The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-02-04
Another Letter from Bill A p to Mr..
Linkborn

Mr.. Linkhorn-Sur. A Poet hav said
that "Time untde waiieth for no man
To my opinvun it are un,ide now and
hasten on that eventful perivud which
YOU have fixed VIXEN Afrkv are to be on
shakled when Nj gerdum are 10 feel the
power Of your proklamashun-when ua
See Tom are to change his base and
evakuate his kahin, when all the EN-
hIems OF darkness are to rush frantikale
forth into the arms of d"liverers, and
with perfumed and scented gratitude EN-
hrase YOUR Hexcellency and Maddam
llareIy Beeches's Toe Wha, glorious
day that are to be What sublime
cry in histry What proud knImina
shun and konsmmatou and korrnkashun
Of political hopes Ar,er few thousand
hav kasped you in their ebony arms it
will be fitten time Mr.. Linkhorn for
YOU TO lay Yourself down and die. llu
man hamhishun can hav II" higher mnuu.
ment TO kline. Arler such work, YOU
might kumplete the Immortal heroism Of
your kernkter, 10y leapin from the top
mos, pinakle OF glory and with spraldlrd
aud extended limbs brake YOUR shIte poke
neck upon the yearth below.
But alas for human iolIy-aIas for all
snb'onary things-our pepul will no, be
llev, these krazy rebels viii no, konsidcr
Christmas are already here-oulv one
more breef week to slide away before we
must part, forever part with all our NJ
gro herltige, and yet our stubborn pepul
kon,inue to buy EN- and sell EN-. and the
shorter the lease the higher the price
they are payin. What iafatuashun |!
| do verify believe they will keep up the
old way until next Wensday night. Jest
AS though they didn't hav to give EN- all
up the next du mornin before breakfast,
Sum say the stay la" aliccks the nirgcrs
and VII "p"'' TO mae EN- stay at
| home. Sum say YOU haint got tnnspor
tation nor Rasnuns for four mlllyuus of
dark'es-sum say your call are pr, ma.
ture-but the majority are "pinyun liza,
the little difficulty you met with at Fred.
erickburg hsv cnieriered with ,nu Ar
,sngements and extended the time like a
| siney die.
Mr.. Lrnkhorn, Sur-I forewarned Won
abou, crossing them sickly rivers-the
Lee side Of any shore are unhealthy to
your popuIashun-keep away from those
Vrrginy water korses, go around EN- or
under 'em, but for the sake Of ckonomy
don't try to cross EN-. 1t are too hard
upon your buryal squads and ambulance
hOsses.
Mr.. Linkhorn, Sur-When ar this war
to klose 7 How much longer ken YOU
renew yore note of 90 days which you
s#-d were enuT to settle this diff .ulty-.
do YOU pay the Unjust How much ter
rtory haV you suhjugated-what makes
kotton sell at 67 cents a pound in your
diggins-ain'r 1t awful soarce-what do
your bony women do for stuilin and pad
din | heard they had To us. hay and
saw dust and sch like, and lhot il must
be very painful thar tender bozzoms to
have 10 resort to such corse commodities
| would like TO send you bale but Gov.
Brown would selze il II are sed by many
that the war are about TO kIose brkause
Of the Governors late raid on leather
They say the war begun with John
Brown raid IN Vrginy, and will end with
joe Brown raid in Georgia ALLOW
not Tor | think the Governor only TUX
that way OF git,in the State into the jinin
States where things we're scacer ! would
like To see you personally Mr.. Linkhorn,
| a"d hear you talk and tell sum Of your
funny antrdotes like you told Governor
Morehead. | LATED when | read them
ill the teavs fairly rained from my eve
lids-I know | could make my fortune
Mr.. Linkhorn compilin your wrt-Maint
| be your Boswell and foilar YOU about
But fare the well my friend. and be
fore you cross another rubIkon | advise
you ia the eloquent language Of Mr..
Burke 'kousder old COW konsider.'
Yourn Till deth, BILL ARP.
Z. S-I kant klose without Iettin YOU
kno tina, our kot,on krop at 67 cents per
nounI ar worth two biltopa twn bu,J.ol
millions Of dollars Enuff to pay your
war debt twice over il you will jest KUN
and take il. Ii. A.