Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-10-22


ia of glorious and happy reign. 1t is not
power alone that has been worshiped as god
from the creation of The World that has engen-
'dered in the human bosom an eternal and mex
tingushabie thirst for its possession; but it Is the
influence which it exerts And in proportion to
proper exercise of IT, does it elicit the applause
and admiration of the World, and beat a respon-
sive tone to the noblest impulses Of humanity
Ii the number of opponents lends charm to
the victorious and covers with confusion the van
pushed, who need be more proud, whilst here
on every hand the scene has been lit up with the
smiles OF as fair women as she of whom the I'M
mortal Milton spoke, when he said
Grace was In her step, Heaven in her eye
In every gesture dignity and love"
Ii it has been the cause, who need be more
proud? Has it been the indefatigable emery of
man struggling with man, with blood-stained
armor and battered helmet, that has pronounced
you queen Z Is 1t the sports of the uncultlvated
of wild and barbarous age, fred by frenzy
rather than q pure zeal and devotion that has
elevated you to the position? No; but it is the
price of honor and of gallantry, urged on by
ed an inextinguishabie light and glory upon the
records of mankind, and will continue to shine
on till the scaffoding of time has fallen with
crash and nature itself shall tremble to the
be directed by wisdom, marked by an undying
veneratlOn and scrupulous anxiety for all your
subjects. Teach them that love is but the hand
maid of virtue and devotion-but the tender off
spring of a reverential honor and obedience
Disdain the lgnomlnlous pretensions of tyranny
and oppression, and the sweet consolation will
be yours, that you have swayed the scepter of
royalty and that it has gittered in the sunshine
of impartial justice and magnanimity. May
the fair maids of honor be bright Jewels of worth
in thy majestys diadem. May your reign be
one of constant sunshine and not cloud be-
tween, and with the lapse of time ent vine
your gentle spirit into the hearts OF each of your
subjects and in the end loved, and knowing it
W. ho ha tod ho uipt
of universal sympathy and mourning across
the tempestuous waters of the stygean flood and
forever dance amid the sweet elysian pleasures
of an eternal happiness, where not
"a cloud of earthly sorrow will shade thy brow,
or.dm with care thy bright eyes,
But where each morn will shed rainbow Ger
life's tears,
And mildsr radiance borrow from the gentle,
gentle flight of years"
HOnOred Knights--The glory Of nation is
always reflected through the medium Of the
people who compose it. No abstract theory OF
philosophy can invent it. No scientific investiga-
ton can discover it. But it consists alone in the
development of those nobler qualities of our be.
ing, whose grandeur and subimity bespeak the
power Of Him who breathed them into existence.
You have exemplihed to-day, by your gallantry
and devotion, that honor is not dead but only
sleepeth. The same spirit that breathed itself
out upon ths plains Of Marathon is still living
Your conduct to-day has been marked By q
gentleness and courtesy that is worthy OF the
noble cause you havo espoused. You have
evinced to the World, by your dissemination
fired the bosom Of that line of ilustrious
knights, whose deeds have been the theme of
romance and of song, This is field for the Gull
tlvation of all of those finer and more delicate
sensiblities of your nature. And now that the
honor is yours of wreathing the brows of the fair
ones of your choice, and as you have gained the
favor of their smiles may you never cease until
you have gained their devotion, their confidence
and their love. And remember that womans
forttude bids defiance to the ills and vcissitudes
of the most adverse fortune, and grows stronger
and stronger as the clouds of disappointment
and affliction increase. And as the vine which
has long twined Its tender foliage about the oak
and been lifted by it into sunshine, will, when
the hardy plant has been rifted by the thunder
bolt, cling round it with its caressing tendrils,
and bind up its shattered parts; so Heaven has
beautifully ordained that woman who is the mere
ornament and dependant Of man IN his happier
hours, should be your stay, solace and comfort,
when smtten with sudden calamity, winding
herself into the rugged recesses of your nature,
gently supporting your dropping head and Dlnd-
ing up your broken heart
And to you who have been unsuccessful, be
not discouraged, but rather let your failure be
stimulus to exertion and effort, and that q fail
ure in a noble cause is always worthy OF the
prcudest effort.
In justice to the speaker we must state that
he was only informed late that evening that he
would be depended upon for the address. The
dancing was kept up until q late hour.
During the Fair, poll was opened at the Sec
retary's office for the election of Directors. whose
term had expired Messrs. John B. Baldwin,
and A, w uarman were reelected and Mr.. j.
H. Parkins elected.
Now that the exhibition of the Augusta Coun-
ty Fair for 1872 is over the people Of the county
should commence to prepare for the next They
should determine to make it the grandest exhl-
bition of fine stock, ard useful and interesting
articles of home industry in the State They can
do so, if they will.
List of Premiums Awarded.
HORSES-Entry Book I.
Class Thoroughbred Stallion-lst premium
Engineer" Robert Cochran.
Class 2-Quick Light Draft--best stallionolst
premium, liam OShanter," Ralston Bros; End
American Eagle" S. T. Rogers.
Best brood mare-1st premium, Bette Guy
wear old, entire-lst premium, Revenue"
J. Il. Timberlake; End, Bay Engineer" Sam
year old Filly-1st premium, Flora Belle
W. Bell Crawford; 2nd, "Nettie Brown" ia.
Parkins. =,
year old entire cot--1st premium, 'SoFrel
Coli" H. E, Gay; End, flly maggie" r. j.
Spring colts-1st premium, "Shiloh colt" Il.
E. Cay; End to Ralston Bros.
Class 3-Saddle Horses, adapted to Breeding,
&c.-lst premium, st;.lliog,, Tom Telegraph, j..
NJ. Buck 2ud, stallion, jesse Morgan, Lewis
Brood mare-1st premium, Bet, VIM. F. Bell;
End, Rose Abby, j. 81. Rarkins. =
Filly year old-1st premium, Gypsy queen,
j. A. Hartman. T,
wear old gelding-1st prem, Celum, Theo.
Gamble. .,,
year old-1st premium, Bay Filly., Ralston
Bros. Spring colt-1st premium, Sorrel hlly, D.
S. Churchmau.
Class 4-General utility--Stallion, LIST premi-
UNI, Morgan, J. M. Buck; End. Frank, A. M.
Bowman
Brood Mare-1st premium, Belle, q. w. Eau
ber End, bay mare, Jacob Myers.
3year old.-1st premium. chestnut geldlng
Absalom Coiner; 2nd, bay ally; G, ". Faq6er.
2year old-1st premium ,geldlng, j. "A. Har-
/ Year old-lst premium, grey colt. VIM. 81.
Peyton End, grey FLY, Jacob Myers.
Spring colt-lst premium, G. w. Fauber.-
An iron gray colt of merit was exhlblted Dy
Mai. Hartman, but in the opinion OF the judges
was entered in the wr7-1g class, being properly
q colt for the saddle
Entry Book 2-Class Heavy Draft-Best
stallion, 1st premium, Norman, q. Litten; End
Grey Eagle, VIM F. Bell.
Brood mare-1st premium, Cyrus Brown; IND
VIM Dunlap.
Pair Heavy Draft Horses-1st premium, IL. j.
Lushbaugh 81 Bro.
ton. year old colt-lst premium, u; ". Fau-
Der. 2 wear old tilly-1st premium, j. A Har-
man; End, Cyrus Brown. year old-lst pre-
MUM r. j. Clinebell; End. ). Myers. spring
colt, LIST premium, J; Michael. ,o a r.o,,,
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