The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-15
QUEEN Nan " HERE,

NiUu IN ilol NloncU nor BTNnu cINrIOt,
Resting near her Is hen Prime. Minister
Oboron, aud bust before her, holding
The rcins, Is Il fairy princess, who, ut
tends hcrm all hen worldwide Journey
lngs,
THE PAGEANT
opens with this grand part, but what
strange figures IN long line, with nu-
merous torch bearers, ARE all these
which follow They remind us Of Mil
ton, when he says;
"a thousand fantasies, 90
Begin TO lhrong Into our vision,
or calling shapes, aud beckonIng shadows
| dire,
Andnlry tongues that syllable mcn'Snnmcs."
And again, We think Of the Begin
ming when all was chaos, and the
| Creator, with his wonderful fiat, com
menced to shape the mysterious forms
Of the univcrsc,,
"When NIL was void, and chaos ruled the
spheres.
Back, thlo' ihesbndows Of uniathomed years,
lAirs firci dhtspuli tlIisll,a thro' nrnylesS
night, r .a.. %
Aud quIyerine, foil on the rude 2oopnte."
Darwin IN his straGge and fascinat-
ing theory about the creation of man,
| IN which he threads
"'rhc line of life to unturc's germs,
| To ma GODS Image IN ancestral worms"
shows how man, gradually through u
! long succession of ages, sprang from
the simplest forms OF creation, and by
contact with natures necessities be-
came ut last the perfect being he Is.
Ills theory has won many believers,
and ut this day comes Queen Mab
with the powers of II demigOd to de-
monstrate to mortal eyes the Truth Of
the mighty Darwin.
TIIE MlSSlNG LINKS
between vegetable creation and man
NOW come into view, and bring before
liS
"Those prehistoric sres
Whose loves and lives wondering race
,dmlre5."
First, behind the chariot comes the
sponge creation, upon which the genial
glow has fallen, and begins to warm it
into life. Then the minor shell crea-
tion, in which Holsters, crabs and
shrlmps snccumb TO hymen's laws, and
feed creation with another link.
Then comes the piscine tribe, in
which sea- dragons are transformed
into signing swains, and the cruel
shark displays the passions divine,
while the ponderons whale keeps
anxious vigils, until the amphbiors
monsters puton themermaid's charms,
and turtles, leeches and tadpoles COM
mence to sigh like babes. ~
Then the crocodile puts on airs, and
makes love by the side of the walrus,
while the reptile creation follows, as it
were, imbued with the same impulses
which led the devil to tempt poor
Mother Eve to commit sin.
VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS
next come TO fill up the missing links,
and .t.Hs
"E'cn hammered blossoms kissing wanton air,
IN shapes as varied as theii hues are fair,
Watt ,quickened incense up TO arching skies,
That blush with joy, and laugh, thro' starry
eyes"
Then bright, buzzing flies and drowsy
locusts come, with grasshoppers, bee
ties and spiders, and
"Thc very winds, pulsating amorous signs,
Beneath the beating wings of butterflies"
prepares creation for further progress,
and forthwith appears the race of
RODENTS, -w
with sleek and glossy hides, and limbs
cultured for the course.
In this stage of creation, rs exempli-
fed, the vital spark burns brighter,
and gives birth to the horse, squirrel
mouse, rabbit, opossum and Kangaroo,
while directly afler them follow the
sheep, deer and goat; then ''the I'M
tanned bison, with tempestuous mane,n
and the patient CAMEL, giraffe and
zebra; and then the stately bull, with
COW and calf, fill up another missing
link. And thus the human conception
and takes in next the car
niverous species in all its varied forms,
from the hedgehog to the fierce boar;
ana then the canine breed, followed hi
hot pursuit by amogous bears and awl-
ward hippopotami,
"While listening leopards to the passion |
own;
llyenas laugh and drop the crunchlng
And stil the amorous spark warns,
until T
"The lion smiles away hishated spleen.
And harmless sleeps The tiger on the green.
Butwhat next to create the perfect
man? Elephants, horses, asses. pass
in advance of the perfect being, and
tile
'fnohantlng age of soul-,lssolving bliss
When lifes whole span was one long burn.
ing kiss, iti
W " wonder soon in some bright torra vale
10 honied airs agl0w with desire,
Ar6oriai loves shopld nohler types asplre;"
And bring forth the monkey tribe
depicted In the representa-
lion; winding up in the missing link,
the fierce gorilla, who opened wide
''the gate of Darwln's Eden, and our
high estate" VA
And so Queen Mab's brilliant court
passed in vivid forms amid blazing
lights through our streets, proving i
AS countless rills, from fountains for and
Unite to form the rivers rushing tide. -.
80 all these types, In Darwin IS matchiess plan
IohVefgeu, assert the lineage of man."
such PRESERVATION was the grand pa
seant which marched from the eastern
md OF Pecan street TO the avenue and
hence up this street and ont as far as
Turner hall. The buildings along these
horsughfares were brilliantly illuml-
lated, and the sidewalks, porticos,
'erandas and windows crowded to wit.
hess the grand display.
Arrived at the hall, the procession
halted and Queen Mab's Merrie Men
stopped. long enough before their de-
to give our citizens a magnif-
'ent display of b
81 TABLEAUX. III
The first wasthe American congress
# beasts" best described in the follow. n
ny p,etical style by Queen MAIDS poet
4BBF
ABLEAU AMERICAN CONGRESS OF
BEASTS.
ehold the "American congress l.
uf beasts, to be sure, not men,.