The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-05-22
A Fragment--Cabinet Council.

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Have mercy, jeff Davis! Soft-It was but n
dream.
Who knocks thus loudly!
<,0ithou;) 'Tis ], my lord the
j White House cock
4 Thrice have l crowed since the day hath
broke.
! (Enfer Serard, Chase, Bates, Blair, Came.
d ron and Welies.
CAMERos-How doth my good Lordi
LiscoLN-Indifferently well, msihinks,
good coz.
That confection Of hominy and hog which,
a. my wont,
Late on yester eve I ate, did most wofulIy
affect me,
Have no leech among my councillors cho-
sen,
Who can minister to body diseased! Alas,
my friends
Bred TO the chicane Of the law, what know
ye of the leap,
And bounds Of rebeliious blood by fitful
fever stirred
BATEs-My liege, as l glanced o 'er the
morning prints,
In which our glories are duly and at length
set forth,
Ms,hought much praise was given TO med
icament
Yclcpt in foreign lore--cepalic pills
LIScoLS--Awny with this nos,rum--Ill
none Of il
For know ye, bought box from harum
serum boy,
Whom | encountered on our Western train.
and who
Cried--God ~Dt; Dld Abe, buy some pillsr
These bought aud tried aud got no better
fast
BLArR-Youd scarce expect one of my
ago
To speak in public on the stage Yet
can but think
: "Tis E"t the eonfection, but the detection Of
the Southern iier
Which pains our liege's
LIScoLs--Ass! knave! think you so?
Know yon not my babLipg coz, that this
detection
lsalI gaH!aon 3 The crisis 10 but artificial
tHA-E--Wc know Il well would We
could forget it,
Yet, yohr IXcrilency, read in acme fool
Soul.ern paprr--.calIed, know not what
The .Hail-the Nrcury or some such abb
snrdi,y--
That there is iauch feeling down in their
unsiptl!y swnmps.
Where Afric's wrong, smell rank to heaven.
IiscoIS then Let them howl
you kuow Ia! well,
That cry rs they may, there's nobody hnrt
Oh. how do despisc pesvish, complain.
ing people
A people who know not which side their
bread is butiered;
Misguided people who would fain tear
awny three stripes.
Two Of red and one of white, from our Star
SPangled Ban ner.
sEwARD-(aslde) Long may it wave!
WELLRs-O'cr the land Of the free
BATEs-And the home Of the brave
LscoLs-And imagine they founded n
new nation
Ind now you fight Col. Davis
With his ragged raggamufin crew, loudly
swears
He'll ait in this very chair, wherein we sit
Save the mark Ia spite Of Wool or Scott.
Friends, farewell yet take something ere
yego,
Leave me to myself that may court the
drowsy God;
Watch we'll the door that no foul traitor.
enter
With machines internal, or throatsd reyol.
wing pistol.
Spread yourselves, and lose no opportunity
to tell
The exPecsant people that all is going well
And while reluctant, ye admit the Southern
feeling,
Urge and declare that 'tis marvellous con.
-soling,
That nothing is hurting anybody. There,
gol
Stand not on the order Of your going. but
60 at once.
1Ssrsrd and odas,s boD and depaY.l
New Jerusalem IL thi. happiness When
Hrst
idreampt OF might, msjssiy and power
when In days gone by,
An humble splitter Of rails, wearing but ons
shirt week
Or. when 10 rsvesy, leaned 10 Iistlsss mood
Der The oar Cha! pun) Of the slow glid.
!. ing brosdhosn,
z And thought Of tho powerful and rich of
- earth,
Aud snvious contrasted their gay fsasts and
revels;
With our simple joys our humble shuck-