Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-10

claimed as the reward. or It's triumphs. no
merely tne privilege q crownins the air brow
but more frequently, her hand was The stake
for which all commended. But, ladies, that Gus
tom vanished with the dark ages which fos-
tered u. These r val knights who have con
stifuted me their Spokesman upon this cora.
son, presume not 70 demsnd sueh prioeiess sro'
phies for their success III the tournsment lists
but as they deck your brOws win the hOral
garlsnds, o~ousigning their lA1rels and theiI
Weli-earned honors to your gracious keeping
tunes and their hearts, and bow with knlRhtly
Difference IN obedience % your commands
FOR from the days Of our common mother EYe
to The present, the word Of your sex has been
the law Of theirs. All AGES past, al notions
power. and ages &" yet unborn " viii study That
they may do stiii greater homage at your
shrine.
For thee, o woman, the hero's blood hath
The high in soul have brightI y lived and died
For thee the light OF soaring genius glowed,
Ger the fair arts 10 formed and giorined-
Empires have sunk since thou vert hrst re-
vered,
And varying rites have anctifed thy shrine"
TO rob 70 tune Of all fts h0ROrs, 60 extort from
alone upon James lofiest pinnacle, where enc
might look down with contempt upon the
world below, would be but meager satisfaction
20 man could not gentle woman share his joy
and strengthen him with her smiles and love
as he tolls for the hard earned distinctions
"rls for her TO shed light and happiness upon
his efforts and soften the harsh influences Of
worldly contact.
&" Her insuence breathes, and bids the blightea
heart.
| To life and hope. nr5m desoIatfon start,
She, with a look, dissolves the captive's chain,
Peopling with beauty widowed nomts again. -
Fair lady. to crown you Queen Of Love and
This garland with WHOA / eneircie your brow.
typihes thst lac, who In the lists Of chivalry,
hes ~vanquished his competit rs and acKnowl
edges nc equal among them, finds ia you one
worthy 10 command, and he begs that by as
cepttng this you grace his triumph
And gOd, tadtes, being chosen by those who
are second o. none ont him, to do honor 10 their
cOmmendable skill and proves, are requested
% wear these wreaths, as maids Of honor, in
token or their fidelity and ailegiance.
The knights then saluted the chosen
ones in knightly style music, "Comin'
thro' the Rye "6 and d~ismOunting, con-
Quoted them from the stand. This eere-
mony ended the exercises Of q Of the
most pleasant gatherings of the youth,
beauty and ehivalry Of the country it
has ever been our pleasant privilege to
be present st. But the festivities, as far
as some Of the good citizens were con
cerned, were not yet 70 come to an end.
A select party assembled in the ball
room Of the Simmons House about eight
O'Clock, and for three hours and a half
enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent
in the pleasures of the dance and those
little love-makings, etc, which are in
~dispensable in a reunion of the kisd.
Ere l take leave of Water Valley, permit
me to thank the hOspitable people Of that
place for the kind and generous treatment
l received at their hands. The genial,
kind hearted DR.. W. R. Dickson, we can
Rever forget. He has a host OF friends
there, and made your correspondent feel
more han at home (ff such a thing were
possihlel. Also, to Col. NJ. D. L. Ste
ven, DR.. Strickland, Capt Youell, Capt.
T. NJ Mendell, Col. Sam. Carey and
others, We are under lasting obligations,
such as we can never hope fully to repay.
One word as to the Mississippi Central
railroad, whose offices and shops are sit
uated in the center of the city. The
force employed at present is only about
seventy-fve hands, about that number
having been dismissed a short time since.
They are prepared to do ali their own
work in the way Of rebuilding engines,
passenger, box and platform cars, and
must, OF course, be of immense benefit
TO all kinds of business and all classes
in the community. Although like your
yourselves they do not live in a tOyaL
state. The people seem happy, although
not reconstructed. The establishment Of
a weekly newspaper here, a short time
since, called the Water Valley Courier,
by Captain Ed. A. Garland, Is but an
other evidence Of the prosperity Of the
place. The Courier, as well as its poEnd
lar editor and proprietor, have secsaed a
fast hold on the affections of ~tbcepeople;
but I fear that | amH~JW P~this letter
too lengthy, andeJsP9eSswat Valley
and its kind people afrSpeAss,
Iamtruly yours, -araHENRICUS.
P. SIN my former letter, st. Elmo
Knight lie Bocage should have had credit
for six rings in the contest for the B he
mian sett. II.