Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-11-16
sUMMERcoURT CORNWALL FAIR
Its Present Glories, Told by Tom Morcom
of St. Dennis in the West Briton
Advertiser, Sept. %.
Continued from last week.

same crowds, perhaps greater bhe
same desire for enjoyment and pleas
ure. But ideals and tastes have altered. |
Not many would entertain the idea of
going to Summercourt Fair for their
honeymoon. If the happy couple can
not manage London, it must be Truro
or Newquay. Then the social element,
which is very powerful one at the
fair, is treated differently Friends and
acquaintances renew their ties, not so
much over the glass and tankard as
over the teacup and sandwich. The
drunken brawl, free fights and rough
horsepiay are conspicuous by their abb
sence. To the credit of the thousands
and thousands of people who visit the
fair, it must be said that the negative
side drunkenness, bad language and in
decent behaviour is an outstanding
feature. The soloist is still there, how
ever. To Judge by the braves and
applause that greeted the singer after
a great effort on Monday, one con-
cludes that the successor of Billy Ire
glase enjoys a wide popularity.
The gentle art Of boxing still has its
devotees. and to watch the way in
which the organizers of the exhibition
first attract the attention of the out
side crowd and then engineer them
through the narrow opening leading to
the inside of the booth, is a perfect
study. They generate such curiosity
in the mirIs of the people, that the lat
ter almost tumble over each other to
get inside There were shooting gal
leries, strength testers and stalls ga
lore, selling almost every conceivable
thing, but there was one really big
show, and apart from that and the
merry -go-rounds, what really seemed
to attract and fascinate the great
crowds, were the auctioneers These
men seemed TO be untiring and mex
haustbie
Gentlemen. said one, who'll buy
this coat7" And suiting the action to
the word, he slipped on a good looking
top coat. This coat is all wool, per-
fectly made, and Of the highest finish
and best quality 1t is waterproof,
and. to be perfectly honest, IN guar
antee that if come here in seven
years time and find that single drop
of rain has penetrated that coat, III
refund your money" He took off the
coat and passed it around Water
| from that coat, he says, will run off
exactly like il will from a duck back
The price of that coat is three pounds,
and the coat is worth every penny of
money I'm here to sacrifice it for
thirty shillings twenty-five shillings-
one pound After a lot of palaver he
sold the coat for five shilling This
man looked after the outside of the
body, and just behind his pitch was one
who was most anxious for the inside
welfare of his audience
Ladies and gents; why suffer pain?
Why have those tortures in the back?
Why have indigestion and sickness?
make my own medicine. Only last
year | gathered from this very village
most valuable herb. In front of
him this learned medico had half-a-
dozen trays of dried roots and leaves,
and taking a paper bag he dropped into
it a portion of the six kinds. "Thia
first, said he to the suffering listeners
who hung upon his lips, lis for your
kidneys that terrible pain. across the
small of your back The next is for
your stomach to cure that limp, sickly
feeling that will come to you after the
Fair tomorrow morning The third
remedy is for Indigestion that terrible
complaint that attacks two out of
every three people living, and makes
life a misery. The next two remedies
are combined and used together, for
the general upkeep of the system the
hftA anu bsttA lNtlNuA WHICH me tdil~
not be prolonged to any great extent.
The last and sixth herb is for nervous
exaltation -
AT this stage. lest I should become
unduIy exalted, | moved away. The
scene changes
This way, this way, ladies' and
gents A half crown purse for shi-
ling and watch given over. Only one
dozen left. The last chance positively
the last chance. This auctioneer was
almost black in the face with his ire
mendous desire to benefit the race.
The twelve shilings soon tumbled in,
the money was pocketed. and The |
purses and watches handed out. To |
judge honestly, one concluded that each
shilling meant a clear profit of seven
pence to the benefaetor At any rate.
he was in good humour, and the more
he gave away the better pleased he APP
peared to be. This man took a great
interest in his customers, and as some
of them were about to leave he called