The Black Swans 



Some years after the boyhood 

 tragedy herein mentioned, I attended 

 a show of the Royal Agricultural 

 Society of England held in a field 

 adjacent to the grand old park at 

 Warwick Castle, not far from Leaming- 

 ton. This world-famous exhibition is a 

 "movable feast," not possessing a 

 permanent home and equipment as is 

 the case with the leading American 

 shows of like character; the idea in 

 Great Britain being to bring the bene- 

 fits of the show home to the very doors 

 of the people in all sections of the 

 country by shifting it from year to 

 year to various parts of the kingdom. 

 One year it may be at Bristol, the 

 next at Carlisle or York, and so on all 

 around among the larger county towns 

 and cities; local assistance being given 

 in each case, with the Royal Society's 

 funds drawn upon for general expense. 

 The Warwick show of which I speak 

 was held under the Presidency of the 

 then Prince of Wales, subsequently 



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