Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-01
Volume 81,
THE WAR FEVER In BALDINS.
VILE.
IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
BY ARTEMUs WARD.

As soon as I'd recooperated my physikil
system, went over into the village. The
peasantry was glad to see me. The school
master sed it was cheering to see that gi-
gantlc intelleck among 'em onct more
That's what he called me. [ like the
schoolmaSter, and alters send him tobacker
when I'm off on travelling campane. Be-
sides, he is very sensible man. Such men
must be encouraged.
They don't get news very fast in Baldins-
vile, as nothing but plank road runs i'll
there twice week, and that's very much
out of repair. So my naburs wasn't much
posted up in regard to the wars. Squire
Baxter sed that he'd voted the dimicratic
ticket for goin on forty year, and the war
was dam black republican lie. 10. Stack
pole, who kills hogs for the squire, and has
got powerful muscle into his arms, sed
he'd bet SIS he could lick the Crisis in fair
stand up fight, if he wouldn't draw a knife
on him. So it went-some was for war,
and some was for peace. The schoolmas
ter, however, sed the Slave Oligarky must
cover at the feet of the North ere one year
had flowed bv, or pass over his dead corpse.
6 Esto perpetua " g And sine qua non
also !'' sed I, sternly, wishing to make an
impression on the villagers. ''Requiescat
in pace !" sed the schoolmaster. s'Too
troo too troo," ansered, .'its scandalous
fact !"
The newspapers got along at last chock
full of war, and the patriotic fever fairly
bust out in Baldinsville. Squire Baxter sed
he didn't believe in Coercion. not one of
'em, aud could prove by a file of Eagles of
Liberty in his garrit that it was all a Wing
lie. got up to raise the price of whiskey and
destroy our other liberties. But the old
squire got putty riley when he heard how
the rebels was cuttin up, and he sed he
reckoned he should skour up his old muskit
and do little square ftin for the Old Flag,
which had alters been on the ticket he'd
lvoted, 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 previously informed you,
[ am Captin of the BaldInsville Company
I riz gradooally but majestically from drum
mer's Secretary to my present position
But found the ranks wasn't full by no
means, and commenced for to recroot. Hav~
in notist gineral desire on the part of the
young men, who are into the Crisis, to wear
eppyletts, | determined to have my compa
ny composed excloosi7ely of offissers, every
body to rank as high as Brigadier General.
The follerin was among the varls questions
which put to recroots
Do you know masked battery from a
hunk Of gingerbread
Do you know a eppylette from 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
Have you ever had the measles, and if so,
how many
How air you now!
Show me your tongue, &C., &c. Sum of
the questions was sarcusstical.
The company filled up rapid, and last
Sunday we went to the meetin house in full
uniform. had seris time gettin on my
military harness, as it was built for me
many years ago but finally got inside of
it, though it fitted me putty clost. Howso-
ever, onct into it T looked tine-in fact, aw
inspirin.
lido you know me, Mrs. Ward 2" sed I,
wallkir into the kitchin.
s.Know you, you old fool !! Of course l
do.
[ saw at onct that she did.
I started foI the meetin house, and I'm
afraid tried to walk too strate, for | cum
very near fallin over backwards and in
attempting to recover myself, my sword got
mixed up with my legs, and | fell in among
a choice collection of young ladies, who
was standing near the church door, seein
the soior boys come up. My cockt hat fell
of, and somehow my coat tails got twisted
round my neck. The young ladies put their
hankerchlefs to their mouths and remarked,
s'Te he," while my ancient single friend,
Sarah Peasley, bust out into loud larf =
She exercised her mouth SO violently that
her new false teeth fell out onto the dirty
ground.
'Miss Peasley." sed I, gittin up and dus-
tin myself, ssyou must be more careful with
them store teeth of your'n, or you'll have to
gum it agin ~
Methinks | had her,
I'd bin to work hard all the week, and
felt rather snoopy. I'm afraid did git half
asleep, for on hearin the minister ask, s.Why
was man made to mourn ?'' | sed, 81 Civ it
up" havin vague idea that it was con-
numdrum. 1t was onfortinit remark, for
the whole meetin house lookt at me with
mingled surprise and indignation. l was
about risin to pint of order, when it sud-
denly occurred TO me WHARF I was, and
kept my seat, blushin like the red, red rose
so to speak.
The next morning rose with the lark.
IN, B.-I don't sleep with the lark, though.
A goak.)
Nv little darter was execootin ballids, &C
companyln herself with the hand origin, and
she wisht me to linger and hear her sing -
'HaEk hear an angel singin, an angel now
is onto the wing"
i, "Let him fly, my child p sed buck
lin on my armer, ii must go forth to my
Biz"
We are progressin pretty we'll with our
drill. As all air commandin offissers, there
amt no ieIusy and as we air all exceedin
smart, it faint worth while to try to out
strip each other. The idee of a company
composed exclusively of Commanders in
Chiefs orrigginerated, spose | skurcely
need say, id these Brane. Considered as