The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-08-16
The Jackson School Trouble.

NEWARK, DEL,
August 18th, 1878.
Al Quiet Along tie Linest-Great Actt0ity
Among the iScouts!-7errilbe Strain on
Horse F2esh!-Brisk FOrdgingi-!Specula-
tions Respecting the Meat AOoensent Soon
Erpected!-9'c, &c.
Since the last engagement all has re-
manned quiet along the lines, both parties
claiming the victory, while tho difference
between defeat and a compulsory retreat
is freely discussed.
That this state of seeming tranquility is
soon to be broken is indicated by the great
activity among the scouts, whose frequent
weary pilgrimages to the Ninth by day and
by night, impose a terrible strain on horse
flesh in such weather as this.
The officers (the minority party have no
privates) hold frequent councils of war,
they have no taste for peace in one of
which it was resolved to raise the black
flag and neither give nor take quarter and
make no prisoners. They hold two or
three meetings through the week at nights,
and one or two every Sunday. When they
meet on Wednesday night they count
noses and find their number six; on Satur-
day night the same parties are on hand and
another census is taken with the same re-
suit; that makes twelve; then on Sunday
the same parties assemble with one addi-
ton. The roll is called and seven mem
bers answer to their names. "Good,"
says the President. "Now add seven to
twelve.'' "Ssven and twelve! seven to
twelver' Silence reigns while the problem
is being solved. 81 have it," says the
Secretary. "Seven added to twelve make
nineteen Nineteen" they all repeat.
"Why that gives us the majority in the
District" ''Not majority" says the
President, "but large minority"
See what comes of good counting!
The next morning a ready messenger is
dispatched to the General in the Ninth
with this fattering show of strength -
Three Major Generals and sixteen Briga-
der Generals; and though they have no
privates they calculate to win on the num-
Der and high rank of their officers. have
it on good authority that every man of
them can spell ak except one, and he ex-
poets to master that word by. the time his
appointment as Trustee is confirmed. The
only difficulty apprehend, after their sue
cess, will grow out of the division of the
spoils.
&c Int in, ho ct
and but three Trustees, and there are at
least six (some say seven to he provided
for, besides certain ladies who constitute
the "power behind the throne greater than
the throne itself" The difficulty may be
got over by charging the Board SO as to
accommodate them all.
Military critics are in doubt respecting
the nature of the next move, for the i'm
mense quantity of forage brought into
town by their man of all work, has the
appearance of preparing for siege Or for
winter quarters. The first theory is incon-
sistent with their assurance of success and
the last is not consistent with the present
state of the weather. 1t may be nothing
more than the Doctors ,eay to confscats
and appropriate whatever he finds belong
ing to the enemy. Some surprise has been
expressed that this willing agent of the
Dark Lantern movement has not had his
reward by an appointment as Trustee, but
it is more than probable that he finds his
profits by appropriating as much sheaf
oats during his frequent nocturnal visits to
headquarters, as will indemnify him for his
oil Al nrv,inn
on as they have been going, the Doctors
time will soon come, for when the present
nominees to the vacant Board of Trustees
shall have gone the same road with their
illustrious predecessors, no other material
will remain out of which to form a new
Board, and no one ought to complain of
the scarcity of material, for in avoirdupois
at least, he is sufficient and in other re-
spects his appointment would scarcely
leave the Board more completely vacant
than it would be if the present persons
were confirmed.
The great difficulty in such an arrange
ment may arise from the State of Mary
land setting up long deferred claim to
personal services and promoting him to one
of the "many mansions" she has pre-
pared for such characters. \
In snch contingency the Jackson
School would be left without Trustees I'M
less the majority Of the County School
Board would regard with favor the major
ity in the District and seek out three men
who can spell AK and on whom the State has
no claim for indoor service. MAJOR.
NoTE.-The State of Delaware, |
understand has similar claims which may
lead to a conflict of jurisdiction, but as the
latter State has shorter method with
such characters it is possible that both
States claims may be honored, unless a
load Of cold lead anticipate them both
some dark night.