The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-03-11
AN EDITOR IN TROUBLE.

Editors, rs a class, are famous for getting
into difficulties, generally with the sterner
sex, but our friend Of the Orangeburg
S0utkros, has allowed himself TO be caught
in Il web, woven Ivy the hand Of the fairp
portion of the human race nevertheless,
his position, is none he less perilOus, on
that account. First, he suffered TO appear
in his columns a spicy piece Of poetry, en-
titled "Bcwarc of the Widow" Fatal in
discretion 4! This offended and worthy class
Of individuals, pounces upon him after the
following fashion
Messrs Editors: 10 casually glancing
over your last paper of 25rh of February,
our attention was attracted 10 an article en-
titled "Bewar. of the widow 1" we nave read
it carefully over and over again, aud the
more we think about il we are convinced
still further OF its absurd,ties and personal
attack 1--WE call it p, rsonat because it has II
direct reference to widows exclusively
scT6Slc FOR newspapers as we are of The
opinion that newspaper scribblers and ~di-
tors are minuS below nothing. We arc
aware Of the fact that you are public jonr
~nalists, and We presume that you have II
right To inert such articles as may SUIT
your fancy, if such n disposition Us that can
be termed fancy. But you should know
that Widows can feel m insult offered ms
we'll as scribbling Editors. The article that
appeared in your paper will be Il stigma on
yop and your profession forever. Had We
the space we desire, we wou Id preach on
this subject until doomsday. You say 1.-The
Widow is Il dangerous thing" sirs have you
ever received an injury from them Z? we an
swer in the negative. You say She M
times signs IT'S dreadful "a pass through
life alone did you ever hear one say that ?
II you say so vengeance lieth at the door;
and You say "NVhrn you're safely welded
she may box your silly ears" did you ever
see the like tell us did you ever? We see
no propriety for publishing il, it contains
no Information for your readers, and why
did you insert il ? you knew or ought TO
have known that we wouldn't like il, and
you did not care a straw, but hold on and
We will give you soot-come to our faces
and repeat that scirrilous language and We
will lay aside Widowhood and put on the
armour of manhuod-we will vindicate our
rights, and may God speed the time when
We may take our place among the nations of
the earth. No doubt that you have pleased
wv i"' u""SH w envy Jul octutl anu co
operate with yon in yoIr opinions. we don't
care y copper for you or them ~eithcr-we
can get all the 6eardIess boys for our bsaux,
when they, are glad to accept s~uperanualed
bachelors Throw out more Of your broad
side hints if ysu like, and Wa will give you u
smash that will hurt TO the very bone.
WIDOWS.
We hope, for the honor of the craft, that
our brethren below may survive the unrigh.
teous onslaught; but when We think about
what some writer has said, We forget now
who, We tremble for their perilous situation
mot cv'n the Soldier's fury rais'd in war,
The rage of tyrants, when defiance st;nps
'em
The pride Of priests, SO bloody when in
power
Are half 80 dreadful ss a woman's yrn-
geance."