The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-01-03
Reply to Old Field.
"Youll smile before / leave you,
And weep when I am gone"

Dear Old Feld--Presuming that have
the same privilege OF replying to you that
you had in correcting "While Oak" you
will not, l hope, deem IL Intrusive if I join
the Allies, since ten English generals have
fsllen, and Sebastopol still not takcai
Let the war 60 rs It may, you know old
Falstaff, good old Jack will save his bacon
even if Hall, Godshill, Bardilph and Petro
steal his horse, and cause him to run and
sweat till his very shadow weald grease
any set of chariot-w wheels i'm the contest.
With reference to the target ring,
white Oak" stands corrected but as for
tho balance, ia hts behalf must Introduce
an mtcrheader, and prove to the honorable
justice, et ceterd. that he, the said "Whte
Oak" alias Falstaff, alias ''Old Bill" did not
teionice nor malice prepence, by inuendo or
Coke, jr., in that commity or elsewhere. IN
the phraseology of "Old Field" think ]
recognize the "dull Drained Buckin CHAM"
of former days, who, imbued With n little
pccting jewel from the crown Of Old Nick,
the Car of the frozen north, while Breach
er Barton stands the brunt of the battle.
Bred in an old field, dwelling in an old
field, you look old, and ''Old Field" was
your proper signature. You may thank
your stars that you have "tudder haf," and
my advice is, (and think "White Oak" will
join mcD that you take good care of her, for
If she be laid in the tomb Of the Capuets,
your old field will be n solitary place the re-
mainder of your days, unless mighty
change mes over the spirit of the dream.
ing widows aud bellies of +. r. and l.. IT.
If Falstaif is still batchelor, what of il /!
Is not the matrimonial circle governed some
what like the military! Does good Gene
raj risk his best men first! No, Sir. They
are held in reserve, and so is Falstuff IN
take the responsibility and bet Minisuta
against your old field that you may plant
two stakes ten icet apart, and Fa!s::f will
double up like the big Bear of Arkansas"
and roll through before you can hit him
with fox squirril shot; but mind, it won't
count IL you shoot outside Of the stakes us
you did "tother day"
Now, come out manfully and confess, is
there not an individual of the feuihered
corps, glorying in the soubriquet Of 1t. Col.
adjoining your old field, who st:inds behind
The curtain aud pulls the curtains for you
aud White Oak" both Does he not reign
back the latter, ,and cry to you, 'On, Stanly
on I" making the widows, aud .larters" too,
believe that you ARE modern Don Quixotts
Tor them in old licldism, ~ inst White Oak,
hum they believe u woman hatcr, or nj
least jealous hearted old sinneri White
Oak tenders you his sincere hanks, and
bcgs you TO inform your honorable Esquire
that If the widow or any bodys I'datcr' "a.
bout or near +. L. strikes his fancy he may
80 ON unmoiested conquoiing and to con-
quur. And 1 am forther authvriz d 10 saw.
that although White Oak ducs uut wish TO
make issue with either +. Il. or L. H., vet
Il they desire II, he will 10 down with Wi
ley Durcn, and shoot for beef ana serapos
as long as ,hey please, ana AS for your Buck
lngham, he shall rob your old held OF the
last turkey. totally eradcaIing breed, seed,
and grneralDn, tor you Know lac is Jupiter
IoH.ns 1t rolling or ily ny LT,ri. White
o"k.wiil no lake u p:unIns.nt pace in the
" picture" unle.s }. l.. J. is there with his
propositions to walk up To the buggy as
IL Is sorttr trcoId;" then he says he will make
u target OF his mouth provided tho cartridges
areof Old Rye.
Sometimes White Oak does take south
side, but IL in not with wish tu come il
over r. X, or 10 see widows or widuwers s>
e daters.' lie only goes TO shoot squirrels
ami occasionally species Of wood chuck
that hIunls the cutters OF ovcrseers chin
neys, and, II | mistake not, you are fond OF
tile same vegetable.
" hcneser Falstaf finds Mrs. Ann Page
he will apply TO JOu Tor "a buck basket
BEN Bolt.