Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-06-11
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Nav ORLEANS, May 18th, 1870.

III NY last 6afo gou eWeN'
sketch Of the e0ntents OF Depart
pent Although first, on the lie
alphabetically. il was last In poin
OF location, taking tho principal on
trance q, tho Grounds as a slartinI
poin,, and cannot be blamed there
fore for commencing at tho com
mencement," in noticing Depart
ment H-deyoiod 10 the exhibition
Of cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, ct
Mr.. A. Bower, n proMinent NOR
chant, superinlended ~" rs
The display OF choice bullo, COWS
heiiers-was smalli tho what ther'
was, excited considerable attention
and prise from both those "wh'
knew what was what" and thos'
who did not, II am not mistaken
most of the stock. exhibited, is th'
property OF Mr.. c. II. Slocoinb, Z
native of this city, Of tho firm o
Slocomb, Baldwin & Goa young
man whose ample means are no
wasted in dissipation, but are lib
orally employed TO sustain. tho Fall
Asseciatiop, and enterprises Of :
kindred natGro. Hc took all th'
premiums for his Southdown shccI
bucks, ewes and lambs. The cldcr'
of this family are big iellows-thcii
unusual height being doubtless 4
compensation (as Emerson would
term iL for their entire lack Of tails
They may possess caudal appenda,
yes; but the day J cross.cxamincd
them, they had .eilhcr folded the
aforesaid up, like 4 jack-kniic, ol
their guardian had driven it in toe
far.
From The Southdowns ! passed Ia
the Swinal Bureau. Perhaps its in.
mates knew II Was feeding time and
were following for dinner-children
and swine will do that-or else they
mistook rue for the Prodigal Son
aud where determined ! should not
participate in. their rcpast; for
otherwise 1 cannot account for the
ubcminablo noise they kicked up,
us soon us / approaced the Bureau,
and all the lime was inspecting it.
Perhaps they thought l wus How
ard, and was about to use their corn
for patriotic and philanthropic pur-
poses, "over the left" never
heard such squalling, clear thro' the
entire g;llnut since | last visited
The Opera. | was thc more surprised
at tho noisy demonstration, as, from
the printed tickets tackled over each
stali, Tie occupants might have
becii mistaken for members of the
old English gontry, There was rs
sex" and sSuifolk," and Chester,
and .Leiccstcr,p and .Ciesliirc, a
aud last hut not least ePrincc Al
bert. The latter was big, fat and
greasy; and had just tliu heavy,
sleepy look about The white cyclids
that 1 discovered in tho genuine
Prince" when | saw him in Lon
don in 81. Some OF these creatures,
| must admit, we're moro gentlcman-
like and philosophical than their
comrades. Big lat and rccum bent,
-motionless and covered with ten
hahdrcd thousand million flies, they
slept, not caringa a corncob for me,
or the rest of mankind. / will add,
that their attendant had not driven
in their tails, | saw ;cm! AS tho
poet says: II knew ~ the hair, that
SO gracefully cirIed.''
MIR. Sloc3mb took q number of
premiums for his choice swine, us
did mine host Of tho St, Charles
Hotel, Mr.. Hall, who .dcvotos con
siderable caro-, time and money, TO
raising fine breeds of cattle, sheep,
swine and Fowls.
s The display Of fowls. was. made
only by these two gentlcmen; aud
it was certainly one of the most
attractive of the whole Fair Mr..
ll;dl'sSbcing the l,lrgest and most
complete, aud shown in Is loomy
and Picturesque pagodie around
whicllsl poitcssion ofadiiiiFing ladies
constantly moved.9rlt would have
been difficult for an admircr Of the
beautiful to select which he would
bc, a beautiful fowl for the beautiful
lalies TO look at, or u beautiful lady
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