Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-13

MUSlHG OVER THE COUNTY FAIR
The farmer and I took i'm the fair last
week II was fine too. and many times,
As We looked NJ the live stock. the agri-
cultural and poultry display, I wished
that every county would take interest IN
a county fair.
or course there was a woman's build
ing with pickles. preserves. jeIlies. cakes
and bread in all stages OF perfection
from nearly 20 10 ultra There were en-
hrOiderieS crochets and miscellany
enough 10 put out the eyes and warp
the souls of all the '-fancy-work' low
ers. And there were demonstrations DAT
" in culinary art. There We're admir-
ing throngs. at all hours. hanging over
the various booths and many stitch
was exchanged and many a sample
promised Do not misunderstood me.
want pretty things. l try to have a Nit
tie border on my Euesr towels. mono
grams on things and initials embroider-
ed on table linen. but there are many
things that count for more than elab-
crate designs and months Of labor spent
on a centerpiece. a visit TO a sick
neighbor. or one that Is not sick often
cheers ones own low spirits and means
more than the latest stitch The books
and really good magazines broaden the
mental horizon and give one more help
full topics than new stitches and cOmpli-
Gated designs. Styles come and 60
our grandmothers had samplers" our
mothers bod some OF the ideas that the
revolving wheel is just now turning
again into the limelighC Girls that
cannot cook a decent meal are taking
prizes for crochet or embroidery and
others whose garments are threadbars
are spending all they can rake and
scrape for floss and linen, and ''couldn't
AFFORD" the price Of a good magazine. nor
a quarter for the orphans Of their
church I'm not finding fault. but DO
love TO Sc things evened up a little
more n
There is a certain amount OF surplus
energy that must be worked of AMI
making pretty things is a nice way %
do il. but do not, for mercy's sake, put
YOUR whole soul on it.
But that is not all There were men
who went TO that fair and spent DAYS
there who could not tell one thing about
the live stock or the agricultural ex-
hibits. yet they make a pretence of
farming There are men and women
who milk any number OF quart cows
who would drop dead, almost. at the
suggestion OF a twO-gallon COW that
would eat no more than the scrub, but
st the beginning would cost $50 or SIS.
\ man was talking about his pigs. He
wanted TO sell some. and said they are
good as Mr.. So-and-so's. but he only
asked half as much. 1 asked why2 And
ne said his had not been registered.
TEen I said to the Farmer. PAY a good
price and get the registered ones, Sell
ing stock is like horse trading. it's fine
"a the one selling. but may turn out a
scrub the day after IL changes hands. |
Have the documents to substantiate |
your claims
There were fine chickens and some
seese that almost tempted me TO say
hat geese Cfeathered ones) would be |
added to my responsibilities after this. |
But I got out OF their zone before they
entirely hypnotized me.
We enjoyed the horses. too. but as |
locked over the throng supposed TO be /
there to see them show their steps /
thought Of The Genial idiot and his
preferences. Mr.. Brief remarked to
him that there were a fine lot of horses
- the show. and was told by the Idiot
that he went every night that il was
open. that he goes TO all the shows
horse. dog. baby, flower, electricaI-it
doesn't matter to him. and when ques-
toned about the horses he said that he
did not see them.
What" cried the doctor Went to
the horse show and didn't see the
horses7
No" said the idiot. Why should
I? 1 don't know a cob from a lazy
Back- I do know that a creature with
four legs, that goes when you say gid
dap is horse I can see all the horses
] want TO look at on the street"
DO yOu go Ia the horse show TO go
10 Sleep demanded the Bibliomaniac
No, its TOO noisy for that was the
lnswer. I 90 10 see the people. Peo-
pie are far more interesting to me than
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seeing them 90 through their PAGES
Than could be got out of the horses of
high degree Kicking their heels in the
ting A horse that could draw
3 picture I'd 20 miles TO see horse
hat can't draw anything but a T-cart
Or an ice wagon hasn't two cents worth
~ interest in my eyes"
II fancy baby show is about your
size" said the. doctor