Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-07

with their shoes slung across their shoni,
uers, or hidden In the baskets, for they
ar saving them until the edge Of the
nhage is reached, where brush from
wsp Of dowy grass will make them
shine from their late sreasing. and their
owners VIII walk proudly into the fair
win their shnpely feet hidden from the
gaze OF men. in brogans thnr
Wud harm nn insulter
Or bate deal table,
With murtherin' power
While their owners wor ahlel
IL Is catch-ns.catcl-cnn at an Irish
market, or fair. The frat upon tht,
ground Is best served as 10 location At
the village market there il no attempt
AT system or arrangement, aud the mar
Ret place itself Is never covered gtruc-
tnre, but simply n large walled enclosure
along the principal street. with gates like
castle with walls of enormous height
and thickness as though attacks from
battering-rams were apprehended, and
usually II IS surrounded, at least on three
sides, by the Quaintest structures, viii
lage ZONES, inns, groggerios and shops,
furnishing as picturesque scenes Ms the
excited groups within the enclosure.
From the market gates there extend
in every direction temporary avenues
formed by carts ranged side by side
with their backs TO the way and the
constant crowds coming and going with
the large numbers belonging to each
| over values mnte mmch rnnd'nnt,,rnd
| soueeyjn,, aud n,,sl,ir,, /, ,,o,,,,s - ,,,,
| siiv TY,or,, ara seldo,n inns,. ,nSios,,,.,,
! Cattle ara ber1eI a,'a;,,s, ~ Iii -,
| one point; asses At another. pigs ON foot.
| kept gently moving In circles by the
| niLas viii bo ,os,nl ~, ,uns ~
| ,r,nat and hr ~ uiiulhol p uldt,
eeo,u,,o,i,ie NV Up o s. eNtrNor'i'hNrli!
s,;iI ,,,,' W .ny yn'o,Seu ussovilliuh "
nan s,Iia9. NJ "''iv ~ ,nn.luer vi l"n,'
~ wv, av,vis anu .urhNe-VnlVeu mhrhel-
a ,,a,i,,, H. pulNvyors hle hudulrd 10
te.nvr III nh extra sphce thal may De
iounu'
rot the hrst honr or Two OF the morn
,uE thc safes OF ille smail truck, such as
nutIer eggs, poultry and Vegetables pro-
Seeds merrily enough; but the ntutude Of
buyers anu sellers Of whole cnrt loads
OF potatoes and OF all animals, H. amus-
lug indeed BeNles OF buyers for the
DuDln ana London markets., men of
gigantic stature with red, puffy faces,
nnd great coats hanging over t0p-boots
TO their heels, each carrying Il whip Of
tremendous length. will saunter in, take
q hasty run about the place, struggling
their shoulders as " nothing worth their
attention had been seen, aud finally hasti-
ly depart. The while the Irish yOemen,
with folded arms, and nose in air in
n cheerful defiance in ludicrOus attempts
to appear Unconscious of their presence.
These double pretenses may proceed
until noon with now and tllcn bargain
struck on the sly, but The entire pOpulare
at me market are on the alert for the
tect each other yalinntly from being ear
ried away for fleeing singly TO the en-
ticing grOggeries nenr. This metaptori-
cal throwing Of dust In each others ewes
is carried on during the Belfast fair
days, on the first wednesday of each
month, with greater finess and contempt
between buyer and seller. than | have
seen IN any other portion of Ireland
This is particularly true between the
factors, or flax-buyers from the mills
and the haNl-headed poasnntry in charge
of their cartloads of flax.
Scores of factors will make their APP
pearance; surround the carts; handle the
silken stone bundles as though Il We're
a pity TO bring such stuff 10 the attention
of men whose time was valuable. and
condcscendingly clap a counterfeit price
and order for payment on their respcc-
tive houses in the sellers hands, as IL
disagrccabe clarity had been performed; |
whereupon the sellers toss them back |
disduinfully or light their pipes with |
them In line scorn Then the factors dis |
appear. But that y not the last of Them. |
One by one or In little groups they re-
'"h' 'h'SN sstuV""Ai f,plNt hluNi We
somehow saved from their fatal ignor-
ance;, Then follow ,protestation and re-
Jolnder, barney ana blaekguanling, as
sllyery and line us ever Human ears over.
heard Il is OF no avail Away they all
70 again ne pyes calmly resume
their pipes ana Their 'gosihering with
me olI women ahd young Inc next as
ssault by THESE sleek ana rudy Belfast
factors, VINO are nnd9bntedIy me can
nlest o1Sers Ill inc Wotiu, Is on me CON
nuehllll me ~ gvl.lng laie III me
Jay, they come ~ proves. WIN mill
any precision Ihc sellers aIe h'nl, I IN
squn1s, IalaNer' r9ncessloh. Mcrlnee
~ l uelerenee tlor pnceH' pi1nuer ana
livlsloh nre nlreau! uh!it.u'hsIy hEIeeu
nponh erect pur9ii1,sSes WIN u 1a
apNi.y, ahu III huii ~ nunn VI vll i
sreat ninrhet Is v,e i. oi MY
!, n,ocisaIv ny ~ sa,a ,nanner ~. tS,.
n u PrfSsisSSy 'n ,Da sainv i"n"u0i io' '"e
'ass 1 th gearS ,.,,l.oo ,,orlo, alone
~ dne nNei1 ,,., mas i;i1aI,, ~ h'',is
T. III, ,, a. s;ro,,,,a1 ,,m
~ mnas in ", 1r,n M. ,-adass Iii
III, ns LII np sriiiiS, MI
nahe ~. ,Di,. W. upo ras;", ,ha;