Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-28

VERY kICH.-Ihe following IS from tAe
pen OF the inmitable Brick Pomeroy, OF
the Lacrosse Democrat. He has evidently
been to the Sanitary Fair at Dubuque, and
relates his experience, in the Herald, III the
following exquisite style:
A CHAScE AT THE FAIR RLs.-Nothing
like i, in the world or under the encrusts-
tions thereof Nothing like the Sanitary
Fair. his morning, armed with my best
clothes-arrayed in my usual smile, like
ltslys sunny ciime-har nicely parted in
the middle. a Ia John Charles the Fremont
kind and genial eye beaning from under
my glasses, and q dollar yerdant IN my lar
board vest pocket, | vented to the Fair
There were lots Of folks there, the whole Of
Lots family Went to O cube hole in
cube shed, lnterrogated quaint looking
man with whom was not acquainted Tor
ticket, quaint man gave me the document.
Went to the front door, man said 'tother
door, Went where the man said. Iother
door was fast Asked wicked man where
'tother door was Told me to go to h
uniting for it. Don like that man. Found
the door Chap with pair Of scissors
amputated the northwest corner OF my
ticket Passed in First thing | saw
was a label :" beware Of plchpoehets. 50
bewared Joined the crowd and ammed
in. saw lots Of things Pretty sri ran up
TO me with day book and pencil. Wanted
Inc TO take chance in photograph album
for half dollar Very sweet little girl
couldn't say, no. Spent my halt dollar
quicker than boiling eggs. Started TO go.
Another girl ran up to me. Egad, but she
was not so bad looking. Had n pretty face,
curly har, blue eyes, red thing on top OF
her head, like a rooster, red things on her
wrists red, white and blue flag on her
chest. Fel in love with glrl-she wanted
me to take chance III bed quilt for halt
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 flag on her dear advance She
wanted Inc to take a chance IN sewing
machine ior half dollar Asked the girl If
it was one Of the kind good to stoy cath on
Saturday night The girl said, can't see
it ~ Told the girl wouldn't take chance TIL
could see it. She coaxed mc. Took the
chance, hnt it is chance if / take the ma
chine Walked on slowly Ran against
pretty girl, who wanted ne TO take a chance
in red flannel CLOAK, for halt dollar
Begged the girl to apologize me fol- running
against her. said she would, II | q take Il
ticket Dcuced smart girl that Makes
puns rapidly Told her | never met SO
many girls by chance SAID she, 'the
usual way" here Asked her what I'd do
with the cloak, if drew. She said it would
cover multitude Of sins Asked her Il
she was sincere She said no. | told
her her then that she was not sin-seared
She said it was wicked pun Tod her II
was Horrible Pretty glrl said ''oh good
ness = SAID that's me if you please =
Took ticket. Thought rd take ticket
as drew so well Pretty girl wanted TO
what had drawn. Told her because I'd
drawn her attention another girl came up
Rather large girl for one OF her size. Took
a ticket III rug with cat on it Asked
the girl if she had a feline for me. She
didn see it. Another girl wanted me to
take ticket for glass house, for half dol
lao: Don't like glass houses-cant throw
stones in them-grl SAID could If want
ed to---took the ticket. Took lots OF tich
cts All the girls in the room ran after me.
spent my ten dollars i'll iorty-one minutes
Expect to draw lots Of things. Wonder
If they don't intend TO let the girls 90 BY
chance half dollar ticket If 50 will
take chances for ali Of them. Deuced pret
ty girls All have flags over their waists
Asked girl if that wa, not waist OF iiagsY
Glrl didn't see 1t Asked her if she ever
intended to fight under the flag. Grl SAID
no. Sharp girl Met lots of girls by chance.
Expect to draw something, ii nothing more
than our last breath Ii | do, I'll give IL
to the girls Went home tired. Dreamed
muchly. Thought was in Heaven len
thousand pretty angels with red dingusses
on their heads, and little flags on their
breasts wanted US to take chance for fifty
cents. Thought Heaven was Dubuque,
and all in one Sanitary Far. Told the girls
or angels not to flag in their endeavors. =
Girls said it would be chance if they did.
Nice girls. but not by chance.
Fairly, BRICK.