New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-24
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A day or two since we received printed note
which ran thus:
"GRAND TOURNAMENT AND FANCY DRESS BALL.
The pleasure OF your Company is respectfully So
lcited at the Capitol on the Evening of the 22nd of
Febuary."
We give the card-which was signed by sundry
Esquires, Judges and Maors-as it was printed, and
not responsible for the two three trifng errors
that appear therein. 1t was surmounted by steed
standing on his hind legs, bestrdden by fororn in
dvidual who held in his hand long pole, resting
between the horse's ears. Upon the margn-not Of
the pole nor Of the forlorn individual, but of the
note-was written the following words of chvalrous
and knightly defiance:
"The Knights of Leon would be happy to break
lance over the head of the knight of The Crescent
or any other representative of the sungshot chyary
of New Orleans"
There is nothing upon any part of this note-unless
it might have been the post-mark-to indicate who
paid us the extremely delicate and flatterng compli-
ment Of sending it, or who the Knights of Leon ;"
are, or whether their capitol" is located on the
tangible, actual globe, or in one of those imaginary
lands Of chivalry regarding which that astute, re.
nowned and valiant champion, the Knight of La
Mancha, wont to enlighten the ignorance of his
| trusty Squire. We are aware, however, that squad
of excusaby.verdant but highly chiyalrous young
men in Tallahassee, Florida, who recprocaly dub
each other Major, Colonel Captain ETC.. have formed
themselves into an association and assumed the very
imposing and romantic title Of the Knights OF Leon';
we know, too, that some time ago they chvalrously
promulgated challenge to the whole world to con-
tend with them in the tourney, offering terms similar
to those under which the Knight Of La Mancha
achieved most of his memorable conquests and as the
challenge we have been favored with seems to have
been conceived in similarly heroic and knightly
| spirit" curst and BRIEF, and "writ in martial
hand we adopt the opinion that it emanated from
these knights Of Leon"
Even if this polite invitation had arrived in time
we do not believe that any Of the editors or en-
ployees Of the Crescent would have been very de
srous of accepting it. They are not, as body, re
markable for expansiveness and rotundity of " cor
poration," yet not one to whom referred the mat
ter seemed desrous of being punched with a pole
and the distance between New Orleans and Talla
hassee is too great to be Travelled for the simple
qualification of being knocked on the head. Besides
the time specified has gone by, and we therefore
herewith inform the doughty" Knights of Leon, ;
and the other 'possum hunters of that region, thai
we shant visit them, but it is possible we may pub
lish report of their grand and terrific Ito use the
words of the circus bls) fitting and jousting match
should any OF our numerous and ubiquitous cores
pondents chance to be present.
IT is SCARCELY NECESSARY, perhaps that VIZ
should call attention to the fact that Col Judson
eeemosynary distribution of crockery sstil continued
at 81 Camp street, for the whole public know all abou
it, and properly grateful to him for the enlarged
benevoence which dictates his enterprise. Not salts
fled with the good already done he has added t.
his stock lot ofspendd goods, to be donated in th,
same manner in which he has already given away
many thousand dollars WORTH much to the emolu
ment and delight Of fortunate citizens. How be con
trives to do it no one can guess and it is a secre
which be is not bound to reveal People may go there
win large and valuable lots of Judsons property an
be satisfied without trying to punder him of his
as well as his crockery ware. Go and get some of it
!, The VARIETIEs-Mr. George Hollands Benefit
Tomorrow night Mr.. George Holland, veteran an
excellent comedian, is to have his benefit and tl
play-geng public should manifest their appreciatio
Of his deserts. He offers an attractive b too, as
comprises new comedy entitled A Husband ft
an Hour," " comic interlude called Seeing Hollan,
or the Policeman in which Holland will be seel