The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-09-27
HOW SMITHS BULL WON THE
PREMIUM.

We commend this to all who attend State
and County Fairs. Il is from the Rutal NeS
Yorker, and was first published in that jour
nal year sgo, and it is now republishGd in
the Rurol, for the benefit of officers who fill
vacancies in committees.
Col. MOORE: Some years ago I got. &C
quainted with one of your contributors who
edited the Wool Grotoer, and he used to put
me in print. | must say my vanity was flat
tered by seeing my name printed in the paper,
with some things | said, and some | didn't
say, and we've kept the papers ever since.
After all, everybody likes Il little fame, but
some are satisfied with a smaller amount than
others. Well, have not the editor any more
to set me out, So | have been thinking |
would just try and see if you would not put
me in the Rardl on my own hook-especially
as | want to tell you all about my going to
the State Fair, at Buffalo, the other day.
CONCLUDES TO GO.
AS it was not so far off but what we could
80 with out 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 that's wife you know,)
thought " ought to take something to the
Fair told her to take tub of butter, but
she didn't think it was good enough, but
thought might take some of the stock But
thought it would be a great bother. How
ever, Sam was pretty strong in the faith that
we could beat everybody on horses, and
wanted to take old Nance. She's right
smart old beast, is that old mare, you may
depend.
TAKES THE MARE.
Well, we packed off Sam, for l was will
ling to give t& boy holiday. 1t does the
boys great good to attend these kinds of fairs,
1 do believe, after seeing all saw there.
GOES IN.
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 had got his card on her head,
and good stall, ,and all things comfortable
The animal arrangements were frst-rate gen.
errlly, and during all the time of the Fair the
supply of foder was good. think that Ma
jor Patrick, who was everybody in managing
things, trump sort ola man.
HEARS SOMETHING.
AS was standing up near the business
office in tie crowd, heard a couple of mer
talking about premiums. One said to The
other:
care you an exhibitor ?"
eyes"
$50 am I, and we had better look to tht
Committees.
"Why SOP"
"You see the Committees are never al
full, and if you are on hand at the big ten
when they are called; it is easy to slip in {
friend, which is a mighty nice thing some
times"
"Wel am showing patent for making
cowcumbers, and if you can get the premium
it will make my fortune"
"And | am showing new kind Of bob
tailed hens, and premium won't set m
back"
"well, you get me on your committee, ,anf
will name you for mine.''
"All right; go in to win when you can
Thinks l, perhaps if that's the way tn
thing leans, may as well take care of my
self as any one else. Everybody for himse
seems to be the rule on these occasions. S
off streaked to the cattle pens to find Smi
= who is my neighbor, you know. Smith is i
the patent bull line. (Mr. p, evidentl
means 'fmproved.") Says |, "Smith, you r
showing bulls, and am showing old Nance
and guess if merit counts We can win. An
that's the talk here on paper. Then | tol
him what I'd heard about the committee.
: "Is that 500"
exactly"
"Wel, think old Nance is the best mar
in the yard"
"And you've got the best bull on til
ground"
E Then told him that we must be up at tn
tent in time.
Well, sure enough, when the committee
were made up, was on Smiths bull con-
mittee, and he was on the mare committe
THE COMMITTEE GOES OUT.
The head man took the book, as he ha
the things in it, and were all introduced
} each other, and went down to look at Il
a bulls. We were on the red bulls. So v
h went along and looked at them, and | did,