The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-04
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NOT SHOWN AT THE FAIR.
Howard Fielding Calls Attention
to a Neglected Industry.
An American Horse Trader in Full 0per-
alton Would Please the Foreigner,
and Would Help Him to Under
stand Our Business. Principles.
IoorYRIcHT. 1899. I

itOf lcSD-t
have been grieved to learn by the
report of an old quaintance, who has
Seen to Chicago and escaped with his
life. that one OF the most venerable of
American industries, perhaps better
Cited than any other to exhibit the
true character of our people, has no
place at the fair.
Virgil p. Perkins, of Hancock coun-
w. Me-. was nv informant. He comes
of the hard old stock that thrives in a
soil which furnishes but scanty sup
port to juniper bushes. Virgil is fifty
years old; looks twenty years older. and
will doubtless continue to DO so for
hall century at least.
Virgil looks like his father; and
knew that he was coming up to my
Office some minutes before he APP
peared, because on glaneing out of
my window I saw most Of the green
goods and confidence men with whom
/ am acquainted standing on the side
walk | went down and told them
that the old man had been to Chicago,
and they turned away, muttering:
TOO late: too late
After few Introductory words con-
corning the amount necessary to get
him back home he called my attention
10 the omission in the plans of the
fair. There were all sorts of trades
and occupations, he said, except the
good old business that he had been
brought up in.
Whats that?" I asked.
"Hoss tradin'," said he. 81 was a
good deal disappointed not to see it.
I'd read in the paper about the way
they got the fair, an I'd said: Them
fellers is boss traders. born an bred,
an they'll give the finest boss tradin'
exhibition ever seem But there want
a sign of it,
j was surprised.
''Tain't for lack OF ability. nuther,"
he continued, for | met fellers out
there that could start with the echo of
.jackass' bray an trade it up to a
stock-farm. The man that KEEP
boarde-s-plaee where / put up-was
as good man as / want to see in that
line; yes, an better n [ ever want to
see agin. Now if they'd a-had that
Teller operatin' in the fair grounds
with couple O them car bosses to be-
gin on every mornin'. they'd a-had
show worth goin' miles to see
This is indeed an oversight" said I,
s'but perhaps it is not too late to recti-
fly it. How would you like to be put
in charge of such an exhibit?'
The old man got upon mis- feet so
hastily that | could hear his vertebree
clash together as ne. Strengthened his
back
How would / like it." he exclaimed.
''Howard, if you can fix that thing
mp, there's fortin' in it for you an
mem
: "Wesshould have to keep the fair
managers from playing up against the
game, said l, thoughtfully.
"Supposin they did Virgil re-
joined, I'VE should lose somethin' to
them, of course. but with all them
foreigners there we could get it all
back an more. Say, I've got an old
mule down on my place that l could
take out there an sell for the original
animal that Columbus rode away
from the spanish court on. That
wouldn't be nothin' alongside of some
of the relics that are exhibited out
there"
TITS good idea" said I. I'VE will
Bee what can be done to get the job for
YOU"
"Yon< can write to the authorities
that I'm well mp in the business" said
he. Tell 'em the story about that
kickin' hons ! sold your uncle Bill
back in 10. y
Yes, said I. Certainly I should
remember that. got thousand dol
lars out of the estate"
ut want no fault o mine that any
thing happened to him. Virgil pro-
tested. Il never sold kickin' boss in
my life without mentionin' that he had