The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-12-29
For The Cecil Wing.
Pedagogues Oh Shopping Excursion.


Pedagogues Oh Shopping Excursion.
Let no presumptuous creature hattel
himself that any original idea is nesting
in his Uranium, and hath not entered into
the mind of some fellow mortal
On recent Saturday, we started of
shopping, fondly entertaining the notion
that we alone had thought out the brilliant
plan of running down to Wilmington te
purchase our Winter outfit. But no sooner
were we seated in the train, en- route fol
the city, than we were agreeably surprised
to see entering the very coach in which We
were seated a pedagogue; the gentleman
who does the profound for The Democrat sc
beautifully; who never goes any where
that he is not wanted nor stays long when
he gets there, according to his own state
ment. We often wondered why he gener
ally stays such short time in one place
but never knew until he enlightened us SC
graciously. You may imagine that he do
not greet The Wing correspondent cordially,
taken. We who gouge each other SC
fiercely with our pens are usually devoted
to each other, quite bosom friends, ETC.
These pen sallies may be compared to stage
duels, great deal of buster, clashing OF
weapons and spilling of red ink before the
applauding audience, but behind the scenes
a gay little supper for two and drinking
of each others health from foamng beak-
ers.
Looking behind me, To-, there beheld
another of Cecil's gifted children, going
down to little Delaware upon the same
errand as myself and the illustrous man
with the name; oh, | mean the illustrious
name with the man; no, l don't either, |
mean the man with the illustrious name.
Well, the "illustrious" came over pres
emily and took seat beside me, his lofty
and intellectual countenance wore an ex-
preston of deep and profound melancholy,
such as might have rested upon the face of
his great namesake, on the morning after
he had that remarkable dream about Wash
ington coming in and writing the name of
Benedict Arnold in the palm of his hand.
We inquired gently why he looked thusly ?
He responded that he had long fought ?
against the impulse as an instigation of
the evil one, but finding that "they all do
it," he had finally come to the conclusion
that even man with an illustrous name
might just as we'll be out of the world as
out of the fashion and he had resolved to
follow suit. We looked at his limp hat
and dusty boots, and secretly rejoiced, for
We inferred from the latter part of his re-
marks that he meant to buy new suit,
but he explained that he only meant to buy
an 0Cerc0et.
We timidly reminded the "illustrious -
that he had ever expatiated upon the folly
| and sinfulness of supeltluous clothing, de
claring that it burthened and disfgured the
human form, as abstract propositions did
the truth.
"But," replied the " illustrious, -
"Beecher saith, that only fool or fossil
abideth forever in the same opinion
Here the Model" who had listened in
meek and unwonted silence broke in and
said with sarcastic smile, "But there
dwelleth a rich widow in certain town.
who will not even adore genius and an
illustrious name, devoid of fashionable
| ocerc0dt.
The "illustrious - blushed scarlet and
inquired my opinion of Institutes. l re-
piled that "none of us would be happy I'M
til We are cremated or divorced with ali
mony."
But here the train stood still and the
"illustrious, offering one arm to the
Model and the other to myself, conducted
us far from the maddening crowd around
the depot, declining the offer of the impu-
dent son of Ham to "shine fur hat dime, !"
with the lofty dignity of high tragedy, al
though the white dust of Turkeytown
chung tenaciously to the delicate surface of
his bootes.
The hungry citizens of Wilmington were
crowding around the market wagons in the
great thoroughfare, up which We passed
hurriedly, for the "illustrious seemed
anxious to get out of sight of the numer-
Gus turkeys although they were dead.
"Why dost thy beaming eye look not
| affectionately upon our National Thanks
giving bird p l inquired.
MY friend, there be wounds that heal
over outwardy, but never cease to smart,
he answered, sweetly.
The illustrous now inquired if we
| hungered and thirsted? We simultan-
eously replied that we did vastly; there
upon we entered grand saloon and re-
freshed ourselves upon the glorious bivalve,
which is doubtless the ethereal and trans
migrated soul of the festive and melodious
mermaid.
So sped the hours away, but now the
"illustrious," glancng at his gold repeater,
reminded us that trains wait not even for
genius, and what we had come to do we
must now do quickly. Thus admouished,
we called a council of war and mutually
agreed to separate, and meet again, even
at the depot.
When we arrived at the place of meet
ing, we looked wildly around for the ell
lustrious." Presently We espied majestic
form slowly promenading the platform,
clad in an overcoat of antique pattern aud
finish, SO much finished indeed that its ex-
treme edge swept the ground in fan train.
This majestic figure turned its beaming
countenance full upon us and approached.
| It,-yes, it was the "illustrious." He also
expressed establishment as he saw and rec
ognized us, for we, too, as also the Model,