Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-10-05
The Ae,,eyviltc jubilee.

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8 va x<61istedit would be, unless
nj rsccn and unavoidable acct
5kervened, Tuesday last to the
in <biiaiits of Cheneyville, its neigh
borhood and for many miles around
besides, to visitors and strangers from
a distance, vas indeed.a gala.day, a
jnbilee, or day of rejoicing and moth
ing of the smallesA moment occurred
to mar the festivities, sports and
amusemcntalsat occupied it, and not
to speak profanely if the day had been
specially ordered, could a finefor mpfe1
suitable one have been be spokep.--~.
The I0y gTRsNl5AlINN J ST; ae,oy !. !
The, place selected l., With ltllt SO much
judgment and good fortune, for the
scene of the sports OF the day, was the
yard and lawn in front of Capt. Branch
Tanners fine residence, near Cheney
Vile. the seats rising one above the
other as in q theatre, being placed just
! in the edge Of the grove of splendid did,
shade treesland fronting the north, 50
that there was a shade during the
whole day. The stand for the judges,
orators, and the fine band Of music
from the city, and invited guestss. n trent ont
| ed these seats Just, iinsi inside the: course,
4 four hundred and fifty yards round,
and extended along the distance Of the the
seats, or at least in full view, Of them hen
! were suspended the rings to be tilted
D at three in pumber.,. Hy.a :
/ The first courses ran was for the
j honor, of, selecting 2 Qneen of Love
!, and Beauty and three Maids, of Honor.
, The knight who carried off on the
; point of his lance the greatest number
, of rings, in NcaTeering once round the
course, choosing the Queen, he that
got the next number, the first Maid o.
: Honor, and so on. The second course
) or tilt, was three times around The
course, three rings hung up each tina "a
and the knight carrying off the great
n est number out OF the, nine, to win
Q prise of $50, the second $50 and thu
e two next highest $50 each. A hurdle
}. race once round with three hurdles +
q be leaped over, concluded the eqnes
E triap games, the prize Of y which 4 was
g splendid silver vase, presented by gu
e popular and enterprizing friend
II Messrs. Levin & Ferguson, Of thi
d place, and then mule and, scrub race
were to be run. We have not, spac
v to devote to as full a description of tn
e noble and exciting sports, as lwoul
N like, aud must content ourselves wit
,e a summary shereafteE, merely srenarl
,e ing that if the knights were tlresse
is rather Enthusiastically and looked a littl
te like circus actors, as was said of thel
IA they rode like them also Il -
n TIE ORAroR's !. u -
i'll Two speakers addressed the comps
Or ny during the daystLe first of WHOM
ii: Wm.. a. Seay, Esq. delivered vel
IN appropriate and interesting discours
Mt on the origin of schiyalry, ITS gof
DO effect in the middle ages ON religie
in and civilization, and the ben6t sey'
o. an imitation of it may confer upon $
IN oiety, at the present time. Mr.. Sea
also we believe spoke, again at nigl
: but we did not hear him. In an int
= val of the jousting, Judge 4, c. Ma
4 lining also made o speech in his usu
II eloquent and, impressive style, Who'll
Nv political however, and which our sen
nd of propriety as an invited guest, p
Tor vents us from critisizing, but we no
ne pe We. shall not. be regarded asat all
71ill Tending, against it, in agreeing emit
est lyIyith him in bis, expressed opinit
N, that he knew twas perfectly psel'
we appealing to the colpred portion q.
lat audience in the language he used. K
out q es.,.. The BALL.
~ 1.-THE ly9s footsteps shake lI'' the iHnp'rogyl
- And as, the Tournament, well speedsthet y
to And the gay dance of bounding beauty'str
of Links grace and harmony IN happfest cha
(StiglaiR altered from Byro
.su s.Ele Ball was had on . platte
'ne erected under and around a.gigar
q spreading oak tree inthe yard, aror
' III whose massive trunk, the lights "
y suspended, whilst torches glear
'0 outside. Yeager's Silver Cornet 3;
from New Orleans, was there to IN
e.e sweet music, for the tripping fee
mo the merry; dancers. The attenda
ny. of night Was large and selef,t. XII