The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-12-02

their fingers with a will Their vocal out
bnTsiS, however, were limited. As looked
out upon the streets and saw the '.uld
woman picking her geese" the past, like
dream arose before me, and scenes of
other days, when a game of Snow-baling.
those sleigh rides, snow men, wet trowsers,
soaked feet and colds, not to mention the
whippings that followed, came back as
though it was yesterday. and could
scarcely refrain from saying, 'would
were a boy again"
BLUE COATS.
Blue coats and brass buttons are again
familiar sight in our city, and like the old
war times, have taken mp their quarters at
the hotels, and the officers are PREPARED
to serve their country by enjoying them
selves i'll every possible way.
THE RAGGED EDGE.
Numbers are still on the ragged edge"
Of the political fence, =" ready to iump off
and cry Long live the King" The slow
ness ct the thing reminds me of the man
who wanted to get the vote of some InGi
ans He wrestled and struggled with the
sons of the forest for two weeks; the day
before the election, the noble red men held
council; they talked awh lie and then
smoked i'll silence for an hour. during
which time the impatient candidate strove
t" possess lis soul in peace 10y saving the
multiplication table backwards, aud going
through other feats of Il soothing character |
Finally the unlutored savage arose and
said, "lndlan smoke four weeks think a
heap, mebbe vote then SO "mebbe we
will get a return some day. In the mean-
time each side are Showerlng choice names
on each other, while
HEWITT, HENDRICKS AND TII.nEN
are rushing ito and fro and up aud down
IecaIth, seeking whom they must devour"
III order to put the Confederate Democracy
in power, and john Morrssey sits placidly
Ill his den and slowly but surely rakes in
his commissions In pleasing and patri-
otto contrast to this nervous anxiety The |
Republican candidates are modestly pursu-
ing the "even tenor of their way" showing
an dpitIilS ttlilitiltt III Ille Integrity III
the people of the several States, whose
decision and call they await to invest them
with the official dignlties and houors to
which they have been destined.
HLwIrT, POTTER x co.
Hewett's letter TO Wade Hampton. of
South Carolina, is looked upon here as
remarkable specimen of shouting for the
Constitution and the laws, and urging tie
SStance, and If the average South Caro-
lInian don't take it as a signal TO inaugurate
an outbreak, think the writer of it will
be previously disappointed AS to Potter'S
letter, poor Pot his foolish letter will
prove itself more damaging to himself and
the Democratic party than did Frank Blair's
celebrated cpistle to General Moorehead, SO
let it go to pot"
THE BIG SHOW.
Congress is coming, and 50 is the crowd.
In another week Washington will be meta
morphosed into its old cosmopolitan self,
and bright in the glitter of thousands of
gaudy humbugs, and those who are NOT
humbues, continue i'll a state of political
and social intoxicatiun until Spring.
THE sPEAKERsHIP.
At twelve meridian, Monday next, Clerk
Adams will call the House of Representa-
tves to order and make the official an
nouncement of vacancy in the Speakers
chair, caused by the death of Mr.. Kerr
He will then call the roll for votes for
Speaker, as the first and only business in
order. If the Democrats shall prove true
to the policy which has animated THEN
party daring the late campaign, they will
elect some Southern man Of iron nerve and
commanding Influence. and dominating will
and manners, who can keep the Northern
doughlaces in subsection and make them
toe the mark" As NJ. C. Butler, or
Gary, Of the Eigeheld district of South
Carolina, are not III Congress, Mr.. J. 5. c.
Blackburn would doubtless lie the most
available material Of this character at their
hands.
The Hon. Milton Sayler, Speaker yro tenn
of the House, is here, and has engaged
parlors on the frst-toor of Wizards Hotel, |
the same rooms formerly occupied by the
late Speaker Kerr The headquarters for
the caucus for Speakership of the House
during the next session will here be held, |
ton to many anxious aSpirants.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
In the midst of the political excitement
of the times, the Immortal George" still |
claims the attention of some of our citizens,
aud the monument commission are urging |
forward the work of determining the secur- |
ity of the monument foundation, and to
that end, they have begun to :. bore = the |
monument Well, think the people have
been bored enough about it, and it is time
something was being done for the nations
disgrace. 1t is great pity it was not
thought of in time, and the monument
made one Of the list of attractions for the
late Centennial rush of visitors. Twenty
five cents charged to show strangers what
grateful country failed to do would have
made quite fund. "Centenniale" as
luty dit Chitt nave released Mount Yer
non from debt and left it with a fund on
hand.
have concluded that if any one wants
monument erected to them, they had
better superintend it themselves before
they die, and not wait for grateful |
country, a grateful motheri in law, or ::
grateful anybody else to do it. What an
excellent thing it would be if a mans cred
itors would only appropriate the interest
on his debts to the erection of his monu- |
ment, what a - grist . of us would be |
honoIed,
Hopefully yours, J. H. p.
NEH Il RTISEMENTS.
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