Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-10-07

mDn that there i mo honor attached t,sIb ma
4 say this Is not true There l. q rhsch
honor attached % them now a. ever when
property conducted. Nothing i none grand
fhan = noble knight bearing OF his honor
won BY his chiyalric and expert exessipnl
b. be nlaced upon the brow ofeome iairy
little girl. the pride of his heart Knfeht-
hood or chiyalry today il conducte2upon
a very different basis from what d wa in
the dark and middle Sages.. Under the old
common law Of England custom was the
governing rule. knights were mounted
1 upon fleet and spirited steeds, wearing q
belt and their breast barbed with steel 10
prevent selfinjury. These went about, as
II were, in defence of pure and beautiful
woman. They often met, and blood was
shed in her defence. knights in those days
were looked upon as lords Of the land.
Even Emperors recognized their royalty.
When Marguerite wanted her brother.
Francis the LIST of France, then a prisoner,
to make an apology TO Charles the 5th,
King of Spain, he answered, What, my
sister, tell a lie, a belted knight Mar
guerite, You are mad - To-day we have
statutary law governing the right from the
wrong, aud We meet here in the full light
Of civilization and love to contend Cor fhe
championship and that high honor of crown
ing a queen of love and beauty and her
sweet little maids. Much Of the poetry
once knew as boy has now become latent
with me, and | am to-day quite out of nv
poetical attitude. might perhaps please
those of older fancies, but as this tourna-
ment was advertised 10 please the little
ones, will not break peace with its mana
gers. We have light that is to come be-
hind me in the shape of a medicine man 10
deliver the coronation, and whilst can
claim his junior, he is vet in the full blhsh
ofyouth, and will, ami satisfied. give YOU
all the poetry needed. l am afraid young
knights ! will trcspass too long upon Your
time and thereby tire YOU for the charge,
therefore | must content myself by advis-
ing you and each of you To he careful in
your fitting. You must hold u steady hand
and true aim and you will all succeed. |
do not mean that you will all win honors.
as some must be defeated, but be We not dis
Outraged at such disappointment.
disappointment and shame from no condi-
ton rise,
Act well your parts and there the honor
lies.
Mr.. VIM. f. Saxton, g. Douglas Carmen
ter and Henry Warning served as Judges
and Robert Bean as Herald. The fitting
was then next in order
KNIGHTS. RINGs
1855, Forest Hayden,
Maryland, Foster Burroughs.
Village Boy, George WEIGH, 6
Deep Water, Raymond Hayden, 4
Stars and Stripes, Vaughn Ward,
Hope, Julius Hayden,
Bleeding Heart, -
Me'hanicSville, Wilson Adams, y
Unknown knight, FEMME Adams, 7
Adams Express, Jimmie Adams, ~.
Happy Home, ID. Wood, 8
Hamburg, - Higgs,
Chaptico, Joseph Burroughs,
Meals Hill, Wilson Davis, 3
The ballroom was opened about : O'Clock,
presenting cheerful appearance with
ni'c dressing of evergreens, flowers, &c.
The successful knights and their queen
and maids We're arranged 10 stand opposite
each other. Mr.. \. Burroughs then intro
duced DR. L. II. Morgan. who in his usual
happy style made short but sweet address.
and said when la commenced 10 deliver the
crowns, Nest beautiful little queen-I have
the pleasure Of u;frriug this crown 10 the
Knisht 20 Mecha nicsyiIle. who placed 1t
uponshs appropnste Iii aleAIiss Ella Bur
ribghs asqaecn a love and hearty. Hap
py unrae srownsSf tfis NanniesIiiggs
Hope esexns1 afiss Nora. Iippett, Stars
and stripes-csownsd sfiss Isili Burroughs
Adams. Exprzz crowned Ma Lip Ed
wAfis. Uaknorn X qight, crowned Miss
S.nsartnr, a Charlo bite Hall. Village Boy
crowned w. fIiIaa Edwrds me DR.
cpneIuds ii his 8marks 81 sayfhg h. must
kiss tle queen. which No did Next In or
der was One dance, which was participated
IN fg an and was kept up ill late hour
.EAAf lax kNIGHrs
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