The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-12-06
To be seized and held by the tail Three Competitors
from each Company. Prize-Pig
TX. BURLESQUE DRESS PARADE.

Ia. bURLESQUE DhESS fARAUE.
Each Company will be allowed to enter equal number
The usual Dress Parade of the Garrison will take place
4 80. p NJ. Balls P. M. supEer-l2 T. NJ Lunch at
intervals during the evening The Band of the 4Sh n. Y
Regt will perform at intervals during the day and even
ing A- Steamer viii leave the wharf at Hilton Head to
convey guests to Fort Pulaski at oclok, Thanksgiving
morning.
The Str. Cosmopolitan left here at 81 o'clock, for
the fort conveying to the scene Of festiyity Genl
Terry and crowd Of prominent officers, together
with quite number of ladies. The steamers Nat
taano and Bosto, fo lowed W h guests from Be u
fort, among them Gen'l. Brannan nd a rtiou Of
his staff. The guests were greeted at the dock,
with pl asant music from the excellent band I the
regiment and marched in line to the fort, which
fred salute of thr cen guns in honor Of the uen-
erals, as the procession entered The interior WIS
neatly decorated with greens, arranged in circles,
stars and fes oons and presented very pretty APP
pearance. The guests were received by Mrs. Bar
ton the amiabe lady of the Colonel, whO,e pres
encegreaty enhanced the charm OF theOccasi ,and
to whom with the other ladies residing at the Fort
s due in grea measure the hecOmpleteness Of the
arrangements. The games s,iok place upon the
terreplein and were observed by the guests from
the rLnpa Is, which Afforded full and complete
view of eyerythi viii ira spired. The scene
was very striking the massive wall; surrounding
the space recalling to mind the ancient arena Of
Rome, tn, the tire o. the bloody combats of the
giadrarurs. would take too much space TO dm eli
at length upon the detls of this part Of the ente
tainment, we shall theref re merely notice the
more interesting and amusing features. The
games inside the fort commenced with the foot
race which was watched with great interest and the
fortunate vctors rewarded with the several rizes
and enthusiastic applaus.. Next in order came
the Hurdle sack race which created Intense merri-
ment. Halfa "zen competitors were tci in Sacks
with nothing the head visible and with their
pedal extremites thus trsmeed they were required
to run race d lump over two hurdles. The alb
surd metho of locomOtion and the utter helpless
Of those whOweres unfortu ate as to lose their
balance and tumble over, elected shouts of laugh
ter. The wheelbarr0w Feat also resulted in very
laughlole blundsfs. The competitors for the
prz. were all blindfolded and placed directly in
line with certain point, the one coming nearest
to the goal being the victor The fun oi theiaffair
consisted in their deviation at every imagna-
BILE ange from straight linz so5s,ly trotting
along with the barrows under the pleasing impress
sion that they were max ng straight for the goal
Of course the man who was farthest away was
greeted with shouts of derisive applause, and in
cited to further efforts by assurances of victory.
The meal feat W perhaps the most ludicrous fea-
ture of the whole The hands of the negroes COM
peting for the prize were tied behind them and
they were required to take i've dollar gold piece
from tnb OF meal with the mouth. Tn ludlcrous
appearance Of the (ontraband's head when 1t
emerged from the mel tub ca / be more silly i'm
agined than describ d. They were very earnest
IN thei search, and it was amusing to see he anx-
ious looks Of those standing by, lest the on with
his head buried in the meal shou.d d &c successful
aad they cheated of their turn The third one
succeeded in obtaining the pr and was so elated
wi hs success that he was led into saltatory
manifestation of the exuberance of his joy, an |
capered 70 md the tub Of meal ia real Geo. hristy
style. The Burlesque Dress Parade which was got
up ent rely by the prvates and carried out exceed
ingly well, was good termination to the comic
features of the programme. The uniforms were
grotesque in the extreme, viii the orders and ma
neuvres Of the battalion were tn original and ridi
cul0us, The occasion was takel advantage of by
the men to make some good-natured hits at the
officers in the general orders which, notwithstand-
ing their local char cter seemed to be caught and
appreciated BY all. The games welt off with
ssiat and sfasd d a great deal Of amusement