White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-16

fnbibed the recollection of speech, Of /" words
of learned length and laundering soaBd, fun Of
frOth and fury, signifying nothing" as grandilO-
quent a specimen Of yaller kivered," -" spread
eagle " oratory as can be found in the books
Next in order came song, eating and drinking
toasts; but as such plebian pastimes as these
may be INDUCED in by ordinary nortAls, they
are not worthy of record. Pass we 70 the tour
nament; and here. Ike the distinguished groce-
~ orator of an early day, we would like to be
pathetic.a Truly this is "great institution"
and "sui qeneris,'' an institution " per 81" the
very essence and extract Of that " bill Of rights,
for which our sires enacted their great Drama of
Blood. 1t is the very substratum beneath the
ponderous walls Of the Temple of Liberty; the
main pillar that sustains its massive arch; the
" knob " that adorns its lofty dome. Its supper
tiers should be admitted to the "sanctum sane
forum +" of the " inner temple" TO crown, not
village maidens, but the grey old Goddess her
self. We beheld the restoration of ehiTalry with
ave. Like Hindoo, we bowed our head to
Mother Earth, with big-eyed wonder and rapt
star-gazing revery." Reader, we care in."-
We got a fall, but you can "phancy our phee'-
INK" if we cannot describe them. The age Of
chivalry is now re-established, our civilization
is redeemed from the barbarity of the nineteenth
century; nothing more can be done for the ele-
walton Of mankind; the arts Of peace and war
have reached the Summit Of human perfection;
the great end and aim of the Architect of the
Universe is Bow accomplished; the good time
corning'' has come at last, and we intend to tel
egraph the Dutch keeper of the Comet to "youst
let her rip any how" If he don't do it, and our
old " world wags on i" under the new knightly
administration, the measure of Der glory will be
full, with no margin for manifest destiny
Every little crop-eared border village viii sport
her score Of valorous knights, who. ike theiI
"iIlustrious predecessor" the knight of Sa
manca, !" attended BY a squire mounted on an ass
will scour the country, "cryiug havoc. and lei
slip the dogs Of war; upon the hocks of precious
sheep, windmills, &C.. With the deadly spear
their names will be written in the " turf book -
of the F. F. NJ, in "lettefs of living light
What, though their grandfather's sold "lagel
beer" peddled walnuts, dug sang in the noun
tains, or descended from those ladies Of " hum
BILE origin" sold for tobacco in early times?-
What, though their ignoble blood has crep'
through scoundrels ever since the Aoodf'' Has
not this days exploits made an immortal record
of their renown7 bedizened with paint, plush
and plumes; stuck round with ribbons, and
hung round with rings;' ornameAted with fan
mel, erretting, fustian, and fantastic furbelows;
now a few feathers, and then alittle har;" here
little rosette, rOugue or rattan, and there lit
tie flower, Aounce or frizzle; these gallant
knights appeared on the ground to contend fol-
the prize. certain dark knight oficiated as a
sort of adjutant to the master of the ring
The nausea of the occasion was relieved by bold
and manly horsemanship on the part Of few,
but no small part of the number, at their vain
efforts ut success, illustrated in a very striking
manner, the truth of that trite old adage, which
runneth thus: "And the higher the monkey
climbs, the more, &C." Suffice it to say, the pri
yes we're won, the fair lady crowned "Py sure
de pail goshe on and We returned to dream q
dream that pas all dream, and further thar
this depOnent saith not.'' WHANZ.