fornobodynowdrivesupanddownthegreatwesternhighwaydally。

　　ThemostfamiliarobjectinStoke-Barehillsnowadaysisitscemetery，standingamongsomepicturesquemediaevalruinsbesidetherailway；themodernchapels，moderntombs，andmodernshrubshavingalookofintrusivenessamidthecrumblingandivy-covereddecayoftheancientwalls。

　　Onacertainday，however，intheparticularyearwhichhasnowbeenreachedbythisnarrative-themonthbeingearlyJune-thefeaturesofthetownexcitelittleinterest，thoughmanyvisitorsarrivebythetrains；somedown-trains，inespecial，nearlyemptyingthemselveshere。

　　ItistheweekoftheGreatWessexAgriculturalShow，whosevastencampmentspreadsovertheopenoutskirtsofthetownlikethetentsofaninvestingarmy。Rowsofmarquees，huts，booths，pavilions，arcades，porticoes-everykindofstructureshortofapermanentone-coverthegreenfieldforthespaceofasquarehalf-mile，andthecrowdsofarrivalswalkthroughthetowninamass，andmakestraightfortheexhibitionground。Thewaytheretoislinedwithshows，stalls，andhawkersonfoot，whomakeamarket-placeofthewholeroadwaytotheshowproper，andleadsomeoftheimprovidenttolightentheirpocketsappreciablybeforetheyreachthegatesoftheexhibitiontheycameexpresslytosee。

　　Itisthepopularday，theshillingday，andofthefastarrivingexcursiontrainstwofromdifferentdirectionsenterthetwocontiguousrailwaystationsatalmostthesameminute。One，likeseveralwhichhaveprecededit，comesfromLondon：theotherbyacross-linefromAldbrickham；

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