The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-07-08

they catches another, and sarves him in
the same way Ills father, who had
been ranquished by his mother, in seve
raj domestic rencoulres, WAS continually
whispering in his ears, David my SON.
beware Of the winning So lie was
brought nc in the fear Of the fair sex, IS
other ciil'lren were Of the devil ;-wha,
then could he know about poetry
Bekky Towns had lons been conccn
raung her charms for thr purpose OF ma
king conquest of David Hartman. IIc
was handsome, industrious, and Bekkv,
who was a member of the church, never
recoiIected that she ever heard OF his
swearing profanel V. How far she had
succeeded is already known. have on
" to observe, that III spite of the bitter
ueSS with which his sister reprchended
:he conduct of young people, and the
c"ntIonary whisper Of his father to sbe.
ware Of the wimming,' new order If
Ideas and sentiments dcveloped them
selves III his mind and heart, for the gen.
. eraI,Zatlon OF which lie had no word in
his vocabulary. What were his c,chiros
upon the colored egg A rocm--the
subject, love IN cottage and the muse.
to whom he aPPcalcd for aid in the ar
rangcment of his conceptions, was Rckky
! Towns. He was NOW ,n ol,,;ror -
! Leauiy-haG his stan,r,rJ or .,.,,,,,,a,,,.
/ graceful motion. and ALI tha, riIly o,,ai
l!>hed and that standard was Bckl;r
Towns. lie Was goin. to write letter
/ 1t was 10 be in poetry too, (hc had
, i"nno The night term( aud il was TO he
addressed to Bckkv rowus.
, On Friday evening L.Cro E,sior Ia.
wa took down the slate that hung by the
SHE OF tue almanac above the tire place.
ana proceeded 10 his fathers Gin house.
i"'d blmseI!, like a sailor nron n bowspril,
/ "'' on ms breast upon the screw sweep.
ne paced Tie slate at a suitable distance
nom h'n, aud, alter poudcrjug five min
u''>' Ntnt"ied upon The following coup.
'e'
David Hartman is INV name, and sioo,c :.
my life,
MA hiPpy VIII The gal be, what gifts to bc
NY WE
Bu, = ,oonor, .Eo,,t ,,
out All ,r,,. uf :, crI:.
cused him of plagiarism. inasmuch As he
rrcoIrcled 70 iayV esr, ftvGo t,Gck. lie
"ni" nf"T Taltference being ,he Substitution Of
his own name for Martins. Bcs.Ies it
was too Loastinr fnr his unl resuniirg ma
ture. He actorlinrly rcuIaceI !, by a
s;alza which ran thus
~,
Tn mnmIinnS @ , i,' ~ ~, ,,iI .Iir. ,''''
TE hid farewell tn ey,r, r.,r
And wipe my two biz eyes.
.,vh. Ill.,, !, =, ,
ovo,a;m9J anJ ims,a,',Ju 49,, "s 'a' ~, -
,,a,a arI .,ILal o,,nn Ir," ''.'
,,Io haI a;rToro,, I.s5.'L H., e'ooS'
sho,, Iu ~ ''P,o'eo '"'ous" ,''' 'onS sun,
ba 'r,, u '' ""', oass,. "Ss, ""I "o'"'',I'' .,
,"s,,I,;a a,', NV .I; = I-I "''', p
n..;I I1La,,',, 49,. ,,,i, ''0' I','S'
- ,,,'',.,II, IG ".;,i ' "o',.' I,''' Oo'"P''
,,,,.a,aI ,:,. eI,",( -, - ~. f','! +,
! t,,i',,,;,1.. ,,.; y" "N "'' "l''' VIC
'O''' 1'">'''"
/ On what Is this some one has done mo
:. wy "'"" "'"'h' IN; hearts a 1catin :
- ia Il" If''. , n''m put upon me-
" '''''' ~ " '0' " ''''l ''' '"''''
lhiS was ors'naI, and had the adGl-
uonai meIIt ot beng true, but the dill.
Guilty WAS, that he couI! proceed no fur
ther. lie slapped bis forehead, groaned,
Kicked, and finally tore rrodGIous
handful OF HAIR out OF las scalp, but he
could not advance II n"nysyiiabie fur
,ner; the mmnSPIre! '1"DorN OF David
Hartman, Ike The f"ync Snerne and
Don Juan had to remain an unfinished
ehott OF genus.
ieoPLe IN 'oVe are generally very irr''
table Inc most TRIVIAL disappointment
disorGanzes Tue temper and any display
o. 'nd"e'ehco IS i'aStaht hyIocf"cy. DA
V'd had no experience III diSgWsing the
stare o' III" Iee"hSS: poor ieI!"" lac
could not, Tor lie WAS hohest--honeSt tc
ecceht'ic'ty' a moment after he had
torn HIS mar @e 'e"Ped nom the screw
sweep ah"' no'd'ng out me slate before
n'"'' grove MS c'ehched "st 'hro"gh 1t
'he'eoy S"a''er'ng T" '"io a hundred PIE
eGS "S e"S"S "' ""H oceh pane U
S'"SS' w
u II KNOW NhAl cal. 40, aNl ~ Dc uO0