The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-05-11
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WASHINGTON.

MAY =, 1888.
DEAR I.EDGER.--A city during the spring
and summer months is one of the dullcst
places in the world Some of your good
honest readers, who live II home, except
when business calls them to the village"
no doubt will think it strange. ahcn in
form them that Washington now is very
dull. True, we have a hrc President always
in our midst, and also the hcads of the sew
erai Departments" and many other diStin.
guished men, yet they are nothing but men,
having similar passions to ourselves They
eat, drink, smoke, and chew, go to bed at
night and rise in the morning, wash, shave
and dress as other folks do, and the only
difference between them and your honest
farmer is that the former wear "store clothes"
every day, while the latter only put them on
"a Sunday"
lfyour farmer can only raise u good scrap"
and get good price for his cotton and 9TH
er "iruck," he is more content, and enjoys
more real happiness han the President does
When his days work is done, he returns
home to his lowly cot, where n conteutcd
wife, and happy children greet his coming
with joy, and he soon furgets his weariness
in the pleasure he derives from their compa-
ny. He parta es of his humble but whole
some meal, and retires to rest and sleeps
sweetlv and soundiy until the morning cock
halls the rising SUM-,
But our great men, 6rm and erect over
things of State, strive for higher honors, and
fight for the spcilsiof Office, they are contin-
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when night comes-not to sleep but to think
and dream Of gradfed ambition or of disap-
pointed hopes, and in thssilence of the night,
the cankered worm Of CALLED Ambition gnaws
upon, and slowly destroys their vitals. To
your young farmers, would say, stick to
your Ploughs, and reaping hooks, for it is
not the calling makes \, man. but tho con-
duct
Honor and sllgms ficm no condition rise,
Act well your parti there all the honor lies"
Rumor has made several foreign appoint-
ments, within tho. last few days, among
whom the name of Col Gadsden, of South
Carolina is mentioned. Ne filter or better
appointment could be made. President
Pierce designs visiting his native State in a
few days, and the citizens of Boston, and of
other cities, through which he will necessari-
ly pass. are making extensive preparations
for hia Fncantion rrha D.a.:l.,k Z.
truth the peoples man, for often can he be
seen promcnading the beautiful walks that
adorn our capitol grounds, unattended, treat
ing all courteously, but none familiarly.-
When acting or consulting on National AT.
fairs, he is President Pierce, but when off
duty" he is plain Frank Pierce. He is con-
slant attender Of church. on the Sabbath
sometimes riding thither in his coach. and At
other times walking
The Wings have tried to raise the cry of
persecution against him, adding in the old
song OF prescription" and extravaganza, but
the failure was splendid one, cease vipers
for ye bite file" Jeff Davis holds the
purse of war in his hand. but he will never
cry havoc, and let slip the dogs Of war"
unless in self.defence, or To redress serious
wrongs inflicted by some meddling enemy
aPon his country.
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