The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-10-05
How Our George Kept His Eye Peeled
at the State FAIR

at the State Fair.
1t seems to me a good deal like sitting down
to a meal of cold buckwheats. without any sy-
rup, TO write letter about the State Fair Il
week afterwards, and it may seem the same to
the readers, except that they may think the
buckWheats were not only cold but We're fried
day before yesterday. After. these daily report
ers get hold of a subject. when they let 60. all
the juice there is left will not fill Il very large
Jug
There is a bare possibility, however, that !
may have caught onto something when they
We're not looking Speaking of bare pos>ibili-
ties reminds me of Il little incident which may
be claSsed among the casualties. There was a
running race on the track Friday afternoon,
and the rider of the winning horse was an old
gentleman from New Brunswick. upwards Of
sixty years of age. He was as spry a cat and
a. polite as a corset canVaSSer. but he could ride
horse all the same. There We're two other
jockeys dressed all up Lahde-da style, top
boots, silk Jackets and caps. and skin tight
white wooden pants. They walked about the
track. feeling as well as a rooster that had u>t
been put into pen with new lot of hens, to
whom he had never had an introduction. The
old gentleman had jockey cap in hi> pocket
and silk Jacket under his coat which was
buttoned over it. He was otherwise dressed in
pair of blue flannel pants and common legged
boots, and carried switch in his hand cut
from yellow birch. lie put on about a. much
style Belfast clam, Just about. When the
race was called. he had his horse led UP to the
stand, when he took his old hat off, pulled his
cap from his pocket. hauled off his coat. and
then slipped off his flannel pants, under which
he had pair of white drill pantaloon drawers.
jumped on hi, racer, and >cooped in the heat
amid the applause of the crowd. Now. right
opposite the Judges stand, outside of which he
made his toilette, was the grand stand, where
Were seated some 1900 people, and when the
second heat was called. rs the old gentleman
came up past the crowd. they chcercd and clap
ped and shouted. and the old gentleman took off
his hat and bowed right and left in acknow-
edgement. but it evidently Disconnected him 4
little, for when he GOT ready to mount in taking
off his pants in his nervousness. he unbuttoned
both his pants and drawers. and slipped them
down to his heels. leaving him in a Sto ping
posture under bare poles facing the crowd.
back side to. it We're. Just H. the curtain
fell. mean a> his neither garments came oil,
some hoodIum> opposite sung out, "TableauN.
and the shout that went up from that mass of
spectators. from every man. woman and child
on the grand stand is proof positive that | an
stating facts now. if never did before. This
j. little incident, but it teaches u>, my friends,
thar we cannot be too careful when we take of
Our trousers on a crowded race track. Ponder
We'll on his subject. for YOU may want 10 thank
me some day for the canton. The old gentle
man says that the next time H. rides in that
costume, he shall tack the Wai>thand of his
drawers onto himself with double row III
pump tack>.
Lewiston is not much changed since la, wear,
IT, bigger and better looking. but it reminds
me of a man who has lust got rich. and has mol
learned how to spend hi, money. lie will ct
a pair of lavender pants. and wear an ola hat.
and dress up in KID gloves. and hay, 4 white
Signal tiuttering from beneath hi coat tail.
There are ~on.e fine buildings on Lisbon street.
but the most Of them look like a stove pipe lat
that has been mashed with a club. Til" roofs
Of the stores are pulled down over Ihei Mes.
As it We're. | presume that stores ar, scarce,
~" 'hc occupants cannot sop !" Ioh~
enough to hay" new ones built. Then the side
walks on the main business streets are mostly
plank and there WAS nota peach for sale III the
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No matter how Know, tnaI my business,
but lust want to give the "bovs" 4 description
OF Lewiston Gin mill. viii not locate it but
| guess they can There is no doubt but what
the temperance element holds that citv tighter
in their squeeze, than any place of any size in
the State The drug stores have the name Of
selling little in ..ncdicinal'' way. but an
open bar room is Il thing Lewiston Zoe, not
boast Of This is a picture of what is the best
they can do for !; bar room. Imagine n room
about syl2 feet, apparently m Ola closet noth-
inc in the shape of >njrit ia be seen cvceutinr =
faint smell of tbn dn,r drnartpd such Il ,na
srctS from bar tonoI ono or tun bnxns IN .
corner. a rubber coat ON a coat hook and half
4 dozen other hooks ln,tino far ,vnut of so,n,-
thing 10 do. grin sack and n,ir of simmer.
on fine floor ana {, small hurp,u behind tha
| door, the glass gone and the paint going. !
sad silent u1lp faced man suddenly 9nnp1rs