St. Mary's gazette., 1866-09-06
Juvenile Tournament
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lss. % witness the jrryule Tournament
vsbjr,, b..l been announced = come oil II
the SLeep-pcn woods uear oar village IN
the evening aud, as the hour Tor combat
arnroa1bcd considerable Was the CROWD
TIA. vas found vending its way TO The
sceue Of action aud profound vas the spec
ulatiou and great lie excitement ID Ju"c-
ujlc circles as 70 the issue Of the contes.
Forming il approved tournament order
IN the village, tbe gaEsn. knights. come
twenty in number. il their picturesque
costumes, under the leadership Of their
marshal, J. T. NJ Raley, took up their
.;n. OF march for the Lists, on arriving al
which. and the usual military c"oIuuons
over. they we're drawn up, as in line ot
battle, and the Orator Of the Day, Janlee
II Wilson, introduced.
In notice Ike the present, we cannot,
Of course, 60 into detail, aud hence, III re-
carG to t5e speech Of thu Orator, We must
rest content TO sav, that it was highly
poIisbed' production, tasteful and appro-
priato in thought and diction, we'll adap-
ted TO the youthful circle addressed, and
delivered il 3 manner at once eloquent
nnd impressive
Upon the conclusion Of the address, tbc
Heralds. Messrs James S. Downs and )
W. J Moore, made proclamation From
thu number of knights claiming trial, and,
IN osle: to give the younger ones an equal
chance of distinction with the oldor, it WAS
deemed advisable to divide the contestants
into two squads, ass.u1ilas;og those OF the
same age sad size. and also to lmprovlze
an extra queen, With the usual number OF
maids attendant, for the occasion
Al, this being happily accomplished
With delightful music. breathing martial
sound :" tbs tilt commences, anc adown the
narrow avenue. with poised lance and at
full speed, dashes a gallant knight,
aud the goal is reached aud passed, but
bis spear, alas is r!nsless, and be returns
Into line With BIS competitors, van4ulshed
for the moment. bat not dis2layed.
Aud so. with each sepsrats p.oclama-
ton Of tue Herald, goes another Roland
TO his trial, and v.sh varying fortune, the
contest is continued until the last procla-
.ioo has been made, aud the last knight
has made ais las, charge.
And now the Judges Of the Day, Mes
srs. K. Ford aud \ J Spalding, stand
w. to make known their awards. but, be-
fore these arc revealed, We beg to ;be per
mltted TO intrude. al incident upon the
rcader, which VIC hope will be found per-
t.ueut TO our history.
IN the ,nterjns OF one OF the tits, while
expectation was on tip-toe aud impatient
for the appearance of the regular contes-
tant, an unknown knight, unannounced by
herald or marshal, was discovered on the
track. spear in band, making gallantly but
cautiously for the ring, which be finally
reaches and carries of in triumph Who
and whence comes this knight are ques-
tons eagerly asked, but none are found
fully competent to answer them. The
knight himself IS knightly reticent snd
speaks IN poetry alone, but from this, be-
yond the highly mystic words joe and
toe nothing eau be CLEANED. And so,
with graceful. snmmersct, munchlng AL
apple, he vanishes.
But 70 the awards, and fret Of tho gal
liant knights and ladies fair Of the senior
circle 1t is anuouLced hy the judges
that the privilege Of crowniug tho Queen
of Love and Beauty has been won by the
knight Of the Lono Star, Henry Cana
lier, and soon after, IT is revealed. that
Miss Mollie Abell is tho sovereign of bis
choice And soon again, II is announced,
that the Knight Of the Bleeding Heart,
Charlie Spalding, had won tho second hon
or OF the tilt, and then ills discovered that
Miss Jennie Raley is to be installed first
Maid of Honor The Knight of the Ra-
ven Plume. Dirkic Moore, and the Knight
Of Charlotte Hall Jimmie Washington.
are next proclaimed victors III the tournay.
and Miss Naoma Spaldiug aud Miss Kate
Maddox arc crowned second and third |
Naiis Of Honor.
In the junior circle, the dialenl is placed
upon the brow of Miss Lucy Col,on and |
Bobby Posey is the knishtIy champion that
docsit Willie Moore crownsthe first Maid Of
Honor. Miss Mamie Fenw,k; Bobby Hay !
dn. the second, Miss Nell Fenwick, jim
me Ealcy, bringing UP the rear, and /
concluding the coronation ceremonies by
selecting Miss Maggie Camaher as the
third Maid Of Honor.
And the crownins accomplished, the