American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-17
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inc Military Presentation Of a Flag by The La
dles-1Ae Country ropS-"Soldter's De-
hShp'-Pgeons, SC.
AS 1t is not often that any thing disturbs the
mohotony Of old Rcisterstown, | thought |
would inform you when any thing unusual or
interesting 10 you ttanspires. Parades of the
soldiery. presentation of flags, swords, &C. are
so common, that they are often unnoticed and
unknown by many of your citizens; but not so
in the goodly place Of Reisterstown; the small
est circumstance here produces great excite
ment; street tight, or u runaway horse,
would be talked over for a month and when
so rare an occurrence as the parade of soldiers
may happen, it affords theme for the garulous
fol- long time.
A few months ago there were two companies
raised here-a troop of horse, Capt. Philpot,
and rifle company, Capt. Strohm; since which
they have both been uniformed and inspected
The 18th of September was appointed for q
parade day, at which time the latter company
were to receive flag, wrought by the fair
hands OF the ladies Of this place, of whom we
can boast not few pretty ones. The day was
a little cloudy, but the beauty and chivalry of
the neighborhood were gathered at an early
hour, IN beautiful grove near the town, where
the flag was presented by II lady, accompanied
sponded to by the Captain. The flag was a
beautiful silk one, and did equal credit 10 the
taste and patriotism of the ladies' who present.
ed ii; and am sure that under that flag, if
! opportunity should offer, or their country need
their services, this fine corps will be mindful
OF those that presented it, and will prove them
selves worthy TO have received it. Both com
panies looked unusually well; they are COM
posed mostly of large, fine looking men; and
the troop, especially, mounted on noble horses,
made an imposing appearance.
The country presents but few signs as yet of
autumn; few leaves have turned yellow, and
fewer still have fallen; the forest yet retains its
dark g cen, the grass It's verdure, and the birds
sing as merrily as in midsummer, seemingly
unconscious of the approaching winter; the
corn in this neighborhood is unusually GOOD,
bat there is much complaint of the potatoes
the same disease, which destroyed the crop two
years ago, seems to have attacked it again, and
IN many cases, when Ploughed up, and those
apparently sound picked out and separated
from the rest, in few days rot and become en-
tIrely unit Tor use Most of the farmers are
busy sowing their wheat, and now and then
the hum of the threshing machine, or the creak-
ing OF the cider press may be heard; early SOW
ing is preferred by our best farmers, az most
N"SNPS
wheat is liable to.
| There will soon be plenty of game for sports
men; few pigeons have already made their
appearance, but the weather is as vet too warm
for them; large fiocks in the spring and fall
usually resort to place in this neighborhood
called ''Soldier's Delight" which is tract of
two or three thousand acres of land, poor, I'M
enclosed, and valuable only for the magnesia
ana chrome ore which are obtained there in
large quantities. 1t is covered mostly with
scrub oak and sassafras trees, the berries of
which afford hne food for the pigeons-hun-
dredS OF which are shot here by the sportsmen
! from the surrounding country, and from your
city. Whence its name it is somewhat difficult
to say, as the eldest inhabitant cannot satis(ac-
torily explain the why or wherefore-vet some
affirm that General Washington once encamp.
cd here, and it being high and healthy loca-
| ton, was called his "Sodier's Delight" From
; Its highest eminence, called "Berry's Hill"
one OF The finest views in the State is to be
seen, presenting range as far as the eye can
reach, and on clear days the outlines of the
Blue Ridge mountains can be perceived, while
below, lay in picturesque profusion, farms,
houses, tall forests, and silver streams mean
dering their way through green meadows,
while herds OF cattle are grazing on their banks,
and their tinkling bells, mellowed by the dis
lance, falls gently on the ear oft times have |,
when returning home from q pigeon hunt,
stopped my horse and watched the sun as he
sinks gloriously in the bosom of the west, and
repeated with emotion those beautiful lines of
Byron:
The parting day
Dies like the dolphin, whom each pang imbues
WIN new colour as it sasps away,
Inc last still loveest, tl'ts goUe-and all is grey.