Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-07
Tournament and Picnic at Flat Lick.

| intf on Tue lst INST
Despite the Inconvenience of lame
livery hnrsc we reached the ho-pitahlr
home Of our kind friends in ample time to
lose none Of ia" pleasures Of the day. AZ
ter the dust of the drive Was removed arrl
our editorial locks s,nrothrd, We walked
tn the scene Of action With our friends.
The beautiful grove selected for The fr-.
tivities WAS n spot a. lovely ~ the lnn~t
romantic mind could wish. The large
forest trees near the course furnished "A
cool and protecting shade for the sp"cta-
tors no wished To- view the riding of the
gallant knights. After the usual gailopng,
running. timing the horses. Sc, the bust
ness of the day began. QHitr number of
knights entered the lists. We have only
who were successful.
Mr.. Pat Walker. Knight of the Lone
star, was victorious over all competitors,
and would have had III" honor To crown
the Queen had not li, laurrl- been pluck ii
| from h- brow ~ Il stranger knight. Al
ter Nj. Walker, ~ the order named. came
Sir. Willie Bonner, Knight Of Dolly Var
den; MI. Charles Handle, Front DE BTnt,
aud Mr.. y. Garland. Knight of Pine Grove.
The successful Knight, Mr.. Walker. was
challenged by Willie Murtrll, Knight of
Homer. TIL" Knight ot Homer wa, virto-
rion-. lie, IN his Turn, was challenged 10y
Mr. Elliot, Who's" kuigh'ly aprolla,i"n We
q not now remember. Nh. Elliot was sue
crssful aud crowned Miss Nora kilru
/ Queen; Mr.. Bonner crowned Miss Ida
! Iiridgmau, lst Maid Of Honor: Mr.. IIardir
crow ned Miss Maggie Murrrll, 2ud Maid of
Honor, and Mr.. Garland gave the thId
place III the Qurcn's Court to Miss Anna
Webb.
We were not near enough Ia hear all uf
the speeches that We're made. II We heard
any speech or reply at all 1t was that made
10y the 2ud Maid ot Honor, which was we'll
timed, cAquI-ltrly spoken and rry brief
But before the coronation came of an
othrr event happened which was of more
startling interest to the guests aud others
present than all the knightly deeds of the
day. We allndr To- the dinner VIZ never
! care much for dinner oursclf at at picnic
that j., until Thursday last We were of
the opinion that we did not. but the most
confirmed anchorltc could not have IT, l.
ed the tempting display of suh,tatials
with which the table was loaded. II has
seldom been our good fortune to parta,r Of
Il more elegant rrpa.t. cur be-, Gi,pd.
| who stood ~ OF. Ight hand. helped ~ to-
/ TUT =, to ham. lu potato salad, toch,aru
/ saldO, to cake, L. cust,rd, aud in fact tn 81
/ many things that We were forced to cry to
her. "holi, enough" and lice from the
tc...
| first of May Al Willie liarpcr's Was
an t. '"yahlr day. We were the recipient
of very many kind attentions that shall
/ long hr remembered
We drr undrr~prcial obi. atoms to apnar.
trttr of Young Lady iricu.- vhu contrib.
ntrd m An eminent drgrr, To- ,ur pleasure.
| air. S,,horn Maddox was the Marshal
of the day, and managed the Tournament
with judgment and good lumur. W. A..
under hlt-,tiut.> to- him iur the mann, .,
the knights aud other tindnr~e.~ v,
thank all "ur Fiat Lick fi.rnd> co. ,hr,r
many hiudur~>,~ I" H., aud ~hllc W. don't
/ want to lr considered - ii hing Tor an ina
/ Nltatiun we would rot object 20 attend