The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-26
HORSE FAIR In IRELAND.
TOLERABLY FAIR SAMPLE OF PAN
DEMONIUM LET LOOSE.

Every Conceivable Glass Of Men and
Horses Present-Tyo Men shake Hands
What IL NIeans-EnGIand and Ireland
Driving IA Bargain-Bidding.
To novice an Irish fair appears TO be pan
5emonium let loose The main street Is the
showground and ride, and convenient field,
with stone wall or two, serves the purposes
of the "manege" Such a whOoping and yell
ing! Droves of wild young colts, rough, I'M
kempt looking animals rushing madly about,
with Pat riding barebacked easy as glove,
with nothing but a bit of a twlg and
halter for a bride Every conceivable class
of animal is here, both biped and quadruped.
The hunter which, if properly got up, will
fetch in England a couple of hundred, IL SIDE
by side with a screw not worth as many
pence, and the autocrat of the dealers yard
may be seen in close CONTEMPLATION with what
looks like a prime dynamiter; while above all
the din and jangle floats an aroma OF whisky
and tobacco, to say nothing Of barney and
bad language
But what is going on in the corner OF the
walll A small crowd is gathered there, and
from your position you can just make out one
of the men who crossed in the boat standing
opposite a true son OF Erin in the middle OF
small ring, and seemingly either fighting or
endeayoring to shake him by the hand
which, on can not 9ulGc AildhC Oub. AACS
emily the crowd breaks up with a cheer, and
Won can see plainly now the two men shake
hands. and to your surprise money passes be"
tween them Can it have been prize-hght
at all! No it is only deal, and II we come
a little nearer to this new lot that are forming
a ring we shall see. As we approach lane
is formed, and the vision of flying colt
appears. ridden bare backed by br1ght-look-
ing lad. Over the wall IS the order, and Pat,
H. Tvnf -T@Ef- n "a
form Then the crowd closes in, and two fig
ures stand opposite each other-England and
Ireland
ENGLAND AND IRELAND BARGAINING.
"IYeu, what's the price" says England.
ITS lust the fOinest little horse III the talr
this dav, and III not be selling him under
412O and that's dirU-chape," replies Ireland,
holding out his hand. Forty, says England,
making a dive at the paw Ireland IS too
quick. however and snatches it away before
England can grasp it, saying at the same
time with an air of disdain: Forty! and for
a haste like that that the lord lieutenant
vvouI1 b.. uroud TO be seen on. Is it trying &c
blaruev me that YOU are! I'll just let you
have it for siOU pounds, and not penny
less" and out goes the hand again inns
time England springs tenner, and the same
pantomiIne Is gone through, with the e1ceP-
ton that England nearly catches the out
stretched member this time, and raises
laugh and Mind your eye, Pat from the
crowd After every bid this goes on, and at
sixrv-five England catches ireland by the
hand and shakes it heartily, thereby signify
ing that il IS a deal The crowd cheer and
the two go of together TO cement the bar
gain with drop of the cratuT.'
This is the way most Of the deals are carried
on. and it is all unwritten law that II YOU
happen TO be quick enough to catch hold Oh
the hand of your offer, the horse becomes
vour property for the amount of your bid
Scottish Agricultural Gazette.