The Forrest City times., 1893-11-03

letter to the editor.
 Bell Buckle. Tenn.
 Oct. 27. 1893.
 Allow me to give an account of some or the wonders l saw at the fair last week and in fact. of our trip from Bell buckIe to Chicago and ret urn
 MT. Webb, with twelve of the school boys. left Bell Buckle the morning oi the Sin and arrived in Chicago the night ioi- lowing. We all retired early and were up early the next morning ready to start at she first signal.
 We entered the grounds from the ele- vated railroad. There being several Ar kansas boys in the crowd, of course we wanted to 20 to the Arkansas building. We made our way down there. and iOuhd to our astonishment several people rom Forrest City registered there.
 We began to see the sights in the Llo- eral Art and Manufacturing buildings. Of course we had all heard of the "big Diamond :" and went to hunting for It the first thing. but however, we did not md it for several days. Perhaps we would have never noticed it, had it not been for the crowd around it. For as MT. Webb said 'it resemDed bulls eye ian.ern more than diamond.' After we had seen all we were able to. we retired to the front of the building where we found chairs to rest our weary limbs. But there is no rest for one who takes a seat out in front of building. for he is immediately taken for bureau of information. ana or all the questions ever put to mortal man, 1t is III front of some of these buildings. Whiie l was seated here fellow stepped up to me and said, say, mister, kin you tell me in which building the Lagoon IS found. l directed him to the Aquarium, thinking be would take the fish and water to be the desired lagoon.
 After we were rested we made our way to the Transportation building. here we spent the rest of the day and part of the next. Near the close of the second day we made our way around to the Arkansas building again. For this was our daily duty. and while there met quite mum her of people from Eastern Arkansas Among the crowd was fellow who had been bothered ever since he had been there He said that he had been looking for the largest advertised thing Tn the grounds and that he had not been able to find 1t. It was the Exit" It was too far to the nearest one for me to show 1t t0 him. but 1 told him almost any guide could direct him to one.
 We spent our third day in the slums of Midway. This is quite place for flakes" Everything in this is 25 cents, and person feels disgusted with human ity when he comes out of most of these places. We happened to make our way around to Cairo about the time for their bridal procession. ur about the time it is advertised to take place. but as we were informed that it was very seldom that this procession ever took place, our party was satisfied with the ladies in the crowd talk ing a ride on the camel, and then leaving this place for the Ferris Wheel, where we ..blew" ourselves for fifty cents, and then made our daily round to the Arkansas building.
 The next day was Sunday and we heard some fine singing at the First Baptist church. s~
 Monday was Chicago day and every part of the grounds was crowded. We took in the Horticulture building, as we found it was not very crowded This was great place for note books, and in one place noticed a very tall rough look ing old stump, covered with grape vines. l stopped to see what the people were taking notes about; and upon looking near the top discerned a very luscious looking bunch of grapes looked down near the ground on the old stump and saw card of explanation. It was one of the original punches of grapes that are spoken of in the bible. where Joshua's people. believe, came back after they had crossed the Jor- dan, with lot of grapes on pole. 1t Lod fS of in their own hand writing. to testify to the grapes. as being original. also Amos name, which testified to the integrity Of the two above fixed
 People would come mp. look at the grapes, draw out their little note books, and take very important note never once smilng, and go of as contented as if something was newly discovered. I spent some time looking at the people and grapes, and 1 think l enjoyed the fun equally as much as the originator would, if he had been there.
 The next day we spent in the Art build ing. Not being an artist 1 did not enjoy booking at the fine work as much as did the finely dressed people. This is de- cidedly the most valuable building in the grounds Pictures there that would be as much of an elephant on my hands as the big diamond would have been on Mir. Webbs. was the ones that attracted the largest crowds. There was one that en. joyed. 1t was one that is described as Scndders Little GIadtions (Latin) and perhaps if all the pictures had been so simple as this would have understood them better.
 Before leaving we visited all the places of importance. but for want of space will eio>a XAnrs sxith laot .iSh hnc ..ta