The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-10-04
A WAR MEETING.

4 C8uQQt
EN- here in Baldinsville. They broke out all
over US. They're better attended than the
Eclipse was. ass's sH' p
remember how people poured into our town
last Spring to see the Eclipse. They labored
into impression that they couldn't see it to
nome, and 50 they came up to our place.
cleared Q very handsome amount Of money by
exhibitin' the Eclipse to 'em, in an open.top
tent. But the crowds is bigger now. -Posey
County is aroused. i may say, indeed, that
the pra,hay 1ories Of Injianny is on fire.
Our big meetin' came off the other night, and
cur old friend Of the Bugle was elected Cheer
man. Hal-sts@aIi I 4 Sa.-3 n
The Bsga.Horn of Liberty is one of Baldins.
Niie's most eminentest institootions. The
dvertsements are well written, and the
deaths ana marriages are conducted with sig
nal ability The editor Mr.. Slinkers, is q
poiashd and Sarcastic writer. Folks in these
Psrts VIII not soon forgit how he used up the
s Sagx q f''eaom family journal published at
about plank road = s.The road NAV be. as
our contemporary says, a humbug; but our aunt
ISN'T bsld-heded, andUe haven't got q one,eyed
sister Sal! Wonder if the, Editor OF the Eagle
Of Freedom sees it !? This used up the Eaq1e of
Freedom Teller, because his auIt's head does
present skin'd appearance, and his sister
Sarah is very much one eyed. For genteel
home thrust. Mr.. Slinkers has few ekals. He
is q man Of great pluck likewise. He has q
fierce nostril, and b'lieve upon my soul, that
lift wasn't absolootly necessary for him to re-
main here and announce in his paper, from
week to week, that tour Governments about
to take Vigorous measures to put down the re-
rebellion b'lieve, upon my soul, this illus
iris man would enlist as Brigadier Gin'ral,
and git his Bounty.
Il was fxin' myself up to attend the great
war meetin', when my daughter entered with
young man who was evijently from the city,
and who wore long hair and had wild express
ion in his eye. In one hand he carried port
folio and his other paw clsspts bunch Of email
brushes. My daughter introduced him as Mr..
Weibier, the distinguished landscape painter
from Philsdelphy. a
HE is y artist, papa, Here is one Of his
master pieces-a young mother gain admir-
in'ly upon her frst-born," and my daughter
showed me really pretty pictur, done in lie.
"Is it not beautiful. papa? He throwsso much
soul into his work"
"Does he? does he?" said I-"well, I reckon
l d better hire him to whitewash our fence. It
needs it. What will you charge, sir con-
tinued, TO throw some soul into my fence?''
My daughter went out of the room in very
short meeter, taking the artist with her. and from
the emphatic manner in which the door Slam d,
concluded she was summit disguised at my
remarks. She closed the door, may say, in
italics. l went into the closet and larfed all
alone by myself for over half an hour. Ilsrfed
SO vi'lently that the preserve jars ratified Ikea
cavalary of6sser's sword and things, which
it aroused my Betsey, who came and opened
the door pretty student She seized me by the
lonely hairs that still linger sadly upon my
barefooted he'd, and dragged me out of the
closet, incidently observing that she didn't ex.
actly see why she should be compelled at her
advanced stage of life, to open a asylum for
sooperanooated idiots. 80
Ny wife is one Of the best wimin on this con-
ftinent, altho' she isn't always as gentle. as q
lamb, with mint sauce. No, not always.
| But to return to the war meetin'- 1t wa
largely attended. The Editor Of the, Bugle
arose and got up and said the fact conld no
longer be disguised that We were involved in o
war. Human gore" said he sis flowing -
All able bodied men should seize musket and
march to the tented field. repeat it, sir, to
I the tented feld.' ~ -
A Voice-'Why don't you 60 yourself, you
old blowhard!" .... r7Lss 81. st.
81 am identified, young man, with Arky-
median leaver which moves the world" said
the Editor; wiping his left coat-tail: 81 allude
young man to the press. Terms, two dollars
a year, invariably in advance. Job printing
executed with neatness and Dispatch And
with this brilliant bust of elekance the editor
introduced Mr.. J. Brutus Hinkins, who is sui.
ferin' from an attack Of College in naborin'
| place Mr.. Hinkins said Washington was not
20 ho pofi of
| Dan. Setchell,' said. He can do it after
noons Let him plant his light and airy form
onto the Long Bridge, make faces at the hire
lin foe, and they'll skedaddle! Old Setch can
can do it."
Il call the Napoleon of Snowman said the
Editor of the Bug1e-I call that Napoleonic
man, whose life is adorned with so many noble
virtu,s and whose giant mind lights up this
warlke scene-I call him to order"
will remark in this connection, that the
editor of the Bugle does my job printing
| ssYou," said Mr.. Hinkns, 'who live away
from the busy haunts of men do not compre-
bend the magnitood of the crisis. The busy
haunts of men is where people comprehend
this crisis. We who live in the busy haunts of
men live-that is to say, we dwell as it were,
in the busy haunts Of men," "a
iGT.I really trust the gent'pman will not fail to
say suthin' about the busy haunts Of men, be-
fore he sits down. said l.
II claim the right to express my sentiments
here,' said Mr. Hinkins, in slightly indignant
tone, 'and shall brook no interruption, if l
am Softmore.",
'.You couldn't be more soft, my young friend, :
observed, whereupon there was cries Of
..Order! order!" '"
81 regret can't mingle in this strife per-
sonally," said the young man. ID.
"You might inlist asa liberty POLE, said ],
in silvery whisper.
but, be added, 4 have voice and that
voice is for war;" Theyoung man then closed
his speech with some .strikin' and original re-
marks in relation to the star-spaRgled banner.
He was followed by the village minister, very
worthy man indeed, but whose sermons have
tendency to maze people sleep pretty industri
ousy. Is "a as ~
81 am willlu' to inlist for one," he said.
"What's ysur weight, parson?" asked.
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