Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-10-25

Christmas, everybody knows, comes only
once year, so does tho Indiana State Fair.
All the town and his wife, with all the conn
try and his wife and children, look for the ar
rival of that good time with indefinite anti
cipations of immense satisfaction. But the
city ana country, on such occasions, form two
very distinct classes. The merchant puts on
airs Of business engrossment, whistles caro-
lesslv in The beck Office and secretly wonders
whether there viii be really thirty thousand
visitors in the city, diving into an intensely
interesting calculation Of the exact percent
age Of the thirty thousand, who will be in
dueed to profitable Investments in his line.
Silk dealers ard apple-merchauis on the cor
nsrs. dry goods men and eigsr-yenders, look
with gladness on tho unwonted throngs Of
strangers and country people. Wife" from
the farm, views with admiration sundfy arti-
cles in Che shop-wiudows; "sonny" has eyes
for nothing but the TOYS at the door. "Fhcy
don't come to town often" 50 this IS the
plea for unaccustomed extrayagance. Dimes
and quarters are expended with perfect
Iooseness.'' and for six months afterwards
Tom ard Bob and Jack unavalingly regret
the expenditure Of their las. shilling. The
father, on the contrary, has full considera
ton Of his own dignity, and looks askanc,
at he chafferins dealers with whom he comes
in contact. And grandfather, wife, and
children follow the uneasy paveucut walks
with an impressive consciousness dat the,
are from the country, aud could, il they
chose. take up the whole town, only thati
would be 2 bad bargain at any price.
~AU the couutry and his wife'' are a bene-
VIOLENT set OF people, and feel some upspring
ing of the universal emotions Of humanit,
in tho honest iull-hearied bosoms. So they
bring the children along. to ENJOY themselves
see the sights, hear the noises, aud be as
tonished, with the rest But the town ant
his wife don't believe in humanization, an.
their children arc carefully caught and eouu
ted Immediately after breakfast. 70 be safei.
disposed Of Those who 90 to school prob
ablv have haitian hour Of subjective discours
and aarnonit;on--those who do not. are locke
M in the front RON, "to see il they can't be
have themselves" Aud as the country an
his wife, children aud babies 90 promenadin
past. they sec three or fcdr little snub-nose
Rattcued against the window panes, wit
childish eyes. above the noses, stretched t
utmost tension Of wondernent, gazing int
the dusty streets and busy sidewalks, gcttin
= Peep now and ihen Of fne carriage. a bi
bull. or little aock OF hswildered sheel
huddled in i corner, utterly at their wits enc
perhal,s they iook for sympathy ia the. analo:
ous situation the children to that Of the po'
friendless sheep. Great machines, lookir
formidable enough 70 have assisted at I'll
seige ofSevastopol, roll their unwieldy mass'
slowly towards sne Fair grounds; lith
sinewy blood horses prance by in the 'nati'
symmetry Of their beauty; clumsy fat cattl
too lazy to open tlisir eyes more than ha
way. piod dTearily on their tiresome reas
aud. as some suddca breeze blows clouds
dustover the scene, it vanishes in indistinc
ness liks the Vanity Fair Of the world.