CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



FAOl 



A Showman's Jubilee The Manner and Method of these 

 Recollections The Old Agriculturist Early Farming 

 Associations . . . ' 3 



CHAPTER II 



A Good Old Sport " Lawyer " H. An Heir- Apparent Im- 

 pounded 12 



CHAPTER III 



Why I became a Showman The Sword of Damocles The 

 Oxfordshire Agricultural Society An Early Mission The 

 Canny Scot , .... 21 



CHAPTER IV 



The Discovery of the Key of Success Political Strategy The 



Assistant Secretary The Working of the Spell ... 38 

 



CHAPTER V 



A Bit of Sport The Question of Supplementary Attractions A 



Practical Committee The Future of Shows ... 42 



CHAPTER VI 



The Festive Side of Agriculture Carving Simplified Speech 



and Song Lemonade and Gin ...... 51 



CHAPTER VII 



"A Fine Old English Gentleman" A Political Meteor A 



Surprise Visit . 66 



