The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-09-15

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MIR. EDITOR:-This picture, so UNIQUE
and elaborate, has doubtless been the re-
suit of much labor, and must be highly
priced by the owner. A description of it.
faint as it must be, may interest your read
ers.
The central figure in the grand tabeau
is middle aged man, in the prime of life.
yet his facile expression is 50 "long drawn
out, " and so simultaneously solemn, that
you might imagine the accumulated wis
dom OF many years was depressing him
and had fitted him for deacon or elder of
the Calvanistic school, or class leader or
trustee of the Wesley family, were it not
that the pious expression is somewhat mar
red by the sinister cast of political trick
sterism, which combination suggests to
the student Of character the query whether
the artist intended to portray wseacre or
a simpleton.
In the distance stands a church edifice of
grand proportions aud architectural beauty
In front of this building is man of cleri-
cal RSgg, heading procession with banners,
the inscriptions thereon Indicating that they
are Agnew's division of the cold water army.
Following this procession is a promscuous
crowd, whose "redness of eyes and soiled
garments indicate them to be those who
look upon the wine when it is red when it
giyeth its color in the cup" when it "bt-
eth like serpent and stingeth like an
adder" The clerical Rigg ed gentleman is
knocking at the door of the church. In
his hand is a scroll, on which is inscribed
"Open peekly unto u.s." Inside the build
ing is a company of grave and godly look
ing men, in earnest discussion. 4 portion
of them, with bright countenances of APP
pro"al, are moving to open the door, but
others of them are standing in such posi-
tons as that they block up the way to the
entrance. The latter are looking anxiously
toward the Wesley figure, who with one
hand strokes his elongated physiognomy,
and with the other resting heavily on his
organ of selfesteem (as if to prevent it
from higher elevation), with great ponder
osity utters one word" Impolitic'
The knocking for admittance continues,
and the Solons of "Memorial become
more excited and demonstrative They
are Il distinguished looking body of men.
One reminds You of President paris. an
other Of Senator IFilsaa, another of Henry
Gay, and another of Gerry baldi. This
Band of brotherhood embraces many other
line looking men, among whom is one ready
to ENSURE - everything and everybody.
The Wesley ian has telephone, which con-
meets in the distance with building of
business like appearance. In this building
are congregated modern Athenians, who
meet to tell or hear some new thing
Some are reclining on benches, others sit
ting on the counters with legs crossed,
holding their knees in their clasped hands
with such force, as seemingly trying to
arrest the downward flow of their ideas.
have not time to describe this group.
The most prominent figure and apparently
the oracle, is one Judge Erer,err, whose
name is suggestive of the blunders his
satellites commit and are not Frank enough
to acknowledge. They are discussing the
proceedings going on at the church and
manifest much uneasiness, as the telephone
communicates to them such utterances of
the PesJey-ian as "Po.M- i-cdL, Niger in
the oc00d pHe," &c.
Meanwhile, the advocates for opening
the church door are growing more resoiute
and the opposition. fearing defeat, look
anionSly to their champion for instruction,
whereupon he places his index finger to
the side Of his nose and whispers: "Strat.