The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-05-12
Nay Festival.

Nay Festival.
Her royal highness, tho Queen of NAV h,.
sent rs from her kingdom on Prytsnia s.r.at
Palace No. z, ON interesting aooount oe ~.
proceedings connected with the OPENING NJ
her fowery court. One feature of the f.st,.:
Ties strikes us as most rare and beautiful AND
which might well be initiated bv other ~
Of the land.
After the feast had been served and av..,.
member of tho royal court had fully eniov.s
the magnificent repast spread upon the bosrd
the poor were not forgotten, but gathering ~,
the abundance left untouched, the Queen her
self, with her attendants. visited the yarions
asylums in her Realm and distributed a e..0
erous supply, with her own fair hands t.
many an orphan child whose heart. m.5.
happy by SO rare o visit, poured forth bleseinos
on the Queen of May. This delicate and beam
tiful thought was the suggestion of the erce1.
lent protectress Of the kingdom, lady whose
cultivated mind and noble heart fit her n
every respect for the high petition which oh.
occupies we'll.
Tho carrying out of this truly Christian idea
was a fitting close to q really royal feast a
beautiful termination to well-spent and ba,
Ply day.
The following were the addresses del;vere,
by the Herald, Miss Mary Folger), the Grown.
or, (Miss Five Walter), the sceptre. bsa-.,
(Miss Rosebud Jonas), and by her Royal Hiuh.
ness, (Miss Nellie Moses)
HERALD.
o.dst and silence through this soy siiSS aIi,
T. hssS sSs :sas . one ana 81 name
F. ssesss
The Queen o. MayI who for 2 thousand years
NJ never ma so,sIssI great and Food ours.
To-day give homage to their chosen oSe ever"
(Enter Queen and attendant
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And mine ne hOnored task . ofssr thee Say
q sRTi isIKi a., S.Esss s.ias sss.sh instead
Aaa sss;;.sss Fay :p:sS: isSss : sed truth,
We crown thee oassn q N these laughing hours,
Nay prove syps Of ali the years h aew wsis
To greet thy footsteps ON ths road Of Fate!
scEPTRE BEARER.
ny band
And bid thee WELD it in the cause Of mirth:
%Ssss throne y hs.e =. isa isv woe
q inch spite :! i've still
70 aaa
And would that every Sovereign Of The Land
s sss so.y
And life, long life unto our Queen Of May!
THE QUEEN.
ps for acclaim
Your Queen is happy In the love you give.
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For though we rule for bat a single day,
Our Kingdom and o1r Crown pass not away.
ARd themes bsaSsstasd .h5oaeh 5oysl line
And whence 'tE pass 70 Siows more lair than ours
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Der willing hearts shall hold their royal sway
sssSis.ss wing yS1. Sss.t: hands.
Let song and dance and every pure delight T'''
ell %
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g. bas It Sf se iaS
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soras With gentle
For We. beloved, invite you ono and al needs
At hour Of noon unto or banquet hall,
lsn s assaiy
Wills peace soodsi hold snaspa nas' sway W. way
Whose crownD immortal fade not into dust
And furthermore-when this feast 10 DER
WA TIA can nv, your laroesse tx ,ha ,nnr
sset out tie orphan and the lonely oH ps'f'
ss 8 .sss
And that your hearts obedienf to will,
In deeds Of mercy find their pleasure still
And now let Joy alone rule through these bowers
And pleasant memories, like fairest flowers,
Shed sweetest fragrance round orr future way
TIL! Life shan breathe the blessednesso of May!
POSTAL AFFA1Rs.-It is not little astonish-
ing that the Postofice Department at Wash.
ington still adheres to the ante-bellum mode Of
conducting the distribution of mails. With
new railroads penetrating every corner Of the
country and steamers leaving our wlarves
every day, we find it almast as difficult to
transmit mail matter to towns in our intnedi-
ate vicinity as it was twenty years ago. Thus
letters and papers posted here Sautday
morning, after n o'clock, for places IN the