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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 



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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 



