Litchfield enquirer., 1860-10-11

Unfortunately the track, soi'ohoe ny 'he iaiSe rains of the previous week, afforded but little op portunity for much " drawing of the rein' over if on Thursday. Hence there was no particular exhibition of very fast speed on the track which after all, is not so much to be lamented, as ur- doubtedly every horse on the ground received his full need of praise and premiums, without being made to stretch wind and limb over course at best, rough, and hard to travel."- Hence like the celebrated Dr. Young, we |" took no note of time'."
 The tent for the display of horticultural, vege- table, dairy, and domestic products, and man land woman ufactures, was unfortunately located in damp and marshy part of the ground, render ing it extremely disagreeable and dsheartening, to say the least, for spectators of either sex to make observations upon the spread of the tables, and hangings on the lnes. The mud was to any pedestrian lat least t,co feet deep-and we were compelled to walk plank" with others, in all our perigrinations through the tent, and were frequently reminded, by the mishaps of others, that ue too stood on exceedingly slippery places
 In the Horticultural and Vegetable depart ments, the display was never 80 large and fine as this year. Apples" predominated of course, but in the finest and largest variety we have ev- CT had the happy fortune of beholding on plates or in baskets. Cornwall bore off the palm through her well known citizen-farmers, Messrs N. Hart, Jr. and T. s. Gold. Mir. Whittlesey of New Preston, and Mir. s. II. Calhoun of Wash ington, had also a most toothsome collection. concerning which, we could hardly refrain from the archiepiscopal office of laying on of our hands. Pears too were present in post prandial profusion-those of the Rev. Dr. FL dridge of Norfolk, being considered the finest, as it was the largest, collection. Grapes also, from the same clerical green house, made the eyes and mouths of the spectators water, and two too small boys who were set to guard them and keep off the-hies, were certainly overpow- cred with somnolency produced by the delicious aroma only of this tantalzing fruit. "Grapes under glass" were also exhibited by T. s. Gold Of Cornwall It's lucky they were-for they lasted throughout the exhibition. If they had been in glass, we couldn't have answered for them. un- less "actions should speak louder than words"
 In the vegetable line, there were, metaphori- cally speaking, myriads Of huge squashes, mealy potatoes, i've suppose they were "mealy ''-one of them quite enough so for meal any-how) beets, (that beat the Dutch in size around the niiddle) cabbages, that nine tailors couldn't cabbage) pumpkins and their first cousins, squashes citrons, celery, carrots, and custard pumpkins-all were collected in most generous profusion. We arc glad to note that our young friend, Morris w. Seymour, got a premium for his pumpkin!
 Then in the Dairy line, the Morses of Litch- field, exhibited, of course, some most excellent butter; and George s. Atwood, Harley Morse, O. P. Eldridge, and Elisha Hotchkiss, spread some old and new cheese.
 But in this department there was one piece. or rather tro pieces of cheese" Samson,' we think they called it-which was certainly de- serving of special mention, and shall have it. Fortunately or unfortunately, no name was at tached to it; for the name of the individual who made that cheese ought to be preserved in-cologne. Nobody claimed it. It spoke for itself It was ve,y strong. It was done up in brown paper. It was soft-it was mealy"-it was eminently fragrant. If it hadn't been call ed cheese, it might have been called rot. It didn't need any body to protect it. It didnt need any label, Touch not. handle not" If any body did touch it-and ace did-(with a three foot sticky they carried off with them toucaing rccollections of it. That cheese! we shall remember it for lifetime! We thought as we gazed on it, of the gates of Gaza. We call to mind the words of Moore, as we think more and mere of it
 /" ' You may break, you may bruise that cheese if
 you will,
 But its delicate odor shall hang round you some
 time."
 Escaping from this odorous display, we gladly turned to the collection of Flowers and Bo- quets, which even at this late season, were ex- tensive, fragrant, and tastefully arrayed. The Misses F. F. Baldwin, NJ. E. Norton, Bessie Morse, l.. D. Sanford, s. E. Adams, and Mrs. Lucy Plumb received the premiums for these.
 Coming to the Paintings and Drawings, we were in our own appropriate sphere; for did we not spend hours of time (through deputy and acres of patience (throngh the same) in ar ranging, endorsing ard exhibiting these There were no works of art similar to that displayed at the late Winsted Fair, where leopard, or t- ger, or woodchuck-we hardly could tell which-with a very long neck and very ominous eyes, was staring out of countenance, and grin ming defiance, to very peaceful looking gentle man in blue shirt and green corduroys but there was a vely tasty and handome crayon sketch of "Old Age and Youth," by Miss Mary Lyman of Goshen, and an exquisitely drawn monochrome of the interior of monastery, by the same skillful artist. There was also some pretty floral painting by Lyman Hall, and two or three gems by our native artist girls, that would not disgrace hanging in any tasty par lor s
 Lastly, we come to articles of domestic man. ufacture and here the task of pointing out, or of recapitulation, is indeed an invidious one The rich profnsion of articles of skillful fenli nine handiwork would drive us far beyond our already crowded limits to detail. Innumerable rag carpets" endless !" towellings," bed quilts and lamp-mats without number and articles even