The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22

contract of the building of his haren to
| some Of our skilled mechanics, with the
future inducemcut of a position in the
i hole in the wall in that tlr-of country,
! when he comes Ia reign over hiN pros
! p"cLive kingdoms with a high hand and
outStretched arm. As III, articl, in,ii-
Gates, he is hl!ed TO overiiowing with
every element that constitutes a first
class Latter-day Saint. lie asslilS one
of our honest merchants with ;lte feroci-
+ ty of an enGayed Wild beast of the desert
I and proposes consigning him to the cage
| of eternal oblivion, his only offence being
! the legitimate pursuit of his business.
and leaving an old store box lying by the
road side, which endangered his precious
/ life and frightened his fiery steed as he
! came snortlng from the hill country.
/ He further charges Kim with dealing out
/ wreck and ruin, death and destruction.
! by the sale of cider "a favorite beverage
OF ours, ny the way and reports the
most respectable citizens of the corner
lying around III state of beastly intoxi-
cation. If this be a fact. what is the
, condition of the lower classes Echo
answer. Surely the Corner would be a
congenial soil in which to sow the seeds
of his chosen faith: but this statement
like many others he makes will be a
little difficult to establish. Like his war
incidents. which we failed to find, he
now tells rs the leaves were torn out and
refers us to one Dan Henry. a student of
history. known i'll our vocabulary as the
Warrior. He has been thoroughly in
terviewed and we find the leaves OF his
memory torn out likewise. But he says
if Echo wants war incidents he can sup
ply him with any amount desired. as he
served three years in the Army of the
Potomac and was engaged in nearly all
the battles in Virginia, lighting mahfully
the reeking minions of the king of trea-
son, while i'll all probability the soft. sen
timental head of Echo was langudly re-
Ginning upon the tender bosoms of the
fair daughters of the Plains. He fur
ther says il Echo refers To him again. in
his vile efforts to traduce the name of
his friend and henefacto he will arise in
the majesty of his might. confidently re-
lying upon both his mental and muscular
ability to chase Thousand Echoes. or if
need be put ten Thousand to flight. Echo
says his neighbor, the giant, perhaps,
tells him thus and so. lie must be the
man of whom we have heard before who
boosted he could never be caught in a
lie. but, like Echo, could be chased from
one lie to another, but never caught
The old patriot to whom he refers as
seen pacing his porch in the midnight
darkness, if seen at all, (Which we very
much doubt, it was by Echo as he was
journeymg from the plains by way of
the sanctuary to the hill country As he
usually travels in the night season. pos
sibly his deeds are evil: particularly so
if he was perfecting arrangements to
people his harem. lie says he directed
his attention to jackson alone. but as yet
he has not even touched the hem of our
garment, and We admoniSli him i'll pa
thetic accents of parental tenderness,
while youth and beauty and the accumu-
lated riches sits smiling on his brow, to
forever desist from his unholy crusade
against the ministers Of gospel light, and
with tender hands we would careSs him
and with open arms embrace him and
with words Of kindness mellow his heart
and with the oil of sympathy Intricate
the callous joints of his massive neck.
Our tender feclers thrown out. some OF
which we believe have pierced his gar
mentS, he appears to regard as deadly
menaces, emenating from the pen of
preacher. upon whom he retalates in a
SplIll vi NtliNttHce. -AS We btlDTG lllUl-
mated, we never attempted to preach.
neither have we any part in politics. As
you are aware. Mr.. Editor. the laws of
the land prohibit us the right of suffrage.
Possibly, we may attribute this discrimi-
nation to the peculiar fashion OF our gar
ments. For further light On this score
he will have to fa! back on his own re-
sources. lie appears to develop vora-
ciouS. Unsuitable. cannibaliStic appetite
to devour preachers, which hegctS within
us an ominous trembling. lest we share
the fate OF the victims Of tho Mountain
Meadow massacre instigated hv the in
tatuated disciples of the Mormon Prophet, !
Joe Smith, with whom Echo seems to be |
in league. In our last We thought to ,
compliment the editor Of the record upon
the valuable acquisition lie had secured ,
to his r'portorial staff in the person of ,
Echo. But his recent contribution BAN !
isles and forbi,ls the thought, and we are /
afraid the editor will have to pursue the ,
course of some of his editorial brethren !
i'll order to preserve the credit and popu- !
larity OF his little Journal
p. S.-And now. Mr.. Echo. if the !
above will not suffice We have plenty |
more in reserve; and when we get you /
rightly cited and squarely in position, we |
will open such Il fire of hot Shot and shell !
as will astonish the natives Of the Plains, |
and To say the least, it will be utterly !
utter. J. !