New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19
FROM NEWPORT.
aspce Of The N Y. Tribune

Correspondepce Of The N Y. Tribune.
NEWPORT, Sept. II, 1860.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The yearly Agricultural Fair
and Csttle.Show is the only historical event of the
week lust ending, known to your humble servant
and correspondent. Tie occasion is not one that
inspires or compels eloqueHce; yet such as it is
YOU shall hear about IT, In the first place, with a
singular felicity those who have the appointing of
il continue to secure the worst weather which the
month of September can be induced to yield. It's
osually located in the middle of storm, and thus
two rainy days, if not three, are made sure Of
Yos have often attended it, in the vague hope OF
finding amusement or instruction. Failing ever IN
this YOU have still gone on, as one pursues an I'M
successful LOTTERY ticket fearing that when you give
it up somebody else will draw puze with It, SO
you keep visiting the Cattle Fair, fearing every
year that this time you may lose something by stay
ing away. If anything ever is to be lost IN tins
way this year was not the time. But | anticipate.
Do not let me forget the pleasant features Of the
celeb alton The road is alive with farmers, their
wives. and wagons; they stsIt early in the day,
before vour late breakfast is well begun. Some OF
them have good teams and neat wagons, or the
more stylish rOckaway hut in general the horses
seem TO have sOwn their wild oats long ago. and not
vet 10 have gathered IN their tame ones. They are
Of the sort that the dropping, Outstretched head
and neck Unduly eongate; and when they
slowly climb the steep hill IN front OF
our demesne we wonder whether they VIII not
lengthen out tO a Mathematical definition, and dis
appear. We ourselves muster rather strong at
the moment of departure for the children, the NIP,
and the stranger within our gates are all tulousy
bent on attending tie Fair probably because 1t costs
twenty five cents 10 see IT, and the spending OF
money, especially that of other people, does give
An added zest 10 life So we make sail with all
available vehicles, leaving the hOuse-dOg unwilhngly
10 gusrd the premises The country road we have
to follow is pretty, but very narrow IN parts. We
are 20 glad that no one happens to be- coming from
the Fair such meetings necessitatiDg an awkward
pause and the bitchDg Of one wheel up bank OF
announcement hight with inward prayers that CRAWL
ty NAV hold its own, and not give way Just when
YOU need it most. BY and by you discern the flags,
and then the wooden building they adOrn, standirg
in the midst Of green and adequate Enclosure. As
YOU draw near, the cOncOurse OF wagons, carriages
and Omnbi is spch as to puzzle your Pil0ic capacl-
ties and you heartily imprOyise such sums as the
following: if ak vehicles stand all in a heap to-
getber and one endea to 20 through them what
will De the probable breakage State also the dam
ACE 10 life and limb: the hay cart yOhder, like the
square of minus one in former letter must not be
neglected If you run into that bakers wagon you
will stand very great chance of being minus one
yourself The horse you dive, Is however, an artiu
dodRer and aith his help you get through. An extra
quarter gives you the glory Of driving in, wagon
children ard all The first object you see Is the orator
of the day mounted on staging, bis bare head pro-
tected by the stateliness of an umbrella. very
tolerabe audience surrounds him, but ltSAmem5ers
come and 20; few hear him through. lie has
manuscript of threatening volume which he obv-
ously intends 10 read solidly through. He talks of
Roman agriculture, and INDUCES a little on the
beauties of nature, unfolding themselves to the
sense Of the farmer her parish priest. Some one
remarks that he is poetical. He makes statements
Of the unprtftableness of cOrn-culture, which are
corrected by one near at hand who has practical
knowledge Of the subject. On the whole, he is
voted rather blunderer in farming, and man Of
more culture than agriculture. This reminds me
that they of the cattle show are rarely satisfied
with their orator; he is always too theoretical.
Indeed, il s bold for the nO-tarmer to attempt in
StIuctiDg those who experts in farming, or ought
10 be- Yet theory is excellent to bind up the frag
mentary acquisitions Of experience, and whether
one agrees or no. it is good to hear something
Leaving the orator, we begin decentralization OF
the pens where various cattle are held for exhibit
ton. Here we find some enormous draught-OXen,
and one huge beefcreature, who, regarded as
possible sirlOin, is stupendous. There are some
handsome couples Of yearling steers, some cows,
and bull of English parentage, and +" j guess
ieetLe the handsOmest calf you We seen this some
tme"-a statement which you soon verify. We |
view the sheep with some interest; the mutton OF |
the island is deseTedy praised, and don't we eat a |
great deal Of itl lamb or mutton being the |
nvarable alternative offered by the cOun-
try butcher, occasionally varied by a |
stray fshmODger who arrives ia cart and takes |
cave promising to return, which he never does.
The tender swine mother with her interesting nur-
very, and various cages Of foreign and domestic
owls, make up the compliment Of the outdoor Ex-
iibitiOn. Within are fruits and vegetables. fine
rot hOuse grapes, handsome peaches, creditabIe
rOOknecks aud other squashes. Up stairs again
here is an exhibition Of fancy articles, TO wit:
ofins, boots and shoes upholstery, carpets curious
y made of strips Of flannel, and refreshing little
Orner where we indulge our passion for pincushons.
iere crowd suges continually back and forth,
nd we tread upon little children whom we never
lspected hid in the bulgng of their mothers
sirts. The indigenous baby is also visible, here
I'D there, in every stage Of tooth. cutting Soon a
rayiDg Of embellishments is heard Outside--the
Ind has arrived and is beginning. "Hal COlum-
a, - Pop goes the Weasel and "Belieye me if
those endearing," ETC., enliyen the scene. A
ends horses begin to run, and almost upset the
Iriage. The rural population gather about the