The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-21
oURExPLoITs IN THE smENANDoAu.

OUR EXPLOITS IN TTEE SHENANDOAH.
Cavalry" SHERIDAN has been doing great
things down in the Shenandoah valley since
be took command there. He first gave the
veteran EARLY terrible thrashing, and now
be has sent the still more redoubtable LONG
STREET reeliDg back to Richmond. These
victories Of the Northern "RounGhead" must |
gall intensely the pride OF the imperious and |
doughty Southern Cavalier" The fact that |
yankee" cavalry have overcome and put to |
rout the dashing and splashing horsemen of |
the sunny South" must, we doubt not. cut
the arrogant spirit Of the Rebels to the very
quick.
We all know that the young men of the
slave States plumed themselves especially on
their fine horses and their skill in riding. Each
One!of them thought himself a second ALExAN-
DEB THE GREAT, and based his pretension to
regard and notoriety in the dexterity with
which he could manage and control his own
particular Bueephalus
There is no irony or eXaggeration in what
we now say. The expertness of the South
erner In equestrianism has long been acknow-
ledged in all this vast country. He had little
else 70 do but ride over his fine plantations on
breezy and brilliant morning and see his two
or three hundred black bondmen at work in
the cotton or the sugar-leld He was almost
born on a horse for the women Of the South
are nearly as slxilful in the mGnege the
men, and it would hardly be straining tn,
point to suggest that some Of the chivalry
we're next to born ON horseback Many Of on
readers must remember that what were callet
tournaments" regularly closed the iashionabl
season at the watering places in The Soather
States. Before the war began, one or NOR
Of these romantic fetes wound up the splendi
summer wassalries at the Virginia Spring
On those occasions, the lists were duly lli
out and decorated; the knights who were I
c. atend for the prize were formally ar
Dounced as competitors; the ladies who'
individual charms were put in rivalry for II
honor OF being crowned as "Queen of Beauty
b. the successful champion, were placed in
conspicuous part of the ring" and the joui
went on with all the ceremonial of the ancieT
battle, without any of its danger, earnestnes
and manly heroism.
The young Southron "bloods" general
won the day and the laurels. Their horse
were Of the finest breed, were well traineC
and were ridden by aristocratic gallant'
whose gloved hands never knew a roughe
service than the welding of a silken bride
and whose tender legs grew by use to the em
brace Of saddle. They could start turn, o
halt steed.by touch Of finger or whspe
OF the lip. They could spring at any gait, o
ieap with bold and impetuous daring. They
could at full run, take a suspended ring Oh
tne point Of spear, with miraculous Ger
tai9s and often performed the feat amid the
Tog3ng kheers OF the spectators. who wit
a@8d54ea displays of their prowess at tbe
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