The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-05-19
Special Correspondence OF The WING.
A Cecil Countain Abroad.


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.Hr. EdHor:-THE WINS still comes to
us bearing names and places familiar to
the ear, SO | take my pen thinking few
lines from this corner of G ID S moral gar
den may be interesting to some of your
readers. The winter just past has been
long and severe but We weathered it ana
feel as happy as a brindle cow. The far.
mers are busy in the field and furrow
Farm hands have been lce, wages
ranging flom SIS TO $24 per month. and
yet tramps are swarming the highways
and hedges AS high as 40 camp together
i'll one place at night. A great many
people from this section have gone West
du ing the winter and spring. Kansas,
Colorado and California seem to be the
points of attraction. Our former assist.
ant i'll these little epistles is now pros.
pecting in 5 ruth Western X rnsas, where
we expect to join him before many ives
terra moons wax and wane. In a letter
he says ''it is not the bleeding Kansas of
history, but its fertile plains are thickIy
dotted with the peaceful and happy
homes Of toilIng husbandmeu."
The farmers through this section have
adopted the cruel practice of saving the
horns off their cattle. What advantage
is derived from this practice we do not
know. Some of the farmers say they in
teud to put stop TO the hooking bust
ness anyhow.
lu the month of January spent several
days in the city of Lacon, the county seat,
being summoned as a witness in law
case from Henry, and accompanied by a
Henryite who was familiar with the peo-
pie and we'll versed in the traditions of
the country. We went by rail to Spar.
land, "a small town of about 500 people,
then crossed the river on the ice. AS We
passed along we saw fields of corn in the
shock and t1ocks of prairie hens helping
themselves to corn, and we inwardly
wished for powder aud shot and that
fowllng- piece we once owned in Cecil and
the privilege of going into that field. Bat
the august law makers of Illinois say:
'Idou shalt not kill prairie hens for the
space of three years" 50 we passed on.
Our companion pointed 10 the Sepulcber
OF an old Indian chief, Seuechwine-wh
in his time was faithful friend OF the
white man. Some years ago remnant
of his tribe returned from the far West
and repaired his tomb and which the pale.
face had desecrated. Alter performing this
sacred duty they bowed three times to
the rising sun as is their custom, and
with measured tread departed and we're
seen no more. Bat we started to go to
Lacon where We arrived all right. Lacon
is Il beautiful city OF j. 1000 people, situated
upon rising ground and is the centre of
considerable trade, and has extensive
woolleu mills running steady filling
orders for the eastern market, as we'll as
many other manufacturing interests
together with an extensive laundry con-
Quoted by American ladies of African
descent. During our stay this institution
was the scene OF quite an extensive inter
nal riot, and the way the dusky damsels
rambled through the African vocabulary
OF profanity was something astonishing
The whole racket wound up ia a police
court trial and took about $50 to pacify
outraged law. The circuit court assem-
bled in the usual form and the grand Jury
was discharged, not a single case being
brought to their notice. This speaks well
for the MOI al attitude of Marshall county.
One very Interesting feature of Lacon is
the number and beauty of it's women. II
declare says our friend, / never saw SO
many pretty girls in one place in all my
life. Yes and here the hustle bloome,h
in the biggest of its bigness.
We heard the Rev. Mr.. Barrett deliver
one OF his series OF sermons on, The Perils
of Young Men, and there appeared to be
large number of that class of humanity
present. Mr.. Barrett seems to appreciate
aud understand the manifold temptations
which beset the way OF the average young
man, and his handling of the subject on
that occasion was after his skillful man
ner. At the conclusion of the sermon by
the Rev. Mr. Barrett a quartette from
tho ranks of Stira.S
Messrs. Sire and Greves, and S,adames
Ellsworth and Chapman rendered the
song, ''Oh Where is My Boy Tonight"
with unusual effect. 1t was as fine a
rendition as ever was evoked from that
tuneful array of singers.
The W. G. T. U. held its regular liter
airy at Temperance Hall during our stay.
Among the other attractive features of
the programme was debate on 'Immi
grafton Miss G aston taking the pro
hibitory side of the question and a Miss
Strawn the lady lawyer, labored for the
American interests of the foreign emf
grant. The board of judges decided in
favor of prohibiting the landing of the Old
World people on our Shores, and hence
IN favor of letting the great American
pampas lie idle another generation, and
be settled by the natural increase of our
present population. The w. G.. T. L.
appears to be well organized in this part
OF the country, add they are doing great
work IN helping along the cause of prohi-
bition. This is what they sing.
The demon of drink is abroad in the land
His victims are falling on every hand:
The wise and the simple, the brave and the fair.
No station too high for his vengeance to spare:
woman the sorrow and pain are with you
And so be the JOY and the victory too:
With this Tor your motto and succor divine
The lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine
In conclusion we would say one wear
has rolled away since we came here, and
although we have been deprived of the
sight of black snakes and the luxury of
seed ticks and chinquapins, yet we can
rejoice that we are surrounded with other
blessings that fully compensate for the
loss OF these important reminders of the
past, and as our space is about full we
will close our letter with the oft repeated
word. Goodbye. &. b. FL.