Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-03-13

power. che taste and IDEAS that originated
aud keep slive the Carnival that takes
place every .-Mardi Gras" i'm that eisy.
inE CARNIVAL.
AZ the day approaches every thing Ike
business 10 suspended; you cannot get .
! man to tx about any thing but ..Mardi
Gras" Fat Tuesday,. Early in the day
persons commence TO appear on the streets
in masks and costumes. wandering here and
there. apparently with no definite oljec,
in view. About 10 o'clock. 9. M. stran-
gcrs and residents commence TO congre-
gate on Canal street aud the arteries lead
ing 10 that crest boulevard. Then the
| makers increase in numbers and variety.
representing all imaginable characters.
About ! o'clock. Rex" the King Of the
Carnival appears. and the bands If music
strike up lively air.; the Dukes and Cham
bcrlsins If his majcsry's realm form the
procession. The King then proceed,
down ST. Charles Street 10 the City Hall
where tho Mayor receives him with q
speech and presents him a golden goblet
Of wine on n silver salrer; bis highness
qasffs the wine aud receives the keys Of
The city for the day and nigh, proclaim
ing that revelry shall reign supreme.
Amid shouts and music the King Of the
Carnival and his makers move on in
their march through tae city until they
arrive again at Canal street. the starting
poin'. when they dispense and prepare fos
the festivities Of the night.
| By dark the eoncourse Of recph e"m-
mcnce to assemble on Canal. Camp Roy-
nj and Carondolct. and BY 8 o'clock. the
balconies and house-tops become den.ely
packed with ladies and gentlemen and the
streets mass Of humanity surging this
way and that in eager expectation for the
coming OF the Mystic krewc Of Comus. -
This society. If we may SO call il. pre-
serve the most inviolab!c sccrcsy; who
Cnmus is or who compose his "krcwe"
j, is impossible to End out. They appear
hn, once year and that is on "Mardi
Gras" night. representing some historical.
poeiical or scientific subject. Last year
they represented the dreams of Homer. -
This year the "Darwinian Theory"
Long before they appeared every house
and balcony was illuminated by globe
lights Of different colors and the streets
presented the appearance of brilliantly
lighted ballroom. Some enc in tho
crowd would shout-''here they come.
and the immense mass Of humanity would
surge in the direction of the voice Then
fash from IN immense calcium light in
another direction would cause the multi.
tudc to press back again; thus the crowd
was swaycd to and fro until the sound OF
music and fash Of lights in the direction
Of Lafayette Square showed TO the anxious
walters the "krewe" was really coming
No, only the subject of their exhibition
but even the starting point is shroudcd in
mystery.
A guard Of police marched before the
procession to clear the way. A fnc band
Of music followed. Then transparency
in the form Of an altar. surmountcd will
Comus' cup Of incense; from the cup a
fame and smoke assembled. in which was
seen THE Mystic Krcwe Of Comus" in
large rcd letters. Upon the altar was in.
scrihcd the subject selected for the year
1873
1" MISSING LINKS TO DAnw,S's ORIGIN OF
| SPECIES"
! Than E.iin-.I ra~.". IN . uinsed ni,a-;a..
drawn BY six Shetland ponies driven By n
chefub. lie stood erect. and with a gol.
den goblet in his RICH, hand he drank PAL
,omimically to the crowded verandas and
the smiling spell bound multitude.
True to the laws Of science first in or
der came the
| zooPnYTEs.
for these say the sagcs are natures lowest
work. The sponge Of immense size wad
died along NJ jolly and absorbent looking
as these nice young men who hang around
the doors Of bar rooms ready to accept 4
drink when offered. Int never willing tc
sire one drop without being SOU esed!-
| Next. the long n hiic ccral followed, with
his branches shooting far abcv~ in the air
supporting himself with rcd ccral club.
A. his heels came the sca-nct,lcs; one an
Opelct "f terrible visaee. the other a Me.
dusa with queer. quisical. wa,cry trans.
lucent face. with green dishevcllcd hal,
streaming down it's back. Next o Polyr
with numerous jelly like arms and human
| lace.
THE MoLLusKs
next. The Snail with his house on his
back and the Periwinkle walking side by
side; then Crab announcing the coming
Of tho
cRusrAcHA
composed Of Shrimps. HOLSTERS. &c
Then transparency indicating the ap-
| proaeh Of tue
VERTEBRATE.
A Dolphin. Sea-dragon. a Shecphead
Flying. fish. n Shark dressed rs an ad-
, miral. and then the mighty whale switch.
ing his huge tail aud shooting in air spor,s
of water; then the
ANPuIBIA.
The Seal. the Triton and the Mermaid,
the latter graced Nth pearls and waving
sea-weed. and in her hand she bore sea-
nymph's harp; a. the result Of this union
came the Tad -role. Then the Turtle
s,raigh, from the kitchen with his apron
and his head tied up in 'kerchief. The
Leech. the Frog aud the walrus followed.
the latter with nigh. cap on his head and
aud bottle in his hand. We next have
tue
Rattlesnake. Chameleon. Scorpion. and a
Salamander with one Of Babcoek's Fire
Ex,inguishers on bis back. Folio wing