But, oh, what didn't we see! what a glorious sight as our eyes left the crowd and looked 'round us.

Why the wonder and beauty on't fairly struck you in the face some like a flash of lightnin' only more meller and happifyin'.
There you are in the beautiful Court of St.Louis.And right in the centre sets Saint Louis himself on a prancin' horse, holdin' up a cross, I wuz glad to see that cross held up as if in benediction over all the immense crowd below, it seemed as if it begun the Fair right, jest as it begins the week right to go to meetin' Sunday.
I always sot store by Saint Louis.

Leadin' them Crusades of hisen to protect Christians and free the Holy Land from lawless invaders.

How much I thought on him for it.

Though I could advised him for his good in lots of things if I'd been 'round.
Now his marryin' a girl twelve years old who ort to been in pantalettes and high aprons, I should tried to break it up, I should told him plain and square that I wouldn't have heard for a minute to his marryin' our Tirzah Ann at that age.