, 1879-08-19

Tho arrIval nj the "socers" at tho depot was
tho slgnnl for wild hurrat from thosa IN wait
thE. The laties were well represented. ntHt 'fey
crowded about Inc bnvs III their gayly-cnorci
uniforms. md nvistlctl uron t',rn Their rswcetcst
sniics mud most nrAcefui compliments.
Tho trn|n. rllcro vera sixteen cars, nil loa.!cit
TO uhslr utmost cn''nclly, nnd the train ttcnmea
@fsST @ f;s fft 'sasss Ss1s but 'psa passoa, g lSs
no show. They were simp,y tolerated.
Tho train had beor, Giyc'' up entirely entirely
proposed to rim t. In tho baeaaac-ear, where @
tl,c reporter sought refuge. wcre tlle uralm
corps. oasc.bai ninc, lorlly, army Of wafer.
tnelona, the CommEssary, anA several otier 1
rcFentatvcsot "wllitc trash - who calnc along
rs vcndcrs of whipa whlstlcs. mnnaRcra of !itt-
Ing machines, pnp..bnttlo counters. otc. une
smnll boy was run down into costlcr nl tno car
whother ho had lIeenao to pcdle his w1res
,inon tho grounds. lie confessed Tint he Ind
not, wllereupon tho hugo "ofllcer maMe
him pay. him dol1r. Tho man With the ',,t, IT..
manager Of q l,urdy-rMrly worse one. But
the climnx was reached when the Constnieaarv
ran foul of fat Dutchman, who explained
TINT he Ind been e1nployed to a;s'st a.
the poor follow ont Of l[s wits, tl,c Commls-
eary nnti his assstnnss informed him TINT Ills
license woufd be- fixed nt S2O, ns ftlFy nla not
believe in wheels Of fortune much, ANYHOW.
fleece The poor African out 81 hs naonrs, anu
leave him nothing to huy watcrtnelons with
Upon arriving at Wiltnettc: the cara DISCHARGED
without nny prcEminartcs. while the "eoQcss
wcro formed tn line nl1l marched down the roat
in ttocoront mnnncr, healed W Ing Light
G1nrl Band. The fun commenced right olt,-.
Or rather 1t was increased to nm alarming extent
n2 ma flta niHlffttckntH fGnCHG0 tile WAQH3t
There Is no c'ahs IN The world TINT can cuIDv
themselves SO thoroughly ut pcnlc as tlIe col
orcd brothers. II was ono lung continuous
laugh; ons prolonged hilarious shout from BE- 6e-
ginning to cnA No two could meet IN The
woods withnut bursting into naughty laugh.
Now tIlere fs an excited crowd gathered at a
particular point, in the centre OF which looms
up whttc-and.blue striped tent It shows !ta
pinnacle but few mo'ncnta however; It sways
backward md forward few ttmes. nld finally
topples over nnd Is lost In tho crowd OF dark.
hucd strangers, for Z has fallen to tho ground
reveals the fact that the tent at1h It's contents
arc demolished bT military order, anu tic
saoters" are nhous the ruins with fixed bayo-
nets. It was gambling institution. Tho Do
eeitfu1 wheel Of fortune was whirlctl.
Moreover, sundry cmpty kegs and bottles re-
vcalcd tho fact that beer ani whiaky were dis
pcnscd, contrRry to t1lc rules OF the grounds,
plainly, aud threatening that no more pienfcs
should tako place In Yilmcttc. The owners OF
the gambling tent {"site men who ought to bo
ashamed Of thcmsclycs) wero verY nrofano, aud
as ao'mn qlssolu.a ~ n{e,, wn''e "ou'A "'''
kIfst Iatcr r. On ths Exercises were varied by s.c.
race, foot.racc, md othrr innocent
amusements Some. rosy-chccked country
Ha sos "r Tna stres t
grounds, and anoy explained @ TO easn 3,,1 otI'es
so tfat othefs nnia9s \ he"e 'aa' 'nes "'o not
come to INC pen!e." ,ur,,u ,u,,,..
- Is. Sa.ao Mio,u al.earS u.Eiw m g;,,,.,. a,ing,'
nS natsaGn W. ~. ,,o Nv tn.a ~ m c,n.,n,, tttti,
sHnih oAtIlc W. o"e eApicsscu @ X, stusnE ma.n
for humc At about o'clock. ans the 1ol!ity s was
kept up uhti !.,GY naoo eaGa 1tnes goou.ng.
ths e sp ta OIL 'ne'F 'oes' Oh ''s s''ee'
lhe owners o. tno eronnae a.1 Wanaetts 1, pa'a
tIe managers o. tl1c eolofea nicnc me n!sh eona
pllncnt Of 9ei!hs mem sae se.fs wa8 ,. 1e 'nuss IT.,
| esmbl!liG 1ehI was tnsn aoWh W 'ho a'tecI'on
Of ,llc proprlctoss az tsie GROUNDS;
Upon .na,r asflva1 a. u tne siY tne i1ooPs Men.
they stacked arms rms and tcn went 10 supper as
t was not until 'a.o benz b. !a TINT IL The festive
Eatherng f nsacmnlca n a. raeine liaal, coftcr ot
Clark nnd Van buren s'feots, 10 engage In the
evening eaterta1nfhGnt. @ u va NJ Atst intended
TINT tho Attuek S'uards, OF ". Louis, should
| Ecnaes t'1o pay, "ont OF hon"ags," Wnleh was
said 70 nave bcch dfama'taca py Menoer OF
| that COMPANY; out It vas dtspcnsctl wsn, osmE
to tho latencas oI the hour AM more espectailv
| TO the laet that inc ptlhcipal Ia1V VINO was TO
have taken part 10 tie paf was r.
ported very Ill at CleVelhna nna nnaole
to consrlette her services. accordingly,
tho oenseFtatnmcnt resolved ltseli info plain,
simple hopt which was Only lila1hcrcntlY a.
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