The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-03-04
WHAT A CAR RROTY.HEA DE ID X E.
POTTER AT THE
COUNTYrFAIR.

The vegetables had q masquerade
ball. The watermelon wore q watered
silk, the cucumber came in green
tarlatan and treated everybody coolly,
ward vegetable that trod on her trail
and exclaimed, Here is pretty
pickle The caulifiower came to call
off for the dance, aud wanted his ceI-
cry, cash down. The egg plant was
dressed in purple, and would have
made fine appearance but for limited
conves sation al powers. being only
able TO reply, '.g sactly' TO all remarl 8
family was on hand, but very exclu-
rsfve. Ali they asked was Lettuce
alone The mustard was seemingly
arrayed in yellow satin, but complain
ed of the heat and wanted to poullice
another young lady, who observed
that 1t was pleasant to see so many
good people mustered together. Old
Mr.. Pa Ships and Mr.. Carrot were on
hand with their two sons, Thomas w.
and Judas I.-Thomss w. Pa SnIps
and Judas Iscariot. Also promptly
arrived Mr.. Bull Nosed Pepper, who
began q quarrel with beet, because
the latter termed his language pepper
sauce. Next to Mr.. Pepper stood Mr..
Potato, wearing q blue ribbon, and
claiming to be one of the originators
of the Murphy movement. He de-
clined to dance, saying he had an eye
out for the prettiest woman in the
room. He took back seat, however,
when Sweet Potato came sauntering
in and was declared by the ladies to
be too sweet for anything The
Tomato enjoyed himself hugely. He
wanted TO catch up with the music and
trip the light fantastic toma-toe. Dur
ing the dance a young Rhubarb stalked
across the room and trod upon the
equity Tomato, for which rudeness he
was denounced as Rhubarbarian. at
iltermission gang of young Cara
ways got high and reeled into the ball
room singing, Well drive dull Cara
way There was also a disagreement
between the Radish and Turnip fami-
lies. One of the former family was
heard to declare that female member
of the latter had Turnip nose, to
which Miss Turnip replied that Miss
Radish's nose was always reddish, and
she should like TO pull it. Young Mr..
Lima Bean insulted his mother on the
floor. He said: you Lima where
upon old Mr.. Bean poled him on the
spot. The wealthy Mr.. Corn came |
late-he was of the late kind. Mrs. |
Corn was silked out to kill, but the |
children were all smut-faced and spin |
dle-shanked. Young Mr.. Bunker Hill
Beans, of Boston, was recognized I
through his costume. He wore bag |
domino, which he had united on ac-
count of the heat. So it happened |
that when Mr.. Squash came up, put |
out his feeIer and exclaimed: Beans,
old boy, how are yep that Beans re-
piled: 'How did you come to know
me, Squash p SO, know beans when |
the bag is uniied,' responded Squash,
gaily as he whirIed crook neck into |
the midst of the waltz. 1t was an
. nusIng sight in the morning to see
8 ,voy Cabbage rolling into barber's
shop to have his head rubbed up, with
the complaint that his hair corled and
AT this point picturesque look
ing chap across the street beckoned
for the classic Bohemian TO come that
way, and as he thought he detected a
liquid insinuation i'm the wave of the
other wanderers hand, he made haste
to go to his company.-[Provid
Or. u journal.