The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-10-10

week to see the sights and some cousins we had
not seed for long time. Mother, CHATS wife,
you know,) thought we ought to take some
thing to the Fair. l told her to take tub Of
butter, but she didn't think it was good enough
but thought ! might take some ofthe stock
But | thought it would be great bother. How
ever, Sam was pretty strong 10 the faith that
he could beat everybody on horses, and wanted
to take old Nance; she is right smart beast,
that old mare is, you may depend. ~ "a
Takes dc Mdrc.--Well, we packed off Sam,
for was willing to give the boy holiday; il
does the boys great good to attend these kind
of Fairs, l do believe, after seeing all saw
there. ..t ..E
Goes in.--We got safely to town that night
and Tuesday | was up to the Fair Grounds to
see what was going on. got in and hunted
up San, 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 first rate generally, and dur
ing all the time of the Fair the supply of fodder
"oS SoOu' = tiliHh tlldt 1dLtlChJ 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. a@s
Are you an exhibitor?"
Yes"
80 am T; and we had better look to the com
mittees; they amt full yet, and you are on
hand at the tent when they are called, it's easy
to slip in a friend, which is mighty nice thing
sometimes" .,
well, | am showing patent for making Gu
cumbers, and if you can get the premium, it
will make my fortune"
And am showing a new kind of bob-taled
hens, and premium won't set me back"
"Wcll you get me on your committee, and
will name you for mine,' E.. ... ..
All right go in to win when you can.'
Thinks I, perhaps if that's the way things
lean, may as well take care of myself as any
body else. Everybody for himself seems to be
rule on these occasions; so off I streaked it to
the cattle pens to find Smith, who is my neigh
Dor, you know. Smith is in the patent bull
line. Mr.. P. evidently means Improved, l.
Says !, "Smith your showing bulls, and am
showing old Nance, and guess, ifmerit counts,
we can win, that's the talk here on paper."--
Then told him what I'd heard about the COM
mttees. E
is that so?' ~ - f--
'Exactlyn
well, 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
big tent in time. ..u..,.. .sD r.
Well, sure enough, when the committees
were made up was on Smiths bull committee
The Committee goes out.---The head man took
the book, as had the things in it and we were
all introduced to each other, and went out to
look at the bulls. We were on the red bulls;
so we went along and looked at them, and
didn't say much till we came to Smiths bull,
and looked at him pretty carefully, pulled his
tail, punched my fngurcs into lis ribs, and went
through the motions, as had seen the others.
Says I, chats the bull that looks like it,
Smith had combed him all over with fine
tooth comb, ank brushed him with hair brush
and he did look slick, for he was just as fat as
hog; and from all l saw, think fat at fairs,
like what the lawyer said about charity, covers
multitude Of sins.
Gets the horns poked at him.--Just as said
that, the fellow who had bull in the next stall
came up pretty fierce and says he:
What do youknow about bulls"
'Wel, says !, 4 think know what they are
used for in my section
Maybe says he, you are on the committee
Il have that honor says |. .aT
But, says he, that bull han't got any pedi
gree"
well, says I, he had father and mother
hadn't he?
oh! yes; but then nobody knows who they
were'
well, then nobody knows but what they
we're just as likely as your bulls parents.
But, sir, look at my bulbs pedigree. There
it is, sir. Got by imported Short Tail out OF
Skim Milk by Thunder, &c, and he showed a
string Of flames as long as your arm.
WELL says to the committee, ARE we to
| Judge the pedigree or the animal?'
And they said, The animal Of COURSE
Then said to the fellow, will your bull
get better stock than this?'
'Ofcourse he will says he for he's got a ped
igree and that bull hain't.' a
WELL says /, your bnll has got somebody
to brag for HIM and the other hasn't, that's Ger
tain. And that sort o. knocked him. But
says |, I've known people who felt grand over
their pedigree, and I've seen a heap of people