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Poem
September 30, 1897
The Republican Journal
Belfast, Waldo County, Maine
What is this article about?
Humorous narrative poem from Aunt Betty's perspective on attending the county fair with Ezra, visiting cattle shows, races, temperance stand, quilt exhibit, and a questionable 'moral' Cairo street display.
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Aunt Betty at the County Fair.
Ezra likes the cattle best,
Wants to spend the hull time there;
Sees the prize stock and the rest,
Sez, "That maken a County Fair!"
Likes the trotters, and he'll shout,
"Bet yer Perkins' colt'll beat!"
Makes me stand and watch it out,
Till they trot the final heat.
And he's jest dying fer to see
The temperance stand the women built;
Where Mis' Ann Reasley's waitin' me,
To show me her prize crazy quilt.
Five thousand pieces, and it took
Two years to make it, Mis' Ann sez;
I got no chance to have a look,
Fer Ez took me elsewhere jest as.
He's sick of fancy work, is Ez,
Fer cakes and jellies don't care;
"Let's see some novelties," he sez,
"They've gut 'em this year at the Fair,"
And so we saw a Cairo street,
The man said t'was a moral show;
It may have bin, but I'm clean beat
If I could ever think it so.
According to the man's remarks
In Bible days they danced as there:
If so—ov them old patriarchs
I'm dubious since the County Fair!
[Roy L. McCardell in Puck.]
Ezra likes the cattle best,
Wants to spend the hull time there;
Sees the prize stock and the rest,
Sez, "That maken a County Fair!"
Likes the trotters, and he'll shout,
"Bet yer Perkins' colt'll beat!"
Makes me stand and watch it out,
Till they trot the final heat.
And he's jest dying fer to see
The temperance stand the women built;
Where Mis' Ann Reasley's waitin' me,
To show me her prize crazy quilt.
Five thousand pieces, and it took
Two years to make it, Mis' Ann sez;
I got no chance to have a look,
Fer Ez took me elsewhere jest as.
He's sick of fancy work, is Ez,
Fer cakes and jellies don't care;
"Let's see some novelties," he sez,
"They've gut 'em this year at the Fair,"
And so we saw a Cairo street,
The man said t'was a moral show;
It may have bin, but I'm clean beat
If I could ever think it so.
According to the man's remarks
In Bible days they danced as there:
If so—ov them old patriarchs
I'm dubious since the County Fair!
[Roy L. McCardell in Puck.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Temperance Moderation
What keywords are associated?
County Fair
Aunt Betty
Ezra
Crazy Quilt
Cairo Street
Temperance Stand
Dialect Humor
What entities or persons were involved?
Roy L. Mccardell In Puck.
Poem Details
Title
Aunt Betty At The County Fair.
Author
Roy L. Mccardell In Puck.
Subject
Experiences At The County Fair
Form / Style
Rhymed Dialect Verse
Key Lines
Ezra Likes The Cattle Best,
Wants To Spend The Hull Time There;
Where Mis' Ann Reasley's Waitin' Me,
To Show Me Her Prize Crazy Quilt.
And So We Saw A Cairo Street,
The Man Said T'was A Moral Show;
If So—Ov Them Old Patriarchs
I'm Dubious Since The County Fair!