The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-03-11
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For the Ledger.

ro' uhe Ledger.
Mr.. EDITOR With your permission. W.
will once more in,rude ours-lf upon, -, offer
our scribbling to The readers Of the Ledger
n name that we love, because, "A rose by
another name would not smell as sweet" to
US at least.
The subject matter Of this epistle il nor.
particularly Intended for our frieadL ana coz
respondents Of lancaster, $. w. Georgia,
and correspondents of other sections. On
commencing an address 10 such, u thou and
thoughts present themselves to orr pens
point.
Then, to begin, yor will have observed,
that "e are still resident Of the Old North
state" Arson County. Pee Dee River, God
help yon." TIL. present winter, or ~.
nigh, say, the pas; has been one unpr.ee.
denied, AID the cid folks Say since. ",b'
and the most "f you will rcrollcct the .cold
Frld'! and Saturday" Yet the VERY cold
January has been succecdcd hy n February
equally remarkable. for plea~s,ntnrss. dc
Vegetation has already bepun 10 put forth
ana The churIy birds OF spring To make their
sweet and warbling notes. The farmers
are actively engaged in making preparation,
Tor a crop. and soon the seeds of the stall,
productions IF the South, will hov,. h...,
COMMITTED 10 their tcrrene beds In copiou,
Quantities, there TO gerninate and bring
ior'h The wontei crop, still, we nntic;pa,s
more chilling winds, beating rains, and b.
nag FROST, and aPprchrnd the tender plan,
VIII yet be "niPped in the bud" il not, GER
'a'n', we'll have a very early spring.
The health Of eir country i. very good.
consequently The sons Of E.culspius are
not very actively engaged 10 .rollinr piiih..
""u H"n'"n' ~ allowed TO reign withous
II n'al. during the nocturnal season. Tn
un""lcome, aud rest.ds,urbiDy .baIIoo y,
II seldom heard, Of n cold and cherries,
night while wrapped in the refreshing and
Danny arms of The God Of sleep, which the
VI. Us so much appreciate particularly those
who are so fortunate rs not To be mipu,.
RIB rs you know friend c.. the celiba,e sleep
Is not half 50 lohoi-some. uLless in the even,
JAS "TtnPlOu.
In the line Of politics, We have hut l;,tl,
Interesting. Our State Legislature has nd.
lonrncd without doiag anything Of impor.
lance for ourporlion of The rw.sl,b
II was hoped that an additional a~ppropria.
ton would haue been made to The building
Of The Wilmington & Charlotte r r., but
our hopes We're not realized. The contracts
for that portion Of the Road. located cas-, Of
Rockingham has been let out, and the con.
Tractors arc hard at work but, il the An.
sonians do not do better than they Asy.
doho, there viii q kind of semicircuman,bu-
Iaiion made, or else, there will be an add
uonai quantity OF fuel thrown into The
Wien and Lanse The "Sieam Horse" TO leap
over. IL Is to be hoped, however, that the
immense Hm"unt Of surples, Cor a part Of IL
at ieasD which the Upper tens" hold. II
this eoantry, will be appropriated 10 this
great en;erprize.and that, ere long. our ears
vii be saluled by the music % the whistle.
onr representatives intend la do cre good
net anon, IL no more, that Is: TO mcmornl-
ize the State Legislature offs. G. and cause
L" be opened. the Pee Dee, or the obslrae,
lion" taken out Of the way,1 SO. that the
aquatic tribe which swim the aforesaid
h'ser may have free access 10 our hsi.eries,
IL - now about shad time. and bat for those
s~nh'squeou. imPedimsnt., which the able
and worthy Representatives Of y. C. al
low, We might live beautifully, at ieas, dur
ing the shnd season.
We just throw eut these hints, that your
State Legislators might be thinking over
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