The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-15
SPOTSYLYANIA,
Successful Tournament and Enl yablo In
tertainment- Both Described IN In
toresting Style.
Correspondence If The Free Lapce)

lt was supJo-ed thdt reason f0r the
fail attendance nt the OstOOer enter
tsnment 40 Lewiston might be f0urd
in the fact that 90 long "a time had
elapsed since the last occasion ~ the
kind there that the public was anxious
beyond rs won't fDr foe supper aud
gsyety that nsual.y marx the ied letter
days e the Lewiston caleldlf.
But TIE tournament, Concert and
oyster supper OF yesterday followed
closely uu the last. aud tie crowd was
ulll larger The reason may Do Inferred
Aa II lttenng 10 the managers ~ the
October concert Evidently, far and
ide the rum0r had gone that whose
ever .lissed "a Lewiston ertertallmeut
vas Loser. and Ou the niuth che roads
lpsdinR On the hail here were foil n
milling faces ia full expectation If ID
u -lighuul evening, aud nobody was
di~appJintel The time would fail G.
tcll Of oil, but the tournament went of
beautifully; the riding admirable, as
might have been supp sed. the polite.
ness. good nature. ss mp8ihy and lppfe.
cAtge interest ot the crowd what n
could not fail % he IN this orderly and
KINDLY community The afternoon was
IT, the wind J stled the rings; but
carriages aud bugRies and vehicles Of
an sorts stood their ground, aud many
spectators on foot as we'll, aud watched
aud oheefed as one after another the
knights Of Ivsnh1e, Partlows, Kenil-
w0rh, Small Ii ps, Clifton. y font.
spring HUI, Bonnie Scotland aud
many more flew each Ike an arrow
from the string, dashed sl0lg the track
a1d strung" rings time after time
Some more. some less often. N cQur St.
Otherwise where would the zsst II Con-
Il cf Or. wish no hope II surplssiug The
rsst; So even Was tue tie 40 list i1r
the Queens cro@n, that one knight
gracefully yielded rather tnsu keep
tle crowd a-ape tl the sun set and
the stars persuaded rep 80 lie delib-
er4.eiy reversed his lance, rode his last
course and left the Knight of Ivauhce
victor.
TIE cremation tableanK 90 tho siege
at the Hall IN the evening vas beautl.
fil MISS Fannie A-hby elthroued as
Qleen. Miss Ab0is SCOTT as FIRST maid
Dt honor, Mics Slaughter as second,
Miss bIumlry as third. Nix 70 the
Knight OF Iyauh0e the knights OF
pArfl0Ws. X rnllWorth AID II An
ditws Cd carried on the h0nOrs q
I'm a0t certain about the last title.
which 1 hope may DO excused, among
~ many OF nearly equal merits The
kuight OF Bernie scotland was the
cynosurme Of many eyes and the fiuiter'
iag bravery If his blue sash oId the
,reamors from his lance set macy
hearts hatter, among his teachers
sud little school mates. One n them
uring the talk Of taking RIGGS was
hesrd 20 utter the d4uug hope tnAt
when Joseph" rode he sh aid get
I'm allp' He didn't DO 10 * ictl7, but
hat was small matter iu the eyes
4 his many friends. aid o., wes con-
idefed au uIsco0urtelle oteIFlrhi
rhst the Queens c.own wls nJt
awarded g. him-not tIf che number
If rings he took. but so consideration
q bis teader ago eleven aua general
merit.
The coronation address was del.7e'-
ed by DR. J. ueJaItette. Gut WIS
voted perfect m. and not word
too much or tOl little, not w0fd
failing ia ptifect taste, jlst Che beau
tful chiv4ll0us thoughts ihlt suited
The occasion, lHring homrge O. O. F
right r0yhl queen in her cszzl,rg
court. the language hti0g tLe tnOlghf-
und worthy VI tLem-1igulti d, polish .
%. courtly, graceful. Ihs audience .
was quite swept with wave oi euthu'
iasm, and the cheering was hli 600 .
louder for tire universal III elton 8u1 f
RESP ec' m which lhe epeaker is held .
throughout fha eutiIe community .
EgeryOoay f,.t IS little puff-d up win .
pride. feeling f1it OF reh 'ctld glow 4
~ honor. because The Dr.. WAS cne # .
our own people
Tho crowd was large, The sale # .
rapid. AID the program .
foe. Tho chorus s-Dg by Messrs
Clarence and J. nest DheWniuR au1 F
Mlss Mnuds ChewuiDg Was listened Go ,
with great euj yment Songs hy
Misses Agnes aud Beth Segir, Miss
Marie Ohaney aud Miss Abbey Scott
were all admirably well given, accord
ing 10 the various styles demanded boy
their subjects The little.0ne.act play
" Popping the Question" Yves a decided
success. the cast including am1tanrs
Il very evident comic talent Mr.
h lett DeJsrnets az the bachelor, Mr.
Primrose played his part extremely
we'll IN the role 0f lover pursu'ug sud
pursued.
Robin" was particularly .paIaling
" done sad ihe w0Oing &c was
carried vict1riously 30 the point If
alopemeut under her able auspices. Dr.
Dew. az Heory Thompson beariug IF
the heroine, Miss Ellen Murray ia the
neck Of time The two coq1ettish
spinsters. each expecting 10 be led -
the alter by Mr. Henry Primrose. we're
admirably acted, and the climax OF the
comic was reached &C the moment
when Mr. Primrose made the desperate
confession that MS attentions had been
addressed TO neither Of them. but TO
Miss Ellen Murray. Miss Testers
recitation was given with striking
grace aud effect Miss Libsc0mp's,
Aux Italians touched a note OF pa-
thos, and Miss Bessie Holidays
Blind Margaret, " rose into the re-
gion Of tragedy, and was given with
dramatic ability. Mss
Ruth Payne's recitation was pertiou
.arly sweet and arrless the little maid
IN quite satisfying the audience, rs
" ell Is her teachers.
One # the enoOres was almost pain
fully realistic. running thus:
My girl lives in the white folk gard,
She sends me sausage and she sends
me lard;
She cooks turkey and she gives me
stuffin'
She thinks I'm woTkin', but l amt
d0in' notbin.
Refrain.
It's Twin comm easy,
Eatin pork chops greasy,
It's liyin' comm easy
And dat amt no lie
A notnbla feature Of the enteftain.