San Andreas independent., 1857-10-10
State Fair = Odds, Ends and Interludes.
CORRESPONDENCE of the San Andreas Independent.

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Correspondence of the San Andreas Independent.
IMessrs. Editors In company with
six "chums," of the right stripe and
sound metal, we started late in the after
noon on the day previous to the day OF
opening the State Fair, and footed 1T
forty miles-arriving early on Tuesday
morning. Being slightly fatigued, we
made no effort on the first day OF our ar
rival to hunt for notable incidents. At
an early hour on Wednesday, that musl-
cal invitation of "all aboard for the race
course greeted us at every corner. we
did not 90 "aboard' d'-but went on the
Independent line. We arrived - saw
sights didn't take notes on the ground
saw bulls, calves, pigs,-and every
thing that was not with Noah in the Ark,
or existed when Adam fell. We sat on
the fence-saw others " sitting on rail-
the fence broke down-the people on
top of the fence fell with the fence and
"lit" on the ground. Clear the track,
was hollered-it was cleared and choked
up again. Ladies approached on horse
back-they scampered slowly to and fro
near the starting point-thcy rode, they
ran-one beat-the people shouted, and
boy (small boy) appeared upon an ass
(small ass )-long stick in the boys hand
long ears on the donkey's hcad-how
humble he looked-we thought of Cole
ridges address to a young ass-we NUT
tered portion of it, thus:
Poor foal of an oppressed racel
love the languid patience of thy face.
x X
Do thy prophetic fears anticipate,
Meek child of misery! thy future fate?
Poor ass thy master should have learned
to show
Pity-best taught by fellowship of wo!
For much fear me that he lives like thee,
Half famshed in land of luxury!
Poor innocent foall pale fashions va
cant breast has nothing but snecrs, mock
cry and derision to hurl at you Let
them look at their own cars; how sad,
solemn and true, the reflection. We
poked around-footed it back to town
went into the pavillion-saw big vegeta-
bles, SO big that, very likely, they were
not worth a = well, s'let her rip" The
fruit was "good' foreign grapes excel
lent-apples very fne-pears extraordi-
nary-wonderful country. Wagons, wind
mills, billiard tables. piano fortes, and rat
traps, all manufacture red in California
Chunks of butter that "looked" good
motionless cheese, cutlery and candy
wax fruits--picturcs and specimens of
card writing (wondrous beauties of the
pen) all shown at the State Agricultural
Theatre, Stockton Benefit We strolled
round-went down the levee-met friends
shook hands talked upon general
subjects-mct an up-country editor-re-
ceived a present from him-we thanked
him, but didn't know as he heard u.s.
" Our six" met-four went to the thea
tire, two to bed. Next morning it was all
about fire, fremen and engines. I" Mon
umental No. G" of San Francisco, bore
off the palm; Eureka No 2,' of Stock
ton was, we think, the next best engine.
Noble fremen! the bright and glowing
smile on your manly countenances is in
keeping with the dignity of your mottoes-
/" TO CONQUER" AND "To SAVE"
One of the leading features of interest
in Stockton during the State Fair, was,
in my opinion, the great Panoramic Paint
ing of the Yosemite Valley 1t is, in
every respect, worthy of praise. The
lucid and eloquent description given of
the more notable features of the Pano-
rama by our friend Col. Warren, was such
as to enable the mind of the visitor to
understand and appreciate more readily.
the whole tout ensemble of the scene.
Yours, &C., O.