New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-01
DUN VIVIMCS E1VAMUS
THE NEW YEAR INAUGURATED
50 THE TALTSMAN -
kNIGRTS or MOMUS IN A DAzE or GLORY


With faithful care and daring hand b.
captured the fading creation Of the wizar'
of the North, and brought the story of ''th'
Talisnan" boldly from the sands of Syri,
to the shores of the Mississippi.
Again the little band of mail clad mer
strive for tie holy city; Richard and Ber
eDgaria hold their court in the burning
desert with Vaux and William Of the Long
Sword, to bear the standard of ST. George
Conrade OF Monserrat, the Grand Usher
Of the priestly soldiers of the temple, PhiliI
the August, of France, Henry of Cham
pagne, and Leopold of Austria, display
their standard and their treason.
The Patriarch of Jerusalem and the
Archbishop Of Tyre ply their chaotic call
l ing and more embreil the fray.
| The Carmelites and the Hermit of En-
gaddi, Alberick of Mortimer play their
parts.
| Saladin, the peerless Saracen, masouerad
| ing as Adonbec, the Hakim, or as desert
knight errant fighting and feastirg with the
| knight of the Leopard, whose limbs sought
rather the saddle and the sands than the
| couch, now gazes listles. ~ on his Georgian
beauties and longs to see the fabled Edith.
The carousing Leopold of Austria, dumb
instrument of the traitors, plants his banner
on st. Georges mound, only to see the heel
of the Lion Hearted rend its silk.
Sir Kenneth of Scotland, Knight Of the
Leopard stands guard of the royal ban
ner; the dwarf Nectabamus, messenger of
Edith, draws him from his trust. He deserts
his king for her he loves-"iTis woman that
seduces all mankind" and between the
divided allegiance, he, with the royal stand
ard, falls to the ground. Disgraced, con
demned TO death, honor and Edith both lost,
he disappears, and when he is seen again,
it is as the dumb slave Zohawk, and his
faithful stag hound Roswald only knows
him. Save me, Edith The shadow of the
seeming Nubians face betrays him TO her,
and she leaves him in anger. The hound
Roswald discovers the traitor Montserrat.
and Kenneth redeems again his name and
mistress, when his lance lays him in the
dust of the arena.
Pages, testers, squires and maids, the
wild horseman Of the desert, and the man
at arms of the North, al reappear an
march in seeming amity as they did at the
Diamond of the Desert
The treacherous dagger Of the Templar
Stays his comrade Montserrat, whose con-
fessions are thus cut short; the band of
Crusaders dissolve-France to his Paris,
Henry Of Champagne to his blushing wire,
and Austria to his own Of Hungary.
The varied transformations of Kenneth
and Ell Hakin fade away, and David, Earl
of Huntington; Saladin, the generous host,
stand with Edith, the beauty, who, tabled
though she be, draws us with q single
hair and Richard, a peerless Quartette,
whose creators hand has changed history
for our pleasure.
These were the various scenes depicted
by the Knights OF Momus, the principal
characters being arranged in groups mount
Ell upon cotton floats, upholstered and |
gilded for the occasion, until they became
triumphal cars, surrounded by noble |
knights, brave squires, Templars, Knights |
of st. John, heralds, English Austrian, |
Venitian, Norman Georgian and Circassian |
soldiery clad in mail and riding armed |
steeds, the whole being wonderfully cor |
rect picture of what might have been when
Peter preached and Richard fought.
Shortly after seven o'clock the bright |
glare OF lights down the levee Indicated the |
coming of the revelers. Soon strains Of ex-
music broke upon the ear, and
he hand Of Crusaders appeared on Espla-
lade street
First came dctan of Sergeant Philip
Taylo1's mounted policemen, under the
command of Captain G. j. Sch7eiber, Of the
bird precinct police, who, as they ad-
,anced. cleared the streets fer the knights
nd their attendants.
The procession was fauked by policemen
rder the direction of the stalwart Sergeant
1ankirk and Corporals Slah0wski and Fer
and.
The procession moved down Esplanade to
loyal, up Royal to ST. Louis. Here the
cad of the column moved 10 the left, pass
lg the hotel, then up Chartres into Canal.
Iere, amidst the acclaims of thousands of
,okers on, it moved out to RampaIt
treet, and back up Canal on The ap-tows
de to Camp, passing the brilliantly illu-
innate" rooms of the Pickgick Club and
le Chalmette Club, from which latter a
alcium light, throwing its brilliancy upon
be crowd, heightened the weird effect Of
he spectacle. Up Camp street to Julia, out
al. 4 20 l
ne City Hall the procession moved. At the
ONE OF the city fathers the line was halted
nd Mayor Wilt stepped forth to welcome
le knights.
Old Momus and MS knights commanders
ismounted, and, accompanied by Kenneth
eopold, Saladin and Richard Cnur de
ion, walked up the steps into t!ss Mayors
arl0r. Here few words of mutual con
ratulation passed and Momps drew forth
is golden badge of allegiance. which he
inned to the Mayors collar. The knights
nd their attendants saluted and withdrew
Remounting, the line of march was con-
nued down st. Charles street to Common. |
own Common to CaIondeIet, down Caron-
elet to Canal, up Canal to Royal, and
renee down to the Opera House, whose
ortals opening the knights disappeared
herein, the vehicles we're rapidly driven
I, the crowds of lookers-0n crUmhled ,
way anu then commenced tie brilliant
Oieaux upon the stage which haq neen 7
ranged for the edifcation Of their seIeo,
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