The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-11-07
ANOTHER PEEP AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.

We could not gainsay a second invita-
ton of our friend to drive with him yes
terday afternoon to these grounds, just
now the arena of so pleasant amateur
equestrian exploits. The beautiful mare
Lady Cordoba bore us swiftly to the spot
where the rites of the cultus of industry
are to be observed next week; and on ar
irving, we found las before, a throng of Gu
rious spectators. There were ladies and
gentlemen in hacks, gallantly-mounted
horsemen, fast men with startling coats
and illustrated waistcoats, drivers, ostlers,
stable-boys, darkies-male and female,
adult and juvenile-all on the gu vive for
the sights,
Among the horses brought upon the
ground, we noticed, beside those mention
ed yesterday, Capt. HARDTMANN's pair
of year old sorrel colts, and fast gray
mare White Cloud; PHINNEY's year old
colt Young Jupiter, and pair of matched
brood mares the trotting horse Barnatnn
owned by JOSEPH GARRETT and driven
by ROBERT MORRISON and CARY IVES
TONS horse Billy, right good stopper
at the Baltimore Fair, two years ago. Of
the saddle horses, we particularly noticed
the one owned by Mr.. MYRIo and driven
by Master HARDY.
ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE.-Charles Cow
Ian. the young man sentenced to ten years
Imprisonment and hard labor in our State
penitentiary, last night attempted to take
his life by inficting wound on his left
arm with an old knife he found in his cell,
but the weapon was too dull to enable
him to accomplish his object. 1t is sup
posed that his intention was to cut the
vein, and had he done SO, he would have
inevitably bled to death. He left this
morning on the Richmond boat in charge
of Marshal Wiley, Mr.. Myers, and two
other gentlemen, whose names we were
unable to obtain.
The Witty MAN has taken to the
quill, rejecting, doubtless, that there is
an esoteric wisdom in the hemistich of
Pope:
"a wits feather"
whicheis best interpreted by reference
to the modern successor of the stylus as
the appropriate implement Of the funny
profession. Another occasion of this re-
sort is, no doubt, our reporters abrupt
leave of him the other day, duly men,
toned amongst his ''items" in this COL
umn. with every visible expression of
eMnati, and with the audible expression
that he was a bore. The boar has now ia
kento his pen. He has papertraited the
following scraps"
The young gentleman who fell in love at
church with comedy widow worth $4,000
was picked up by her and is now doing very
well.
The young lady who raised her voice in
the Theatre few nights since, was subse-
quently engaged to raise the spirits &c, of an
aged hypochondriac and is shortly to leave
for Sebastopol to assist in raising the Rus
sian ships that were sunk there.
The Gent who liued by his wits, was found
dead yesterday morning in Main street.
ProXimate cause starvation.
The children who died laughing last night
at Mr.. BLITz amusing performances, were a
short time afterwards with becoming solemn
ity all buried in sleep.
The youth who ran through his fortune in
no time, wants to against any horse and
for any amount at the ensuing Fair.
The thrilling tale of the cat with nine tails
each the story of one of her nine lives, by
the celebrated SQuEERs WHAoKEM, illustrated
by cuts, is ready for publication.
Racing extraordinary next week. The
man who ran muck against the ship that
ran ashore. (This allusion reminds us of the
muck-rake in the PiJgrinl's Progress).