St. Mary's gazette., 1866-10-25

r1,r,RsDAY MoRNiNG oe'oher -. 1865
LEoNARDTOWN. ND


81 for ifairer aud happier day than that
which greeted the immense multitude OF
either sex which assembled 10 Leouard
Town on Friday morning last 70 witness
the joaslins display tha, had been adver-
,is,d 70 occur on sha, day. From carry
poru the crehd began to pour into the
village, and by 10 O'Clock. our streets were
alive With moving mass Of humanity, the
ike Of which in numbers VIC have seldom
seen beyond the limits OF popul'us cities
Atl1 o'clock, the knights, twenty-five
IN number, arraycd in various and appro-
Pirate costume, representing our own and
sister counties of Charles, Primes Georges
md Calvert, were convokcd by their Chief
Marshal. G Fred. Maddox. in the space
Immediately fronting the Union Hotel and
the usual military forualitics accomplished
to the trumpcts regal sound they move
forward in graceful column TO the flltlng
grounds adjacent to the village. Viewins
tho brillant cayalcadc as It rounded the
corner of the street and passed into the
open field, one. was forcibly rounded Of
the caIlan, knights who in the oddcn time
ioustcd in Aspramont aud Montaioan and
of the peerless deeds achieved when Charlie :
magne with all his pecrase fell by Fonta-
iabbia.
Arriving on the ground, the eye was
erected with scene Of unwonted interest
In groups Of dozen and in larger compa-
uics, equestrian AID pedestrian dotted every
point Of access to the tilt-tract, on either
side Of which a wilderness of carriages,
lighted up with beauty, extended to the
arch and beyorI. The arch itself was
surmountcd with tasteful boquet of fresh
flowers aid festooncd with evergreen
Pendent hung the glitterlng ring, the
coveted prize of many knightly heart
now beating high Will. hope.
Near the arch stand had been erected
Tor the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VI 'HC olal'i Ahu
Judges, in front of which the knights were
now marshallcd to hear the address Of the
Orator Of the Day, Mr.. Bsrnes Compton,
Of Charles Mr.. Compton not being pres
ent. Judge Ford, Of our town, was pressed
into service. and in short, inIronW"
speech, enriched with eloqueLt and apo
site reference to the objects of chivalry,
reminded the knights before him of the
Cause which had called them to contest
md the ,guerdon that waited upon knightly
endcavor.
This ceremony over. tho lists are now
announced 10 be open. and 1t Is soon dis
covered that the Knight of Thornly has
precedence in the tilt, q precedence bye
,he-bvc, which was nobly maintained, as
,he sequel will show. The preparatory ali,
-'Knighto: Thorlily. pre-
pare to chargel"--i, made by tho Chief
Marshal aud borne by tho Herald to the
Assistant Marshals and hy these com:nuni-
Gated to the knight. and quick upon this
is heard the thrilling charge, Sir
kniehtw and the final notice of the bugle
Their. witfr,ticvouring stride, over the IN
tervcning space, rushes the argent-coatcd
steed of gallant Tlornly, and the goal is
neared, the lance poised for trial, then the
I ~ IL l. ,Iot tb,,
ring is secured and borne off III triumph
amid the smiles of beaut,', the acclaim Of
friends and the approval Of all.
: And now the Chieftain Of the forest
wild mclodious Hiawatha, is announced to
charge, but our restricted space admonlshes
us to cpitomize We could wish to follow
zach subsequent tilt with appropriate record
and enlarge upon the noble horscmanship
and gallant bearing of each separate knight,
but this may not be. The initial charge,
already given, will enable our readers, we
hope, to form tolerably accurate idea OF
the salient features of tournament displays
and with this for the present they must
rest content. Below, We give resume of
the fitting:
] Knight of Thornly, F. Y. Sinms.
sgEgfER II Oi
. :. Hiawatha, F.. Hickey. 0 0 !
} -. Eureka, J A:lstan, 0 o 0
4 :. :. Weston, G Forbes. 0 0 o.
:" st Mary's, W Hammett. .
+ =" disappointment, G. K. Garner
Z e" Chaptico, J. II. Parsons. o o
8 "Columbia WV Hickey, 0 0 0 0
q Sir Kenneth. J. Harris. / O l o.
10 Knight Of Calvert, A. Semerville.
II 80 Della Brook. j J Bond, O 0 0 0
IL ." Glynous. S Miles, 0 l Q,
Is" Lone Star. W. II. Guyther.
~sbE 600 0