Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-08-09
The War Fever in Baldins-
vile.
BY ARTEMUs WARD.

The pcasnntry was glad to see me- The
, schoolmastcr said it was cheerin to see that
gigantic intellcck among 'em oncet more.
That's what he called me. | like the
schoolmaster, and alters send him tobackcr
) when I'm off on travcllin' campanc.--
+, Besides, he's very sensible man. Sutch
men must be encouraged.
They don't get news very fast in Bald
insviIlc, as nothin' but a plank road runs
in there twice a week, and that's very
much out of reparc So my nabers want
much posted up in regard to the wars
'Sauire Baxter scd he'd voted the dimi-
kratik tkct tor goin' on forty year, and
the war was dam black republican lye.
10 Stackpole who kills hogs for the squire
and has got powerful mussle into his
arms, sed he'd bet FIVE dollars he could
lick the Krisis in fair standup fight, if
he wouldn't draw knife upon him. So
it went-sum was for war, and some was
ior peace. The schoolmaster, however,
sed the Slave Oligarky must cover before
the feet of the North ere year had flow
ed by, OR pass oyur his ded korpse. "Es-
to pcrpetua - he added. And =" sine qua
non also !" scd |, sternly wishin' to make
imprcshun onto the villagers. "Requi-
escat in pace" :" sed the schoolmastcr.-
Too troo, troo," answered, its a scan
dclus fakt.' ~
The noospapcrs got along at last, chalk
full of war, and the patriotic fever fairly
busted out in Baldinsyille. Squire Bax-
/ |. - l. IN 4 mi
one of EN- and could prove by file of
Eaylcs Of Liberty in his garrit, that 1t
was all a whig lyc, got up to raise the
price of whiskcy and destroy our other
liberties. But the old Squire got putty
riley when he hurd how the rebels was
cuttn' up, and scd he rcckoned he should
skour up his old muskit and do little
square itin' for the Old Flag, which had
alters beu on the tickit he d voted, and he
was too old to bolt now The Squire is
all rite at hart, but it takes him longer to
fill his venerable Bier with steam than it
did when he was young and frlsky. As |
{ previously informed you before, | am Cap
tin of the Baldinsville Company. l riz
gradually but majectickly from drummer )
secretary to my present position But |
found the ranks wasn't full by no means,
: and commenced for to recroot at oncct.-
t Having noticed gincral desire on the
| part OF young men who are into the hri-
sis to ware eppyits, | determined to have
my kumpany komposcl xcloosivel ely OF otii-
GERS, everybody to rank as Drigadcer Gin-
| raj. The follerin' was among the yaris
questions which | put to rccroots;
, Do you know u maskt battery from q
hunk OF gingerbread -
DO you know 4 eppylit from piece
: of chalk :"
: IF | trust you with real gun, how
many men Of your own company do you
4 speck you can manage to kill durln' The
; war;"
) Have you ever heard Of Ginral Price
: of Missouri, and can you avoid slmler ak
: erlents in case of battle ~
: Have you ever had the measles, ant
if so, how many?
: How air YOU now =
i "Show me your tung,' &c, &c.
I Some Of the questions was sarcustleal
; The company filled up rapidly, and las
c Sundy We went to the meltln hou' IN taI
: uniform. had scris time glttln int
my military harness, as it was hilt tor m
i many years ago; but | finally got lnsld
Q of it, tho it fitted me putty cIost. How
!. ever, onct into it, lookt iine-in f,At
: awinspirin. Do you know me Mrs.
Ward," scd |, walkiu' into the kitchen.
{ know YOU, you old fool? Oi cours
I | do"
4 saw at onct that She did.
y, started for the mcatins hous, AMI In
II 'iraid tridc to walk too stratc, for kun
e very near tollin' over backwards and
d attcmptn' to recover myself my swor
d got mixed up with my legs, and fell Il
u among choice collection OF yung ladie
who was standin' near the church door a
l. sccin' the sojer boys come up, My cock
y hat fell off, and sumhow my eoat-tAIcS &C
Il twisted round my neck. The yung ladie
W put their hankerchcrs to their mouths
i and remarkt, "Te he" while my anclcf
Is fcmail single friend, Sary Pea,ley, bur,
n into loud larf. She exercised her mout
N so yilcntly that her new tolse teeth te
ID out onto the ground.
ID Miss poasley,' said i, sittin' up an
l. dustin myself. " you must b. very kart
l. full with them store teeth Of yourn, Q
h you'll have to gum it asln'
he Methiuks had her.
Il I'd ben to work hard all the weak, an
felt rather suoozy. I'm 'iraid did .
lie half uslcap, for on hearln the mrnlete
I'd ask, "Why was man maid to mourn :"
r sci, Il Civ it up" hayin vague ide
4, that it was conundrum. 1t Was an un
a fortinit remark, for the waole meatln hou
lookt at me with mingled surprise and II
al dicnashun. was about risin to pm
lie of order, when it suidunly ockurd to m
lie WHARF | was, and kept my seat blushl
l. like the red, red rosc--so to speak.
Sc The next morniu' | arose with the iarI
le y. B.-I don't sleep with the lark tho
Id \ joak.)
$, My little dawter was execootlng ba
ell lids, accompanyn' herself with the hanl
I'd origin, and she wisht me to linser aWht
t and hero her sing;
st Hark hear a angel singing.
A angel now is onto the wing.
tn "I.et him Ay, my child" sod |, buc!
of lin on my arner. Il must fourth to III
Mt Biz"
of We air progressin' pretty well with OF