The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-05

wagons, springy Concords and jolting hay
wagons. Later in the day there would be
stylish teams from Hartford, for Hayden
Vile fair is a magnet to a quarter of the
state and the rolling country is streaked
with thousands of vehicles on fair day.
Just before the boys finished their seven
mile drive they passed the famous Far
ringford string of cattle, twenty pairs of
| lordly Holsteins. Their horns were dec
! GRATED with ribbons and they seemed 90
know that they were going to take first
prize.
Papa used TO own four of those, but he
swapped en-" said Sim, as they drove in
! to ditch to pass them. Hes great
snapper"
Sim was frs at the apple tree and
hitched Jim securely.
! Then the boys ran down the grassy slope
10 the big tent, which later was 20 hold
, within its limits a motley collection of
stoves, embroidery, apples, patent wiring
ers, coveriets bread lamp shades, pump
l1ins and pillow shams, but which was now
in a chaotic condition.
The boys helped to put two side tents
and saw the flve-legged COW and the Cir
cassian lady for nothing as a reward. They
| threw a ball at the Spaniard, and Alden,
who was very straight shot hit Weyler
so many times that the proprietor of the
| game gave him 10 cents to go away. Then
! they stood and jeered al the poor pitching
| bl lllG AldJOtlt4 VI NlS lSilOWS VIM IfaAAAO
/ up to have try at the unpopular head.
| When they tired to that they fished in
! waterless pool containing revolvers, rings,
sleeve buttons and pocket knives. Sim
paid 10 cents and fished up knife that
! was marked in raised letters 1--WE cents
! knife" and Alden fshed up shirt stud
! for the same sum, piece of jewelry worth
| possibly, a twelfth of cent Then they
bought squawkers and made life hideous
for nervous people.
one pleasant looking old gentleman pat
ted Alden on the head and said: well,
| now l know the fairs begun when | hear
| them. Don't blow too hard or yen bust
| EN-"
"Oh, oystersH' yelled Sim, and made a
dart for the booth where they were sold.
Huh! we have oysters every week,
said Alden, but that did not deter Sim
from eating twenty-four.
Say, 1 should think that mans voice
would get tired said Alden. They were
| standing In front of a man who had been
selling whips at the top of his lungs ever
since the fair opened. Here's whip fer
| yer horse with a dollar'n'a half any
! where. I sell Ii fer one dollar an no
| questioned asst. Bgoshl I'll throw in an
| other fer luck. An here We are, whip
fer yer little boy. Bring him 'raound
every time. An ter show my good will
! here's whip, Jest the thing ter drive the
| muskitties aouter the cubbud In the spring.
Hear haow she sings, wheeoo! wheeoo!
wheeoo! An one dollar takes the hull lot.
/ I'm shamed ter sell EN- so cheap. Hope
| no one heerd me-"
"Ef we was so def that we couldn't
| hear you" said farmer. "yed make
| more money selling ear trumpets than
| whips
IF I had dollar ia buy those for
| father said Sim Il bet he could sell
! em for a dollar each. He's the greatest
man to sell things you ever saw. He went
| out with the Betty horse and rig one day
| to go to Waterbury, and he walked home
in the evening with a pocket full of money.
| He'd sold the horse and wagon on the
| road" itat lei
when I grow up I'm going to do that
way" said Alden. There's a story. I
| read about a boy that went out with his
mothers COW and snapped it for less an
less until he finally came home with an
egg Ever hear anything so green? I'd
| have begun with the egg and gone up 10
the cow
80 would father. oh, there's the merry
| go-round. Let's have a rider
And so the day passed. They saw all
| sights, ate enough candy to make them
sick, made sickness certain by eating
| frankfurter sausage and weren't sick af-
ter all, saw the balloon ascension and
| chased the balloon a mile away through
| swamps and brooks and over barbed wire
| fences forgot to feed the horse and forgot
| the lunch that Mrs. Merriman had put up
for them, and altogether had quite the
best time of their lives. Alden snapped his
| studs for a squawker to the great admira-
ton of Sim, who proclaimed him a born
| snapper. They lost each other several
! times and never once saw Sims father,
| but towards the close of the day Sim ran
| across his Uncle Zenas and was invited to
come and spend the night. Alden was
asked too, but he said with conscious
| pride, mo, I've got to drive Jim home
Look out you don't upset" were Sims
| parting words,
"sho! I'm not kid" said Alden.
The return procession had been moving
| for two hours before Alden decided that
! it was time to go On the hillside that
| overlooked the central tent hundreds OF
| tired mothers and little children sat. Now
| and again they had to arise to make room
for the teams whose only outlet from the
hitching lot was through their ranks. 1t
| was wonder than no one was run over,
| but a special angel watched over Hayden
vine fair, and beyond getting lost every
few minutes in the throng there is moth
ing that can happen TO YOU And If YOU
are lost any one will give You the time
honored local advice, Just stand stan and
| they'll come around"
When Alden went TO the tree to unhitch
poor Jim the horse whinnied with delight.
| He thought he was going to get his lunch
| an idea that did not enter the head of the
thoughtless little fellow.
A white horse was hitched to the same
tree and a man stood beside him lingering
| the harness.
How'll you swap asked Alden with an
air Of ownership He was merely joking
but the man said
II dunno; let's look at your horse"
He looked the horse carefully over while
Alden did the same 10 the white horse.
'Ill swap even" said the stranger.
II guess not" said Alden decidedly.
Young as he was he knew a good deal
about horses, and he saw that the
while one was the better animal, but re
was not going 10 take any chances.
"Give me one dollar to boot and you
may have him"
The stranger was astonshingly quick
In accepting the boys offer and in a few
minutes the wagons had exchanged horses
and Alden was driving home with a clear
conscience and dollar IN his pocket for
his uncle.
He greatly enjoyed his drive home by
! himself, and he reached his uncle's in
less time than most Of the teams took
!