, 1877-05-12
THE Rafl FiiR ct PARIS.

TIE nAMl SGiR bI PARIS,
\ correspondent writes; Paris is hold
ing its annual ham fair The fairhful four
footed comp4uiun Of the good 81. Anthony
has been slaughtered, aud human ingenuity
is di.played IN the manner in which the dead
pig j. dressed aud placed before the public,
tempting the appetite, while the smell Of
grillIug aud roasting pork which pervades
the air makas one symparhiz' With and un-
ders-and the Chiuainau who fired his hCuse
that he might teS:e the succulrnt c4rc1ss of
his gentleman loiger' The ham fair lasts
only three days, and must be closed at mid
night on Thursday, 80 that those wbo have
come from far and near to Offer their stock of
roTk must not lose any time If they want 10
get rid of their wares before Good Friday
The liam fair has offered grand occAsion
for the display of the decorative art prufe>sed
by The French. The eye is attracted by the
thousand and one compounds or forms iu
which the flesh of the pig is offered for sale.
Bay leaves and evergreeus have been pien'i
fully used, and the yellow or dark mahogany
tint of the smoked hams II arranged 80 az 70
harmouiZe with the unsmoked ones, while
FaTlands OF stusages dan gle :empringiy from
the top Of the stalls, underneath The trerS,
making one think of the country OF Cock
aigne, Wh Re edible- grow on trees by the
waySide, dropping iuJO the mouth OF The
laZY slumberer. York and B,yOune hams
tratrrnize with the produce Of Alssc and Lnr-
raine, the latter protesting, as It Were,
against a German occupation by the tri col
ored cocka1~s with which The stall keepers
h. Il fi,. - h. sssfu erfs
on which the husbandman feeds himself all
the year roaud, the salt pork with which our
cooks season th-ir s0tps aHz oi0aT +; aud there
Is the wild boar from the Ardennes. remind
ips, W of DAYS sprint III the wool, with the
dogs at bay, ycipius and barking as their
enemy defends himself with his sharp ;usk,
giving the yi9neiys plenty Of work sewing mp
the wound, recrived by the hounds before The
boar Is &Tgi with the long hon.ing- knit
WELDED by some skillful hun,su,an, whose
hand must not trembie rs he coHfrOuts the
enemy, whose tWinkliug eye means mischief
There i the iOothSume KGyfGSsia, or sucking
Wild boar, smoked as cniy Germans eau
smoke them in Wes'Phal'a, hanging or ly-
Ing stretched out with the more domestic
pie, which lacks tho flavor peculiar TO The
deuiz u of the woods, WhOSe nose has never
been riugeA, whose food has been the acorn
Of the forest or the turnip torn from the
field in one of those mad sctmpers " hich de-
stroy the labor Of ihe peasant.
y; one stall bear l. hanging Up, showing
i;s pa!ny feet aud long 'alouS; the thick
brown hide has been left uu IN hopes Of tempt
Iug some one 10 buy The whole aniral, but
a. NJ peItuneg who adverliseS genuine bears
2Tra>e, or 10 vsu'uresOme Tssta'gateaT 4aN-
iurIs TO lure customers with the promise OF n
f.e, Z @o1US haS come forward, 50 Ia, brain
viii have 10 be ca up and sold p:cemetl be-
iOsa be can bs got nd Of. The authorizes
ai!i not permit suy other meat save thai OF
the pig 10 be s3,l on The stalls v hich coEsli-
gn,e the ham fir pTuP.r. If there Is ua'hing
new und-r the sun, he ham fair proves. ou
he o. her hand. that nothing l. too old 10 b.
s5id, for adi,Iuiug he stalls where PaGta-
sruel might have slutt,d his gigantic ape
;.re, all kinds Of second hand goods are be
iu.. sJi! by Tire huck>'ers. " hO viii o. per
mIt,ei 10 roina II for over - for night during
he cJfu.us gingerbread fair, which com
un-aeeS on E,s,rr Monday, 10 the great de-
srt Of the yOGn ysler~ hUmc for their hUlI
i.y-.
Oh and new Chiuaware j. laid out. Pots.
pans, aud fire i,ons, II, ia f.om ;he hands OF
the manufacturer. or hslfeaten wiki rn-'.
can he obtained a. proportiona;e prices. O!d
boots and shoes, second hand linen and
clothes are displayed on tie stalls or hanging
npUn nails, wI.e The booth keepers call the at
'vntion of the passing public 10 The eIs -iency
II ILeir wares. There are two or three stalls
where oil pIiu,ing~. III gau6y, new frames,
are atverri-ed for sale. The paintings ar
very ordinary lUhugraPh-, representing in
ciI,u's Of the Crlmean war, or the yIctcr'e>
+ lbe French under The first empire. Their
are open air restaurants where J. gbt refresh
meuis can be obtained, where the E!a,S az
j9Uy ale composed ot ,u-sse aud ham, OF pigs
feet a IA Saint MrueLolJ, pigs feet hag't, al
though some declare ;haj rrutii : ale only de-
a-ed Po'Htoes aud roast pork, while the
very atmosphere i psriuUIed with thyme,
bay leaf and garlic
Last evening the fair was crowded, for
everybody among the shop-keePIug boar
geoiSe and working classes makes a point Oi
soing down 10 see he annual display Of
pork, a. al exc;>e FOX iniuiging at sOGuc coie,
listening 30 The witty, bat not always very
discreet, convers,rian # the ouvrier, Who has
diued AZ tie fair, and eaten 80 much sal'
ham aad salt meat that no'liug less than an
Imrautertre quantity Of vine can qneneh his
thirst. Everyone bGy- soms'bing, If only as
souvenir. \ ham or sausage Is carried
home in triumph, aud for some weeks 10
come people will be talking Of what they
bought AT the ham fair, and oi the provisions
OF pix hey laid in to help them On with their
E.>;er rsjyiciugs. There l. a certain class
Of people who take great iaieres- IN ihese
fair. who 90 religiousiy 10 every one held
Uiibin an easy distance Of Paris, and if the
weather continues fine tonight ana 10 NOR
row the stait keepers will have 10 cause 10
complain OF the pecuui4ry result OF their ven
r,:re at the ham f4ir.-N. ]. T5nes.
Charlotte n C J Oiserrer--'' It is i glOri.
n.s LL.-.ht th.t Ii. S.nth L nr.c. InLlra tr.-.