The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-09-15
From the clers. Plaindealer

The ATLANTIC GABLE IN BALDINs
VILE 60 LETTER FRoM Mr., WARD. :
Baldinsville, Injianny, Sep the onct
is&59..My wurthy frens--I was sum
mud home frum Sinsinnaty quite SUD
din by lettur frum the Supcrvizers O
Baldinsville. sayin as how crate things
was on the Tappis in that air town il
refferunse to sellebratin the compleshur
of the Sub N ers hine Tellegr aph s. askiI
me to be Pressuut Lockin up my Can.
geroo and wax wurks in seizure stile
took my degarter for Baldinsviile-
"my own, my natiE lan," which i gut
intwo at early kandle litin on the foller
in day & just as the selierbrashun ard
| i1lumerr ashun ware commensiD.
| BaldiDsville was trooly in blaze OF
glory. Near can forgis the surblime
spcektickul which met my case as
allied from the Staige with my umbrei-
ler aud yer l.se. The Tarvern was lit
up with taller HANDLES al over s. a CRATE
bong fire was burDin in frunt thareof.-
a Transpirancy was tied onto the sine
post with the follerin wurds--"Giv US
Liberty or Deth." Old Tonpkiusis
grosery was illumer mated with tin Ian
turns and the follerin Transparency was
in the winder-"The Sub, Mershine Tel
lergraph s. the Baldiusville and Stone
field Plank Road-the 2 crate eventz of
the 10Th century--may intestine, strife
never mar their grapiure." Simpkinsis
shoe shop was all abIase with HANDLES
and lantuns. A Americun Eagle was
painted onto a flag in a winder--also
these wurds, viz--"The Consiitooshun
must be Presarved." The Skool house
was lifted up in CRATE stile and the win
ders was fiild with notices amuDg which
inotised the follerin--"Truoth smashed
to erth shall rize agin--YoU CAN'T STOP
HER." .The Boy stood On the Burnin
Deck whense awl but him had Fled
"Prokrastinashun is the theaf of Time"
BE virtoous s. you will be Happy. -
"Intemperunse has cawsed heap of
trubble-shun the Bole, !" an the follerin
sentimunt written by the skool master,
who graduated at Hudson Kollige.-
"Baldinsville sends greetin to her Ma
gisty the Queen, & hopes all hard feelins
which has heretofore previous bin felt |
Supervisors of Baldinsville |
and the British Parlimunt, if such there
has been, may now Re wiped frum ou;
Baldinsville this night |
rejoises over the gerlorious event which
sements great nashuns onto one anoth
er by means of electric wire under the
roarin billers of the Nasty Deep. Quos
DUE rANTnUM, A purrER, CArERLINY,
PATIENT NosTEUM l' Squire Smiths
nonse was lifted up regardlis of expence.
His Ii tie sun William Henry stood up |
IN the roof firin ort crackers. The ole
Squire bisself was dressed up in soljer
clothes and stood on his door step, pintiu
lis sword sollumly to American flag
which was snspeudid on top of pole in
runt of his house. Frequintly be wood
axe orf his cooked hat & wave it round
n impressive stile His oldest darter
Iis Isabeller Smith, who has jest cum
lome frum the Perkinsville Female In
tertoot. appeared at the frunt winder
n the West room as the goddess of lib
rty, & sung 81 see them on their win
in way" Booteus /, sed I to myself,
on air angil s. nothiu shorter. N.
>onabarte Smith, the Squir's Oldest sun, .
rest hisself up as Venus the God of
Vars and red the Dedication of Inder
eudunse from tue left chambir winder. {
he Squire's wife diden't jine in the fes |
verties She sed it was the tnrneiest {
onsense she ever seed. See she to the |
auire, "Cum into the house and go to |
ed you old fool you. Tomorrer you'll q
e goin round half ded with the runner c
sm s. won't gin US minit's peace till i
gu git well.' Sez the Squire, BETSY, f
on little appresiate the importane of '
~ ,oh |
te." See che, Commemorate q cats i
lil-cum into the house this instunt, t
ou pesky old critter." "Betsy," sez v
le Squire, wavin his sword, "retire."-
his made her just as mad as she could
ick. She retired, but cum out agin 7
1tty quick with pail of swill which
le throwed all over the Squire, & Surs
ou wood hav split your sides larfn to Ii
10 the old un jump up aud holler & run Y
to the house. Except this unpropish- il
circumstance al went as merry as ;,
lrriage bell, as Lord Byrun seq Doc
r II u chisis offic was likewise lifted up
i'd Transparency on which was painted .
e Queen in the act of drinkin sum of
Hutchinsis Invigorator," was stuck ii
to one of the winders. The Baldins- a
lie Bugal of fliberty newspaper ofiis was W
so illumerpated, & the follerin notices il
uck out-"The Press is the Arkerme- D
IN lever which moves the world."- p
Vote Early" Buckle on your armer.' I
Now is the time to subscribe !" "''Frauk- u
, Nose s. Field 2" Terms ST, so a year, IL
beral reducshups to clubs" In short ii
e village of Baldinsville was a perfect q
wror I never seed so many peple q
ARE before in my born days. lie not p
temp to describe the seems of that tt
ate night Wurds wood fale me eff n
hood try to do it. l shall stop here b
few periods and enjoy my "Oatem p
IN dig the tates," as our skool master
in the buzzum of my famerly, W
shall then resume the show bisnis, ec
lich I've bin into twenty y-two(22) years W
d six (6) munths. m
Trooly yurse, ARrEMUs WARD. sc
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