The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-09-28
Fairs.

the following experience of Mr.. Plowhan.
die. at Fair several years ago, as given
in the Rural New Yorker may be read
with interest:
ARRIVALS.
We 90; safely TO town on Moncay night
and Tuesday | went up ea-ly to the fair
grounds to see what was going on. got
in and hunted up Sam, and found he'd got
our mare, told Nancy,) entered, and had
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
offodder was good.
HEARS soMETHfsG.
As was standing up near the business
Office in The crowd, | heard a couple of
men talking about premiums. One said to
she other:
"Are you an exhibitor"
Yes
so am I, and we had better look to
the committees"
"Why so"
4" ou see The comm lees are never all
full. and il you are on hand at tie big
tent when they called it's easy to slip in a
friend, which is mighty nice thing some
times"
Well am showing patent for max
ing cowcumbers, and if you can get the
premium it will make my fortune"
And | am showing a new kind of bob
tailed hens, apd a premium won't set me
back
Well, vou get me on your committee
and VI uatpe YOU for mime
Al rig4t; 60 in 70 win when you
can"
InluAs /, perhaps if that is the way the
thing leans | may as we'll take care of my
self as nybody else. Everybody for him
self seems 10 be the rule on these occa-
sons. So off / streaked it to the cattle
pen. to find Smith, who is my friend
Then l told him we must be up at the
tent in time.
Well, sure enough, when the commit.
tees were made up | was on Smiths bull
committee, and he was on the mare com
mlttee.
THE COMMITTEE Gpfs OUT
The eal man took he book as had tic
things ii it, and W we're all introduced to
each other. and went down TO look AT tie
bulls. We were on the red bulls, So We
went along and looked at them, and
didn' say much till 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
/ had seen the others Says |, "that's a
bull that looks like it." Smith had comb
ed bin with fine toothed comb, and
brushed him with hair brush, and lie
did look slick, for he was ust as fat as
hog. And from all saw, think fat at
fairs, ike what the lawyer said about
charity, cover multitude of sins.
GETS TIE HORNS PoKED AT HIN.
JUS. rs said that, the fellow that had
bull in the next stall comes up to NE
pretty fierce, and says he:
What do you know about bulls :"
Well" says |, " think know what
they are used for in my section"
"May be-" says he you are on the
committee T.
Al have that honor" says l.
But" says be, "that bull hau't any
pedigree
Well says I, he had father and
mother hadn't he 2
"Oh yes, but then nobody knows who
they were"
Well then, nobody knows but they
we're 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 milk, by Thunder" &c.
and he showed me string of names as
long as your arm.
Wei" says to the committee /" are
VIC to Judge the pedigree or the animal 7"
And they said-.Ihe animal, of course"
Then said | to the fellow, will your
bull get better stock than this Z"
"Of course he will, says he, for he's
got pedigree and that bull hain't'
We'll" says |, "your bull las got
somebody to brag for him, and the other
hasn't, that's certain" Aud that sort o
Knocked him But" saws /, Ige
known people 10 felt grand over Their
nea.gge and I've seen heap Of people
8Yo cou.uu't 20 further back tnsa thef
father and mother, that banged them al
to pieces for smartness. Handsome is that
handsome does" says |. "and as the
hymn book says, a mans a man for a
that Pedigree go to grass, 60 in for
the animal"
SMITHS BULL WINS.
When we got through and looked at
our marks the other two bad cot Smiths