The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-10-18
A SPECIMEN BRICK.
A "PEARTY MEETIN' AT ROW
LANDSVILLE,
Any Democrat Who Scratches His Ticket
this Fall is D-n Mongreler.
Disgust of a " Dusty Miller" that this Guv'ment
Should DO in the Hands of the Blarstei Radi-
oals-The Speakers, Being One Remove
Above the Brutes, Use the Roof ofa
Cow Stable for Platform

For two months past our citizens have
been hearing that Democrat meeting
was to he held in Rowandsvillc. On
Saturday night last the great event tran
spired. The Eighth district turned out
about twenty-five voters all told who
came down and took possession of the
public road as completely as their dele
gates and their coadiutors did of the po-
litical wires at Elkten when the county
ticket was made up and the 5x4 combina-
ton formed. The speakers stand was
the roof Of a neighboring COW stable.
which was gorgeouSly lighted up with
two smoking lanterns and one pine knot
The doctor was unanimously elect
ed president of the meeting by acclama-
ton. lie was Respondent in a new neck
tic and check waiStcoat, which showed
decided inclination to scrape acquaint-
ance with his chin, and often instigated
the small boy in the crowd to offer gra-
tuitous advice concerning the pulling
down of his vest. But Notwithstanding
these slight drawbacks. he CALAMITY dis
charged the trying and laborious duties
Of his position.
\ dusty Miller first flew around the
smoky lanterns and delivered himself of
the disgust that filled his soul. when he
reflected that this gur ment was in the
hands of the Radicals. and he and all his
Dtm0crat brothers shut out from the pub
lie crib. But his chief cause of regret
we suspect, is that he failed to lie ap-
pointed tax collector for his district. not
being in the family ring
\ slim gentleman from Port Dcposit
was next introduced, bearing the Gu
phonious and significant name of Touch
stone. He may be a Touchstone. but we
don't believe he is much of loadstone,
Judging from the manner that he drew"
here, most probably being too heavy for
his party to carry. The burthen Of his
"pece " was abuse Of The Wig. and he
expressed the desire that if The Wig had
representative in that crowd, they
would chalk it down. He then de-
clared that Samuel j. Tildcn was the
right President of the United States. and
that r. b. Hayes ought to be ousted from
the White House, even now, and Sammy
put there instead. At this .juncture in
his remarks the sensitive ear Of Mr.
Touchstone imagined that he heard a
calf bawling, which was probably owing
to his close proximity to the COW pen,
and small boy crying out "give that
critter Il little more rope The speaker
got mad and sat down amid very feeble
applause.
Charles Carroll then mounted The roof
of the stable and the way the rounded
and sOnorous periods did echo and re-echo
around the musty caves and rcverbcrate
amid the dusty rafters of the old COW
pen was a caution to old folks. The
bottle of Porter, which has grown so
stale upon the palates Of Baltimore
Politicians, was revived by Z little of the
genuine from the Sth and the way
it did tizzle and fume and prance and
dance, and eflervescc. caused serious
alarm among its friends for fear OF its
bursting, in which case the political
world Of Cecil county and the city of
Baltimore would certainly have sus-
tanned an irreparable loss.
The Rising sun band then played
"Pull for the Shore, boys" which GER
tainly was highly appropriate, to say the
least. 'Aleck" next put in an appear
ance. He said he was tired, and no
wonder for he had been in this world a
good while The Wig said he had been
here since the days Of Andrew jackson.
lie confessed the strength of his OPP
ponent. Owned that Mr., Davis was
very nee man, but were the Demo-
Gratis of Cecil going to desert the princi-
pies OF the Pe-0r=te in order to elect Il
nice man. 1t was an easy thing to be
nice man. Aleck said, Here he made a
pause and declared that he was a very
bashful man, always had been. which re-
mark he evidently intended his audience
to interpret as meaning that he. too, was
nice man." but didn't like to say Sc,
owing to his overwhelming, modcsty
But "Aleck' s. audience had by this
time dwindled down to 4 dozen small
boys and he fastened to vanish III the
surroundin. darkness.
The meeting closed with the mournful
and beautiful tabeau of - Uncle Dick
surrounded by his preeocious nephews,
who, instead Of waiting for the old mans
political mantle to fall upon them. have
snatched it from his venerable shoulders.
ere he vas ready to depart to the happy
hunting grounds Of free whisky and no
dog tax, and where There's are not EoHnd
to break in and steal. On cur way home
q buggy was standing by the road side
In the darkness we could not see the oc-
cupants but through the mellow October !
night, we distinctly heard tho raspy echo
of "Alccks" voiGe exol;,inlin9 That's !
darn good whisky. bows DAN