Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-11-16
THE COUNTY FAIR,
By a. p saudles, Secretary Pullman 9

By A. 2. Sandlcsi Secretafy Fuehhanh wi y
Fair. :
President Mckinley in his last :
speech, made Upon the grounds Of the :
Buffalo Exposition, said among other :
things: "Fair aud Expeditions are J
the time pieces which mark the pro- .
eress Of nations, and every fair, great /.
or small has belded in some onward !
progress" /.
Centuries ago the Fair was held In
high favor, and will continue to be 50
as long as old friends love to meet and
greet aud tell each other the joys and
woes OF a passing year.
The mystic Invisible cord OF friend
ship, which runs from one heart -
Thousand others, is the secret power
which draws the young and old, the
rich and poor, together 10 q grand
reunion under the shade OF the spreas-
ing tress, which grow upon the
,grounds Of the "Old County Fair"
When sou clasp the bands Of those
/, whom 0 used to know, when you
we're boys and girls and sweethearts
, together, IL viii drive dull care away
. and the songs Of the birds will De
!, sweeter, the burdens OF life will be
Tighter, ties OF true friendship be
-lstronger, the cream on 1.-THE milk Will
! be thicker, and the roses and lilies
! more fair :,
IL is the place where youth and
maid exterminate roasted peanuts
and red lemonade, and ioyously wan
: der, hand In hand, through the gar
Z dens and fields OF the future, knowing
! little, caring less, Of the world and It's
!. woes
= The plains to be crossed, the noun
tsins to be climbed, the seas to be
sailed and the harvests TO be gathered
: give them no concern. It's a clear
sky and is yet only life's morning.
y It's the time and place for father
and mother to rest and refresh; time
y to pause in lifes' struggle and FORGE
all about gold; time to stop for a dal
the plow that is turning the lfurrowI
of time.
~ ,sThe heart OF the toiler has throb
biuQs that stir not the bosom 0
kings If you stop, now and then, 10
~ a day TO mingle and mix with you
!, afellows.
Perhaps IL was there that Crane
y father frst met and smiled at grand
al mother. You know the rest Their
'an il a tide.in the affairs OF men, whic
taken at the flood, leads OF to ma
ms rage, a happy home and prattiin
children. A hearthstone, a rockin
IN cradle, a mothers lullaby song and
can fathers strong right arm, keep th
world a-moving on.
az There is no place on the outside
as God's green earth where two hear
are more sure to beat as one, than
the County Fair, October eyel
mn year"
No, old man, it isn't your TURF
kick The youngsters are going
the fair, aud 10 are you. Don't "
remember the day when God mat
the sun shine the brightest, aqui
DY. place, a pair Of trusting eyes, aso
warm hand, aud two beads close I
mai getherg This great big round wor
only had two people in IL then Y
were one and SHE the other. Al
the words she said we're the words y
a.. wanted 70 hear--and the promise "
~, made.
- The whole thing started about II
time, didn't it2 Had a good fair II
- day, Of course, long time ago.
80. doubt the sun doesn't shine to-day
1t did then perhaps The quiet Pill
~ would be hard TO find; perhaps tn
eyes have closed in eternal sleep, u
hand may have vanished and be &C
that voice may be stilled 10 dea
but the memory OF that day,
~. place, and that old sweetheart
planted In your heart forever. A
oau were the whole world yours,
.ns. would give II all old man, to, go ri
49, back there now. Well, your child
M. and maybe your grandchildren
..,os looking for the self-same place
ann,, day. It's about Fair time. J
80 frost will soon be on the pumkin;
~ the fodder in the shock; and hun
natures just the same as twas SC
any fifty years ago.
Is to May the golden sunlight OF %
loney favor SHINE upon you iion oioua
pur- sky; may your bark Of life drift ger
down the river Of time into the gr
! ocean Of eternity; may your corn
nv. cattle be your only care, and your
IRENE delight the "Uounty Fair"
Ottawa, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1905.
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