The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03


sonal Nature.
B.-"Hello! Mr.. Editor"
R.-"Hello! Major. Any news9"
B-"Wal not much worth the ten
ton ov a gentleman. All the folks
out here are busy pickin' cotton, curin'
terbacker, diggjn' peanuts, Plowin'
maxim hay an doin' their best ter get
ready fer the county Alliance meetin's
an the State Fair"
R.-"That is right, work first and
then pleasure. Have every Alliance
man to attend the County Alliance
meetings. There will be much bust
ness at every county meeting, good
dinners and good speaking. VIII many
people come to the State Fair9"
B.-"Will many Gomez l should say
so. The crowd will be the biggest you
ever saw. They will come On the trains
from all parts of the State, come in
wagons an buggies, on horseback an
Walkin'."
RI guess you and Mrs. Bilkins
will be here"
B.-"You can bet your life on that.
Betsy has hearn that Senator Vance
will be there an make a financial
speech on the first day Of the Fair.
Betsy will tear down the wall around
China but what she would be there. 1
am goin' ter ride in a carriage with
Zeb from the Marlborough House ter
the Fair Grounds an sit on thespeaker's
stand with him"
RI suppose Mrs. Bilkins will ride
in the carriage also?'
B.-'No she wont. I will not allow
that. 1 will get her ter ride out on
the electric cars. Ne an Betsy don't
get along much sometimes, but I can't
allow her ter ride with Senator Vance,
fer she thinks lots ov him since be
made that GUIDE free coinage speech
I would git jealous seein' her smile at
him an laffin' at his jokes, an I might
raze a rockus with them
R.-"It will be quite a show to see
you and the Senator riding around
together. People will come miles to
see that sight"
Bob! that won't be nothin'.
I've rid in carriages afore. If they
have a balloon at the Fair Pm goin' ter
try an get Betsy to go up in it. That
will be a sight worth comm five nun
dred miles to sce."
R.-"What is the object in that?
Are you not afraid Mrs. BIkins will
get killed if she makes a balloon
assension?"
B-"I am not afraid ov that. She
bears a charmed life any way. But I
think maybe she will get purity badly
scared an repent. You see she hain't
neve got over my gittin' that eternal
revenue of1s yit an I hope she will git
scared somehow"
R.-'Perhaps some Of the Indians
along with Mustang Jim's' Wild West
Show car brighten her"
B.-"Whew! You don't know Betsy.
She amt afeard ov a cyclone, especially
if she is mad. Mustang Jim an his
whole Wild West Show from Bloody
Gulch can'tecare Betsy. If the Indians
would scalp her and Nevada Mike, the
Bullet Splitter would git ter shootin'
at her, I'll bet she wouldn't git scared"
R.-"Well, Ihope the Fair will be
the best ever held"
B.-"I believe it will. The racing
and all the exhibits are goin' ter be fine.
Me an Betsy are goin' ter look at
everything if ii takes a whole week.
Good-bye."
P. S-"Helio! Mr.. Editor, just an
other word. Betsy lows she is not go
ing ter ride on the electric cars; che is
afraid Of gettin' struck by lightnin'.-I
reckon I'll have ter hunt up somebody
fer her to ride out ter the Fair Ground !
with. Do you reckon she kin ride out
with Secretary Hal AyerG"
RI should think so. He is a very
accommodating young man, and was
days" '0Ds0A
Bob! that won't do. BETSY can't
ride with any cOurtin' man while I'm
above the turf. [ reckon I'll have ter
send Betsy cut in a dray on tire first
day so [ can ride with Senator Vance.
Good bye"