Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-10-10
FOCAL Alatttrs.
billion.

On Wednesday and Thursday last the New
Castle county Agricultural Society held its an
nual exhibition in this city.
Early in the morning of the first dry the city
began to show evidences of unusual hustle, actiyi-
~ and everybody seemed 10 move as il something
out of the common order was ccming 10 pass
About seven o'clock the Anphion Cornet Band
made its appearance, and after passing through
the principal streets, to the strains of spirited
music, proceeded to the grounds of the exhibition.
Everybody that had nothing else to do immedi.
atcly followed the musicians, and living line
was thereby established, and kept up until
late in the afternoon. The great American flag,
which waved maiestically above the main build
ing of the exhibition could be seen far in the dis
lance, lending enehantmen, to the view and vest
ing tho spectacle with an air of irresistible ct.
traction. Large numbers Of our citizens and
persons from the surrounding country were in at
tendance, and altogether the exhibition was high
ly respectable and the representation present cred
liable to the community in which il was held.
Far, however. above the attractions of corpn.
lent pigs, and big pumpkine was the gay and gilt
tering destinations of pretty girls. The dear crea-
tureswere out in full blast and like the frogs and To-
Gusts of Egypt lin numbers we mcan) fairly
swarmed upon the top Of the earth. They were
eyerywhcrc-inside the houses, outside the houses,
up st.irs, down sta irs, among the vegetables,
around the COW pens, and whatever direction you
might take you were sure TO bring your shins in
contact with hoops. Our neither eKtremites
suffered sadly from this constant friction, and If
the exhibition had lasted another day, we should
have been driven to the necessity Of procuring
pair of iron stockings to save our limbs from be-
ing ground down to bone dust.
Hoops are ntoerable al any timc--at all times,
and particularly in;olerable at cattle shows They
give female more than her legitimate share OF
room in the world, and accord 10 her a larger
sphere ofaction than she was designed by nature
10 occupy. Under the wonder working influence
of reed and whalebonc, the smallest woman takes
on the proportions Of corporeal immensely, making
il Just as difficult to come at her real dimensions
from appearances as il would be 10 tell the exact
size of 4 cotton seed in IFS native pad. But they
piH wear them, and at the exhibition, hoops were
decidedly in the asscndcnt.
About three o'clock in the afternoon the trot-
ting commenced, and everybody gathered around
the race course. The "iast crabs were out and
made the "whcels spin over the road" with a
swltness that did them great credit One uncal-
culating nag had the misfortune to @stump its toe"
and tumble down, whcrcupon a proclamation
went forth that "a horse was killed" The crowd
took up the cry, and in less than no time every
body about the race course had collected around
the PROSTATE horse. About the time the people
were getting ready 10 sympathise with the un-
fortunate animal in bringing himself to so un-
timely an end, the horse rose up, and neighing, an
nounced himself ready for another "go."
Short after this occurrence, a {" fast young
man." with more brazen impudence and efirontry