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THE COUNTRY BOY

When we got within half a mile of the fair grounds, where he could hear the boom of the bass drum in the distance, he turned into a wild horse; his ears were ever in motion then and

his hazel eyes had the sparkle of an Arab’s. He would try to cramp the buggy and get home, and at the State Fair it was always best to lead him, as he pranced all the time. But