The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-08-17
Communication.
FoR rHE LEDGER.
A Word Of Consolation.
CLNros's DRIVE, Aug. 9Th, 1853.

CLNroS's DRIVE, Aug. 9Th, 1853.
Mr.. EDrToR,-Allow me through your
columns, to speak word Of consolation to
friend whose feelings are wounded by a
few remarks which made about his garden
cotton blossom.
Dear Capt J. s. p, am sorry to see that
you are vexed with me for making few re-
marks about your early cotton blossom.
assure you that did not intend to wound
the feelings of any person; would be far
is poor; am poor myself and know too
well the feelings of poor man to treat one
of that class with contempt. My object was
to cause others rs well as yourself to guard
against such putting whilst the prospects of
crops wore such gloomy appearance as It
certainly would have n tendency 10 misrep-
resent the crops Of this District, but If you
had have confessed Gas you now do) that
the early blooms was the effect Of dry
weather and grass; it could not have caused
any false impression abroad, and consequent
lyyour feelingfVNved from the wound which
it appears I have inflicted upon them. 1t
does not necessarily follow that crops are
inferior because they bloom early, but you
seem to intimate that any person might have
known that your cotton was small and grassy
because II bloomed early. At the time of
your blossom putting, l suppose your pros
Pect for cotton crop was bad, and you
thought you would puff little anyhow, rs
it mattered tut little to you how the market
was effected, but now your crop has i'm
proved you fear your puff might effect you
in different way from what you first ex-
pected, consequently, you would like 10 take
it back, but as news goes by lightning's
speed, you find that you cannot do this, but
you will send on another dispatch to balance
it off by saying those early blossoms which
| had on the 10Th Of June was the effect Of
dry weather and grass. Well send it on
Capt. it may have the desired effect, but If
cotton does full we will all know who 10
blame. You talk about monarchy and oil
this; you must think that am not in free
country as others can make calculations of
what may be the extent Of the crop whilst
It is growing, but must wait until the crop
is sgathered, or until the end of the year 1853
or beginning Of 81, perhaps you are not
aware that any calculations are ever made
until the crop is gathered, and am about to
start something new, TO make calculations
whilst the crop is growing; if this is your
opinion, would advise you to read for far.
thcr information, come over and will loan
You my specs.
Twas not so much astonishod 10 see your
name in print, indeed, was pleased, for l
knew you would be delighted with II your
self; but was surprised and had to put on
my specs before l could be convinced that
the man that was now putting about cotton
blossom in his garden, was the same man
that made perhaps nearly bale of cotton to
the acre last year and said nothing about it,
Captain do tell our friend who wrote your
piece for you to put out his head that may
take peep at him through those specs Of
which he speaks so cloquently. would be
glad he would give me little information
on the culture of cotton, but if his expert.
ence does not extend farther than the garden
cotton he need not mind giving any infor-
nation as that Is not the kind plant, he
appears to know so much about lightning
speed he must be the fellow that saw |
few years ago near a telegraph Office, he rode
up to one Of posts, hitchcd his horse to il
and looked at the wires in amazemont, a
bystandcr asked him If he had ever heard of
the great magnetic telegraph, he said he had
and asked If that was II, the BY stander told
him it was and If he did not mind his horse
would be in Cbarleston in less than min.
utc That horse was moved in short order,
this must be the same man.
Tell him when he writes again TO fix his
piece so that | can understand it. When l
first saw your piece in the last Ledger
thought you had preached my funeral and
had it published, but this cannot be the case
rs you did not pray for me; then thought
it was your will, bat this cannot be the case
rs you did not bequeath anything to me. IL
it is n word Of consolation you want, freely
give it to you. or u you want my specs you
can have them also.
Yours, Respectfully,
J.R.H.