St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1858-10-07

~. r. 81 lhlS Knight pcT$Onatcd the cele-
bra:cd ''Sam Slick, - Of national notorietv His
style and bearing were in direct accordance
with the character he assumed and ii is Use
less to add, afforded infinite amusement aud
I am NJ u sk Es: FE4:hsH fNNr,,~,r
NJ MS style and bearing throughout was of a
most knight!y nature. and tended f,rcibly tu
impress one with the i,!,.a that a descendant of
the Ctvcrts still existed in our midst and still
battct. for the loyalty which s!uIubcr< with the
name
No. came tho Knight Of Marylard.' lR.
81 The widespread celebrity Of tins Knight
rendered him conspicuous amid the competitors
Tor the hoIIprs of the day; but. in consequence
OF having been mounted upon An umGnvernable
steel, he fall,'. L. come IN for share of the
honOrS. His riding. however. was exceedingly
Tine aud his department prc-eminehtly knight
l..
M. 10 came ''the FricndlesS Knight" DIR.
X. W. This knights r. putatinn a< a rider had
placed him fUrelna>t IN the list Of competitors
but IN consequence of some defect in the lance
furnished him on the occasion, he failed to
come III for a share Of the hnmnrs-he, how
ever, rod" handsomely and showed great dex-
terIty III the management of his steed
No. II came "the Wild Crusader" ~. RI
This Knights riding. mirn and general dcport-
ment, were strikiu"ly elegant and elected
much appla from the Spectators.
No. - rame the Knight Of tie Raven
Plume" C.. W. b. The costume of this
Knight was both tasty and elegant, being black
uglout-on his helmet he wore raven
plume. lie was handsomely mounted and
rottc well-thc fourth Maid Of Honor was
crowned 10y him
No. Is came "thc Knight of the Plains"
(Dr. ). +. s. This Knight rode at great di>;ul-
vantage. Being mounted on an unmanaccabc
<tce'i, 1t required his full strength and atttn-
ton to keep him t. the track. consequently. he
bad poor show to compete with those who
were well-mOuntc,l.
No. IA Last bat not least. came "the Dis
inherited Knight I'd. S The gallant bearing
and magnificent hor>emanship Of this Knight
were much applaudc'l, and, after the first round
OF charges. 1t could he readily perceived that he
and the Knight of lvanh0e were the E,vortes
with the LIa"rty Of the fair ones present.
Alter a tie with the gallant IVanhce (which
caused much cxCItcmemt). he succeeded in car
rylng of the first h"norS Of the dav. and
crowned the Queen Of love and Beauty. There
were also other ties, which were ridden off. and
resulted as above mentioned. The Knights
were afterwards paralcd by the Chief Marshall.
and then received at the hands Of the Judges
the rewards Of their chivalry. which were dis
posed off a. follows:
The crown Of Love and Beauty was be-
slowed by the fortunate Knight upon Miss r.
81. A, and never was brow formed by nature
upon which it could have been more anpropri
ately placed. The presentation speech made
by the Knight and the reply hy the Queen.
were both appropriate and beautiful Next
came the selections Of the Maids Of Honor. in
which the several Knights entitled displayed
the most exquisite taste The KNIGHT of
lvanh"e being first entitled selected Miss S
T., who was consequently wreathed first Maid
of Honor; and will add for the benefit of Those
who did not sec her, that the character Of Ro-
wena was we'll pcrSonatci. The knight Of
the Silver Cross. being next entitled. selected
Miss Il. NJ, who was wrcathe, second Maid If
Honor. The easy, graceful and E,scina.ing
manners of this lady independent of her per-
Sonal beauty. of which she has full share,
fully entitled her to the compliment she re-
ceived. and were | not apprehensive Of hcin.
charged with di>l"yalty. might add. III grace,
aud dignity ofd"portment. she fully cqualcd the
Queen The Knight Of America. being next
entitled, selected Miss NJ G. F.. who was
wreathed third Maid Of Honor. This lady,
gifted with extraordinary personal beauty. wore
the hOnorS bestowed upon her with sweetness
grace and dignity of manner and Carriaoe
which reflected the highest credit upon the
taste and dlSccmmeut Of the gallant Knight
who crowned her Tie Knight of the Raven
Plume being next and lastly entitled. wrcathcd
Miss q. n. fourth Maid of Honor. This
Knight. though last in making his selection.
certainly displayed equal taste with his more
successful compeerS and in selecting this lady.
added another star to the already bright gal
axy Okeauty drawn together by the exquisite
taste OF the successful competitors for the hon
OTIS OF the day. The exercises concluding with
the selecting and crowning of the Queen and
Maids OF Honor, dinner was announced and
the hour being late, was most freely partakcn
OF by the company present. after which. the
afternoon being far spent, preparations for the
ball commenced 10y those remaining whilst the
anti-dancing portion of tie company took their
departure for home. The ball as is usual on
such occasions. was opened bv the Queen. at
tended by her Maids of Honor The Queen
dressed in a strikimelv elegant costume, lear
ing the crown npnn her brow, and surrounded by
her Maids, looked, assure you, the very imper-
soEatiun of majestic beauty The evening
keing quite cool, was delightful for dancing.
and the company. after aliournng at IL o.
cLck to partake Of very sumptuouS repaSt
continued tie dance until late hour, the COM
pany mostly remaining to breakfast. The AZ
: fair throughout was conducted in q manner
which reflected great credit upon all connected
with it. The Offices selected wCre very eff
cicnt and Pmincntlv qualified for the discharge
nf their respective duties. The Herald Of the
Day L. f. A.. attracted marked attention by
his elegant figure and superior hCrSemanSip.
! The conduct of tie proprietor Of the Pavilion,
Mr. II. Marshall, was most courteous I" all;
and, III short. every b''iy PrescLt seemed well
pleased with the days entertainment and cs-
pecially delighted With the performance Of the
Knights.
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