The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-08
CECIL WING
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Extracts From Issue Of February I, 1852,
=. c. RICKETTS,, Editor.
LETTER FROM PORT DEPOSIT

'i WV .'i-' '''i l.
Mr. Editnr.-Our TOWN * IN g., ,t,tn. ,r
great excitement nn ,,rnrut nf tl, ,,r,,.
cncc in our Immediate uri,,hh,yho,I nf
some Terrible and stron"n lnnl,in, ho,st
When the rrnort first became ,nrrnut i'm
| tIlis vicinity fv couId hn fnurd r., ,,1,on
any confidence in If. il was hut thn iJlo
and silly cmonotion of tho hr,in nf .or,,
trunnt hoy. Rut still thn rnno,, cnn-
tiuuaI ,o snrrod-nur h,J snnn Il horn
arothrr there. IFS tracks wnrr y;.i,jn ali
among the hills oyrr our town sin
some doubted Rut olos' tis tno t,un.
evidences has occumuIotnd on .viJnrco
until all Skrpticism is removed. and INV
confirmation Strong ~ urnofs ,f U,l,.
Writ" the fort stands forth. in LnIl rn,i-
ity. that we h1vn ,Ip.ust l., nur ,,il., :,
terrible monster watching for nm onnor.
tunity To feed urou Il victim Un hos
been known io drive Tho huutr,.. frren
dog, from his cover and sruI ,hn,n rnvv-
rring tp their masters r,rt f,nm v.hcr,
they dare NOT move till thr rri..htnrn1
dogs and master. rr,rhrd homo IIn ho.
already bestowed ON, calf vn,uInd
badly y uohIr hnrs.. and ,tt,,l,o,I u, h,,..,
hull. He has been soon hnrrI;n.. ,In,,,
T. a. la ~
rate iroI,iuu ,irtnnn ,,,i tr.",,y t.,t ~ q,
single snrin.-hn has Lrrn knnyr,, f. T.,.i
wildly M the stcnnr,. lr,,iv',fr, t,,rir.r
the rocks and stones from thrir hobs on.I
hurting down thr stnou i'm his ,.,,id ai,,I,.
His track has been carnfullv nntoI and
measured and rs f,r ~ ,.n ,ro MIL, "a
Judge, must he Il LARGO and novorfrI mi
NAL. We hovr boon far Soma ,,,,.s ia
wishing means by which we shnnId ho
enabled TO DESTROY him. Tn-d,,. , ,,,,+,
started with rms niStnr. ,mJ ,,,,,.;'.
knives, determined to hrinr thnn, tn L,t-
tie. hrt wcrr unsuccessful Tbnv r,rn,+
having seen his track. but ,vnrn uu,II, =,
CONF M with him. from thnf, Lnrt,.,r'I,
ness i'm starting have my susui,;or. tI,,+
+hrv ,liI unt ,,o f,r L., 49,. ,
iuSinuatr thnv Womb NOT rivn hin, L,+.l,,
out do think they were very ,nyinn.
to bring ON an enhancement
New, what are wo to Jn1 W. ,rr nm
siouS TO get rid of him W. ,rn .u,.-
rounded by donr.rs-fr,rinc- o,nr,. Iar
10 he driven from o1r hnuns hv ., N,n, nr
ice; where shall we rscnpr to- We cam.
rot flee to the hills with surh nm r,,,,,v
i'm our rear. We orr i'm =, wars, Gv tl,,n
General Scott. prryious tn st,rtin., In
Mexico with n "trr in his rn,r" Wn
might rush through 4 fire bu1 W. ,,,,,
venture into the Jaw. of such , n,o,stnr
We must drive him off or XIII him and
| have been rpunostcd to write ia vnu
and rcuuc<t any of your friends who how,
good houni. to meet MS hnro an Soma
day next week. and wen arm our citizens
ana turn ONT en- mossa and sr, II wa ,.,I.
not put an end to him. trust thnv win
come: they cam fix ON the doy and v..II
meet them here. We have NOT hnnn obIn
TO ascertain precisely to what .nocio, hn
belongs. The general oninion i. th,t Lo
is the tiuvas Crutos: nrohahIv rho s,,nn
one that broke his chain and r.r,,,nd
from his krcnrrx down south somn tinn
ago.
We have commenced = unv nr, in tho
history of Port Drnosft which thinl,
will cvrntratr in adding many stars IA
the galaxy of great men in those J,ni+nJ
States We have unrnnd , dnl,tinm ,,-