The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-18
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The hard conditions but that she would loose
Tie peopleY therefore. as thcy loved her well,
Prom tlen iil uoon 90 zoos should pace the street.
70 eye l1ok down, she passing, hut an
shopld keep within door shut aud window barr'd.
Then & d che 20 her luniost bower and There
lnehfped NE welded eoges p, her belt,
lnc grim taris git
.Jhsn she rode forth, clothed on Win chastity
Tho t,lo wide uoutb'd heads upon me spout
iial cunning ewes 60 Sc; aud Overhead
laainstic Fahloe, craWdng, stared; hut she
Not legs lhr an bore up an last 81 saw
The white lowered vlitr ihi kot from tho D %
0loam tAr' uie Gothic arnhways h thc wall
thsn She rode back c9tlei en with chastity
Dudgale adds "And thus performing
the Journey, she returned with Joy to her
husband, who thereup0n granted 20 the
inhabitants a charter of freedom q serui-
TUE, Il mats sitstumis 90 crtractoaiJ1ts, saith
Joryallensis;"-from scrvitude, evil GUS
toms and exactons. Or, as Tennyson
says, expressiyely--
sbe OK the TAX away
And bu u ierself an everlasting name,
The memory Of her good deed - for
there is no reason to doubt the fact
was treasured by the people whom she
freed, and handed by them from father
10 son, until Matthew OF Westminster re-
ceived it two hundred and fifty years
after its occurrence, and entered il in his
chronicles
THE CEREMONY THIS YEAR.
The procession this year passed along
90 IL.
1850; for now, the fantastic gables and
curiously carved spouts have given place
to low proved houses with deep bay
windows, some outstanding 70 the foot
path, others retiring, so that an irregular
zigzag frontage is presented to the street
Our station was in the balcony Of house
directly opposite 10 Peeping Tom, a
wooden figure in a hole in the wall, TO
commemorate the curiosity Of a tailor
who broke Godiva's mandate-so says
the unauthenticated tradition--and whose
eyes fell from his head as the lady passed.
Peeping Tom had been re-painied. He
wears now a silyered breastplate, and a
black cecked hat with yellow rosette and
tassels. The fine chime of st. Michael's
splendid steeple rang out Joyous peal as
the procession started The following
was its order, with some particulars Of
the characters represented:
The band Of the First Royal Dragons,
now in Coventry barracks. Two mount
cd heralds, richl Y apparrelled in tabards
embroidered with the English arms and
quarterings. The city arms-an elephant
and castle, lent by Mrs. WOmbwell. Mrs.
WombwelPs band, in a carriage drawn
by two camels and two horses. The
camels might have been accustomed TO
carry an Arab sheikh, and the elephant to
bear the bowdah Of a Hindoo raiah, 80
stately was their tread. Twelve CITY
Guards, on foot, carrying spears and bat
tie axes, the breasts and heads cased in
ancient iron armor belonging to the Cor
poration. St. George, armed cap-a-pie in
steel, with an attendant in the costume of
the TCmplars--a red cross knight On
the authority of "The Seven Champions
of Christendom," st. George the baker,
and provision dealer the dragon slayer,
and now the patron saint Of England, was
a native of Coventry. The diapers, cap
pcrs and worsted weayers' companies,
three Of tho most famous trades in the
palmy days of Coventry, were represent
cd by one or two gentlemen each and
each company by two children on horse
back (who stood for the followers or pages
Of the ancient guild,) richly dressed in
colored satins, adorned with flowers,
wearing in their hats the Prince OF
Wales plume-the badge Of the city
since the days Of the Black Prince
lace train, florally decorated, falling from
the head upon the horse, carrying in their
hands the regalia Of the company, or silk
bannerets inscribed with its name.
THE LADY GoDIvA.
The Lady Godiya was preceded by q
white silk banner inscribed, $40 the
pure" and escorted by dragons. The
character Of the heroine was represented
by a married lady from London. She
was dressed in tight fitting flesh color
ed bodice, aRd--as a compromise with
those who have aforetime charged the
pageant with indoicacy-a long white
satin skirt. On her head was arrayed a
coronot of thin iron or steel from which
lace veil hung about her Her hair was
loose and flowing but not so long as the
ycritable GOdiya's must have been. Her
palfrey was Of spotless white, and its
trappings Of Coventry blue adorned with
gold and scarlet The lady was chcered
as she rode along.
All the individuals named were dressed
in appropriate costumes, rich in their
variety Of colors and glittering with
mimic gems These historical habits
had been obtained from the lessee OF
/ Covent Garden Theatre. Each king aud
noble was duly attended and there were
banners aud streamers in the procession
more than one could count Altogether
the procession included about three huns
dred men, seventy children, and one hun-
dred and fifty horses. The length Of the
route was little over five miles. and the
show occupied about five hours--N y
Past.