Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
Great Agricultural Hoss-trot at Bil-

Great Agricultural Hoss-trot at Bil- Gngsville.
 Agricultur is the mother ov provis- ions; she is also the grandmother.
 If it want for agricultur, thar wouldn't be enny beans, and if it wasn't for enny beans thar wouldn't be enny suckerfash.
 Agricultur' was first discovered by Cain and has. since been discovered to be an honest way to get hard living. Pumpkins owes all her success to ag- ricultur, and so dug lettuce and buck wheat. ~ The Billingsvillc Agricultural socic- ty opened October 10, and was pow erful success.
 The receipts of the agricultural fair waz upwards of s30,oO0 (if i; iny ;iil ,neamory serves me right and think she duz.) The Hon. Virgil Rickerfoff, the next agricultural member of Congress from our district, sold the agricaifdhr:aal poles.
 FUsT DAY. %
 A puss of ten dollars. .wuz trotted for by sucking colts, that had trotted be- fore for money.
 There wuz thirteen entrys. Thar wuz 66,60O people on the track to witness this race Gf my memory serves me rite, ahd I think she dnz.
 The puss wuz wun amid vociferous exclamations, by red colt, and the wayin ov handkerchiefs, with red stripe in his face, and the fainting ov several fust class females, and one white foot behind. ya 8f9F
 SEKUND DAY.
 It rained like pcrpendiklar all day, and no trotting could be had, so the audience all went hum cussin and swearin, and offrin to bet four to six ooi, the Pete Tucker colt.
 THIRD DAY.
 The sun histed up in the east more beautyfuller than ever saw her before Gf mi memory serves me rite, and think she duz.)
 It was f,lstrate day for agricultural or enny other, man. ' A puss ofssO waz trotted for by sum sum ? year old colts.
 This race aid not attract much affcc- tion, on account of the time bein so slow. Time, } minits and SS sckonds.
 FOURTH DAY.
 This waz for or 1 years old, who hadn't never beat :25.
 Thar waz 26 entrys; they couldn't awl trot to once, so tlley took turns.
 This race was wocnh after bitter con test by Pete Fuckers colt.
 He was immediately offered Sl,OO6 and fustrate farm which waz well stocked, for tho colt, by three different agricultural men, but with great deal ov indignant good sense skorned to stoop so low
 Pete Tucker and his whole family are awl hess.
 flrrH Diy,
 It raincd agin harder than ever, and
  the day was spent in bettin on the weight ov hosscs. n
 There was several good hoss swaps also made. aa4. eg9
 One, man swopped two hosses for one this struck ni'e, az bully good thing, but everybody else said it was soft. s, , .a4
 At the end of the fifth day came away.
 I got so full ov hoss that ever since when i laugh i kant keep from win nering. 18,
 The fare was kept up for 10. days, and some red hot time waz made.
 think } minits and 10 seckunds was made, eff my memory serves me rite, and think she duz), ..,. I forgot to say that there wuz tew yoke ov oxcns on the ground, besides several yokes ov sheep, and a pile oy carrots, and some worsted work, but they didn't seem to attract cnny sym pathy ....... The people banker fpS pure agriell- tural hoss-trots. I6sH BILLINGS.
 ECHOES. s.-Of what has Heaven given us an equal share? Air, |, What d6cs rumor often do when it flies? Lies. ,fe, ! Which is the loveliest flower that grows? Rose. bags ufa,
 Whose children arc we apt to think the sweetest iioKers? Ours. Sy- Bad luck is simply man with his, hands in his brooches poeksh and a pipe in his mouth, looking on to sec how it will come out. Good lnck is a man of pluck to meet difficulties. his sleeves rolled up, working to make it come out right.
 s6- A Georgia paper sums up the attorney generals opinion thus; "Ev- erybody can vote that is registered, Everybody can register, that will swear, Everybody can swear that has a mind to. Every negro has a mind to swear"
 p9 Why is a vain young lady like a confirmed drunkards Becaase nei- ther of them are satisfied with q mod crate use of the glass.
 gsE- An editor compliments borth- CT editer thuss sMr. Brown is clear thinker, read and vigorous writer, and'a frst-iate fellow to boot. easse