Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-12
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a No,ci Match In Which rtctty Girl
Was the priFc.

A No,oi Match In which rtctty Oiri
Was the rrifc.
4 discussion Of corn husking, an
cicnt customs in general and tho
vguuted superiority Of the old boys
over the rising generation led 10 q
most interesting match last week.
Tho scene was laid ton miles north Of
Cnwfordsyille, Ind, ON the farm Of
Dr.. wilkes. whore 1t had been an.
uouncel there would occur grand
husking match, not exactly an Old
fashioned one, for the corn was still
ou tho stalk.
The young mon Of that section
were out in force 10 participate or
back inyoritc, but when the spot
WIS reached il was found that Grant
Layton and Charles Parker wrro the
fayoritcs. and all declared that one
of them must surely win. AS tho
others did not care to suffer defeat
It was mutually agreed TO withdraw,
aud the race was between the favor.
ties. Tho young mon, who are lead
crs in the social Four Hundred there
nbouts, were raised ON adjoining
farms and for years q bitter rivalry
has existed between them.
Grant leads the choir and tho sing
ing school, but Charley is generally
tho last man down ut n spelling
match. Grant dances diyincly and
Charley is not 20 DO sncezed at In
that line. Besides no dance can be- a
success without the latter acting IA
prompter. Grant can break any
colt in Indiana, and Charley Is bc.
You'd the range of ordinary vision ut
u shooting match, Both are athletes
and both are proud pOsscssors OF
very swell outfits IN the horse aud
buggy line. In q word, their accom-
plishments are about equal and their
leadership ia social circles is mldis-
puted.
But strange to relate, both have q
laundering for the samoa bright,
black eyed littlo chnrmor, the reign.
ing belle OF tho ncighborhood and
still in her teens. Heretofore II had
been nip and tuck between them
but there seemed TO bn an under
standing between the three that u
marked preference would DO shown
90 the winner of the husliing match
so the boys were only the more aux
ious to meet ON the sands OF Dr.
| wilkes forty aero cornfeld
All o'clock tho contestants, each
accompanied by n wagon, two holre1
and u driver entered the arena and
u few minutes later time was called
Grant, with much composure, sailed
of down tho long rows of that big
cornfeld, husking the golden cans
with as great avidity as Samson slew
the Philistines with tho iawbono Of
IN ass. Charley, the champion, WIS
fairly wild and husked US ho had
never huskcd before.
At one end OF the field the boys al
ways cast their Dyes toward II certain
spot whore stood the little cha,mcr
between a father and big brother
but smile or nod would send them
back to tho next row with renewed
energy. During the afternoon there
was no pcrceptible vantage, II is
what in dice parlaucc is termed
horse and horse, aud money wa,
going upa all thowhile. Dutat length
the sun declined TO shed more light,
and all hands bowling and cheering
like mad, gathered tohcar the count
The supreme moment arrived, and
the Layton faction fairly split IN,
blue canopy of heaven when tho
official counter, from the bottom Of
gn inverted sorghum barrel, an
uounccd that Grant Layton was Ia,
winner, having husked l5l busheb
aud G5 pounds TO Charley Parkeri
li0 bushels and rs pounds 10 nd,
to tho discomfort OF the Parker fnc
ton, Layton also broke the shOr
time record 10y husi;ing thirty on,
, ears in ono minute and throwing
thirty IL them in the wagon.
When tho cheering had subsidet