The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-12-08

A correspondent, VINO mas been reading
the "Quilp" letters sends us the follow
ing:
Mt. PLEASANT, jefferson Co.. Ohio,
November 29th, 1877.
Mr.. EDITOR:-In your very entertaining
"reminiscences of old Cecil" | have not
noticed any account of the history of the
rise and progress of the newspapers of Elk
ton. The first newspaper | ever read was
the The E2kton Press, and think it was
about the year 1928. | remember nothing
in it, except scraps of two pieces of poetry
the whole of which would be glad to see
in print again, which perhaps some of your
subscribers could furnish, if you would
publish them. One begins thus
Old Grimes is dead, that good old man,
We ne'er shall see him more,
He used to wear long blue coat
All buttOned down before.
His heart was open as the day,
In friendship he was true.
His hair was some inclined to gray,
He wore it in cue.
The other poem, to which our CORE
spondent refers, was called "Auction Ex-
traordinary," and was written by Lucretia
Maria Davidson, liz her 10Th year. She
was a precocious and pretty writer, and
died in 1926, at the age of sixteen years and
eleven months.
AUCTION EXTRAORDINARY.
dreamed dream in the midst Of my slumhc,-
And fast as dreamed it. it cam" into numLrrS
My thoughts ran along in such beautiful metre.
L IN sure ne er saw any poetry sw"etcr.
IL seemed that law had hacn recently made
That on old bachelors patts should h" laid:
And in order to max. them all Hing q marry
The tax was as lar%" a could wei" carr.
The bachelors grumbcd and said twas Use.
Twas hvrrid hustle" aud hnrrd abn,r. splitting.
And declared that t. e their hearts brpi from
OF such "A lie TAX they would not pay a shilling.
But the rulers determined them still to pursue:
So they set the old bachelors up il ven,ue:
cricr was s"nt through til" town to and fro.
To rattle his bell, and his trumpet to blow
AMI To call to all he might meet in his way,
Ii0, forty old bachelors sold here to-day:
And presently all the old maids in the town.
Each in her very best bonnet and gown.
From thirty to sixty. fair plain red and pale
of every description. all tpckrd to the sale.
The Hurti0nrrr then in hi- labor began.
And cried OUT aibui as lie held u, Il
g How much for bachelor. who wants buy
lu "A ttcLtk, every maiden responded IL
In short at a highly cxtr,vas,nt price.
The bachelors all sold of Il a fric"
And forty old na.denS. yuungrr. III" older.
Each lugsed an old bachelor homc On her shoulder.
If our correspondent wishes to obtain a
copy vi oiu FdtneF SrllneS, he mad pet
ter write to the New York Ledger ard in
quire who the author was. We have been
unable to obtain copy, Or we would have
published it.
WAsHINGToN.-One of the noblest char
acteriStics of the father of his country was
in his boyhood, when he had committed an
offense which was likely to bring the in
Fiction of the severest punishment, he could
not tell lie. grieve to say that there are
reputable grocers and merchants who will
assure you that any other starch is as good
as the Duryea's. The awards of the great
Centennial at Philadelphia have settled that
question, and they have proclaimed that as
against the starches of the world, there is
none equal to that manufactured by the
Duryea's. They took the great medal at
the Worlds Exhibition, and they pro
nounced their starch the best in the world.
All respectable grocers keep it. Ask for
Duryea's Improved Corn Starch, and Dur
yeas Satin Gloss Starch. Use it once and
you will use no other
"a Imported Cioaks, Domestic Cloaks,
Weaknesses Cloaks, Beaver ClnaLs. ~
IICHTENsTEIN' s.