Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-11-06

the cattle; was prepared to be RAP lltnrous-
ly enthusiastic admire good stock.
Ticrc was an OLD brown bull chailhed up
10 the fence, and looking every i,tclrthe
intolcrnblc old fraud thnt lie wul. He
positively tried to hide his hend when he
sa* me coming, for WAS saying aloud,
stcrnly regarding him us ! approached.
This won't do old fellow! you wei c here
last year, nnsi you knew it, ana Won
hnsed MT t,pGtepd you arc, . new BULL of an.
extra breed, because sllrl- Il statement
won't -l'esin w;,sl,~witI. me; ,!of't come
here to take oilpsani'ims Ills TINY. One
fraud is enough. Livery Year trying this
gafic on other premium bulls in this
touhty is tho heavy to bear; SO I've Got
to show you up, you'ol,l one horned hy-
pocritcH' TAas lccturing tie old villain
natil he looked mean, and saw the pen
itert tears filling his eyes, strosRsl OH
further. And there right bcfoY 3s,ic- s,i
well said, Hdo,my eyes deceive Inc p
Is it possible you are here too? Tou :?
| 4, went nearer, Yes, there she wa. the
indentical red COW that took prcnliuln
last year; lers;c and t;,t, appcarcntly feel
ling jolly, until she was conscious of my
critical inspection, then she fairly wftcd..
| said This thing is getting too mono
tonous. Surely old woman there h,ust
be some other premium COW in thia-xsoun-
,tN beside yourself Have you the bare
/ faced impudencc to, stand here, in9that.
stall, and try to make honest people he
lleSc you Are 81 stranger and never here
bctorc 2 50 p;A!cd out the list otlast
yesrs premiums and read her oat she
winked one eye, as though to sity5s43you sitys3y;sou
keep quiet, if old bull goes in fhf{ n
sFemS,.nrs why is>s let mc have oac too9g''
but said: I'll expose yo,s. YOU Gid
swindlc." ! strollcd on, but didn.p See
any more COWS. Yes, there was, oliGa
thinsput there fr COW, trainesf epiis
IDENTIFY toput on airs, and swell out as ii
! she had been fed within the past Week,
and was Thoroughbred; but she iSilcd
ignominio,lsly i'll the cxer,ion, ard sunk
stssf.les-i IL rs soon ,s tl+e cNlnining Eo,ii.,
imittce passed. Then looked aroundland
Esaw some hogs, and wished had brought
my pig down for premium which I4feel
sure would have been awarded it, RnttI
had been trying for the past month To
kccp.it fat Oh ol,essqunrt ot corn, @a.s the
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Ilittlc tho start OH it. Surveying the
ground for other objects Of in.cr,st,and
prizes, | saw Il lot of small agricultural!
boys IN variety Of graceful attitudes u
great many would haze b,autilic, the
'sccner7 nsorc hs'l their fond parents de-
vorcd IL little THE 70 patching their ncihcff
garmcntsl. Somc were diving i'll Il tub
for coppcr<. Some were slashing with
sticks ut each other under tho drluson
they were breaking eggs for a prize.
Others were divcrsitying the pcrinr-
fsmassees l,s sscsndcring upa pole, wnich
! WAS told Vas CREASED. did Scrt:l hard
to climb, for rsldiln't SEQ any one gct up
shigh enough to show more than the i IL
.ity with which he could slidedpwl. gain.
Next ! went ino'thc stables The stght
ofthc horses did not asto 9ish mc-in;o
!.anything even bordering on convulsion<.
tSITsnw one brood marc with II little mule
! colt; was Informed thcnnrc wfss tsnt tAesc
as specimen of EcitlcnrsS and ,ocilitv:
saa ohc gentleman in rap,urcs alom
the close coupling ESQ lie called 10 rf the
colt. This seemed to be sign Of Il good
colt. 'lidn't know about that; rcntle-
mnn put his hand ON colt to cxuminethc
Coupling" heard y sharp ,sna~hina to-
gc,lscr ct teeth, snt saw the mnrc'. Two
hind feet Ny III close proximity to gentle
mans head; saw gentleman retreat Nth
nearly his arm bit off and his head all
but cavcd in. lie seems sniSticd as to
the coupling" Thought there mus save
been some mistake made about the .du-
ciity" part. II