The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-08
Glenn's Spring,
Sept. End, 1869.

tnlS season, from Glenn S, we leei sim
mering sensation, in the knowledge tina
we arc narrowing down to the little enc
that much longer stay is impractical
bic, that we must ere long depart, anc
bid adieu (but not in tears, for divers anc
sundry good, substantial and feeling con
siderations, not purposed to mentor
just now, however,) to bubbling, spark
ling water. fees, pigs, hounds, ct &C
omme genus, much benefited it may bt
hoped after vast outlay of money
waste of blood, time and patience. Fash
ionable watering places were not classet
among the institutions of the patrlarcha
times, or JOB might have had another
trial, but we will not follow ont trair
Of thought now presenting itself. w
mentioned the approach to the narrow
ing point, and lest it be supposed tha
We entered at the larger end at the out
set or income, the readers mind will b'
disabused of that idea and refreshed by
the information that the biggest end, t
use an Irishism, happened this time il
the middle. The much thought about
long talked of, slept upon and over
dreamed of, and ardently looked forward
to, and for, affair of the season-of the
years. over. 1t was ''played upon 8
harp of thousand strings" the "spirits
of all the just men" and women round
about having lent hear: and hand tt
make it "perfeck." The set time was
Wednesday the lst inst. and the begin
ming was
The ToURNAMEST,
which was rendered to large and bril-
liant concourse of people in an open old
field, one and half miles from the Ho
tel. The clerk of the weather, 6tful,
crusty ard generally so perverse, descend
ed from his ugly throne on this occasion
and thre* off his selfishness, the conse-
quence of which was that the day proved
altogether lovely and serene and caused
an infinite joy to pervade the breasts OF
the thousands who had been dreadlng a
blazing sun, dry parched earth, ther-
mometer up to fever heat and clouds Of
dust. The devil even is entitled to his
due, and why not Mr.. Clerk of the wealth
er, who smiled so propitiously. Two
thousand, men, women and children,
many of them-the ladies-as handsome
as pictured creations Of the old masters,
and some otherwise, call on US to thank
him. We do so profoundly.
At nine o'clock the knights, appropri-
ately costumed to character, twenty six
in number, some of them very handsome
ly gotten up, fled out Of the Hotel yard
and followed by an admiring throns,
marched in procession to the scene where
the spirited contest had to be enacted.
The very able management soon brought
things into working order, and before
the assembly thought of becoming i'm
patient, the knights passed in review,
and soon after in the tilt. The lin
its of letter will not permit lengthy
or particular account Of each Knights
achievement, therefore we will simply
give the names and characters of the
whole, and designate those who were the
most successful. The list stands as fol-
lows: from Glenn's Spring, j.. W. Beard,
as Richard Cour d, Lion W. W. Bobo,
knight of the Red Rose, A. P. Mott, as
Harry Percy E. c. Smith, Knight OF
the Goldens Fleece; and II. L. Davis,
Knight of the White Rose; from Union,
j. D. Bourne, rs Orion; B. F. Dawkins,
Achil Aga cl Hassie; J. II. billiard, as
Erskine; j. Gist, as Damon de Lacy; W.
W. Hughes, Knight of Snowdon; Lew
is Meng, Don Jean EStabon; j. II. Rod
gers, Earl of Swabia; and G. S. Noland,
Knight of the Forest: from Snartamburg
c. H., j. W. Thompson, as Ali; P. S.
Kirby, Ravenswood; A. T. Floyd, Tiger;
C. B. Foster, Sir Walter Raleigh; F. c.
Floyd, X. X. X; and R. II. Mills, Rob
Roy; Greenville, T. I. Wcstmorelaxd,
Unknown Knight; and Geo. Chapman,
as the Los. Knight; j. V. Neathers, the
Knight in Nankeen, and P. H. Joiner as
ViScount de Brays, of Columbia; j. E.
Robinson, of Chester, as Lagallahad; j. E
Renwick of Newberry, as the Knight OF
the XIX Century; and G. Fl. Parks,
Knight from Laurens.
The riding was generally good, some
of the knights OF course acquitting them
selves handsomely. and among them we
mention Messrs. Thompson, Joiner, Mott,
Rodgers and others, whose horsemanship
and poise of lance elected much admi-
ration. The reSul. of the contest as pro.
claimed by the judges showed that j. II.
Rogers was entitled to the first prize,
he having taken nine rings in the three
rides. After him came j. W. Beard,
A. P. Mott, j. W. Thompson and E. G.
Smith, who had each taken seven. In
the tie which followed, Mr.. Mott took
three rings in single ride, which en-
titlesl him TO the second prize-a fine
saddle and the honor of wreathing the
first maid of honor Mr.. E. c. Smith the
third and j. W. Thompson, fourth. Ar
extra wreath was then run for, which
was awarded to T. 7. Westmoreland.
The young ladies chosen by these sue
cessful knights were respectively, Miss
Ada Cate, Miss Ida GlSt, Miss Nettit
Anderson, Miss Carl Zimmerman anc
Miss Matte Beecham, and five loveliel
or charming representatives of Heaven:
best gift to man could not we'll have
been selected. 4 more successful tour
nament in all its appointments and man
agement from beginning to end, we have
not seen, and we would like to touch OF
many little points which were noticed il
connection, but for that inexorable limi
stands in the way, and We close notice o
this part of the days proceeding, By ad
ding that no greater mishap occurred OF
the field than the knocking down of al
old man whose curiosity led him to ap