Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-08-13
From The Vanity Fair.
The War Fever In BaIdInsviile.
BY ARTEMus WARD.

ryrNNHlYl Ntbt ONcT lnIO the village. he
psasantry was glad TO see me The school
master sed 1t wac cheevIn to see that gigau
tic intelleck amUng 'en onct more That's
what be called me. like the schaulmas
Ser, and alters send him toSacker when
Pm offoD travelin camrane. Besides. he
10 a very sensible man. Such meu must be
encouraged.
They don't get news very fast in Bald
insvilie, as nJthin but plank road runs
in there twice weak, and that's very
much out Of repair. So my nabers wasn't
much Fosted up in regard to the wars -
Squire Baxter SEQ he'd voted the Demu-
cratic ticket Tor goin on forty years, and
the war was u dam black Republican lie.
Jp. Stnckpole, who kills hogs for the
Squire, and has got powerful muscle
into his arms, sed he'd bet SIS he could
hex the Crisis in fair stand up fight, if
be would't draw a knife ON him 81 it
went-spm was for war, and sum tor peace,
The schUolmaster, however. sed the slave
oligarky must COVER at the feet Of the North
ere year had flowed Ivy, or passed over his
dead corpse. "Esto perpetua !" he added,
"And since qua non alsol" sed /, sternly,
wishing to make impression onto the vii
lsgsrs. "Requiescat in peace" ssd the
schOolmaster. Too trOo, too troo" an
a
The newspapers got along at last, chuck
full Of war, and the patriotic fever fairly
bust out IN BaldinsviIle. Squire Baxter
sed he didn't b'leve in coercion, not one
Of m. and could prove by file Eaqles Of
Liberty in his garrit, that it was all Wing
lie, got up to raise the price of whisky and
destroy our other liberties. But the ole
Squire got putty riley when he heard how
the rebels was cuttin up, and he sed he
reckoned be should skour up his old mus
ket and do hitler square ftin for the old
nag, which had alters bin on the ticket
he'd votee, and he was too old to bolt now.
The Squire Is ell right at heart, but it
takes longer for him to fill his venerable
bIIeT With steam than it used to when he
wac young and risky. A. I previously
infoi med you. | am Captain of the Bald.
insyille company. | riz gradUuaIly bur
msjesticly from drummsr's secretary
to my present position But | found the
ranks wasn't full by no means, and com
meaced for to recroot. Having notist n
gineral desire on the part of young meu
who are into the crisis to wear eppylrts, |
determined to have my company composed
exclusively Of fhcers, everybody to rank
as Brigsdier Ginersl. The folierin was
among the varis questions which | put to
recrouts:
Do you know masked battery from
hunk Of gingerbread?
Do you know a eppylit from a piece of
chalk?
II trust you with real gun. how
many men Of your own company do YOU
speck you can manage to kill during the
war!
Hav you ever heard Of Ginral Price of
Missouri, and can you avoid simler acct
dent in case of battle?
Hav you ever had the measles, and if g.,
how many?
How are you now?
Show me your tongue. &c, &c. Sum of
the questions was sarcuastical
The company filled up rapid, and last
Sunday we went to she meetin house in full
uniform ] had seris time Citing into
my military harness, as it was hilt Tor me
many years ago; but | finally got inside
OF it, tho it fitted me putty clGst Howey-
er, onct into it, | lohkt fne-in fact. aw-
Insplrin. do you know me, Mrs. Ward?p
sed ! waikin into the kitchen.
Know you, You old lOol7 Or course !
do"
saw at Onct that she did.
started for the meetn house, and I'm
irad tried to walk too strate, for | cum
very near falln over backards and in at
temptln to recover myself, my sword got
mixed up with my legs. and | fell in
among choice collection If young ladies.
who was staudIn near the church door a
seem the s'jer boys come W. Nv cockt
nat ieIi m, and sumhow nv coat tales got
twisted around my neck. The Young la
dies put their handkerchief to their
mouths and remarked: "Te he" while
fap,ala as L.
Peasley, burst out into "a loud larf She
exercised her mouth 80 vilentiy that her
new false teeth fell out onto the ground.
Miss Peasley,,' sed /, gittin and dust
in myself. you must be more careful with
them store teeth of your u, or you'll have to
gum it again !"
Methinks had her.
I'D bin 70 work hard all the week. and
] felt rather snoopy. I'm 'fraid did get
hall asleep, for ON hearin the minister
ask, why was man made to mourn ?p-
l sed, 81 Civ it up" haviD vague idee
that it was a conundrum 1t was onfor-
tinent remark, for the whole meetin house
lookt at me with mingled surprise and in
dignation. was about risiD to a pint Of
order. when it suddenly occurred 70 me
where | was, and | kept my seat, blushin
like the red, red rOse-sO to speak.
The next mOruin | roae with the lark
IN. b don't sleep with the lark, tho
A goakl
My little dawter was execootin 5allids.
accompanying herself with the hand origin,
aud she wisht Inc to lirger and hear her
sing "Hark, hear angel singin, angel
now is onto the wing"
81 Let him f1y. my child !" sed I, buck
lin on my armer, must go forth to my
biz 4"
We are progressiA pretty we'll with our
drill. As all air cOmmandiu ofis-ers there
Amt 40 jeaiusy; and we air all exceediu
smart, 1t faint worth while to try to OUT
strip each other. The idee Of COMPANY
composed excloOsivly of G. IN S,anders-in-
chiefs orriggerSated, l spose | skurcely
need say. in these braue. Considered as u
idee, haster myself it is putty hcfty -
We've got all the tacticks at our tongs'
ends, but what we particly excel IN is res
TIN muskets. We eau rest muskits with
anybody.
Our corpse will do its dooty. We 20 to
the aid of COlumby-we fight for the
stars!
Wen be chopt into ssssage meet before
well EXHIBIT our cOat-tales to the foo.
Well tight till there's nothin left of US
but our little toes, and even thew shall
dviantly wigSle! Ever of thee"
A WARD.