The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-11-18
| COMMUNICATED.
The Fair at Columbia.

The whistle blows, the cars are Off
the writer wilhin-for the great Fair
which annually is held ut the Capital of
South Carolina.
The Fair this year will compare with
any of its predecessors. Entering the
lower story we saw many specimens Of
cotton bales, mammoth potatoes. pump
kins and other products of the soil.
Specimens Of mechanical talent were
also exhibited on this story. In the
upper portion of the building were
exhibited beautiful specimens of crochet
work, embroidery and the fine arts.
We were astonished to sec the per-
fection to which pcnmanship had AZ
rived, and felt ready to exclaim with
Richclicu, The Pen is mightier than
the sword" on beholding the Ten CON-
mandmcnts elegantly executed with the
pen, and pictorially illustrated with the
same instrument lnStinctively we
grasped our pocket-book, and desire
to become its possessor seized MS, but
the card on its face marked $500, ef-
fectually cxtinguished our covctous
craving, and looking around. another
one, Beware Of pick-pockets, " induced
lis to examine more carefully our money
pouch, and rigid examination salts
fled us that Shakespeare must have had
us in "his minds eye" when he wrote
those memorable words, He who steals
my purse steals trash.n
DR.. SmeltZcr's daughter contributed
rs Youthful offering. Il pretty larHp
shade. Gazing around on the beauty
and talent of the State gathered there,
we left the Fair building and with q
restless longing, sauntered on the Fair
grounds. "a dollar Il chance st one Of
these knives, and Il prize in money, of
ten dollars in some. and in all cases
twenty-five cents returned" greeted us
rs we turned the corner, and knowing
fortune to be tickle we watched for some
time and saw many dollars invcste'l,
but waited vainly to see the ten dollar
prize awarded. Still on we went. fol-
lowing the crowd and wondering why
50 many kind-heartcd men could have
been induced to leave their comfortable
homes, and come here 10 give away, rs
they cloqncntly boasted, so many beau
tiful articles Of silver ware, jewelry and
greenbacks forso small return Us they
We're willing to receive. One man we
saw elevated on Il stand, and from his
own account must have been q man of
mark. "Gcnt," he said, Il am from
the celebrated house Of Johns & Co.,
32 Broadway, of New York, who sell
annually five millions of dollars of these
articles I am now exhibiting, and who
employ me annually to travel around
and sell them to the best advantage. and
now I offer you this package, contain
ing chain, ring and other articles for
s.. Who is the happy owner?" There
was no response, and when we left a
man of an Ethiopian hue had the Won
tlerful package knocked down to him
for twenty-five cents.
"Tlis gaze, gentlemen, was the fa-
vorite one Of Napoleon, who lost and
won thousands Of francs in playing it"
caused us to look around, and discover
that the sound proceeded from man
who was throwing ? ball around
circle, but the gentlemen, where were
they? We looked and SAW two black
boys and i Sccdy dressed white man.
Thus gaily flew the day, and leaving
Columbia, VIC enter the excursion train
on its return to Ncwb@rry. The cars
were full, and homeward bound started,
but the firing Of pistols, the shrieks of
ladies' disturbed or quiet, and several
youtlIs rushed in, Offering to whip the
world in arma. At last peace was re-
stored, and the loss in killed and wound
ed rs follows, viz: several seats de-
stroyed, two bell ropes broken, water
distracted, passengers more SCARED
than hurt. Gallant youths! We sighed
to think that the country we lived in was
too poor to pension a Poet Laureate to
sing your exploits.