Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-09-26
RICH. RARE AND RACY.

ana WILL DE IOuUu OSHS"N'"A W VS.
who fiji vacancies in committees:
Col. MOORE: Some years ago got acquainted
with one of your contributors who edited the W0ot
Grouer, and he used to put me in print. must
saw nv vanity was hattered by seeing my name
printed in the paper, with some things had said
and some didn't say, and we've kept the papers
ever since. After all, everybody likes little fame
but some are satisfied with smaller amount than
others. Well, have not the editor any more TO
set me out SO have been thinking would just try
and sec if YOU would not put me in the Rurat on
nv own hook-cspecialy as want to tell you all
about my going to the State Fair, at Buffalo, the
other day.
As it was not so far but what we could go with
our own team, mother and concluded we would
hitch up and have week to see the sights and some
cousins we had not seen for long time Mother
chats wife, you know) thought we ought to take
something to the Fair. told her to take tub OF
her butter but she didn't think it was good enough.
but thought might take some of the stock. But
thought It would be great bother. However, Sam
was pretty strong in the faith that we could beat
everybody on horses and wanted to take old Nance.
She's right smart beast, is that old mare, you may
depend
Well, we packed off Sam, for I was willing to
give the boy holiday 1t does the boys great good
to attend these kind of Fairs, do believe, after see
ing all saw there.
We got safely to town on Monday night, and
Tuesday went up to the Fair grounds to see what
was going on. got in and hunted up Sam. and
found he'd got the mare entered, and hal got his
card on her head. and good STALL and all things
comfortable The animal arrangements were first
rate generally and during all the time of the Fair
the supply of fodder was good. think that Maj.
Patrick, who was everybody in managing things,
trump sort of a man.
HEARS SOMETHING.
As | was standing up near the business Office in
the crowd, / heard couple Of men talking about
premiums. One said to the other:
"Are you an exhibitor?
eyes"
$50 am I, and we had better look to the Com
mttees."
"Why sou
"You see the Committees are never all full, and
if you are on hand at the big tent when they are
called it's easy to slip in friend, which is mighty
nice thing sometimes"
well, I am showing patent for making cow
cumbcrs. and if YOU can get the premium it will
make my fortune"
"And l am showing a new kind of bob-tailed
hens and premium won't set me back"
well, you get me on to your committee, and
will name you for mine"
"All right, go in to win when You can."
Thinks l. perhaps if that's the way the thing
leans NAV as well take care Of myself as any one
else Everybody for himself seer:s to he the rule on
these occasions. So off streaked to the cattle
pens to find Smith. who is my neighbor. you know.
Smith is in the patent hull line. Mr.. P. evidently
means ''improved."l Says ]. Smith. you're show
ing bulls, and am showing old Nance and guess
if merit counts win. And that's the talk
H6n> <oll ,l,n< 4 boo
about the committee.
as that so?'
Exactly"
"Wel, think Old Nance is the best mare in the
yard"
And you've got the best bull on the ground
Then told him that we must be up at the tent
in time.
Well. enough, when the committees were
made up. was on Smiths bull committee, and he
was on the mare committee.
THE COMMITTEE GOES OFT
The head man took the book as had the things in
it. and we were all introduced to each other, and
went down to look at the bulls. We were on the
red bulls. So We went along and looked at them,
and didn't say much til; we came to Smiths bull.
and looked at him pretty carefully, pulled his TAIL
punched my fingers into his ribs and went through
the motions, as l had seen the others. Says /,
"tlar's bull that looks like it." Smith had
brushed him with a bair brush, and he did look
slick for he was just as fat as hog. And from all
saw think fat at Fairs like what the lawyer said
about charity, covers multitude Of sins.
GETS THE HORNS POKED AT HIN.
Just as l said that, the fellow who had a bull in
the next stall comes up to me pretty fierce, and
says he
"What do you know about bulls ~
"WeIl," says |, 81 think know what they are
used for in my section
MAY be- says he, "you are on the committee p
81 have that honor" SAYS L.
But" says he, THAT bull haint got any pedi.
! gree
WELL" says I, "he had a father and mother,
didn't hep
"Oh! yes, but then nobody knows who they
were"
well. then, nobody knows but they were just
/ as likely as your bulls parents"
But sir, look at my bulls pedigree. There it is
sir. Got by imported Shirt-tail, out of Skim-mk
/: by Thunder" &C. and he showed string of names
p, as long your
! "Well" says to the committee, "are we te
judge the pedigree or the animal! p
{ And they said, 1.-THE animal, of course"
/ Then" said to the fellow, twill your bull gel
! better stock than thisy'
|. "Of course he will" says he, for he's got ped
! igrce, and that bull hain't"
/ "Well," says l. "your bull has got somebody t.
brag for him, and the other han't that's certain
! And that sort O knocked him. But" says l
! 1--WE known people who felt grand over their pedi
gree, and I've seen heap of people who couldn't z,
! further back than their father and mother tina
! banged them all to pieces for smartness Hand
some is that handsome does" says I, land, tn
hymnhook says, "a mans man for a that ,Pedi
gree to grass, go in for the animal"
SMITHS BULL WINS.
When we got through and looked at our marks
the other two had Smiths bull second had hin
first. So we talked it over, and finally, as they d
not much about it. they altered the figures, ant
gave Smith the first premium, which think wa
right -nt'
AND THE OLD MARE. ....
Smith had great time over old Nance. It turne
out that each of the other two committeeman ha
friends whose mares were to be judged, and the
pretty soon picked ont their favorites. So he KEEP
still ano let them talk, and they soon got into quar-
rel, and then they appealed to Smith, and he kintle
sided with one. but thought old Nance WIS the hes