The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-07-03
G o N T R l B u TORIAL.
LANCASTER, JULY 8, 1867.


LANCASTER. JULY 8. 1867
The Coquette.
Tickle and aighty alwavs complaining,
hoop and some ribands q mortal containing,
Dainty and nice. all ready for show,
woman, 'o-cdtted this mortal below.
Pic-nics and parties are lust to her taste,
And man--Oi man, what n wonde derful beast
Goes bowing and bobbing her fancy to please,
This woman, so called, this woman at ease.
'Tis rbands and laces, from morning till night
Now feathers and muslins won derful sight
4 yak III the morning. .isi,a =, Noon,
A stroll in the evening to look at the moon.
A bail is the croynng OF all her delight.
To dance, and he called la 6eU. Of the night
Where sutors are croSding to win but a smile,
To oask in the sunlight Of beauty awhile.
o! man, that could ever such magic allow,
To bring you to knrel and trcnblingly bow
hta shrine where beauty alone can dispel,
The lot you are seeking In misery's deli
FASHIONS
Miss s., old Smiths daughter by
his wife's husband, wears a short dress OF
s?eckled muslin, striped with blue gew-
gaws-sbor, saque tight under the arms,
and bonnet Of tortoise shell trimed with
pink ribards.
Departed Glory.
Though great VIC are and freedmen Of the land,
Still yet We bear the name Of rogue.
How often in the history Of the world
do we meet with instances Of human
character where man is posses,e1 OF quail
tiles which make him an Object OF en~v
- many who consider themselves inferior
TO him; but often, beneath all the out
ward excellency Of that man, there ia a
hidden darkness that frequen, shakes his
purposes OF good and turns him to evil
An instance OF this We have now tn pre-
sent, and we would, in friendly manner,
advice all who think themselves Of a char
acter or disposition like unto this example.
to reform and blot out the evil that is
within them.
G. has ALWAYS been regarded by his
short haired btsthren as somewhat remsr
kabie for his nttainments and accompli b.
ments, and for this reason ha. often acted
in the character OF adviser among them:
ihis reputation for sagsci,y, etc. ss-
cured for him on certain day a, the Vii
laee Of -, a posi,iof4s committeeman
20 assist in ordering meeting appointed
bv his people for political purposes Az
ter the exercises Of the dav were ended
II WAS suggested that the proceedings he
published in the Disrric, paper, which
was duly attended to. but "a the freed
men wished the minutes OF this occasion
TO have a wider circulation, } WAS dasr
patched to neighboring town to have
them published there also
G. Act out upon his Journey for the
town aforesaid, and b ,vine arrived after
lengthy ride (and during which visions
Of future glory and dis'inciion were con
tinuay before his eyes): he at once at.
tended to the object Of his mission. and
then turned his face homeward Il seems
that this trip was des'insd TO Ne one Of
decided impo-, TO him, for he had not
proceeded far on his return, when hi. Wis,
ions Of elorv seen far awav upon field
of "squal rights and privileges. wM-
terrup,ed by the sight Of certain qnad1u
peds OF fat and sleek condition grazing in
field near a. hand. The idea seems
almost ridiculous when ~ think that the
mind Of one whose aspiration pointe,l to
the highest round on the ladder Of fame.
conld momentatily lower iiself to contem-
plate with covetousnses "his neighbor'.
ass" Yet, nevertheless, this was the
case as was proved by ,he action o' G..
He seemed now most assured'v under 'he
"infuence or a devil": for without wait
ing to inquire who WAS the owner Of the
ass. he inyeigled him from the field and
then continued his home~ard journey in
Possession Of the said "a.."
G. reached home no doubt feeling
considerably lowered at, the idea Of hi.
fsnily knowing the result Of hi. mission.
bnt he WAS not left long to think upon
this and matters Of like nature, for tia
owner Of the property, now in the posses
sion Of G., had long been on the trail
and now bursts upon him and demand,
The return OF ths. which G. had 90 fe
loniously deprived him Of.
G. now languisbes within . the walls
OF a large "stone building"s pair Of steel
bracelets upon his arms. and erosns and
Lamentations disturb the silence Of the
nigh, round about ths, "s,one buiIdine,'
for "tbs glory Of that man hath depart
cd forever"