IntheracingFattywasparticularlyinterestedbecausehisyoungbrotherWilbur，ofwhomhewasuncommonlyproud，ahandsomelad，swiftandgracefulasadeer，wastomakehisfirstessayformorethanlocalhonours。
Thelistsfortheothereventswereequallywellfilledandeverydetailofthearrangementsforthedayhadpassedunderthesecretary’spersonalreview。ThefeedingofthemultitudewasinchargeoftheMethodistLadies’Aid，anenergeticandexceptionallybusinesslikeorganization，whichfullyexpectedtomakesufficientprofitfromtheenterprisetoclearoffthedebtfromtheirchurchatMaplehill，anachievementgreatlydesirednotonlybytheladiesthemselvesbutbytheirminister，theReverendHarperFreeman，nowinthethirdyearofhisincumbency。ThemusicwastobefurnishedbytheBandoftheSeventhfromLondonandbynolessadistinguishedpersonagethanPiperSutherlandhimselffromZorra，formerPipeMajorof”TheoldForty-twa。”ThediscoveryofanotherpiperinCameronbroughtjoytothesecretary’sheart，whoonlyregrettedthatanearlierdiscoveryhadnotrenderedpossibleapipecompetition。
EarlyintheafternoonthecrowdsbegantogathertoMacBurney’swoods，abeautifulmaplegrovelyingmidwaybetweentheHaleys’
farmandMaplehillvillage，abouttwomilesdistantfromeach。Thegroveofnoblemapletreesoverlookingagrassymeadowprovidedanidealspotforpicnicking，furnishingasitdidbothshadefromthesunandafineopenspacewithfirmfootingforthecontestantsinthegames。HighoveranoblemapleinthecentreofthegrassymeadowfloatedtheRedEnsignoftheEmpire，which，withtheCanadiancoatofarmsonthefly，bycommonusagehadbecomethenationalflagofCanada。Fromthegreattreestheswingswerehung，andundertheirnoblespreadingboughswereplacedthetables，andtheplatformforthespeechmakingandthedancing，whileatthebaseoftheencirclinghillssurroundingthegrassymeadow，hardbythegroveanotherplatformwasplaced，fromwhichdistinguishedvisitorsmightviewwitheaseandcomfortthecontestsuponthecampusimmediatelyadjacent。
Throughthefence，letdownforthepurpose，thepeopledroveinfromthehighroad。Theycameintopbuggiesandinlumberwagons，indemocratsandin”threeseatedrigs，”whilefromthecitycamea”four-in-hand”withMcGee，Cahill，andtheirbackers，aswellasothercarriagesfilledwithgoodcitizensofLondondrawnthitherbythepromiseofaday’ssportofmorethanusualexcellenceorbythelureofadayinthewoodsandfieldsofGod’sopencountry。A