Wilmington journal., 1871-01-13

For the Journal.
ChrIstmAs at Rocky Point-TOmrnament nj
and Ban-A Good Time Generally.


times on old Recky Point, I think it would
be nothing more than right that our
friends should know it,
It is useless to tell you that our jolly
friend, Archy Black. has one Of the best
schools in Eastern North Carolina, and it
wa at his school house whare our amuse-
ments commenced. Mr.. Black dismissed
his school Thursday before Christmas to
make prepa1 ations for Sunday school
festival in the Academy. By the way. Mr..
Local, they have a Sunday school there
that decidedly surpasses any country
Sunday school I ever attended. Under a
working superintendent and good corps
of teachers. they have made it perfect
success, and it was for this Sunday school
that a nice Christmas tree was erected
aud festival prepared. They met at the
Academy about p. m., when, after making
the old hall ring with the sweet little
choir's music, the speaker (Mr. Calvin
Mr.. Ennett, and for rhrty minutes he had
the Louse spell-bound SO appropos, SO
full of good advice, and SO eloquent, that
the universal opinion was that Mr.. Calvin
Hines speech WAS perfect success; hut as
| it will be sent you for publication, will
| let it speak for itself, as I cannot do it
Justice. After the speech came dinner
for the children. Oh what time ; how
they enjoyed it, and you know enough
about my fondness for good-eating to know
that I was one of the children that night.
I certainly enjoyed it. Then came the
drawings. Every one of the children were
attentive. and each one, as his name was
called, felt as big as you and felt in the
uSeI to days. Thus ended one of the
most pleasant festivals / ever saw. But
oh how cold-my horse slipped, sided
and fell several times, but | had to go to
the festival.
l will bid you good night now, and
promise to meet you at Rocky Point at the
Grand Tournament.
Tue,day Morning-Our Rocky Point
fIiends are here now, and have met for
the purpose of having little more Christ
mas. This is the day for the Tournament.
Here arc the Knights drawn up in martial
array, ready for action. L note them as
they answer to their names VIM. Bat
son. Knight Of Rocky Point Academy
Frank Hines. Knight of Red Head Char
lie Sparkman, knight of Success ThOs.
Bradshaw, knight of Burgaw Thos.
Fryer, Knight of Horrelps Store :; George
Best, knight of Clayton Hall Willie
Tate, Knight of Pike ; Jno. Batson. Un-
known Knight Joe Duncan, Knight Of
No Practice Z g. M. London, Knight of
Lost Cause and Jno. Wood, Knight Of
Rocky Point After they received their
charge the riding commenced. The rid
ing was good, and every Knight, from b. &
earnestness, showed he had a choice among
the ladies, and on hex head he wanted to
place the crown. After toe riding was
over the Knights were summoned, a d the
judges (Messrs. Westbrook, Major Hines,
Col. V. Hines, Z. A. NJ. London, and W.
d. Sparkman), read out the successful
knights as follows: Chas. Sparkman.
Knight of Success !; Frank Hines, Knight
of Red Head Jno. Batson, Unknown
Knight and Thos. Bradshaw, Knight of
Burgaw.
After few beautiful and impre ssive
remarks 10 the successful Knights by Msj
Hines the crowning came off. The Knight
of success crowned Miss Alice James, OF
Salisbury, as Queen of Love and Beauty
Knight Of Red Head crowned Miss Mary
| Campbell, of Greensboro, First Maid OF
Honor; Unknown Knight crowned Miss
Katie King. of Wilmington, Second Maid
Knight of Burgaw crowned Miss Florence
Sparkman, of Rocky Point. Third Maid.
In delivering the crowns the young Knights
each made very pretty speech to the
tl1een and Maids. and sGme of the ladies
replied very appropriately and elegantly.
The Coronation Party comes off at the
house of that most estimable gentleman, ],
Mr.. Bryant Brown. Imagine us here by
IL coy fire waiting for the band, talking 10
Mrs. Brown. Do you know her, Mr..
Local !? She is perfect model Of lady,
everybody Ioves her, and tho young pso-
ple worship her. What happy house
hold The band enters. The royal family
occupies the floor. Not exactly, one OF
the couples didn't dance, and decline ed in
f. vor of your humble servant, with our
good hostess for my partner. l hope
though, yoE will not let that prevent J on
from calling it the royal sett, That sett
is long to tie remembered. After that sett
came the subjec's. and then a general
rningling. And until the wee hours OF
night every one enjoyed themselves to
their fll-ne that did not. was to blame
for it himself and here, sir, ends the Tour
nament and ends one of the most pleasant
gatherings [ ever was in. ZETA.