The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-07
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shape. The colors blended, reflected twinked be-
fore my eyes and although the melancholy rain still
beat upon the window panes, I felt chldishly gay
1t was like setting foot for the first time in strange
land where spring was just blooming. We looked at
cloaks, furs always the from season to season.
bonnets higher than those of last year, and caps
made of otter or astrachan sngly utilized to-
gether.
At last my man, taking warning from the wide
and more wide opening of my enraptured eyes, closed
the wsrdrobes, and, having escorted me back, ex-
claimed gleefully
Listen to good news: The hustle will diminish.
/, whom you see before you have used my best en-
deavors to this end hope to make it disappear
tirely."
In days of DID, when knights were bold ETC., it was
the fashion among gentlemen to charge each other
on horseback. get holes poked through themselves
with lances bang one another the head with big
iron clubs, and carve ears noses and arms off with
swords. They did all that for fun or to settle their
claims to fair ladies' hands They dressed in boiler.
iron overcoats and tin trousers and looked very pct
uresque. 1t is not record that Job ever put
up at the Round Table to gull the public by hippo
droning tourney that Sir Launcelot and Sir Gala,
had ever had bogus bout in the ring. went in
boots gate money. In these points, modern reyi-
walls of chivary differ from the original article En-.
terprising showmen are trying to get New York
interested in the medieval amusement of mounted
combats. and exhibition of the kind has been given
this week. Society largely represented in Cosmo
politan Rink for the beaux and bellies promise
of new diversion, in which they might themselves
take part in the future. The gallant knights Xa
vier Orlowski. purportins to be of Kaiser Will
helms Black Hussars, and captain Grant, ostensibly
of the British army. Grant tin corselet that
looked pretty and Orlowski encased himself in vest
padded like ball catchers bib. They took long poles
with knobs the ends and at signal trotted their
horses to the center of the ring where they feeby
poked at each other. Grant devoted himself to get
ting out of Orlowsk's way, and tho gallant knight
from Russia jabbed him gently in the back Every
prod was point To vary the monotony, the referee
gave points to the champion of British chivary when
he didn't touch the Black Hussar Then the spectators
ieered.
The lance combat proving tame, and nobody getting
hurt the knights discarded their poles for cavalry s
bres and the spectators began to cherish hopes of at
least seeing finger chopped off. There chance
of looping or Sitting nose, because
the horsemen wore masks that perfectly protected
their heads Grants charger had got into the habit
of turning tall and adhered to that plan. The result
was that Orlowski thumped the captain on the back
tering spendor of his tin curass with unsghy dents
In the fifth attack after cashng the swords together
in the style of stage fencers Grant turned usual
and bent his steeds neck to avoid the customary
whack. exposing and more vulnerable part to.
the enemy. But the chvalrQps Hussar scorned to.
wound gentleman in his seat of honor, and waited
for him to turn and get credtable the front
of his arnor.
Then they changed horses. but that didn't change,
the fortunes of the fight The Hussars bay was dis
gusted with his rider and after one Intellectual
charge to the center, he deliberately turned and
marched out of the in spite of bit and spur It
required the efforts of hosters induce the beast
foolery. Orlowski's sword made some more dents
in the tin armor, and then the horse broke up the
whole show by walking determinedly to his stable,
with the champion of England his back and abso.
utely refusing to lower his equine dignity by having
anything more to do with such nonsense. An appeal
was made to horsetamer Gleason to take the obsti.
nate animal in hand but he said he guessed that horse
didn't need any educating; it seemed to be very in
telligent aud sensible animal The referee announced
that, as Captain Grants horse unmanageable the,
Captain conceded the victory to Orlows whereat the
spectators Kissed derisively. Then Orlowski gallant
reviver of chivary and the noble games of tourney
boldly challenged any of the hissers come forth
lance with him. The Renaissance of medieval glory
expired in long, dersive hiss and society will not
take up the lance. CLARA BELLE.