Connecticut western news., 1874-11-13
CHILD.LIFE ON A FARM,

It was the twenty-seventh of Sep tember. This may not seem a very striking date, but it was to the Kendall children, for then came Cattle Show, one of the great days of the year, hardly second tO Fourth of July and Thanks giving. For weeks they had been looking f"rward to it and planning for it. Ready money is not always plenty on farms. MT. Kendall was obliged to be economical, and the children seldom had money to spend for themselves. Before Cattle Show they usually con- trived to earn some, in preparation for the many Vaccinations of tlat day.
 By killing squash-bugs, at penny for every ten slain, Ralph had earned ten cents, Teddy twelve, Millie enly five, because she had disliked doing it so much. Then Ralph had swapped |" jack-knives with boy at school and re. bundle had dropped from his wagon gave Teddy five cents for picking it up, and Aunt Olive paid Millie ten cents for keeping the chickens off her fower-bed. As their father always gave them some money to buy dinner, they felt very rich with all their own money to spend as they pleased, and often talked over how they would invest it.
 They were all dressed and ready to start immediately after breakfast. Then came 8 trying season of waiting. They must wait till their father, who went down early with Aaron to drive some cattle for exhibition, should return for them. It seemed as if he would never come. They walked out to the gate and looked down the road to see if he were coming; they sat on the front-door steps watching the wagon loads of people that went whirling by. The wagons had been going ever since day. light, and each one that passed made the children feel as if the cattle show would be all over before they could get there. But finally MT. Kendall 1e- turned, and at last they, too, were whirling along in the dusty procession of all sorts of vehicles, village bound.
 To the children, used to the quiet oi farm life, the village, with its crowds of people and carriages, was most gay and exciting scene. Bright red and yellow cloths draped the front of the stores, whose windows, with their en. ticingly displayed Vaccinations, were every one 8 dangerous man or rather woman.trap. Along the sidewalks were tables for the sale of candy, peanuts gingerbread. MT. Kendall unloade6 the children near the entrance to tho fair grounds. He said
 T shall have to leave you, as I'm o1 & committee and must be down by th' cattle. Ralph, you are the oldest, depend on you to see to the others. B' careful. Don't run any risks or go any where you ought not. I will come tx the Hall for you about five this after noon."
 On their way down to the ground the children's attention was drawn to man who had table beside the wall for the sale of cakes, etc.
 Gingerbread 1" he shouted. "Rea bakers gingerbread, only ninepence sheet
 "'Of all the cakes that nanny makes,
 Give me the gingerbread
 New cider Five cents a glass Wall up, ladies and gentlemen. Walk up roll up, tumble up, any way to ge upw
 The boys, overcome by this remark able wit and the potent charms of th gingerbread, each purchased larg card, and walked on eating as the went.
 The fair grounds were a meadow, O one side of which sloping hill ros amphitheater-like, making 8 capits : place to sit and look down on the gave ties below. The children found nic seat close to the brass band, wher they could see all over the grounds The scene was gay and animated. Over head was the intensely blue Septembe sky, all around hills and trees touche 1 with autumn brightness. Groups c , well-dressed people sauntered on tn hillside, exchanging hearty Chow d'y dos }" and handshakes with the friend they often encountered. Fond but vel , dant pairs of lovers strolled by, hold ing each other tenderly, yet bashfullJ by the hand. Around the track drov rapidly fast young fellows with fas horses, fully sensible of the feminiu