Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-09-29

something therefrom towards paying
the interest upon cash thus expended;
and as our society claim the gate. OF
entrance fee during the time we occu-
py for our annual fairs, it is the only
source from which that company ex-
pect to realize anything; hence, be-
cause the good people of Barton have
been liberal with us, we should not by
any act of ours cut the last fibre from
which they can draw any sustenance.
| must say for one that | am altogeth-
er willing to let that company, or any
body else, have the exclusive manage
ment and control of all such matters
with all the attendant vices, pleasures.
or money for l think the horse too
noble an animal to be thus cruelty
treated; more especially, such treat
ment should not be encouraged by a
society, the prime object Of which, is
the encouragement of agriculture
and the mechanic arts"
dlu Wei VI ult ) oui ..
A MEMBER.
REMARKs.-We are glad that our
friend has stirred the matter thus ear
ly and so WE'LL He speaks our mind
to a charm. We think so pure, so
virtuous and SO holy society as the
agricultural society set out to be,
ought to have been able to have pre-
served it's integrity till it was at least
old enough to lay off its swaddllng
clothes, and not have so suddenly tar
nished its record with such uneXam-
pied rapidity. Since the question OF
forming an agricultural society was
first agitated there has been no one
question more thoroughly discussed
than that of horse trotting in cOnnec.
tioE with it, and the great preponder-
ance of testimony was opposed to Of
fering any premium whatever for trOt-
ting. The people of Barton formed
company, purchased and prepared
grounds, erected buildings and gave
the society the use of them, with the
understanding that the company was
to have the exclusive monopoly of this
particular sin, and that the " honest
farmers should not be corrupted by
seeing a horse hoof it down in less
time than 8 40l About two weeks
previous to the agricultural boss trot"
Vein our unsophisticated innocence
inserted an item stating that there
would be "hOrse trot on the third
day OF the fair" We were particu.
lar to say nothing af the agricultural
society, for We knew that name should
not be uttered by lips prolane, when
10 the virtuous Express gave us a
gentle nudge for our careIessness, and
the grand secretary being in town a
few days after, expressed himself in
terms of unqualified disapprobation
at our temerity at even limiting that
the Orleans County Agricultural So
ciety could brook such a wicked thing
as to give the semblance of being
cOusin-germain to one. Yea, verify.
We apologised however, and done the
handsome. But all these principles
have been thrown to the windy
rim Miles colt has trottef
them: time 3-8. But then, cheS
ETY. intends well and " hell is pa
with good intentions" But alas
q the heart of man is deceitful above
all things and desperately wicked"
P. S. If any "honest farmer" who
witnessed the agriculture" trot ha;
any twinges of conscience between thi;
and the day of doom, he can just lay
the blame upon the company, because
the wrong was done upon its track
"The woman enticed me and / die
eat"