Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-11-14

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examine them
Rosa. however. vas forriving. she
ran 10 the table.
Two for me-" she cried This q |
from mamma and this u from Lilly |
Grvy. know. And what a pretty en-
voloPo you have thers John --'he god
as.- PunoaiA. is n Dot, ssnoarsl her
fruits'~
"A notice from the managers oi the
Agricultural Fair. said Joha Father
80, the prize Cor pears last year We
generally 81, prizes"
lie handcd the documeut to his vile.
who porused a oarcfally. and the little
tin vas over.
still life was not What "a used 10 be
In the Old farm-housa You eah Inn
sglse u alt Ths detail of dass oi
chilly GOODNESS. % sveniags esce spent
10 the geaeral slstlng-room passed In
upstairs hed-room. % iermal meals
and naughty politeness John oilan
thought that . regular quarrel. Hke
those thai took plAco ln Ne e@san ~
Mike Granburg. % the rniiroad Tor
ders. where plates aud glas~es aud
chsir-lcgs aew about would - pre
fcrablc lle went Out NJ much ~ pos-
sible And Rosa had asked him for a
little pieoe "a grouad Coz . garden oi
her own. lie haa glven % 10 her. Of
course. and she spent mnch time there.
but she never Asked him 10 look at IL
iits sisters avoided u eArefully. The
spot chosen vas al oui-of-the-way one
bcyond the corn-held They worked
In their own ~ usual, aud even over
howers thcsc girls did not inert on
friendly terms
His mother rather ostcutatiousiy
rcad the morc severe u thn religious
works iu tho library IN her armchair
ou the porch. llis father talked oi his
time being nearly over lis aunt
knitted a. storuIy a. though she we're
one oi the fates in charge q the web
oi destiny aud nobody called him Jack
any more
lis was aware that the ladies spoke
Of Rosas remote little garden as the
oPvu air conservatory. o. the Gar
den ~ Edgn. " and once when be asked
them vhy they did not 20 aud look a.
IL Edna rrpliod
''Uh. our Flnnccs might blight e."
And Roth added
''it h toa 100 utterly, | presume
We country girls could not appreciate
H."
Whcrcupon be called them 'fil-
naturci IDIOTS and they bogan to sob
sioleutly aud alluded % him a. "a
bruta And REALLY Rosa did carry
herself in stately fashion. and met
their Roland sith "a oliver. ~ far a.
cOlducss went
ID was not a pleasant August and
IL vas a more unpleasant September
iils only comfort wa- in his grape
vine. lie hoped 10 got The prize for
grapes az the Agricultural Falr. Hls
sAftwa wn- fuing slf ~ vcsnd wish hfs
peaFs Tor the same Fureosa- They
would have other exhibits. also. and
the rarmaleos had never failed 10 get
a prize ~ some sort yet
The evening" 81 the third day % The
fair came NJ last The farmalees
wcre all going the family Ia the ear
riago. John aud bis wifc iu the little
vehicle - his owu She looked very
beautiful. and her dress was perfect
ller sisters-in-law had not disdainoi 20
make a sort ~ rival toilet and Mr-
farmalce was very grand. bat John
felt that b. was loit Out In the cold.
and Rosa va. rather pal. aud silent:
but they an warmed up little when
they catered the hail
A sort u pru-ccnium surrounded tho
stage At the end oi the great room.
Nines ciamhercd over Ia water played
amongst rosk work. and pots and tub.
II rare plants ilIled In the foreground
4 miracle 81 the scene painters' art
aruse az tho back ~ the stage. where
the suu was settling over distant mount
aims. and Ia tho midst stood Pomona
amidst wealth Of the fruit. of all
countries. while at her fest lay a Van
kce pumpkin a vcritablc miracl, -
large. - hnwless, 49, golden. 80 perfect.
that Il Was tha object on which ell sy-.
linger'd ltdwaricd every other pump
kin ever seen BY the oldest farmer
present
All the tables were loaded down.
howevcr. and the rarmRlco exhibit
looked sell People walked and
talked. and The band played and Al last
pppoarcd upon the stag the lgurcs q
three sages Who wcre 10 b,stow The
prizes.
smiths and Jons.os. williamsos and |
hrowas. In turu grcw happy Tho
" idow Watkins almost tainted when |
she rro-ived the fret prize for oaions
aud the now member. who vas a wid
over. whispercd word. % comfort
fariaer Pagindarm thought the com
mittee uniust because they overlooked
the merits 81 his Jackson hites."
bat Me farmalec received honors for |
his Katharine pears With calmnoss
be wAs used to a.
Johns grapes wero ouly third best
Iis mother ielt Il 20 be a judgment
aud was proud that her tea roses we're
successfuL
One after another the names oi the
succe.sfal wore called. but ~ yet no
meutioa was made oi the great pump
kln Whose was it' There was q
pause; the band played Yankee
Dood'e." calcium light was turned
on ths pumpkin, the orator waved his
hand toward II, all werc attentive.
'NeSt 10 pork and eoaas. began
the speaker. ''our National dish Il
pampkin pse suppose nobody her,
can deny taai this Pumpkin now before
us is the Arrest they ever sac. II IL
almost mirasSlous Il is the arst ex.
hihii Of its exhibitor. ard I am proud
10 announce that she Il the vile of one
of our most estecmed young residents.
u is In the family % get prizes at our
anaual fairs. and she seems 10 have
got hold ~ the secret Mr< John
nmmA.zs 4 ..famm..a.. A.