YE FAYRE AT HAVELOCK

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 275, 9 November 1911, Page 6

YE FAYRE AT HAVELOCK

I'p nr.d p::’ < ■) a t:< u t ur.i•;t: c of rind -*> ».■<■ La- k::< >. h r*» llavi-Lk. 11. r>- i. «;> a tv. rati»t a art‘if isn't t.f".; <>’ w rn.' , kcrpina thf -fay risTt'' I'tlt-rr;iy. Th*' i"i»tnitry van firn", mik tii*- mv very -in-: v V :• • , ■ • ’■ -’ ’ * I i’• "slulHng arm ... I'cmi with thv fr»»il t’> witne-- tri»" pa--:i»sr ot the |trt.ii"t"'->n»n, winch was imgiiEy pre!ty. and a- g.i- • • ■u ■ ’- i * ’ ■> * in my lit.', 7t ••ante from the fit Ids abovt- th«- nl'-isr." h i’L thr.-ngh: th.-

ear.-, anil -«> out t.» 'he lower ruaii. round the town pump, nnd L"u-k. veryfine ami [»b ir’. a' 'I mi j.v* mm I. pi*.-wire to rim-t" th-it -ass. Ti — taking part in the pamantr.v were

wity. hut tire t'onit-lit-'-t were tfioo- of olden time, u hi<-h d.d rno-t :id--rthtair. to m riri-r.. I* ■.r".t eatoe a pilgrim with, a -oiiT. who left the way. and an all. "uric.i l group. which did affect tO' he the nine Mtt-e< : and one m blue styiei'i Han.lierafi walked next ; a ji ".ter'. with the (Jm-n of the llevcis ; King Alfred, with (/hmmer the poet, and a page bearing a banner ; King Arthur u ith Queen (Jiiin:vere. most exceiietit to «ce. atnl after (hern the Knights. of Arthur s R'.-iml Table, snil a banner bean-- ; a croup •,f ma:.!, a- . t- - :■ ■- g m-k--and t.enos -to- *ii-.g tor' :i from a

rape' eo-itvj ti to fx-ten found the link, and d. t m .'. v■ ' prrt r frame for their faces; Santa t Inis, wl.o I-* brought to us from the tiermans. ami two dames and squires of I’lantaganet times, who •i:d seem l.o?h proper and handsome, and did give- mr iHuch pleasure to look upon : a group of Egyptians, one bearing a banner on wha-Ji was writ that they would tell the fim-’unes of the company anon, ami many little maids tn ;i quaint <lr. -- and t.* r ord;...its. i.f an island which lies beyond the Asian coast and called Japan ; an" t!.« n a couple in a dress unknown to me. the dame very handsome and pretty, in bale silk lur.ou-dy [o >p,-J and befringed. the e-ipn-e in i bl.u-k suit, v t ry plain. with a tall hat which did appear might;. Lki a < h:mn- y >.n h.s head. Hr hind ti'.e-e w ;i!kt-iI ..{.other couple. a wa’n.-ii r and h.- 'wortheart, very good to see; and then a group of Quaker-. and «otne y> otn»-n. fhere were. too. t.’.e Morris d im-f r-, maids and lurti. all >-f most comely looks, and ur.i- • f th--m. having strapped a bm krs-.m pot.y r-nmd her wai-t. with legs which did most natural fall |. to the stirrup', while L> r own. In ing almost hid beneath the pomp strap pings, she did most marvellous, caper, i gave us good occasion to mirth. ; There were Eadies in gay attire tiiat followed these. Hower se!!< r« and the like, which brought the- procession to a close, and '>< back through the gates again, and in the grounds were i many tents set up. hung with kin ners which did dr-crd>r the bii'ine-s within ; ijiit the i..-r around which

was made the mo-.r .-ornmo"s.»n. L.id a stall where coolirg draughts w:>served by tin- maid' of \\>>..4ford House, the day Lt ,ng hot beyond belief. Also wire -weett.’.c.its there, very good, ami which are new to me. Ami among all the crowd there was much discourse of the beauty of the fancy dresses, and there were those that 'trove to judge between them -.vl.;< ii dioidd be awarded prizes, but could not. And 'o 1 to the field above. Laving been warn- ■ • d by a be~i and m >• h 'hunt' thereof, to sec the Morri' dancing on the green. So great a cruwil was gathered th it alm- 't vva' I foretd to rt tar:; again to the tents. I,.it by groat good fortune was I 'pan-d <>v kind Mister" Eitzherbert, who did find me r--om to stand upon .-. ben> h. 'O that I saw all most plain an i well. And truly was the sight -.i-itth beholding, for the maids and yoke's did dam e most admiringly. After them - aim- Maypole dancing, very g,,.,,). arid <tid sing our folk songs m a manner most pleasant: and 'p'>: t-. too many to .'[teak of. but all satisfving me wi 11.

.And -i*> t-> ciri'-k a cii-ii ■,[’ tea. but. the hall infinite full, there met being r*M>m to hold a t--tith part of th»Mv.h*> craved admittaner. I r.-<oh*-<i to visit :t tent uhereon I m e that those in charge do undertake tn shew one round the v.-.rbl. >So.

mighty t-nrious. paid !’-d. and was taken from a pii -i*. b-ti Wellington. nhfi-h I kn.-v, t.->t. ar-*l whichwas represented >*y po-x.ir-i! ugly boot, through man y land-, all strewn with arti- !e~ wt ■- h phi\* d it|M>n tlu-ir iiaines. which seemed to me :t I ■• , t , i*’t. Mi'tf" and Ma-'»r Lana "’- d;*l keep tie door of trit' lent. N* xt tu-n-tn wao;te u h* i *-:*■• I :■ .1* io’ ■ 0.-o.in it shies, and a:u»ther wlu» did beseech: all collier' to thr n.la- at lliflinwhich did swing upon a wooden Lar; these two did tw>'t might ih. please the small boy-. Next a '• nt siwn-iti. were taken w.-nd rolls repri ulu.-t ions of those wiio sat upon a - i.ait tti range ot’ a curious maiiiinc termed camera ; which t'a’-i’tj 1 t” tt-*' hall. (>• IB *<’.• • txore t-> g-t sea; at a table. Vt’m-h I di-t. bit w:-L great difficulty, there being still manv waiting Ami th*- -=tage xvas ilarieing. ami a sttiger of songs, ami waxw .-k~. ’’’ ■ un:’* ti'— l ”’ low did eat. and. drink. Amt here did stay to my great content, observing the maid' li-'f t"e f-a : • tp'and little ;::g- -*f m’ k .ami -xt-ir ’■> take withal, and man;- cakes where of to eat. So Igiin with-':’. v.t..t--l observed the w*-a::-- g -• (. m’:-’h cooler. Bn,- t*" : I *i' i ' > i..-,,-Mistre-' Durrant, 't ’(•’ great reputation f->r painting, an ■ >r*-w all comers f..r a maf. rof --d *>r half .'. .rown: whereat man’, were ’.-mpttd to l-.-iv*- ti f'-.ru-r - t> r on I at so low n i» mu-L manm-r. The kir-.-’-T' ii ; ' -1.'.:al! wro-tgtf Lv I'-iirm.! ami were rhe finest of stt.'h things I ever eaw . Bv ‘ iUI,! tokes me to the Fortune-telbT’s. tent. I>::t i o'tn-1 th-s was gathered’

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. b>|’m .. .•n>i oiler arli« >< ■ that i.ad i.r.-n e-J foi small pay-1 m--rit ; whit h [ viewed. ami found : Hv >•••>.'!> ■ ■ ri.u ■ i->il. and iiim-li Imsi-’ m---- • • .ng oom. flm t illlit- Letng al! might-. •.'•••••!. Those who w i-m-il not tu le-av l h<- L-r,"itmis till after the i-t ening’s. -i.<-i i m.i-t.t. supped rigtr - impttio-asl;. a: the hall. Whereafter was mure dam-ing. ami musi< k. and a nf what was left of "jumbles.” ami maeh mirth. The place being lit a illmiit With many lights did look mo-s good. Prizes there were. too. for King Arthur, whose dress v.a< adjudged the best among tt.e tm-n : Mr- ieatherly -he who wore the blue silk gown, of tire ladies; a htrl-> maid of tv. w. given the prize for tittle maid-. .-.■•i one nf King Ar ihnr’s Knights, f<,r the boy-. Mis tre ■- llnth X>-Im>h. she who si, did make pl.'ty with the po.n,. Lad a prize giveti special Io her. wi.-i •it was mtirh satisfaction. Al! being done, the crowd broke up. and ! t-< m’t 1 o ami counted over sri*. :.i->m •- ; which, finding upwards »f om- guinea h-i’t. Io my great con tent. I'l l-eii.