The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-22


SIN KNIGHTS AND LADIES .--lt Is my privilege aud
pleasure 10 addrcss you upon this gladsoms occa.
sion All occasion that appeals 10 our best feeling
and calls into play ne most refined sentiments o.
pratiglls that can be experienced arc In large de
gree refrahle 70 that great and noble principle that
has no name but the spirit Of chiyalry.
There Is legend that has become part Of the
history Of classic Greece that the oracle Of Delphi
originated In seeidcnt that shepherd. while tend
ing his lock. on the beautiful slopes OF Mount Par
nassus. noticed that when his goats approached a
particular hsxure In the mountain side, that they
were seized as 4 10y commissions and upon drawing
near. and breathing in the exhaation issuing there
FUN. he found that the effect was TO cause his
tongue TO speak with inspiration that surprised
him. 80 would that !, thus surrounded By gallant
knights and women fair and beautiful be able 10
draw inspiration from the occasion and thus be able
to strike some sparks rum my dun brain.
Sre va nsa ri net tyshian nef Ss
was In great measure 10 afford an opportunity for
men to excel in those games where the prize was
most daring charioteer Rome had her bloody glad
ltoral CONTESTS. Nor do We turn with pleasure To
thosa times when brave Knights, aesuated BY blind
zeal and mistaken religious enthusiasm. under the
leadership Of . Richard caur dc Lion. Louis VII OF
France and others Of less ren0wn. bucked on their
amor, and under the banner OF the crosS, went
forth 10 battle against the infdel Turk on the sacred
soil Of Palestine. And while we admire yet mus;
condemn, that fierce spirit OF the rude Norman
Knight that urged him % contend even unso death
for tho smile Of the lady he was wont TO love But
how much nobler 10 contend In the frAhrnal man
ner that marks the tournament exercises Of the mod
upon he T brow your shossn LADY l he opS
80 calamity won, and rest assured the lady thus
chosen would not change
Fer snpls h-Si wreath
roe IsaAs ~ualsh PsFslsa wis as@Alar
Yes fair Queen aud beautiful Maids, well know
thai you Will appreciate to the highest degree the
distinguished honor paid you by your gallant knights.
for with truth the Poet hath said:
love Al dssyias. lsss eAaru.
Ia ussAi., vssh e.-s
Tn nars.i. a-nresl. fruit. Il bis.
are isehsa iro@ dangers prSslpss-
You fair Queen the recipient ofthis token OF honor
and esteem nom your gallant knight. occupy po-
pleasure OF him, on whose arm You 20 gracefully
lean, 70 know that your sweet smiles like that great
attribute q Gods mercy si drop As the gentle dew
him who takes Indeed. I exaggerate not, when
say that you, fair Queen. surrounded By your lovely
n S ma :, p ma axa e y % seleers,ss
by the artists hand. This Is ceremony that should
call forth The unfeigned admiration q all lovers q
the beautiful
"nisA sight ne carotid bses nisAs s.aaash-,
And sass sEs szlls arrln h-,il - JOSH.
And ysuiA hgrrt sa<A hours pa.~a En- earsA--
In giving ourselves 10 the pleasure Of such an &C
easion We ind The tendency % Be- % carry the MIND
life 70 lin Il into purer element and TO breafhs
into more profound and generous emotions
i has ever been. and ever win be mans inst dutl
Il t+-r.%-~tt
she Is the last best glt Of God 10 man" And II oc
casion demands IL win pay 10 you that fealty sworl
ssaS Heen Az nec sn1 piS Sr y mos 81 y,
leap down the fearful gulf with Curtius HIsior
man, and the love that prompted the English Queel
10 extract with her lips the deadly poison from IN
arm OF the King her husband oniy attests the powe
Of her devotion Nor Is womans love a selfish love
for with what admiration do we read OF those nobl
spartan women, who bnekled around the loins 0
m I n9Fe scs maI AZ ~ and babe hen
man would be wanting In those feelings that eve
eiinIarterize the true man II be did appreciate ;
The liseliert degree. the untold wealth OF woman
woman. shaasr ~ s.sus
III Aas har ivy sesas 10 oai
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canstaney In woman Is her brightest Jewel 81
a Sort = nsas phflssspAf
wAsa h astrse
IN Sss q bat s@rhss
q make .autAer da-
The highest evidence Of an advanced STATE Of "a,
nizafion y the esteem In which woman Is held 3
man, and the proudest boast Of the nineteenth eer
fury - that we Of the sterner measure ont TO 10
Of The hirer % the fullest extent that regard vc
your merit dsmsHds for you and men nave isarns
ranee e the sole guardian Of Innocence" and TN
! u has been taught Us that ~y0uF life i not 10
: ihe dangerous Irnputsiicn q mSseuline s.renrl
W that most powerfully written novel. 90" u
ind he snthor, that great genius Victor Hug
/ speaking through cim9urfah. the following. {" Ma
. 4 master. admit only one rvyalty; that 81 the r
side; man In bis bonse "a King And now mark Il
ssspe ,ss' iafogsn esissis Man i King on
/ LADIES' cnnnclyo that Heaven Intended you 20
the companion q man, and hold that me conjsr
confession Of Eve 70 ADAM
assi ~ -, $50, v tsss - nqss
r->Ass n.pFi-s .ns~i-ir, 80 h.r Es.i>s--
Is. no longer considered binding on female CO.
science. Yes ladies y i you that teach ns he r.
2 @ !" .s ios 7 = ,1s. ssnns nansnce VIII.
great guardian Of society. There Il u we and ~ons
ding tkat carries o. saek . human sympashiei
petis carts and Harvesting anxieiIes of every u
hfe-yer,
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: p-rr <s.&as eh@rsp. nat srs = ~ " ss.te
Itmay be aztei why !, upon This occasion. indul
AZ ssercisss u would be Without me sn =
flef were not intended 10 manifest bigh APP,
ciailop % roinsn's woFsh; and thus having Ai:sm
occasion naiuraly calls f0rth Il shall be my Piles
m. ass NC exercises Of the dag have closed 70
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y v>aw - rssiqs hs~s - nyizs e-s~
81 Aifer the tourpamsnt exercises yaIe over
tfot Tor purse Of 500 toek place. Masti
Dunn entered b. b. Blue Ridge, James Mn
ohg autered r D. Mount CARMEL. Samu
R6op sntesad b. (. Prince mile heats, be
thsee 10 five. WeH by Blue Ridge, time 2: q
AT, 40 Tha second yaln was for par,
! 81 SO; for horses that never heat '8:3'
&brnhans Winters enteled y. ~ Fslmst,,
Joh4 4efzb entered B. m No Name. va
bF Palmetto, tima 1;l5, a:le. a;lo. Up Il
evening 'taEe w3s , bqll at Nbeeler's Hote
.tiah VS. &yEcly ATTENDED i>liss ard gel
tIemsa nom telliHese, Hssefe134, fFedeI
lex and other places baia4 present. III
music Was excellent. Recess vac Ekten atios
II o'clock forrciIeshmepts, and ,he fesiiriti,
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