The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-05
AwAR MEETING.
By ARTEMUs WARD.

Our complaint just now is war meetin's
They've bin haviB' 'em bad in varis parts o
our cheerful Republic, and naturally we caugh
'ep here in BaldinsvilIe. They breve od
all cTerrs. They're better attended thar
the Eclipse was. !
remember how people poured into oul
town lsss Spring to see the Eclipse. They
labored into impression that they cold6'
see it to home, and SO they came up to goul
place. cleared very handsome amoun
Of aooey by exhibitin' the Eclipse to ZEN
in an open.top tent. But the crowds l,
bigger now. Pvsey County is aroused. i
may say. indeed, that the psrahyories o
Injianny is ON fire. % "@
Cur big meetin' came Off the other night
and our caa friend Of the B4gle was elected
Cheefulxh, .. .. -..,
Tha Bugle. Horn. Of Liberty is one ci
Baldinsvile's most emintest institootions. -
The advertisements are we'll written, and
the deaths and marriages are conducted
with signal ability. The editor Mr.. Sim
kers, isa polished sarcastic writer. Folks
in these parts will not soon forgit how be
used up the Eagle Of Freedom, family joura
al published at Snootvile, neas here. The
controversy was about q plank roaG. "Ths
road may be, rs our contemporary says, .
humbug; but our Gant ien't bald heded, and
tce haven't gotta one eyed sister Sal! Won
der If the Editor Of the Eagle of Freedom sees
III" This used up the Eagle of Freedom
feller, because his aunt's head does presen,
skin'd appearance, and his sister Sarah is
very much one.eyed. Fer a geateel home
thrust. Mr.. Slinkers has lew ekats. lie is q
man Of great pluck likewise. He mas fierce
nostril, and b'lieve upon my soul, that iii,
wasn't absolootly necessary for him to re-
main here and announce in his paper, from
week to week, that "our Government il
about to take Vigorous measures to put down
the rebelliou"--I b'lieye, upon my soul, this
illustris man would enlist as Brigadeer
yin raj aud git his Bounty. "@-
Twas 6rin' myself up 10 attend the great
war meetln,' when my daughter entered with
young man very evijently from the city
and who wore long hair, and had a wild ex,
preston into h.s eye. In one hand he car.
ried PORTFOLIO, and in his other paw claspt
bunch Of small brushes. My daughter in.
troduced him as Mr.. Sweibier, the dlstin
guished landscape painter from Philadel.
. ply. ......,. ,.......
| Gle is artist, papa. Here Is one of biz
mas 'er 'pieces-a yoing mother gaizin' ad
mirinay upon her frst-born," and my
daughter showed me really pretty picter
done in lie. "lsi not beautiful. papa? He
throws so much soul into work" .'." ,,,'.. .''
"Does be? does hep" said I--"well.a |
reckon I'd better hire him to whi,ewash our
! fence. 1t needsit. What will you charge,
srp'I continued, ato tn row some soul ittc
my fencer' .,tr ..,r..,l.. +. s.,[... a@
My daughter went out Of the room IN very
short meeter, takiu' the artist with her, and
and from the emphatical manner in which
the door slam'd, concluded she was sum
nut dsgusted at my remarks. She closec
the door, | may say, in italics. went into
the closet and larfed all alone by myself for
over half an hour. laried so yillently. thai
the preserve jars ratified like cavalry offs
ser's sword and things, which, aroused my
Betsy, who came and opened the door pretty
suddent. She seized ME by the few lonely
hairs that still fingered sadly upon my bare.
looted he'd, and dragged me out Of the closet
incidentally observing that she didn't exsct tly
see why she should be compelled, at her ad.
vanced stage Of life, to open asylum for
sooperanooated idiots.
My wife is one OF the best wimmsn on this
continent, altho' she isn't always as gentle
as lasab, with mint sauce. No, no al.
ways.
But to return to the war meetin'. Il
was largely attended. The Elitor of the