The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-11-04


put that down as quotations. 1 think
however the Managers and Committee
men Of the Fair committed grave
error which will be apparent to all, as /
go on to say what have to tell you.
Something neara week before the Fair
opened, y Pilgrim and stranger came
prospecting around the 'Burgh., Pros
pected TO the COMMITTEES Fair. Said he
was Pilgrim and stranger, with
thirty six horses to enter for exhibition.
Would they give him small bit of The
Fair Ground on which TO ride his hor-
ses Committee were afraid his blood
stock would take ali the prizes. And
there were not prizes enough for those
is the County. So committee said no
You can't have this ground. Then the
Pilgrim and stranger prospeeted across
the street, and he met man who ap-
preeiatCd blood stock, and sympa-
thiEed with pilgrims aud strangers.
Aad lie said 80 sed take my ground
aad on il build up your sberuacle, aud
yosr ,eats, and your stables, aud any
thing else (so long as you tou't build u
soap fac.ory) sad thess ride your Aor.cs
uutil their tails drop oH. So tl.s Pill
grita aud stranger slsilsG Unto kisaseli,
saa said unto himself: Truly AN L
taaAkful 10 this s.an Gr this thiay
which I've has duns. Aad | will build ep
my Tabernacle, aud pitch my tent, aud
build My stables. Aud viii build NO
soap factory either. And they who
COVE iuto NY teat shall " Ho soap
aud they never did use soup. And
they want nothing to DO with soap fac
tories. Then the pilgrisa aud stranger
erected pole, aud over this pole he
spread broad oioth-anl this was his
Taseruacle. Aud within this faberna-
Gle he hArsesssl his six and thirty ho.-
ses-and they were sleek. Aud his
And his horses were fat aud blooded,
aud were rot by any nseano Of the old
crow bait kind Neither limped they
any-sor had they sore backs-not one
And then the PHI GRIM took into his
Councils a mighty Captain who is named
James kin-tsll, (~h, IA his intimate
friends call jim" for SHORTY, ard aaoth-
er curious worker in wood whom his
fri-als calls Ben, (aiso for short Ne hav.
ing more Bahn). Then tne mighty
CsI tain spake oct in iuud vuiee, and
wanted all who would, to cone in and
ride tee sleek, aud lat, and b,jod.l
horses-and to s,t and ride within rhe
candy ehAriots-rnd this he did l:,any
times. Aud white the mighty Captain
said this, he the curious worker in wood
who is called Bcr for short, (haying
yet more nnme), lifted up large vessel
OF tho, and from this weasel he poured
co,,Sin sme oil (nnd two gallons vas the
qusntity poured iu,o large chcs, bound
ronrd with braz.n baals and studded
with brazcn studs. And when thc fine
oil was all poured ont into the chest,
the curious worker in wood, seized with
both his hands handle or crunk which
belonged to the chcst, and he turned
the fame with much rspidity. And
behold ont Of the chest there came forth
tho sweetest Of music. And the curious
worker in wood continued to grind upon
the crank or handle, and as he ground
the same sweet music came forth. And
the crowd gathered together, while the
mighty Captain spakc. And the music
WAS ground out, and they gathered moro
and more until they numbered tens of
thousands. And they were in much
ecstacy while they listened to the voice
of the mighty Captain and the sweet
music. Aud none-no not one Of that
crowd, ever used soap, nor patronizcd
] they any soap factory.
Aud thereupon the crowd wen. into
the Tabernacle Of the Pilgrim and stran-
gHr-and he keeping the gates Of the
Tabernacle, received from each one
small coin, or bit of paper called frac-
tional currency Vherewith the Pilgri IN
and stranger purchased provisions for
his six and thirty horses, and also oil
for his chest.
: ,.,..o. e,., s.;.,.
each one as he came in mounted upon
one of the six and thirty horses, unit
each horse had its rider. Aud in each
chariot were seated the women and the
! children And the rilers (each wishine