Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-17
THE WAR FEVER IN BALDINsvILLE

THE WAR FEVER IN BALDINSyILLE
BY ARTENAS HaRD.
As soon as I'd recooperated my physikil
system, / went over into the village The
peasantry was glad to see me. The schoOImas-
ter seed 1t was cheeriu to see that gigantic in
teileck among EN- Onct more. That 5 what he
called me- | like the schOOlmaster, and alters
send him tObacker when I'm off on a trayein
campane. Besides, he is very sensible man
Such men must be encouraged
They don't git news very fast in Baldins-
vile, as nothin tut plank road runs il there
t"lce week, and that very much out of re-
pair 80 my nabers WASH much posted up in
regard to the wars. Squire Baxter sed be Il
voted the dimicratic ticket for goin on forty
year, and the war was dam black republican
lie 10. Stackpole, who kills hogs for the
Squire, and has got a powerful muscle into
his arms. sed he'd bet s. lie could lick the
Crisis in fair stand-uy fl yht if he wouldn Z
draw Il knife on him. SO i. went-sum was for
war, and sum was for pence. The schoolmas-
ter, however, sed that the Slave 0ligarky must
cover at the feet Of the North ere a year had
flowed by, or pass over his dead corps "Esta
perpetus" he added, "And sine qua non
also ~ sed 1, sternly, wishing to make i'm
preston onto the villagers. "Requiescat in
pace.' sed the schOOlmaster. "Too troo too
trOo," 1 answered, cts a scanderlus fact ~
The newspapers got along Al last, chOck full
OF war, and the patriotic fever fairly bust out
IN Baldinsyille. Squire Baxter sed he didn't {
blIeye In Coercion, not one of 'em, and could
prove by file of Eagles Of Liberty in his sarrit,
that it was all Whig lie got up to raise the
price Of whisky and destroy our other liberties
But the Old Squire got putty riled when he
heard how the rebels was euttin up. and he sed
he reckOned he should skour up his old muskit
aud do little squsre ftin for the Old Flag.
which had alters bin on the ticket he'd voted
and he was too old to Bolt now The 'Sauire
IS all right at heart, but ii takes longer for him
to Eli his venerable Biler with steam than it
used to when he was young and frisky AsI
previously informed you, | am Captin of the
Baliinsville Company. L riz gradaoally but
majestically from drummer's secretary to ny
present position. But found the ranks wasn't
full by no meaus, and commenced for 10 re-
croOt Havin nOtist a gineral desire on the
part Of young men who are into the Crisis to
wear eppyits, determined to have my COM
pany composed exclusively of Ofissers, every
body to rank as Brigadeer- Ginral The foller-
ing was among the Varis questions which put
70 recro0ts
Do you know masked battery from hunk
of gingerbread!
Do you know ePpylit 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;
Hav you ever heard of Ginral Price of Mis-
souri,, and can you avoid simler accidents in
cBss of battle
Hav you ever had the measles and, if 50,
how many
How air you now
Show me your tongue, &c, &c. Some Of the
questions were sarcUsstical
The company filed up rapidly, and last Sun
day We went TO the meetin house in full uni
form. I had a seris time gittin into nv mill
tary harness, as it was bilt for me man. years
ago; but finally got inside Of it, tho i. fltted
me pptty clOst. UOwseyer, onCt into It, |
lOOkt fire - in fact, aw-inspiriu. 81. Do you
know me, Mrs. Ward ?" sed /, walkin into the
kitchin.
Know you, you old fool2 Of course I do"
| saw at once that she did.
I started for the meetin house, and I'm
fraid [ tried to walk too strate, for cum very
near fallin over backwards and in attemptin
10 recover myself, my sword got mixed no
with my legs, and fell in among a choice col
lection of young ladies, who was standin near
the church door a-seein the sOier BOYS come
up. Ny cockt hat fell eff, and sumhow my
coat tails got twisted round my neck The
young ladies put their hankerchers 10 their
mouths and remarked "Te he" while my
ancient female single friend, Sary Peasley,
bust out in loud larf She exercised her
mouth so vilently that her new false teeth fell
out onto the ground.
"Miss Peasley," sed I, gttn up and dustin
myself, "yOu must be more careful with them
store teeth of your'n, or you'll hav to gum it
agin :"
Methinks l Dad her.
I'd bin to work hard all the week, and folt
rather snoopy. I'm 'fraid did git half asleep,
for on hearing the minister ask. "Why was
man made to mourn ?" sed, 81 Civ it up, I"
having vague idee that it was cOnundrum
1t was unfortinit remark, for the whole
meetin horse lookt at me with mingled sur
prise ami indignation. 1 was about rsin to
pint Of order, when it suddenly occurd to me
WHARF was and kept my seat, blushin like
the red, red rOse-sO to speak.
The next mOrnin l rose with the lark On L.
I don't sleep with the lark, tho. A COAX
Ny little dawter was execootip ballids, ac-
companyin herself with the hand origin, ard
,he wisht mo finger and hear her sing "Hark
hear angel singin, angel now is onto the
wing"
Let him fly, my child =" sed 1. bueklin
on my armor, Z" I must forth to my Biz"
We are prcgressin pretty we'll with our drill
As all air commandin Ofissers there amt no
jelusy; and as we air ali exeeedin smart, it
faint worth while to try to Outstrip each
other The idee of a company eZcloos'Vely Of
Commanders in Chiefs orrigginated, sp,s ,se
scurcely need say, in these Brane. Consider
ed as a idee, hstter myself it is putty hefty
We've got all the tackticks a. our tong's ends,
but what we particly excel in is restin muskits
We can rest muskits with anybody.
Our corpse will do its dooty. We 60 to the
aid Of Columby-we fght for the stars
Wen be chopt into sassage meat betOr we ii
exhibit our cost-tales 10 the foe
Wen fight till there's nothin left of us but
our little toes, and even they shall defantly
gig,lel Ever Of thee" A. WARD.
IL The nicIpality of Genoa. hearing that
GsribaIdi was III lately despatched, at the CITY 5