The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-01-01

ssicd upon their banker for abost SIS
md endcavorcd TO charter the wheel oil
fortune. They mad good success and
Drew the silver watch and silver ware Of
all kinds. Freighted with their newly
.couircd wea.th--l,kc ths rsturned gold
nincrs-they were ready to spend Tree
IL of their substance for other things
That WAS afjeily crowd.
i'ricnd Fsslis played the part OF the
"intoxrca,cd" will, and was the mos'
accom- 0dating chance laker there was ~
the house. He received his "guests .
with suavity and unboundcd hospitality
He afforded fun for the crowd, and no
harm was done.
The gents scarf and the box OF CT
oars wero ratified. Mr.. Peter Swartz
won the former and Ar. w. 3. Lowe the
latter. --. rv a,.-f r
On ono Of our pilgrimages We noticed
= fellow OF German extraction trying 70
cake in" maid from the north OF Eu-
rore. She was to wcishty and baiky
for him to make the measurement; with
out chalk marking. He succeeded well
bvwevcr, and no one saw him but this
reporter. We admire grit whenever
IT IL found, and wefo compelled to stop
and admire his. lie possesse in it sn-
perIauye degree, in the same way
iaat wolf would who should attempt 10
swallow an OK entire. Tho Prusian may
ego 70 the head"
When it lacked but a short time oil
midnight a few of the young peopie
9uaconciously" commenced wh.rl
/ ing in the aisle, keeping step with the
| beautiful strains which came from the
music stand. This lasted but short
umo, and thcn the company dispersed
more than satisfied with tho evenings
pleasures. 1t was profitable As well as
= pleasant entertainment
The Fifth Evening. e
Tho Fair room has become resort TO!
all. Here. for the small pittnce you
ray for season ticket, Or sim lie ticket,
you can sit down and look on. Ii you
have the audacity to beard the fair mai
dens in their estreaties for chances, you
get q lot of pleasure tor little money.
Here we all meet and get acquainted ;
talk about business, crops, weather and
about our certain chances of drawing
sundry valuable articles. Here We can
gossip and chat and laugh. Here We
can spark, if the spirit moveth us in this
direction, as it hath some already. Here
We can talk with other mems wives who
are good looking, if VIC have left our
own at home which, we are sorry to say,
is often tho case. 1t is pretty difficult,
ithough, to get your wife to believe that
t is pretty cold out and she had not bet
ter expose herself to the night air; or
that there is no fun ut the Fair-dry as
= chip. She then comes back at you
with, elf it is SO cold without and So
uninyiting at the Fair room, what makes
you such constant after dant q We do
not know what others may say Sin ans
wer to such an intcrrogatory rs this
but for ourself we have the convenicn,
reply t" Reportorial duties command our
constant and undipided presence" This
philosophy may satisfy Tor season bat
it is not demonstrated that it will be
of any consequence for many days more.
The only safety, then, few days hence,
will be in good style snow storm, rain
or Kansas wind. p.
As we have stated before that is. n
good place TO assemble and pass away
the long winter nights, and many OF
our citizens and their ladies are found
present each evening.
The abundance was very good last
evening, although not % much money
was spont as upon Saturday evening.
The wheel OF fortune /" did q very good
business" the museum, under the su-
perlntendence OF Judge Carrot and the
"Baron," was quite well patronizcd.
The dining room, however, was tho IA
vorite resort, and there large humble:
Of persons gathered to hold post NOR
tenn inquest over the bodies Of S, veral
dozens Of oysters. The tables wercpre,ty
we'll filed most of the time. As near as
we can recOlIect las: night was the"hung-
ricst evening" of tho Fair.
Several Al ticles We're sold at anction,
and exceedingly low. Auctioneer Price
is doin. good service, and never fats TO
collect u crowd when h, commences
talking.
The cigar holder and the steamboat
were raffieJ last evening. The steam
boat was drawn by Charles Cariin. The
cigar holder was won by W. ID. Eadcliff.
At the latter's success, the audience rails
ed great applause. The sentiment all
around was, .I'm glad Billy drew it,"
We did not respond afiirmaliycly to his.
We wanted it ourself. With deep-seatcd
Indignation and with, a feeling akin to
hatred toward Foriuac, casting the while
. glaacc OF "wither:ng sarcasm" at the
young lady who had circulated the book,
we drew forth our certificate OF depos-
III with malignant jerk, and deli5,r-
ately tore it all 10 pieces. Imasine our
chagrin when we aficrward. found tina,
We had no chances in tina, article, and
that our loolishncss had caused us 20 de-
s,roy coupon" Called SO for short
which might have proved a title decd
10 the mccrschaum- pipe, in which we
had q chance. Can it be that we are SO
dull, SO stupid, so b.ant as no, TO know
the difference between cigar holder nd
pipe. II mus, be. Bat the lucky man
was "Billy," andevery body was glad
of it-cxcept the writer of this. On
the strength Of saccess, Mr.. Raiciiif was
rn,on,Ilc,i In $50, nm" fh,. oysters q, u.n