The Washington union., 1857-09-19
Eor he nuIon
,rcoRDs OF SEASON Al THE FAUQUIER WHITE
SULPHUR SPRINGS, YA--No. 0.

Bnahiy breaks the rosy JAwnl I
Fresh and sweet the breezy morn
Gallant knights, In gay array,
Al ara painting for mid day,
Whom the tourney Will begin,
And the victor knight shall win
Rght 70 crown his lady oueon ....
mLoys aud Bcaaty on the green,
Meath tall trees Of densest shade
Rows of sea,s for guests were laid. r @
And tho coarse was In full sight
where would ride eontending knight;
fhiiler, at the appointed time,
Gathered all the knights in line, ...
And before The judges sand
hanged themselves, noble band
There 70 hear chivarc charge
Given with tho rules al large
Which al promised 10 obey
Ia tho contrs, q the day
Thea At the 1rst bagle sound,
Took thor places the ground.
When the herald called his name,
s'Knght Of Crescent City" CAME
BLACK hls sui, the holm he Sors a..
with bright stars was studded o'ss,
And the crescent's silver light .. ...... aa.
shed lis radiance the slght.
ewift his speed within the list
But the ring his lance just missed
.KnlgLi OF spangled B4nnorp thon
spurred from out the mounted men. sF"... .,.aa
with our nag bound TO his breast,
Eagerly he forward pressed.
Fine the horsomanship ha showed,
But the ring fei In tho road.
knight Of Baltimore" wo know r,...
BY hts steed and gallant show ....... ...a
Quick for him musicians play, -.-.
He has borne the rng away
I.sir win Wallace" DO thy best,
Brave the deeds that WOO thy cre.i, ...
Alas naaEht rs the riders skill
Unless the horse obey bis viii
slr Williams nag very shy @
Three times hn the track did fs,
And when both the spur and rein
Had by WIN been tried in vain,
Ea with lrue and courtly grace,
To his brother knights gave place. D.. ..#.....
Then .'oian Alpine" tried his lance .,.e .s
with Arm hand and eager glance. .a. aIsr
He passed, bearing his spear high,
nsiusir. p tMusc ~ herslds cry
For Prince William" soon the straia ... .s, .5a
Sounded joyous FER The plain. a,
for Fauquier'' hsweiled again.
aAnonr tipped "Dominion Old"
Proved himself champion bold ,.
aNorolk, and the white Crozs, !" too, a# .ef.... a
Hold tho ring up in full view.
"IochinYarn came spurring on,
And by him that course was won.
aGen Fern made gallant show, -.s.. ga n
But rode back with lance held low. # .4#
lAn Pacha,p Turk, full dressed "..
Proved his rank among the best q,
And the knight "Notling 70 Wear"
showed he had lance TO spare.
.Knight Of Csreenock' tipped the ring;
nIone STAR thy praises sing. pfE b.. nasfgsEI
Culpopcr wa wished thee well; M.tHEa
"Unknown Knight's' success we tell, - .r.s-..
and the arst course nnish we'll "a
All the knights three courses rode, el
And twas then thc heralds showed ".
Those OF nNorfolkn and "Fauquier,"
For the Qacea must try their spear Wy
''Norfolkn won the victors prize,
And with flushed cheek and bcarning eyes ...... 81.
Laid bis honors at the feet
or Miss s., maiden sweet ..' '"
From Norfolk city, 'jus, sIteeh,' ..
And iairest on the ground, l ween
Ten there were 10 ride again
For maids Of honor, and ken
Sfner horsemen nesr found
Than theae ten tourney ground ....H s~
ssfsnquier'' chose the fair Miss g., II
awhts Cross named her friend Miss p,
And lCld Dominion Miss i. q.
Then the Queen and Maids were placed
La a coach, and BY them paced
All the knights TO the Hotel # -.HH...
And ill eve say, fareweLr
The eve has come, and lis a night ...
TO be remembered with delight
Upon a throne Of evergreen gE Mgaa.,. "@E
II seated Love and Bcnutys Queen
Around her face, Of sweetness rare,
Fall softest curls of chestnut hair W A4..
coronet Of silver braid sses...-.-. Hfg.E#
I'm which few jewels inlnid) VIA, .r.-s
Encirccs her symmetric head Ff %. a#"
With gracious men, devoid OF ait, . "'
And dignity she acts her part. III
With fervor all their homage pay, .u
And proudly her gentle sway.
The lovely naidefs II her court
BY many gallant beauX sought
One Of them as the sMorning STAR
Has shed her lastre wide and FART .~' = 1
Another ns the ''tsirl with Fowers,'
Dfused her sweetness DER gay hours
The third as mild and starry ''Night,"
Be.ore has bcamcd upon our sight.
Those who read Of our Fancy Bali
with Qrcatest ease viii know them all.
Grow ded the rooms, and old Fauqnier
NAY boast Of those assembled here
Beauty reigns not alone In nanss,
And worth and talent honor claim;
whiio wealth and fashion hold their place,
And throw around refining grace.
Pleasure o'er sll INSERTS her power, #t tal
And regns supreme TIL midnight hour;
Noy even then resigns her right,
But gives her voiarcs visions bright. 49,.
The next night saw a fancy ball ....
And though we cannot speak Of all
Tho characters that figure there,
And do them Justice, We declare
rns not Ssom want OF viii, but time, s... a
AND pt~sibly from want OF rhyme. #
How gay tho scene Tho mary dance
Looks Ike picture Of romance.
See side by sido .Hgland Iass' a.
Apd ''Sew York dandy" pass ..
While here Spanish troubadcur"
Trips along with .sIndian squaS' - .....
ssno,ti,h Chiefinin'' leads, in pride, .. e.....
beauieous lady, as his "bride."
'Aurorar throws her rosy light
Across the shadows Of the "Nisht,"
And our sweet Maiden Of the Mist a5.a.. .
Has come 1salor's' yarns 70 list. .s.N
While lovely t.Jennis Dean"
With deInure nQuakeress" Il seen.
A mild 'Starn In the ersning skies
shines o'er the t,Auumnsr gorgeous dies--
Each dress each maiden, and each beau
peserses more praise than We bestow,
Bu, for our readers We suggest
The characters. They ~ paint the res @
WI,b oolors drawn from fancy's store, nN
Az bright rs ours, or even more.
Yet ere we close, wen say with reason,
This ball Ia called best Of the season.
w. dear readers, for ourself a word must be said
found pleasure in our sojourn in the country