The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-01-22
Pert Deposit Items.

The hand of time has marked another
week, and the busy world passes on while
the chronicler of events like Capt. Cutie,
makes note of them. As an instance of
the innocency, and keen perceptions and
odd expressions of youth,-among whom
it is pleasant to mingle after contact with
the older and jostling members of society,
we give you the following
sQUIEs.
A quite young lady, having been presented
with an orange, exhibited it TO the assem-
bled household without the skin, and an
nounced she had undresscd it." The
same one, when asked if it was raining.
said it was "spotting little," the large
but not frequent drops leaving the mark of
each upon the pavement. Another one,
early on a cold, windy morning, awoke a
sleeper to say, that the waves upon the
river were shiverng."
CONCERT.
Old and young are now all agog over the
concert, for which the bills are out. Its
object is worthy one, being for the benefit
of the poor. The performers are all anna
teurs of the place, and their well known
musical and other entertaining talents, be-
beside the object, should draw a crowded
house. 1t is wonder that they do not
form Philharmonic Society, ard by joint
practice develope those talents which they
individually possess.
JUSTICE.
Frequent instructive and amusing cpis-
odes occur here before the wearers of the
Woolsack; but for particulars we must refer
to the records. There are in every COM
ity tain olac N IA al
for their efforts to keep the legal machinery
moving, from fear it will grow rusty by
standing STILL But how often do they find
that 1.-THE mill grnds slowly, but grindS
exceedingly hard" Justice is said to be
blind, and all inflactions of the law are
punished regardless of persons. While,
however, the great object Of punishment is,
by the example to deter others from the
commission of similar offences. yet those
who instigate legal proceedings to enforce
the sentences, should do so with clean
hands, lest the example lose its force, and
the people come to consider the law itself
only as a means for gratifying selfish pur-
poses and engendering hatred and revenge.
TRAMPs.
This place seems to be one of the fayorite
resorts of the tramps And it is sac
commentary upon human me- Indt, Wnlle
of two buildings, not far separated, the
one nightly throws opeu its handsome por-
tails for sinners to enter and be converted,
around the other may be seen bevy. who
scowl upon religion and all of the amenities
of life, and clamor for entrance to dismal
haunt, only to rest and prepare for the
morrow's aimicss journey. Would that
some legislator could devise some practical
means of redeeming these peregrinating,
and sometimes predatory, bands Of men.
The travelling public will find some
changes in our hotels. The old Smith, or
Farmers & Commercial Hotel, has been
purchased by its present genial proprietor,
Mr.. J. r. Miller. and changes and improve
ments in its interior arrangements have
been commenced, which, when completed,
will add much to the comfort of the guests.
Mr.. John Shannon has sold his hotel to
Mr.. Theodore Whitaker, of Peachbottom,
York county. Pa, who takes possession on
the 2jth of March. w.