The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-09-06

loI GU. BUM King Hal, with foWninR
vefmillion eye-broWs, was anaehromo.
ttcally touching his cap to . burly 10
ltcoman. When ill the rabblo of tn
cortege had been ct length clad and
marshaled the gates Of the court were
thrown open to admit the gallant eray
which was to bear Godiva. He looked
vicious beast. although pretty enough
With his Rsy trapptnge Of crimson and
yeliow and the noddtng white plume
which Tucked the top Of his forehead.
had been sticking sin into him ''. er%
no sooner did the .lady' who had the
eaoale come down, try to hitch herself
on on 70 the saddle. when he began to paw
snarp corners, In Consequence OF which
antics etirrup broke and Godiva had
70 wait till It was mendod.
All things have an end however. and
ct last her ladyship was seated. The
muslin drapery had done much for pro.
priety, but she was 20 like real life ''un.
sdorned," and 30 adorned the most
hat she would scarcely have dared to
'enture on stage, either in London o,
II Paris, without adding to her costume.
We Viewed her sssthetically, happily,
and did not waste time in vain fault
finding. So regarded, she more than
answered popular expectation. She 10
q singularly fine woman, of rather pro.
nonced character, and sat her horse With
consummate elegance which showed she
had not thrown away the experience
gained in the circus. Then the bands
OF music scattered at different points of
the procession struck up their lOudest
and the bells rang out from the Coven.
try steeples. A mounted policeman
and . gentleman in scarlet hunting Co.'S
tune were sent on ahead to clear the
way. The kings and queens. clspped
their tinsel crowns on their heads, and
clutched their horses names more
firmly, and, az the clock struck IL in st..
Micheal's tower, the cortege rode
forward, cheered at every step by q
seething populace.
First came the city guards in the an
Gent armor belonging to the city. Next
Rugby town band and some tiny Swear.
old children. tastefnlly dressed a.
princes and princesses, ON horseback
Then came st: George. glittering in
his chest and his visor quite in order.
Next an ornamental car with u lot of
white robed Druids inside it, and then
more bands, more guards in armor,-
with their corduroy 'pants" visible I'M
derneath-and tiny children on horse.
back. And soon after We saw Robin
Hood and Maid Marian, clad all in
woodland green and followed by Stout
Friar Tuck and Little John. The Kings
and Queens with their escorts came,
next-Richards and Henrys, Maries and
Margarets and Virgin Bess, till at last
We beheld q. grtnning jester, and inn
mediately behind him Lady Godiva,
followed by Leofric and q long array of
trade deputations.
The procession wound slowly up one
odd, old street and down another, the
people still cheering, surg:ng and hnst-
ling az they struggled to get a: good
view. "Ain't she stunner?" Was the
favOrite exclamation as the LADY"
passed. There goes the chap wot puts
the alum into our BREAD" said some
body when the bakers deputation drew
near. l fancied there was still a care
worn expression on the face of Leofric.
He seemed wholly intent on his ros-
inante, and did not dare to 80 much as
glance at his virtuous partner. In few
more minutes, however, the pageant
had turned a corner, and the 'gentle-
man of the press" who had q hard
morning of it, withdrew to their cigars
and steaks and bitter beer and their
hotels,