and see beauty in each spreading
branch, and see much to study in each
leaf; but alas Martha; down they sat,
content with the one talent, to be care
fully wrapped in a napkin, ready to
render it to their Lord and master,
thinking and esteeming it pleasure to
be classed with that part of creation
that stands erect, at the same time rails
ing their thoughts no higher than the
| lower order of creation, whom God
made subservient to the will of man.
Now, dashng smart Miss Biddle,
they say friend of yours wishes YOU
to begin library in town. Now, what
kind of reading matter would suit the
masses? Please inform me next week.
Perhaps variety might lie had at our
book stores to suit all-ranging from
the volumes purchased from Beadle's to
the most elaborate productions from the
celebrated stores of Boston
! Now for word of advice to that
intellectual light, Miss Biddlc: Attend
to Your own business, and be content
in teaching that model school; stop
that continual harping about that pro-
gressive form of intelligence until your
own is expanded, and in course of time
the names of some of the present gen
Grafton, who are under your care, may
be President, if not of these United
States, of more Furnishing Literary
Association than yours.
hope / have not offended the teach
ers of the Bayard school, and may be
before this is printed l will be miles
away
If Miss Mackensey q am told) does
not hasten back, Miss Biddc will be
entirely grey for her silvery'locks are
daily more visible, and her care-worn
face tells to many that apublic teachers
life is not one to be envicd SNAPPER.
I p. S. l wish to hear from the teach
| ers next week. $.