Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

would snare Win ub Tue COmlOTts OF
the place. Many people down in
Vicksburg know Joe" Robertson
aver, body up the Sunfower and on
Deer Creek knows him-but let me
saw new, and wind up with him. that
while don't think | could be induced
to ride In a buggy with him behind
one of bis fast horses, | should like 10
aud il convenient TO drop In at hls
house very often, cay just about meal
lime or when 1t was too late or too
dark to 90 home or anywhere else,
that night, 60 that when | got through
eating might feel It necessary TO apol'
ogizs for making a pig of myself by
saying | had been lost out In the
sWamps aud had been without food
for seven days; or, that when retired
o rest, aud was drifting gradually
away to dreamland, could not realize
was not in my own nice fitting bed
at home. Yes, | would like TO do this
very often, aud | fear II was much in
that neighborhood | might become a
bore and not wait for pressing invita-
tious or until | was jerked in by the
coat collar. The indications are, now,
that | will have business up ther every
once in a while-when Joe and his
family are at home.
That afternoon, In company with
Ben. BoOkout, Mrs. Bookout and Mr..
Courtwright, | was treated to the drive
of nine miles alluded 10 in my letter OF
yesterday, and which proved such an
enjoyable affair from the fact Of the
unexpected lOveliness of the country.
On our return, after supper, we expect.
ed TO have the pleasure of attending
church, but there were no services, 1t
being understood that the Minister was
reserving his forces for grand charge
ihe next day upon the assembled null
titude.
But we have had our good nights
rest, 10 our grand old room, and the big
day has come around. EARLY, real early,
the people began to come into town,
aud by ten o'clock there was quite q
collection on the grounds, with the
Ihrong still increasing. At eleven, the
knights, wearing the garb appropriate
10 the characters represented, and
mounted on superb steeds, and preCed-
ed By the band, marched to the
grounds, about half mile below the
town, on a lovely green lawn where
the track was silu ,ed, in the centre OF
which was erected a covered platform
for invited guests, and here took place
the contes,. After 1t WAS thought all
the visitors had arrived, the assembly
was asked to gather around the stand
aud when they had done so, Judge E
J. McGarr, wa. Introduced, who fur
nished them with treat 10 shape oI
4 short speech, the equal Of which Il
has never been my pleasure to hear.
am very sorry cannot insert !! in full
in this letter, but not being ab t. dc
so wont attempt further a!Iu,ion 10 1t
This Tournament was species o
show to me. had not seen anything
of the kind before, aud perhaps tool
an interest 10 It which others did no
feel. The riding struck me as beinl
very good, aud from the remarks mad
by some ladies who we're apparenll.
good judges of this accomplishment
aud whose acquaintance | had the gooC
fortune to make, | inferred that SOM
of the gentlemen, particularly, wer
unusually graceful horsemen. II fat
tered my vanity somewhat to find tha
In every instance our opinions % 10 th
merits Of the Knights as riders coin
cided. give the names Of the gentle
men who contested for the rings, th
characters they represented, and th
rings each took, to econOmize space
Each rode four rounds, the fret bein
merely for practice. There we're Si
rings, thus making q possible Of eIgh
teen in the three rounds. The win
was blowing freely, and swayed th
attachments to the rings, making
hard TO calculate or rely upon thei
position when the lances came around
which will account, In most instances
for the small score made, and render
g question Of doubt whether the mos
expert horsemen led In the count
Here are the names in the order i
which they rode:
A. II. Pinckard, Knight OF the Crescen
two rings; E. r. Bridges, Knight OF Hind
county, fourteen; Judge Powell, khigh
, OF Turkey, elk; 4. A. Alleu, Knight
Rolling Fork, fourteen; j. A. Thomas
Knight OF the Red Line, i've; K. B. She
by, knight Of ChickOrea, eleven; J. Den
knight OF Issaquena, two; Joe L. Barnard
Knight OF the Fair Play, thirteen; Fran
Wright, Knight OF the North, no rings;
J. Britton, Knight Of the Forked Dee
nine; A. G, shelby, knight Of the SunhoV
er Belle, six; ID. G. Casey, Knight VI ID
Commonwealth, fve; J. II. Robertson
Richard COuer DeLion, i've rings.
The knights OF Hinds and Of ROllin
Fork having tied, rode another rounC
resulting In three for the former an
four for the latter, thus giving to M
Allen the victory, and the right I
crown the Queen OF Love and Beaut!
After the public announcement Of th
victor, the spectators gradually di'
persed, many of them going home, bu
q large number remaining for the bal
During the frst round Judge Powell
horse few the track, ran against on
of the uprights, threw him q terri
Bile fall enough TO kill an ordinsr
man-but be bounced to hls feet in
tWinkling, and though quite seriousl
bruised, insisted on completing th
riding, which he did, besides attendin
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