Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-01

 calculated at five miles. But young Bowling landed one mile below Maryland Point or three miles below the point of land opposite the pier, and as he described pretty wide arc of circle in his endeavors to reach the Pawnee which were counteracted by the centrifugal force of the cur rent the distance actually swan cannot be iess than eight miles.
 THE WAR FEVER IN BROWNSVILLE
 BY ARTEMUs WARD.
 As soon as I'd rece-operate my physical sys- tern, went over to the village. The peasantry was glad to see me. The school otmaster said it was cheerin to see that tHgigantic ihteileck among lem onct more. That's what he called me. l like the schoolmaster, and alters sends tobacker when I'm off on travelin campane Besides, he is a very sensible man. Such men must be encouraged
 They don't git news very fast in Baldinsvlle, as nothing but plank road runs in there twice week, and that's very much out of repair. So my neighbors wasn't much posted up ia regard to wars. Squire Baxter said he'd voted the di- micratic ticket for going on forty year, and the war was dam black republican lie Jo Stack pole, who killed hogs for the Squire, and has got powerful muscle in his arms, sed he'd bet s ! hC COulQ HCk tu6 CIISo III O ilii ASho' if he wouldn't draw knife on him. So it went sum was for war and sum was for peace. The schoolmaster, however said the Slave Oligarky must cover at the feet of the North ere year had flowed by, or pass over his dead corpse. ] |" Esto perpetua !'' he added and sine qua non, also y sed I, sternly wishing to make an impress sion onto the villagers. Requiescat in peace !' sed the schoolmaster. "Too troo, too troo,' ] answered, /" it's scanderlus fact ]"
 The newspapers got along at last, chock full of war, and the patriotic fever fairly bust out in Baldinsville. Squire Baxter said he didn't be- lieve in coercion, not one of em, and could prove by a file of Eagles of Liberty in his garret that it was all Whig lie, got up to raise the price of whiskey and destroy our other liberties. But the old Squire got purity riley when he heard how the rebels was cuttn' up, and he said he reckoned he skour up his old muskit and do a little ftin for the Old Flag, which had alters bin on the ticket he'd voted and he was too old to bolt now. The Squire is all right at heart, but it takes him longer to fill his venerable ber With steam than it used to when he was young and risky. As I previously informed you, I am Captain of the Baldinsville Company. rig gra- dooally but majestickally from Drummer's Secre- tary to my present position. But l found the ranks wasn't full by no means and commenced for to recroot. Haven notist agieneral desire DH tHS part Ol young tllcu W uu StfSsS to wear eppyts, determined ts Anss,sss my com pany composed exclusively of officers, everybody to rank a Brgalier Ginral{ The follerin was among the valious auestopf which l put to re- croots:
 Do you know masked Battery from a hunk of gingerbread?
 Do you know eppylit from a> Apiece of chalk :? If trust you with real gun, {how many men of your own com pauy do you Rspcck you eau manage to kill durn the war? Have you ever heard of General Price, of Mis- souri, and can you avoid similar accidents in case of battle?
 Have you ever had the measles, and if so, how many?
 How ar you now?
 Show me your tongue, &c., Sc. Sum of the questions was sarcustical.
 The company filled up rapid. and last Sunday 1 We went to the meetin house in full uniform. had sers time gettin into my military harness as t was built for me many years before but finally got inside of it, tho it fitted me putty clost Howsever, onc't in, look't ine-in fact, aw-inspiring. Do you know me, Mrs. Ward ?' sed I, wakin into the kitchen.
 "Know you, you old fool? Of course do."
 l saw at onct that she did.
 I started for the meetn house, and I'm afraid I tried to walk too strate for 1 cum very near l cover myself, my sword got mixed up with legs, and fell in among choice collection of young ladies' who was standing near the church door a seein the soger boys come up. My cockt hat fell off and somhow my coat tales got twisted round my neck The young ladies put their han lkerchief to their mouth and rem lrked, "Te he," while my ancient friend, Sary Peasley, bust out into loud larf. She exercised her mouth so vilently that her false teeth fell out onto the ground.
 {" Miss Peasley," sed I, gettin up and dustin myself, "you must be more careful with them store teeth of yourn, or you'll have to gum it agin y
 Methinls had her.
 I'd bin to work hard all the week, and I felt rather snoozy I'm afraid I did git half asleep for on hearin the minister ask, "Why was man made to mourn?" sed, II give it up," having a vague idea that it was conundrum. It was a unfortinit remark for the whole meetin house looked at me with mingled surprise and indigna- ton. I was about risin to point of order, when it suddenly occurred to me whare I was, and kept my seat, blushing like the red, red rose so to speak.
 The next mornin rose with the lark. q do. nit sleep with the lark, tho. A goak.) My little dawter was execootin ballads, ac companying herself with the hand-orgin, and she wisht me to finger and hear ner sing !" Hark hear angel now is onto the wing"
 Let him fy my child" sed l. bucklin or my armor, |" l must forth to my Biz
 We air progressing pretty we'll with our drill As all air commandin ofisers, there ain't nc jealousy, and as we air all exceedn smart, it ain wuth while to try to outstr,p each other. The idee of company composed exclusively of com manders-jn- chiefs, orrigernated, spose skurce ly need say, in these brane. Considered as { idee, I flatter myself it is putty hefty. We've got all the tackticks at our tongs' ends, but wha we particky excel in is restin muskts We cal rest muskets with anybody Our corpse will do its duty. We go to the ait of Columby-we fight for the stars. We'll be chopt into sassige meat before vel exhibit our coattales to the foe. We'll fight till there's nothin left of us but ou little toes, and even they shall de6antly wriggle Ever of thee. A. WARD. -Vanity Fair.
 pl THE BLACK HORSE CAvALRY,-A spectator o