The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-10-24
rlIr rEoPLn WHO .ATrnNp FAIRs.

\ to better advantage, or see more pha
ses of many sided Individuals, than
lat annual fairs. To make such a
study both profitable and amusing,
however, Que must have a broad sym
pathy for the feeling, and charity for
the foibles OF others, and keen sense
of the humorous, as well as power OF
philosophical analysis, s
To enter one Of these shows is 10
enter among a set of men who have,
many OF them, given birth to some
thing which, in their opinion, is Of
great importance to mankind.
Some of them haye good and sufi-
cient ground for this belief. Such a
belief is the parent of an enthusiasm
which shows itself in the features Of
each exhibitor, in his GESTURES, in the
adjustment of his dress, and in his
speech. Enthusiasm born of conyic-
ton is hard ghost to lay; and so,
though cavilers may object to this, or
throw cold water OH that, the exhibit
or, nothing daunted, rises superior to
the occasion, and scars to the sub
lime heights of triumph at the first
breath Of praise. '
See him as he stands waiting Tor
the approach of some one who wishes
TO examine his device. Watch his
eye kindle at the query, GLOW does
it work?' With what expert haste
he sets wheels and levers in motion,
and lonls out the action of eacb.---
Listen while he expatiates upon the
advantages secured. See his lip curl
| in plying contempt at the ignorance
which seems TO doubt that any detail
may prove insufficient, Hear the
outburst of eloquence with which
weak objections are utterly vanquish-
ed and driven ignominiously from the
field. Surely. Il you please, you may
find something here which will re-
ward your observation, aH
Then there is the man who objects
to everything, whether good, bad or
Indifferent, and who always looks on
the bad side. He is the dread of the
exhibitor, In the middle Of their
most successful harapgues, when cred
lous minds are Just on the verge OF
fall belief, and old women have had
their feelings wrought up to the "du
tell" point, this obiector elbows him
I self into the crowd, and with word
brings down the enthusiasm of orator
and audience TO zero. A hot discus.
sion results Out comes the exhibit
ors pocket book, and Mr., Objeclor is
asked TO name the extent to which lie
will back his statement, an invitation
he rejects with much indignity. Ht
is not a betting man. He objects tc
betting on principle, just as he OBJ
jects to everything else; but he has
/. spoiled the play, and The crowd dis
perses to other attractions.
Then there is the large family o
meddlers always to be found in every
place, but who always gather in force
at fairs. They must smell every
flower, touch all the fruit, turn at leas
once every winch belonging to churI
! or washing machine, pull every rope
in short, apply inquisitive-we we arr
sorry to say sometimes acquisltive-
, hands to everything movable or i'm
movable within the reach of thei
digits. The face OF marble statuett'
must feel their caressing and be
; smirching touch. Beauties in pant
ing are pointed out BY the ends o
their perspiring fingers. Nothing i
sacred from their profane handling
J and wherever they pass, rate look
. and impatient words Of annoyance fol
: low them Yet their ta3es are full q
sweetness. They admire equally al
. things, and they fancy they are dom
their utmost TO make all things a
lovely and pleasant as possible PEI
!, haps they are. as hi
Then. here and there YOU shall not
,be aimless wanderel, always OF tn
a male GENDER, with melancholy eye
" and pendant, overhanging eyebrow
hin shallow and dyspeptic, who, wit
" hands in pocket, strides slowly up an
:. down. looking at nothing and almos
- unconscious Of any external existenc
T. Whatever induced him 10 20 to fail
> Give il upY So baye we. 1t is
0 conundrum too deep for our solvin,
q And the sewing machine exbibi
3 ors. All those men who send thel
- here are shrewd old chaps, and kno
y well enough that sewing machil
!. neve looks so well as when pretl
% and intelligent woman sits behind
"a eloquent in looks, in nimbe finger
n in tidy and tasiefu dress, as well
=, in words. 1t is indeed astonishin
Il how many young and even old me
L, are Interested in sewing machines.-
I, One finds out this singular fact
y faira. who else might forever rema
:. = ignorant OF it; And the pretty e
y y bibi,ors are certainly the instrumen
for The elucldation Of tins fact, for it
z never apparent in the vicinity of
- - machine exhibited by a man. Bein