The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-10-06
A SUCCESSFUL pRizE-wiksEa.

The day htiors ihe opching of The 3
nes! fair ln Carp C,untY, GhstIt War
the uinelesn.yeaf old san Of The preslati
et the Agriculture Spele'y, wn II char
q The entry.beoks 10 The GGninlstratiS
tufaIrg. The secretary, who usually q
te, iod 70 the maltcr, wks busy turerin,e
dirg the erection ia ntw bALd.sand, q
CID orc having A. ihe last moment ace
ptc,tcly collapsed
Tbtrc were aysn B. chs cpsn upon u
lorg e3uuter Ia ffcut q GILBERT. Nei
them = stack cf eDtiy tsls wailcd 70 r
ceiye tie exhibitors hunters, he nsm'
Of their eIh bits ard tie classes 10 whie
they belonged. Each entry book contain
cd long ls. q articles for hleh premium
we're il,r d, with blsEk spaces fer the 4,
hlbltors nsmts- | was really very sin
pie arrangement, AMI for the first loul
when the exi iolls srlivtd slosly, Gilber
had no tronblc. Bat ten O'clock fcurI
bis table piltd high with cucumber pickles
eroeheied bed-sllppeIE, Gu. fl)wers, dress
I'd dollr, fruit, work, Of art, cabbage, snl
esr srv.hirds in cages.
A score CT impatient sxbibi ois were dc
msndIpg exhibition tickets, calling atten
tion to The merits OF their especial hraud
Of potatoes, atd insisting upon being alienC
cd 70 at once. me ct the men were N k
isg pathetic attempts to give names 10 tbs
articles Of fancy woik entrusted TO then
By their womenkind.
one at a time pleaded Gilbert, prefslr {
his hands to his head, les this man.
turn. Your name, sase2
Olaf 0ieson.
Number two hundred and twenty five
What have you;asked Gilbert, writing the
name.
Apples, winter cabbage, some yelly and
yam for mT vomans, some sewirg-york,
some
Hold on let's tend to the apples first,
What klnd--Duchtss OF 0ldentuEs?
Isw.
They look Ike Baldwlns, OH cted by
stsrder. They're BslkwinF, aren't they
Yaw, assented the Ssede.
No, they re Rcd Astrachsns, said second
otjeetor, I've got some just like en-.
Well, fix 1t up with the head CT that de-
partment. I've entered 'em as plain ap-
pies. What's this cloth thiagy
Sewing-vork, Ny vomars, she
Yes, yes But what's it's name? L. 1t
knitted, embroidered or hemstitcted? Is
1t q ta5lecloth, rug, or a sofa pillow
Yaw, replied the man obligingly.
must have help cried Gilbert, spIlngipg
up and making for the door. I'll be back
presently.
He looked up and down the road, but the
prospect was not promising. The working
force was mad quate, the heads Of the
department, were already oyerburdeded,
and the fair grounds were three miles from
town. There we're people enough, to be
sure, streaming In at the gates with more
exhibits for Gilbert to enter, but he saw
none that were likely to make valuable
assistants. Suddenly, however, he caught
sight Of q girl who wac flying up The road
on bicycle, with small parcel dang ing
from her hardle-bsrs, He recognized In
her classmatc, and ore Of the brightest
girls in the high school.
o Virginia, he shouted, wait minute
Did you call me? aiked the girl, spri1g.
Ing to the ground.
Yes. Could you help a fellow that's In
a peck Of troubef You don't need to 60
home, do your ] brought lunch enough
for two. Mira, Bailey is going to make
ctffee over The popcorn mans fire, and
we're all to have lunch In her building.
need you awiully to help me with the entry
books. The fancy work has gone to my
brain. ] can't see how woman can work
for year on piece Of sewing and then
not know what to call 1t when 1t IL fiuish
ed
I'll do what car, laughed Virginia,
With the prospect Of one OF Mrs. Baily's
good lunches to cheer me.
I'm your frierd for life, said Gilbert,
lifting the bicycle up the steps.
Virginia promptly stperated the sheep
from the goats--to be accurate, the pump
Sins from the BsItcnburg lace, When The
secretary looked In an hour later things
were going hlely, The piles Of entry.tags
had been materially reduced, ard the crowd
1t waxing exhibitors had dwindled to a
few tcaltered individuals.
Nov that was bright idea, said ihe
secretary, catching sight Of Virginia. It
skies feminine mind to grapple with |
works Of art, fancy work and homegrown |
preserves. Hope yoy'll itay right by US,
Miss Virginia.
Virginia worked all the afternoon ar d |
promised to return the following morning.
She would iced TO ccme, anyway, she said
o make some en,ris OF her OWE.
Ia addition to teing bright In school, the
,irl was clever with her 1agtrs, ard was
n many ways unusually gifted. She paint
a 10 water colors, made pen ard lax Eketch.
IS, and the walls Of her tchool mates
ooms we're adorned with ber spirited foot
,all posters. Moreover, size was ssillful
With her needle, as mary dainty biz OF
sttes,ed.
Just at that time certain bluc.tiIk waist
marked doSn from ten to seven dollars,
vas tempting her soreiy. II WAS precise
y whs. The wanted f1r the Saturday eve.
Ing concerts; bu, her mother bad shaken
ier head and saId;
NJ, Vugllis, It's very pretty ard mcs;
BEAUTIFULLY made, but can't tiioTd TO buy
! for you. Why doh'G you take come OF
-our wo,k 10 the fAiii The premiums
would pay fer Il.
| did think Of II, but Mfs Bake does
can do 60 much better that
be would surely take all the nrs. rromlums
nd the the second ones Aren't worth trying