The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-10-08


were OF the most ludicrous character, and
could certainly not be witnessed out of Ire
land. On.the arrival at the gate leading
TO the course the crowd became almost i'm
passable, and, a small fee being demanded
from .horsemen and carriages, all sorts OF
schemes were put into requisition to evade
it. sHere, hould me horse, Paddy" one
stout freze.coated. fellow would say, "untiI
l run across to Finley's tint, and tell him to
sind up his gorsoon 10 take care of the
baste" The "baste" alluded to, furious to
rejoin his companions who had passed
through the gateway, was loosed as If by
accident, and, rushing through, nearly over
turned the gate,keeper, and was caught in
side by the triumphant concoctor Of this
ruse TO save n shilling. The same man
would, and probably the same day did, with
all tie pleasure in lie, spend twenty in
treating his friends and boon companions.
On the course the scenes presented were of
the most extraordinar4 and varied charac-
ter. In all the conspicuous places, and APP
parently in imminent peril Of being tram.
pied upon by the excited crowd, were men
dicanls Of all descriptions. The lame, the
blind, the paralytic, and others, who exhibi-
ted hdeouslooking sores to excite the com. :.
passion OF the public, were early on the
ground, plying their respective avocations.
lmposters OF all kinds Of misery abouuded;
and 1t was observable that those whose mis-
fortunes were simulated were the loudest in
their appeals TO the charitable. Some such
enirealies rs the following might be heard
"for the sake OF the Holy Virgin lave your
charities with The poor lone WILDLY and her
seven dissotute orphants this day." Ano-
ther, great hulking fellow, with a william.
GUS cast of counlenance, exhibited his leg,
with horrible running sore artistcally got.
Ten up for the occasion with caus,ic, soIici.
led public compassion in stentorian voice,
as follows: "Ah, good CAristyans are yez
going to pass without laving trile with
poor dlsarted cray thure that's on his way to
the blessed an holy well at Lough Dargin
And when the party passed him unheed
ing, he mutiered in a lower tone, "Hell pur-
slrue ye2, ye nagurs." While n third 70.
lied on his vocal powers and the religious
character of his minstrelsy for provoking
compassion in strains like The following:
Och, twas on Christmas mornn'
That JerooschIn was born in,
lbc il,hy Land adOrnini,
An by the BATHS Say
Three Angels OH station,
All IA dep mediation,
Nur tikin' raycraynticn
All 10y the Baltic Say"
On every par, OF tie race-course, except
that especially reserved for The horses, tents
were constructed, where refreshments, con.
s'silns chiefly of potatoes, bacon, cabbage,
aud taSh'aS of whiskey, could be obtained.
la every one Of the tents was piper or a
fiddler, and even at the hour Of my arrival
dancing had commenced in many places
with great spirit In The front of each tent,
suspended from long pole, was either the
sign ot the owner, removed for the nonce
from the front of his hostelrie, Gf KEEP, BY
one.) or some symbol. such as an old hat, n
herring, ora wisp of hay, by which he would
be known by his friends and acquaintances.
On some of The signs might be read the ra.
ther incungruous announcement for tent, o.,
''Eptertdiamemtto for man and Baste by Nick
Dootcy;," on another "Gooa dry lodging 6y
Mary -Rufrooney;" while another still, un.
der the sign Of the beehive, essayed the
following poetical recommendation OF his
liquors: