Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-07-09
From tho Dubuque Herald.
A CHANCE AT THE FAIR GIRLS.

NoIuiu8 Hk0 IL III Iuo "o'io, VI o"uoI
the encrustations thereof. Nothing like
the Sanitary Fair. This morning, armed
with my best clo,hes-arrayed in my usual
smile, like Italy's sunny clime-hair nicely
parted in the middle, a la John Charles
the Fremont, kind and genial eye beam
ing from under my glasses, and dollar
verdant in my larboard vest pocket, I
vented to the Fair. There were lots Of
folks there, the whole Of Lots family -
Went to . cube hole in cube shed, in
terroga.ed . quaint looking mau with
whom was not acquainted for ticket,
quaint man gave me The document. Went
to the front door, man said "tother door,"
Went where the man said. Tother door
was fast. Asked q wicked man where
"tother door" was. Told me to 20 to
hunting for it. Don't like that man.
Found the door. Chap with pair Of
scissors amputated the northwest corner
of my ticket. Passed in. First thing
saw was label "beware OF pickpockets.'
So / bewared. Joined the crowd and
jammed in. Saw lots Of things. Pretty
girl ran up to me with day book and
pencil. Wanted me to take chance in
photograph album for half dollar. Very
sweet little gi,l-couldn't no. Spent my
half dollar quicker than boiling eggs.-
Started to 60. Another girl ran up to me.
Egad, but she was not 50 bad looking.
lad a pretty face, curly hair, blue eyes,
red thing on top Of her head, like roos-
ter, red thing on her wrists, red white and
blue flag on her chest. Fell in love with
girl-she wanted me to take chance 10
q bed quilt for half dollar. Borrowed
ten dollars Of Dubuque editor, and took
the chance. Another girl ran up to me.
Nice girl, nicer than the other girl, more
Of her, dressed different, but had the Gag
on her dear advance. She wanted me to
take chance in sewing machine for half
q dollar. Asked the girl if it was one Of
the kind good to stay rith on Saturday
night. The girl said "can'tsee it" Told
the girl wouldn't take chance till could
see it. She coaxed me. Took the chance,
but it is chance if I take the machine.
Walked on slowly. Ran against q pretty
girl, who wanted me to take . chance in
red flannel cloak, for half dollar. Beg.
ged the girl to apologize me for running
against her. She said she would if Id
take . ticket. Deuced smart girl that
Makes puns rapidly. Told her l never
met so many girls by chance! Said she
"the usual way here! Asked her what
Id do with the cloak if drew. She said
it would cover multitude Of sins! Asked
her If she was sincere? She said no.
Told her then she was not sin scared
She said it was wicked pun. Told her
il was Horrible! Pretty girl said ooh
goodness Said that's mo if you
please Took . ticket. Thought I'd
take ticket as drew so well. Pretty
girl wanted to know what l had drawn.
Told her because Id drawn her attention.
Another girl came up. Rather large girl
for one of her size Took ticket in rug
with cat on it. Asked tho girl If she
had . feline for me. She didnt see it,
Another girl wanted me to take ticket for
glass house, for half . dollar. Don't
like glass houses-can't throw stones in
them-girl said ! could if / wanted to-
took the ticket. Took let's Of tickets. All
the girls in the Hall ran after mo. Spent
my ten dollars in forty.one minutes. Elk.
pect TO draw lots Of things. Wonder if
they don't intend to let the girls 60 BY
chance-half dollar ,icket7 Ii SO will
take chances for all Of them. Deuced
pretty girls. All have aags over their
waists. Asked girl il that was not q
waist Of flags2 Girl didn't sec i'll Asked
her If she entended ever to fight under
that flag. Girl said no. Sharp girl! Met
lots Of girls by chance. Expect to draw
something. if nothing mere than our last
breadth II do, will give it to the girls.
Want home tired. Dreamed mucbly.-
Thought l was in Heaven. Ten thousand
pretty angels with red dingusses on ,heier
beads. and liule flags On their breasts
wanted us to take chance for City cents.
Though. Heaven was Dubuque and all in
one Sanitary Fair. Told the girls or an
gels no. to dag in their endeavors. Girls
said it would be chance if they did
Nice girls, bu. not by chance. :...-
Fairly, ...... " BpicK.'
ThA o.ul Eaifne nf thn III ntnr. Her,