Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-05-16


the occasion.
The Queen, her Court, and all The
young virgins were dressed in costume
suitable to the season, and the characters
which they represented. Every Thing was
so arranged as to produce highly pictur-
esque effect. The trees in the enclosure
We're enwreathcd with fesoons, and chan
deliers swaved in The wind, shedding all
around them softeued brilliance. The
scene appeared not TO belong TO earth, bu'
to Fairy.land. II seemed to be beaut-
full, poelical,v vision. The ceremony over,
the Queen descended from her throne, and
accompanied by her Courl, all The young
maidens. and a large number Of invited
guests, repaired to splendid supper.
NIirth ruled the hour, aud universal
good feeling prevailed throughout the as
sembly.
The following are the names of the
young ladies who took partin the ceremo-
nies Of the day:
Miss ELIZABETH SMITH, Queen Of May.
Miss ISABELLA G. VERDIER, Prime Mn
aSter.
Miss CATHARlNE L. SULLIVAN, First
Maid Of Honor.
Miss MARY ]. BUcKNER, Herald.
Miss SARAH MINIS. First Ficra.
Miss ELIZABETH MAYS, Second Flora.
Misses MARY l.. CLOUD, EMILY COLLIER,
MARY L.ATKINsoN,Co l.. BIRD.
ELIZA II. Bacon, URsuLAM. PRoTHRo,
ANNE MAYS, Maids Of Honor.
sliss MARY GRIFFIN, Spring. Miss ELIz-
ABETH BUTLER, Summrr, Miss SUSAN
A. CLOUD, .iutumn, Miss CArHARISE
E. WILLIAMS, lVinter.
The following addresses were delivered.
HERALD.
How sublime, majestic and full Of life
is nature In this vernal season, how size
blooms in grace and fruirtuness! How
brilliant is she in that period of glory,
when The shades Of night flee away, and
the first fires Of Aurora are kindled in The
eastern sky! The trees of the fores, ill-
ing their branches with joy to the Father
of light, seem as if they would omhrace
the heavens! The crops softly murnur,
and roll their waves of gold in the warm
breath of midday. In the hollow of the
ROCK, the dove signs forth on her nnplial
bed. The lnnet pcrcIled mid The flowers
Of the thickening branches, sings The hymn
of morning. In the meadow, the narcis
sus springs up near The source Of the liv
ing waters. The reed and the rahuncuIu,,
children of The nynphs of the fountain,
iutertwine their fraternal branches. The
limpid streamlet falls murmurino from The
summit Of the rock. breaks into numer-
Gus bubbles Of foam, and flying across the
fields, brings beauty and abundance in il,
train. In this propirious season, earth re-
joices-tllis is natures festival. The val
Ieys sing out that the Queen Of May is
coming The mountains echo hack the
sound! Rocks. Eilis and woods repea, her
loved name Her Herald, | proclaim her
to these groves. Let all offer
her their willing homage.
FLORA.
NV Princess! we have woven from
these flowers, bright crown for thee
twill resi- lightly on Thy head. IT'S
fitting ornament for youth and innocence.
PRIME MINISTER.
April has just left us, and the children
Of the north. departing in wrath, have
borne the white frosts TO the SUBMITS of
the mountains The brilliant sun of May,
bursting upon our cline, fertilizes the
lields-resrores youth to The groves, aud
frees the streanlets from the chains of
hills have resumed their
robes Of verdure.-Me,hinks ! hear tie
of the brook Amid these en-
towering groves-beneaih these iuftrd
see the gay spring, birds
and hear their notes Of music! The wild
flowers now bloom ar uud us, and gladden.
our hearts with their beauty! The forest
,rees now flourish in wild luxuriance, and
refresh US with their grateful shade. The
wild thyme hourishes on the odor-b breath
ing mountains. The golden broom flower
springs up on the lowIy heath. The
young corn, dear to Ceres, shoots forth on
is stalk, but yet conceals in lis bosom the
ulure harvest. Hope, lovely Hope is re-
urnei 10 earth. Descending from Heaven,