A FAIR, BUT NO HORSES
Long,, long ago the farmers of Lanca* shire chose the village of Great Harwood as a convenient centre far thei? horse fair, and year after year they, have gone to Great Harwood to buy; and sell their horses. Recently the fair, was held as usual, and, as usual, the town crier, in frock coat, silk hat, and; white .waistcoat, begged "all persons assembled here today to keep , tha peace," ending his speech with "God bless his Majesty the King, the Chairman of the Urban District Council, tha crier and the buyer, and all gradely 4 and decent folk- beside. r " When tht» fair was declared :opett there were plenty of gradely folk,-but1 they soon discovered that something was missing; there was not a horse to be seen. No one wanted to buy a farm horse—which was lucky, for no one had one to sell.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 147, 19 December 1933, Page 14
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149A FAIR, BUT NO HORSES Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 147, 19 December 1933, Page 14
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