The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-02-07
The War Fever in Baidinsvilie,
BY ARTEMCS WARD.

pane. Besides, hs is very sensible man.
Such men must be encouraged.
They don't git news very fast in BaIdins.
vile, as nothin but a plank road runs in
there twice week and that's very much
out of repair. So my nabers wasn't much
posted up in regard 10 the wars. Squire
Baxter sed he'd voted he dimicratic tick.
ct Tor going on forty year, and the war
was dam black republican lie. 10 Stack
pole, who kills hogs for the squire, and
has got a powerful muscle into his arms,
sed he'd bet So be could lick the Crisis in
a fair stand-up fight, if he wouldn't draw
a knife on him. So it went sum was for
war, and sum was for peace. The skool-
master, however, sed the Slave Oligarky
nnst COVER at the feet of the North ere a
year had flowed by, or pass over his ded
corpse. Esto perpetual he added,
=" And sine qua non also - sed /, sternly,
Wishing to mako impression onto the
villagers. Requiescat in pace p sad the
skoolmaster. TOO troo. too troo,"I
ansered, 6 its scanderlus fact"
The newspapers got along at last, chock
full OF war, and the patriotic fever fairly
bust ont in Baiinsville. Squire Baxter
sed he didn't b'lieve in Coercion, not one
Of 'em, and could prove by file of Eaole,
Of Liberty in his garrit that it was all
wing lie, got up 10 raise the price Of
whiskey and destroy our ether liberties-
But the old Squire got putty riley when
he heard how the rebels was cnttin up.
ard he sed he reckoned ne should skour
mp his old muskit and do little square
iitin for the Old Flag, which had alters
bin on the ticket he'd voted. 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 Bier with steam than
1t nseI 10 when he was Young and frisky.
As prevl~Iy Informed you, am Captin
.oE The BaIdinsviie Company. riz grad
ooa}ly bnt majesticslIy flom drummer's
Secretary to my present position But |
found the ranks wasn't full by no means,
nnl commsnced for to recroot Hayin
no;ist ginefa desire on lie part of young
men who are into the Crisis to wear eppy-
Its. | deta:minol - have my company
ox,loosiyeIy of otiiisscrs, everybody to
rank as Brigaleer- GinraI. Tie follerin
WAS among the varis questions which I
put 10 recrOCts:
Do You know masked battery from a
hu"k Of ginger bread
Do you know eppylit from a piece Of
chalk
# | trust you with real gun, how
many men of your own company do Won
speck you can manage to kill during the
war!
Have you ever had the measles, and il
so. how many?
How air you now?
Show me your tongue, &c, &c" Sum
Of the questions WAS sarcassiical.
The company filled up rapid, and la.t
Sunday we went to the neein house in
ful uniform. ] had 3 seris time eit,in
into ny military harness, as it was bilt
for me many years ago; but finally got
inside Of it though it fitted me putty clost.
llowsever, onct into it. looked Fine-in
fact, aw-SPirin. DO Won know me, Mrs,
Ward I" sed |. walkin into the kitchen.
Know you, you old fool OF course
DO"
! saw at once that size did.
| s'arte! for the meotin house. aud I'm
traj tried 70 walk TOO str;se, for cum
very near falin over backsrds and in at
toIaptin TO recover myself. my sword got
mi%ea up with my legs, and | fell in
among choice collection Of Young ladies'
who was standin near tie church doc.
q seein tie scjer boys me up. Ny
cockt hat fell oil, and somehow nv coat
Trnt fyI1g ..,l l..
Young ladies put their habkerchers 70
!neIr mouths and remarked: che" while
my ancient female sing'e friend, Sarv
Peasley, bust out into a loud larf She
exercised her mouth so v!enlIy that her
new false teeth fell out onto The ground
Miss Peasley," sed /. eitlin up and
dustin myself, "you must be more careful
with them store teeth Of yonr'n, or You'll
have to gum it aein,'
Methinks hal her.
I'd bin TO work hard All the week. End
felt rather sEoozy. I'm 'fraid Aid pit
half asleep, for Oh hearin Tie minister ask
" Why WAS man made to mourn !" sell
& CIV it up haYin a vague ;dee that it
was conunirum. !, was onrortinit
at the VITA iniage,l surprise and inlisna.
tioE. | Was about risin to 4 pint Of order,
when it suddeeIy orcur,l to me WHARF
was, and kept my seat bIuslin ike tie
red, red rose-so to speak.
The next mornin rose with the lark.
N. B.-l don't sleep with tie lark, tho.
A goak.)
Ny little dnwtor was execootin ballidS.
herself with the hand origin,
and she visit ne to Iinger and hear her
sing:
"lI rk | hear angel singin, a angel
row is onto the wing"
Let him fly, my child !" said I. a buck
~ on my arrner, {" | must forth TO my
Biz"
We air progressn pretty well with our
'rill IS all air conmandin fi<ers. there
.int no jelusg; and as we air al' exceedin
mart, IL faint worth while to try to out.