The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-29
KNIGHTHOOD IN FLOWER.

A Young Woman Throws Her Bonnet
 Into the Water to Test Her Knight,
 and He Stands It.
 Occasionally knighthood blossoms even in these days of money getting and material progress. When it does the most hardened and practical cannot withhold smile of appreciation and ap- proval.
 Sunday morning, as the Richmond members of the Kiptopeke club, whoh been the guests of the Hon. John Wise, of New York at his Virginia home near Cape Charles, departed, a scene was enacted that would have graced the distant time when knighthood was in flower"
 Miss Nellie Gordon, the young and beautiful daughter of MT. John W. Cor don, of this city, visiting the daughter of MT. Wise, threw her bonnet into the Chesapeake bay to test the sincerity of the attentions of a number of V. M. I. cadets, who were also guests at the Wise home. What followed was worthy
 of more romantic days. The gallant young man was Cadet Garland Mourn ing, of Louisville, Ky.
 The Kiptopeke club, named for Mir
 Wise's home, had been his guests since last Thursday; Sunday morning the
 members leaving for Old Point, home | ward bound. The vessel which was to take them across the bay lay some dis tance from the wharf and the party went out to her in rowboat. In the departing company were the Richmond members of the club and the " M. |. cadets. Those on the wharf who had come down to say goodbye were MT. l Wise, Mrs. Wise, their daughter, Miss | ''Nanie," and her friend and guest, Miss Nellie Gordon, of Richmond. The cadets had all been paying Miss Gordon, | as well as Miss Wise, the most arduous 1 and knightly attention. Now they were waving regretful farewells. Miss Cor i don, whom nature has been lavish to ! adorn, wore a sunbonnet, such as girls i in the country wear to protect their | fair faces from the sun. She never
 looked more beautiful. As the boat
 passed out, MT. c. D. Wingfeld, of this city, called out: Throw your bonnet
 in the water and see which of these 1 young gallants will jump in for it. ] Instantly the girl took it from her 1 head and making a tiny, soft, white 1 bundle of it, tossed it into the bay with
 all her strength.
 No anticipated act upon the modern stage was ever met more promptly by
 it's natural counterpart. The little
 hl1nch of wilderness had not touched the
 water before young Garland Mourning,
 in immaculate summer garb, plunged in i head foremost and was swimming
 strongly for the dainty headgear g1is-
 tening on the sunlit waves. The young
 knight was dressed in new straw hat,
 soft light coat, white trousers, patent , leather hoes, negligee shirt, dotted tie
 every item of latest fashion and an honor to the laundryman's art, But i these were forgotten. So quick was the | young mans thought and action it seemed to the surprised and amused | company that he left the boat almost
 the instant that the bonnet flew from
 the small hand of the owner.
 ] Getting the bonnet before it had got
 ten fairly wet, the cadet threw it back
 to the girl upon the wharf, and a smile
 and kiss of the hand went with it.
 The gallant and graceful act was greet
 ed with cheers from the rest of the par
 ty, who had looked on with intense in- | terest and bated breath.
 i The gallant young Kentuckian swan
 to the boat and was rowed to the vessel. ; Richmond Times.