The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-11-11

TOLERABLY FAIR SAMPLE OF PAN
DEMONIUM LET LOOSE.

Every Conceivable Glass OF Men and
Horses Present-Two Men Shake Hands
What 1t NTeans-EngIand and ireland
Driving a Bargain-Bidding.
To novice an Irish fair appears TO be pam
sen0nium let loose. The main street Is the
Ehowground and ride and a convenient held,
with a stone wall or two, serves the purposes
Of the "manege" Such whoOping and yell
ing, Droves of wild young colts, rough, I'M
kempt looking animals rushing madiy about
with Pat riding barebacked as easy as glove
with nothing but 'bit of twig" and
halter for bride Every conceivable class
of animal is here both biped and quadruped-
The hunter which, if properly got up viii
fetch in England a couple of hundred, Is side
by side with a screw not worth as many
pence, and the autocrat Of the dealers yard
NAV be seen in closa CONTEMPLATION with "hat
Ooks like prime dynamiter; while above all
the din and jangle floats an aroma OF WHISKY
and tobacco, to say nothing OF Dlarney ana
Dad language
But what is going on in the corner OF the
wall! 4 small crowd is gathered there, and
rom vour position YOU can just make out one
# the men who crossed in the boat standing
,uDOsite a true son Of Erin in the middle OF q
small ring and seemingly either lighting or
sDdeavoring to shake him by the hand
which! You can not quite make out. FTes-
entity the crowd breaks up with cheer, ana
YOU can see plainly now the two men shaKs
hands and To your surprise money passes DO
tween them Can it have been a prlze-ngnt
at ALE No. it is only deal, and If we come
a little nearer to this new lot that are forming
a ring we shall see As we approach a lane
is formed and the vision OF a flying COLI
appears ridden bare-backed by q brlght-look-
ing lad Over the wall is the order, ana TAT,
gteadying his mount, takes it III hrst-ciass
form. Then the crowd closes in, and two hg-
ures stand opposite each other-EngIand ana
Ireland.
ENGLAND AND IRELAND BARGAINING.
"WeH. what's the price, says England.
ats lust the foinest little horse i'll the fair
this dav, and III not be selling him under
gI2O and that's dirt-chape," replies ireland,
holding out his hand Forty" says England,
making a dive at the paw. Ireland Is t"e
quick, however, and snatchce it away DeioTs
/ England can grasp it, saying at the sans
time with an air OF disdaln: Forty! ana Io1
/ = haste like that that the lord lieutenant
would be proud to be seen on. Is 1t trying tC
. bIarney me that you arei III just let you
. have it for 900 pounds, and not penny
. loss " and out goes the hand again. Ihh
/ time England springs n tenner, and the Same
F pantomimc j. gone through, with the exceP'
Z ton that England nearly catches the out
stretched member this time, ana raises
laugh and Mind your eve, Pat" from the
crowd After every bid this goes on, and a
sirty-fve England catches Ireland by thu
nand and shakes it heartily, thereby signify
tng that it is deal. The crowd cheer, an'
che two 70 of together tn cement tho Jar
yai. with a "ilrop Of the cratuT'
This il the way most 81 the deals are carrie'
on, and it IL en- uuwritten law That u yo'
happen 70 be quick enough 10 catch hold O
tbe hand Of your offer, the horse become
your property for the amount Of your bid
Scottish AgricultuTaLIiazette.