The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-25
THE LEWIS COUNTY FAIR.
SaIathiei Likes the County and He
Grows Enthusiastic Over Blue
Grass dc. The Fair, the Balloon
and the Horse Traders.

WESTON, September -, 1875.
Editors ofthe Register:
We read that the first shall be last,
but | hope ii may not be SO with my
first visit to Lewis county. don't want
i. 1t to be my last, at least that's how l
feel about it with my first impressions.
The fact is, | like this county. 1t suits
me. Ii the notable rag baby mad enough
spare currency wrapping about it TO
convert my bonds, | think I'd buy n few
counties hereabOuts. They'd make Il
fellow snug farm. OF all countries,
latitudcS and climes, give me a country
where grass is king, and if his royal
robes be woven OF blue grass, rs is the
case here, so much the better; for what
ruler can possibly have more independent
and happy subjects \ man with good
grass farm can 90 10 bed with the digRi-
fled comfort and satisfaction of the bond
holder, knowing his income Is al! the
while coming in, by night a BY day, as
well while he sleeps aS while he works.
And then his sleep is so much swectcr.
for while the bond-hoIder gloatS in selfish
dreams of cutting of coupons and the
taxes ground out Of the people to pay
them, the honest granger
rrvcls in visions Of roast beef and mutton
chops; dairy maids and sucking calves
peace and plenty, fresh and OF his own.
Oh! the bliss OF having as ones own this
bluegrass milk cream and butter But
this is II subject so near my heart, | mus,
torbear l came here, not Tor teasting,
not for pleasure, nor yet to covet; but to
sec and tell OF the Fair, and in my ud-
miratlun for the country, the town, and
IL very courteous and suClabic people /
had almost forgotten it.
'Tis the same story of the hurry and
hustle of the first day, and from what l
can gather the rush Is unusually great,
aud the crowds already IN town augurS
well for large attendance.
The balloouiSts have their big sorgum
furnace ready for sending Miss Estellc
up ON nigh. Some may think me cN-
trayagant, bu. this lady is disposed to
take much lo!ticr view OF the country
than | would dare
But for the conSummatiOn and climax
Of all novelties and pandemosium>, COM
mend me 10 the Country-JHke's Horse
Trading Department OF the Lewis county
Fair. This is an outside show for the
benefit of those concerned; and
l was deeply concerned. As
coming from the grounds this evening,
/ picked and lodged my way through
the hutting, salopins, wheeling and
sUrgius crowds OF uu sorts 'of men ANA
BIZ BOYS, on al sorts of horses, from the
snuwy ,tecd to the ring boncd, spawned,
Striug-haltci, racks Of bones, that had to
be- ,purred into iocomutiou by the up.
roaricu> galoots swinging their pistols
and G5-sa TASKS, and yelling for trade,
ami IN the best Of humur, And they do
trade tuo-trudc right along on SIGHT.
early and often. like good voter. | SAW
a dozen trade. in tho few minutes it took
me to yet through them; and was par
ticularly pleased with their style OF die
tion, and beauty of expression. They
scem TO have lansuage Of their own,
remarkable for it, hiLh.touod exclusive
ness. As they recklessly plunged their
iadcd nags, this way and that, com
mingling in utter confusion, ! could hear
on NIL sides, "IIowll YOU cur What il
you give me to pillow your tirld@' lidw'll
YOU SIa>L?' Give me five say two
and half "You're my honey; peel
your carcass" "Skja.' And off come
riders. saddles and brides, harness
are exchanged, riders rcmount
and veil out again to the
next. "What dye say" "How'll YOU
slash and 50 on perseverngly and con-
tinually. Their good nature and zea!
are commendable at least.
But ~ I've no mag on which to "cut
and slash for the present, | pass
SALhTHIET.