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THE COUNTY FAIR. By NEIL BURGESS. Written from the celebrated play now running its second continuous season in New York, and booked to run a third sea- son in the same theater. | The scenes are among the New Hamp- shire hills, and picture the bright side of country life. The story is full of amusing events and happy incidents, something after the style of our ‘Old Homestead,” which is having such an enormous sale. “oTHE COUNTY FAIR” will be one FN. of the great hits of the season, and should “WY you fail to secure a copy you will miss a \ |) literary treat. It is a spirited romance of =< town and country, and a faithful repro- duction of the drama, with the same unique characters, the same graphic scenes, but with the narrative more artistically rounded, and completed than than was possible in the brief limits of a dramatic representation. This touching story effectively demonstrates that it is possible to pro- duce a novel which is at once wholesome and interesting in every part, without the introduction of an impure thought oy suggestion. Read the following : OPINIONS OF THE PRESS: Any person who can laugh as heartily as didthe big audience at the “County Fair’ last evening will always enjoy good digestion.—WN. Y. Herald. Neil Burgess in the ‘“‘County Fair” has never done anything better than the pee parted New England spinster, and is worthy of commendation. —N. Y. World. . There are many amusing lines and situations in the “County Fair.”— N.Y. Tribune. In Neil Burgess’ “County Fair’ reproduction there is a ereat deal of pic- torial truthfulness.—WN. Y. Swn. Words have been exhausted in praise of this admirable dramatic story of country life ‘‘down East.”—N. Y. News. ) | Neil Burgess as Miss Abigail Prue in the “County Fair” took a firm hold from the start.—N. Y. Times. The “County Fair’ audience is not taken away from the country, and from the first introduction to Rock Bottom farm to the race at the county fair the scenes are rural.—N. Y. Journal. ‘County Fair” touches the various chords of simple pathos and whole- ‘epme humor.—JN. Y. Press. Neil Burgess as Abigail Prue has forgotten none of those quaint manner- sms which have gained him fame as an impersonator of rustic female char- wcters.—N. Y. Telegram. _ From first to last he tickles the risibilities and appeals to the sympa- vhies.—NV. Y. Commercial Advertiser. The County Fair is No. 33 of “The Select Series,” for sale by all Newsdealers, or will be sent, on receipt of price, 25 cents, to any ad- dress, postpaid, by Strumr & Smiru, Publishers, 25-31 Rose st., N. Y. - comicbooks.col