The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-06

every one VINO has read English history
knows, the people enjoyed themselves
comparatively, for, although in many re.
lspects wicked woman, she exercised dis
erection in ruling the people and tried to
promote their happiness Among the
many curious customs practiced in those
days, was that of celebrating a Maydav, ?
on the green, where, all the lads and
lassies would meet together and pass the
day with games and sports, ~, = 80. -,
/ Next to Christmas, this was the favor
lite holiday The, boys liked it because
/ they had an opportunity of displaying
their archery, for sRobin Hood with, his
band added not little to the, :, amuse-
lmentsd by shooting at the target. ! Y on
must not think. L mean the real Robin
Hood, for ealiyed in the days of King
Richard the First, but one of the boys
would assume that character, and the beet
archer would be rewarded with wreath
Of. flowers by the May queen. Il And, of
course, each girl was DESTROYS of being
1.-THE chosen queen, so, you see .sMaydayp
was great event to the children ! The
other Inhabitants too, would take pleas
ure In witnessing the sports, and rarely
ever missed in passing Mayday in true
holiday Style 5e,e m 80, f.,,..i
l. On thefday about which i am going to
tell you, quite an excitement had been Gre
ated, as two days before this Mayday,
robin HOOD announced to the girls of
the village that, ""the one that will do
the most good tomorrow, can be our May
queen NJ This was very singular an
nouncement, and one of the girl, said to
another as they wendell their way home
ward :A ,4sIfas. 4. ;@r.~-e.f., "a -
las For my part don't see what right
Robin Hood has, to say that!!"' 54,e@,.s-,''.
"Oh well, Rosa, you know he is.the one
who takes more interest in our Mayday
proceedings than any other lad.' bsoq
a,r Yes, that is true" said Rosa, but how
does he know whether any one else wants
US to choose our queen of May in the
manner he announced ?" 800 III, ass
/ why, I heard that all Of the villagers
concluded that was the best, way re-
piled her companion, "for, it win give, us
a chance to do good and that is better
than to select the favorite girl for queen
A girl that is pretty most always stands
a better chance of being selected than
one who is homely" tTIJ00
Rosa tossed her black curls and said
with considerable spirit:
g 'Well, lam sure hope the plan will
succeed. u suppose we will have to visit
the poor tomorrow, and distribute tracts
and the like. Robin Hood is a silly boy,
but Iwill try and be sanity, sogood bye
till Mayday, and the two girls Sc parated.
4. The truth was, instead of being SILLY"
as Miss Rosa called him, Robin Hood was
very sensible, and the majority thought
so, and accordingly each girl tried to do
her best in order town the coveted
post.
Mayday came, and it seemed as if the
sun never shone brighter, or the queen
overlooked lovlier.a A throne had been
i erected with rustic boughs, and covered
with canopy OF leaves and flowers, the
crown being made of myrtle mixed with
white roses and lilies. Seats had also
been made for the spectators, for even
some lords and ladies had deigned to
witness the sports. /,
1T was a pretty sight to see so many
| little lassies dressed in white, each bear.
ling large boquet FLOWERS, and secretly
hoping that her deed had been good
enough to deserve the honor of wearing
the floral crown. Robin Hood and his
followers also looked quite nicely in
their scarlet uniforms, which they wore
! when shooting, and Robin, being princi-
pal, was kept very busy in giving .direc-
tions to his band 2'oo rs
20 Fdnally,aaH was in readiness to hear
the girls reports as every person had
come, so Robin Hood stepped before the
company and, after bowling respectfully,
made a few simple remarks, and finished
by saying: sgylieY aa3lro.t.ga gts-
ROSA Featherstone may tell what
good she accomplished yesterday"
o3 Master Robin Hood, asked papa
what would be the best thing for me to
do, and he said there was poor family
near the village that needed fuel and
food, so | gave them money / had saved
for new dress, and with that they
bought some coal and other things"
For Rosa this was a great act of self.
denial, and she certainly deserved credit,
4 so Robin Hood smiled eneouragingly and
she resumed her seat, while her black
! eyes, sparkled with satisfaction, for she
was sure none of the girls would sacrifice
SO much as a new dress for the sake of
doing good. However she was mistaken
You never could imagine how much good
had beendone in one .dayIby some little
girls. Indeed, Robin Hood wondered
how they could tell who deserved the
honor OF being queeno of the May.
4 FinaHyall had givenan account of their
proceedings, with the exception of two.
One was Effie Lawrence and the other
Marie Avenel
| The former gave glowing account of
her good works. It seemed to impress
the others that Effie was the one who
would be queen. And the impression
was two-told when Marie spoke, for her
/ appearance was timid and bashful and