Smyrna times., 1861-07-25
The Fever War in BaldinsviiIe.
DY ARIENUS WARD.


AS soon as I'd rccooperated my physikil sys-
tern, Invent over to the village. The peasantrv
was glad to see me. Tie schuolmaster sod il
was chcerin TO see that gigantic intelleck
among 'em ouct more. Tnat's what he called
no. like the schoomaster, and alters send
hlln tcbacker when I'm off on Il travellln cam
pane. Besides, lie is very sensible man.
Such men must be encouraged.
Ihey don't GIT news very las. in b. dinsviIe
as nothn but plank rode runs in there twice
a week, aud that is very much cut of repair
80 my nah"rs wans't much posted up in re- I'd
TO wars. Square Baxter SAID he'd voted the
dimIcratc ticket for going on forty year, AID
the war was i dam black republcr lie. 10
SiackpoIe. who kills hogs for the Square, and
has got powerful Music IN his arms, scd he'd
bet 80 he could lick the Crisis in fair stand
up fight ifhc wouldn't draw o kni'e on hun.
SO 1t Went-sum was for war and sum war tor
peace. The schooImastcr, however, sed the
Slave Ohgarky must cover at the fact of the
North ere year had flowed by or pass over
his dead corpse. Eslo pcrpelua :" he added,
" aud sine qua non, also ~ sed |, sternly w .sh.
ing to make an impression onto the villagers.
"Requiescat in pace!" sed he schoolmas,er
" Too troo, too troo," | ansered, "lt's scan
derIus fact!"
The newspapers got along at last, chuck full
Of war, and the patriotic fever fairy bust out in
BAldnsviie. Square BeXter sed he didn't
b'llevC in coercion. not one of 'em, and could
prove by ie of B"gleS Of Liberty in his gar
rIt, that it was all Wing lie, got up to raise
the pr.cc Of whisky, and destroy our other lib
critics. But the old Square got putty riley
when he heard how the rebels was cuttin up
ana he sed he reckoned he should skour up
ia old I'd ,io |, 81 a.. &
the Old Flag, winch had alters bin on the tick
ct dc'd voted, and he was too old to bolt now.
The Squire is all right at heart, but il takes
longer for him TO fill his venerable B!IeE with
steam than it used to when he was young and
frsky. is | previously informed you, am
CoptIn of the Baldinsvllle Company. | rlz
gradooally but majes,cally from drummer's
Secretary to Iny present position. But found
the ranks wasn't lull by no means, and COM
meuCeG for too recroot Hayin nolist gineral
desire on the part Of young men who are into
the Crisis TO wear epylits, determined to hive
my company composed exclusively Of officers,
everybody to rank as Brigadeer GIneral. The
follerin was among the various questions which
put TO recr0Ots
Do you know masked battery from q hunk
Of gingerbread
DO you know an epylit from piece of chakl
II trust you win real gun how many men
of your own company do you speck you can
manage to kill durn the war
IIav you ever heard Of Ginral Price of Mis-
soury, and can you avoid similar accden in
case of battlel
HOv you ever had the measles, and if SO, how
manyf
How air you nowi
Show me you tongue, &C., &c. Sum Of the
questions was sarcustcal.
The company filled up rapid, and last Sun
day we went to the meetin-house in full uni
form. had serius time gittin into my mill
tary harness, as it was built for me many years
ago but finally got inside oft, tho it fitted
me putty clost. Howsever, onct into il, lookt
fne-in fact, aw insplTin. ado you know me,