Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-10-13
AT THE "woRLD's FAIR"
Notes of an UnsophistiOated Visitor
Who Sees Room for improvement.
EAsr BETHEL, %. I.

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EAST BETHEL, Oct. 7.
This is a remarkable fall (; perfect
weather; the farmers all report good
crops and everybody is prosperous
and happy, all owing, no doubt to
the new administration. Speaking
of beautiful weather, brings to mind
that it has been an ideal season for
fairs.
The writer attended the "Worlds
Fair" at Tunbridge last week, and
although a resident heredbouts for
the past three years, it was my first
visit to that famous institution: i'll
other words "my first oHense."
The people of Tunbridge are justly
proud Of their fair, the various ex-
hibits and races were both credita
BILE, and all around it was success
full fair. However, we are oil more
or less able to improve and as a word
to the wise is sufficient, | would re-
spectfully suggest some improve
ments for the Tunbridge fair. Not
ing on first arrival on the grounds
that many of the good voters still
wore their Proctor buttons | mag
med at once that l was in good COM
pany and in no danger of being bun
coed. immediately'wen back to
the.gate and paid the ticket -sHllAr
back dollar that mad IN making
change given me in excess of what
he should have given. In the rush |
overlooked the mistake. Thus with
clear conscience dimmed with re-
gret that. | did not have Il Proctor
button. so that all might know that
was so good and noble, went
back to buy squawker and enjoy
myself, but having neglected to
brush all Of the hay off my overalls,
and not having on the aforesaid
badge of purity and honor, I did not
get on so we'll. l bought three
whole pears and ate the ripe one and
gave the other two--hard, green
ones-to a little boy, who will prob
ably remember me as long as he
lives.
When dinner time Came around,
in eager anticipation of the whack-
ing good dinner we used to eat at the
Woodstock tair for quarter, my
wife and myself started for dining
tent, which seemed to be doing good
business, and fell to. But the old
flavor of DenSmoore's was lacking,
and it cost me an even dollar to eat
those three beans and get out of that
tent. l thought Of the dollar given
back to the ticket man and the alb
sence Of the button and sighed, and
promised my better half new hat if
she would not tell anybody about it.
My feelings were still further
shamed when | saw others pay for
their dinner on the ACCENT system.
The idea seemed to be, charge all
you want to and if anybody kicks
settle Tor what you can get. The
price for allowing your horse to
stand on anybod>'s land was from 10
to Is cents. Having learned from
the dinner, told the man 10 cents
or nothing, when he bit the dime in
two and we were good friends. l
presume the money tasted good to
him, but real estate is very scarce
and necessarily high in Tunbridge,
md l am considering sending the
man IS cents to balance.
Games of chance were plentiful
They used to call such things gam
bling when | was boy. A roulette
wheel in particular was parting the
unwaiy rustic from his coppers,
while pitching ring device over
coins seemed to attract Il great many.
| noticed one incident at the latter
game that was food for thought a
little chap, possibly ten years old,
invested dime in rings to drop over
the half dollars, thinking no doubt
to go away with his pocket full, but
he walked away with quivering
lip. | hope he had learned his lesson
that ''you can't beat a man at his
own game"