Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-08-01
The War Fever in BaldinsyilIe.
By AETEMUs WARD.

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BY AETEMUs WARD.
As soon as 1 had recooperated my physik
system, i went into the village. The school
master sed it was cheerin to see that giganti
intelleck among 'em onct more. That's wha
he called me. / like the schoolmaster, and al
lers send him tobacker when I'm off on trav
elm campane. Besides. he is very sensibl
man. Such men must be encouraged.
They don't git news very fast in Baldinsville
as nothing but plank road runs in there twic
Il week, and that's very much out of repair
So my nabers wasn't much posted up in regart
10 the wars. Squire Baxter sed he'd votet
the Dimicraiic ticket for goin on forty years
and the war was a dam black republican lie. 10
Siackpole, who kills hogs for the Squire, ant
has got powerful muscle into his arms, sed he't
bet S. he could lick the Crisis in fair stano
up tight, if he wouldn't draw knife on him
| So it went-sum was for war and sum was fo
peace. The Schoolmaster, however, sed III.
Slave Oligarky must cover at the feet of thu
north ere a year bad flowed by, or pass orel
his dead corpse. "Esto perpetuar' he added
"And sin qua non!' sed l, sternly. wishing tc
make an impression onto the villagers. IRE.
quiescat in peacei' sed the schoolmaster "ToC
troo, too troo," 1 ansered, "its a scanderlous
factl''
The newspapers got along at last. chock full
of war; and the patriotic fever fairly bust out
in Baldiusville. Squire Baxter sed he didn't
blieve in Coersion. not one of 'em and could
prove by file of Eagles Of Liberty in his gar
rit, that it was all Whig lie, got up to raise
the price of whiskey ard destroy our other
liberties. But the old Squire got putty riley
when he heard how the rebels was cuttin up,
and he sed he reconed he could skour up his old
muskit and do little square fghtin for the
Old Flag. which had alters been on the tckit
he'd voted. and he was too old to Bolt now
The Squire is all right at heart, but it takes
longer for him to fill his venerable Biler with
steam than it used TO when he was young and
frisky. As previsly informed you am Cap
tin of the Baldinsville Company. riz grad
ooally but majesticly from drummers Secreta-
ry to my present position. But found the
ranks wasn't full by no means, and Icommen,
eed for to recroot. Havin notist gineral de-
sire on the part of young men who are into
Crisis to wear eppylits, 1 determined to have
my company exclusively of ofissers, eyerybo-
dy 10 rank as Brigadier Ginral. The follern
was among the varis questions which put to
recroois: c4
Do you know a masked battery from hunk
of Gingerbread
Do you know eppyIet from a piece of chalk?
If / trust you with real gun, how many
men of your own company do you speck you
can manage to kill durin the war? "a.
Have you ever heard of Ginral Price of Mis-
rouri. and can you avoid simler accidents in
ease of battle? ~ 5ss -
Have you ever Lad the measles. and if so
how many2
How air you now.
Show me your tongue, de-, DC. Sum of the
questions was sarcusstical. 81 1a .-
The company filled up rapid and last Sun
day went 10 the meetln house in full uniform.
had a seris time gettin into my military har
ness, as ii was bilt for me many years ago; but
finally got inside of it, tho it fitted me putty
clost. However, onct into l., l lookt fne-in
fact, aw-spirrin. "Do you know me, Mrs.
Ward?' said l, walkin into the kitchen.
"Know you, you old fool? OF course l do"
saw at onct she did.
1 started for the meetin house, and I'm afraid
l tried walk too strate, for l cum very near fall
in backards; and in attemptin to recover my
self, my sword got mixed up with my legs, and
fell in among q choice collection of young
ladies, who was standin near the church door
a-seein the sojor boys come up. My cockt hat
fell off, and somehow my coat-tales got twisted
round my neck. The young ladies put their
hankerchers to their mouths and remarked:
"Te he" while my ancient female friend, Sary
Peasly, burst out into a loud larf. She exercised
her mouth so violently that her new false teeth
fell ont onto the ground.
"Miss Peasley'" sed 1 gittin up and dustin
myself, "you must be more careful with them
store teeth of yourn or you'll have to gum it
aginl'
Me,hinks had her.
I'd bin to work hard all the week, and felt
rather snoczy. I'm fraid did get half asleep,
for on hearin the minister ask, "why was man
made to nourn?' l sed. II Civ it up havin a
vague idee that it was a conundrum. 1t was an
oniortinit remark, for the whole meetin house
lookt at me with surprise and indignation. l
was about risin to q pint of ordee, when it sud-
denly appeared to me where was, and 1 kept
my seat, blushing like the red, red rose-so 10
speak. s
The next mornin rose with the lark IN.
B.-I don't sleep with the lark, though. A
COAX. 4s- -.
My little dawter was execootin ballids. ac-
herself with hand origin, and she
wisht me to linger and hear her sing: Hark l
hear an angel singin, an angel now is onto the
wing"
.Let him fly, my childl" said I. a-bucklin
On my armour. Il must forth to my Biz"
We are progressin pretty well with our drill.
AS all air commandin offissers, there amt no
elusy; and as we are are all exceedin smart, it
FAINT worth while to try to outstrip ench other
The Idee OF company composed exclusively
Of Commanders-in-C Chiefs orriggernated, i spose
skurcely need say in these Brane. Consider
ed as idee, l flatter myself is pretty hefty.
We've got all the tackticks at our tongs' end,
but what we partickly excel in is restln mus
kits. We can rest muskets with anybody.
Our corps will do its dooty. We 60 to the aid
Of Columby-we fight for the Starsl
Wen be chopt into sassige meat before we'll
exhibit our cout tails to the foe. rs /
Well fight till there's nothin left of us but
BUR little toes. and even they shall defyantly
Vanity Fair" '7' aa a rE
The CAPTURE OF De VnLIERs.-The State
Journal has been permitted to copy the follow
ing from a private letter of Capt. G. M. Bas-
com. the Aid of Gen. Cox to his father in Co.
t. &c Jofod - Do,ct,l;,, Nrool- J,lxy