HONORING THE ATLANTIC CABLE AT BALDINSVILLE.

Southland Times, Issue 690, 1 July 1867, Page 3

HONORING THE ATLANTIC CABLE AT BALDINSVILLE.

A American Eagle was painted onto a flag in a winder— also these words, viz. — " The Constitooshun must be Presarved." The Skool-house was lited up in grate stile and the winders was filled with mottoes amung which I noticed the follering : — " Trooth smashed to erth shall rize a gj n — you can't stop her." " The Boystood on the Burnin Deck whense awl hut him had Pled." " Pfokrastinashun is the theaf of Time." "Be virtoous & you will be Happy." " Intemperunse hascawsed a heap of trubble shun the Bole," an the follerin sentimunt written by the skool master, who graduated at Hudson Kollige. " Baldinsville sends greetin to her Magisty the Queen, & hopes all hard feelins which has heretofore previs bin felt between the Supervizers of Baldins- ill-.* and fie British Parlimunt, if such ih.ro. has be n, may now be forever I wiped iriii!) uiir &i-.utriiuns,. Baldinsville I this night ' rejoises . over the g.erlori»>us event which sementz 2. grate nashuns onto one anuther by means of a eleektric wire under the roarin billers of the .Nasty Deep. Qtjosque tantrum, a butteb, Cateblint, patent nostrum !" Squire Smith's house Y as li te d up regardlis of ejupense, His little- sun William Henry I stood, upqa $x§ mi Sria orf

The old 'Squire hisself was dressed up in soljer clothes and stood on his door-step, pinting his sword sollumly to a American flag which was suspended on top of a pole in frunt of his house. Trequiently he wood take orf his cocked hat and wave it round in a impressive stile. His oldest darter Mis Isabeller Smith, who has just cum home from the Perkinsville Female Instertoot, appeared at the frunt winder in the West room as the goddis of' liberty, & sung " I see them on their winding way" Booteus 1, sed Ito myself, you air a angil and nothin shorter. N. Boneparte Smith, the 'Squire's oldest sun, drest hissel, up as Venus the Q-od of wars and red the Declaration of Inderpendenze from the left chambir winder. The 'Squires wife didn't jine in the festiverties. She sed it was the tarnulest nonsense she ever seed. Sez the 'Squires " Cum into the house and go to bed you old fool, you. Tomorrer you'll be goin round the house I half-ded with the rumertism & won't giv us a minit's peace till you get well." Sez the 'Squire, " Betsy, you little appresiate the importance of the event which I this night commemerate." Sez she " commemerate a cat's tail — Cum into the house this instant, you pesky old critter." "Betsy," sez the 'Squires, wavin his sword, " retire." This made her just as madv as she could stick. She retired, but cum out agin putty quick with a panfull of Biting hot water which she throwed all over the 'Squire, and Surs, you wood have split your sides larfing to see the old man jump up and holler & run into the house. Except this unpropishus circumstance all went as merry as a carriage bell, as Lord Byrun sez. Doctor Hutchinsis offiss was likewise lited up and a Transparency on which was painted the Queen in the act of drinkin sum off " Hutchinsis invigorator," was stuck into one of the winders. The Baldinsville Bugle of Liberty noospaper ofnss was illumernated, and the follerin mottoes stuck out — "The Press is the Arkerinejian leaver which moves the world." "Tote Early." "Buckle on your Armer." " Now is the Time to Subscribe." " Franklin, Morse & Eield." "Terms, $150 a-year." Liberal reducshuns to clubs. In short the village of Baldinsville was in a perfect fewroar. I never seed so many peple thar befour in all my born days. lie not attemp to describe the seens of that grate nite. Wurds wood fale me ef I should try to do it. I shall stop a feu periods and enjoy my " Oatum cum dig the tates," as our skool master obsarves, in the buzzum of my famerly, & shal then resome the show bizness, which Ive bin into twentytu (22) yeres & (6) rnunths. — " Artemus Ward : His Book."