Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-28
REAL LIFE IN DIXIE,
s'Hc'N'ANs ARE NOT SURPASSED AZ
FEARLESS RIDERS. =

mere me Daring Cavalry Lesd.,.
o'sh War isecelvsd The,r wo.a.-,..,
ss''' !" s"erss.at Hor.sme. : w,,s
southern Women Are tsrasefu,
Inc bold and dashing horsemansh,r
I''p'ayen by the Lees and Ashbvs ~
Jackson, Stewart, Mosby and Others VIZ ~
we're the leading spirits Of the nns = a.
craze cavalry service during tha H.
war. excited the wonder and atlmir.t;ns
sveh O their enemies, and developed I'LL
Iact that the virginians are bv ns,rrs
.he most accomplished and fearless r;dars
on American soil.
Turner Ashby. the flower ri tha Va
gina troopers. who was cut of Il ~
prime OF manhood. was perhaps the
nnes' type % courage and manly grace
~ that branch Of the Confederate serv.
ICE. ana ms name today is a SYNONYM
~ cnlvalry in the south. As peonle
tne 'lrginians are inclined to outdoor
ne, 70 whom the graces Of physical
culture come AZ easy and are as inherent
IN them as their own charming and
warm hearted hospitality. The youth
81 the Old Dominion who can sit ! saI.
aie IN a fox chase. couch a true lance n
tournament and take five rail fence
~ a steeple race commands the respect
o' MS fellows and holds 4 prior lien
apon the heart Of the fairest girl in his
neighhrhood.
Nowhere in the south TODAY can ba
seen more splendid exhibitions of the
BONA hde fox hnnt, the old time tonrna.
nieht AMI cross country riding than are
gwen by the inhabitants of a little town
called Warrenton, in Piedmont Va
situated among the foothills Of the Blue
Ridge range OF mountains in the midst
OF beautiful pastoral region which, is
chiefly devoted to stock raising and
largely inhabited by the f. F. Us of
the old regime and their descendants
VINO have recovered from the financial
ana social distresses occasloned by the
loss Of their slaves, and are reyiying
many OF those delightful customs and
pastimes which formerly prevailed
among them and rendered southern life
10 unique and enjoyable.
HISTORIC SECTION.
Here II was that Ashby and Mosby
were reared and had their homes, and
the latter made this romantic country
OF hill and dale. of stream and wood
land. the S'enes of those daring raids
which so crippled the northern forces
when operating in that section of the
state. and gained for him the sobriuuet
of guerrilla
The battles of Manassas and Bull Run
were fought only twenty miles away.
where the gallant boy soldier. Quincy
Mari, was the first to iose his life on
the Confederate side. McDowell's
splendid army, 100000 strong, caniped
within the limits of the pretty village
and were so touched by the nobility
OF the women whose homes had been
appropriated and turned into hospitals,
that they left its qniet precincts mn
harmed and Its inhabitants unmolested.
II is not remarkable then that people
who before the war were fond of the
N"'''S "''' ""''no ."e '"ui yeaiS anu
more VI .hat oioooy cohlhct rterally
lived in the saddle should he the riders
and marksmen that they are today and
have penchant for the sports of the
field
Ihe summer IN that country Is the
season ior TOURNAMENTS "hich are con
quoted Win all the pomp ana milltary
MOCK OF Jots' III tue DAYS OF Merrie
England. when chivalry mad It's seat IN
the hesirtS oi uieh anu INSPIRED them 10
ueeis Vi roniahtic Naior'
iounS "h'iiarr'eu nien "hiy are quail
heu 10 enter the iists ol THESE tonrna-
hiehts iot the hohor oi GROWING Tue
queen OF love ana beauty Ihey as
SUMO 'i''e' ,o' III. ".",''' !" nj" "'e
suggestive OF Khighthoon anu are sup
posed 10 rae Tor the woman wl" reiShs
over their HHectlons ana hhiSh' Dc re-
garded rs poSSinie nrlde.
PICTURESQUE scENt~
Inc picturesque costumes Oh tue CON
testahts' their gayly capar's'h'eu s'ee'us'
the silver tongned orator ana ms gran
eloquent charge 10 theKh'gnts' the III
spiration oil the fair spectators WHOSE
hearts palptate with expectancy the
bearing on OF the victorious ring anu
the Old fashioned coronation Dan tha'
follows III niSht' which opens WIN .ne
address OF the nero OF tue nay ana Tue
honor the dance OF the royal sci. ana
the grand hnale III whicn the asse'ipieu