Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-10

banisteT is charming youth, his fingers
upon guitar, is singing praises OF the
lady's charms, and narrating the lofty
deeds of her brave and faithful knight.
at the foot OF the steps, tall and Iank,
in battered armOr, aud far behind the
barber's celebrated bowl stands Don
Quixotte, his eyes fixed upon q vast
folio In his hand, his favOrite Amadis
de Gaul. This figure appropriately
typifies the cessation of the pretty
sOIemnities and artificial stateliness OF
chivalTy, and the commencement of the
strange and eventful realities following
the discovery of a new world.
Theme.
TABLEAC III-vlsION OF COLUMBUS.
SUEEE-At Genoa, A. d. I4i9-Colum bus,
| visited by the spirit of the Memphi, l. in
spired with the daring ambition OF discover
ing America. The figure Of Atlanta in a
! golden barge on tie sea, beckons to the youth
full hero, whilst Typhon, the spirit of evil, sP-
peais, typical OF the mlsfortunes which befel
the explorer.
Leaving the whimcial seriousness, the
fanciful practices, and the affected
poeticism the age Of chivalry that pre-
ceded the discovery of America, we
come, with the third car Of the wonder
ful Mardi Gras display Of the Memphi
last night, to the most dazzling fact our
race has ever knOwn-t0 a reality m Jfe
wonderful than the widest dreams of
chivalric imagination had ever SCARED
to; to an actuality more strange and
bewildering than romance had ever
ventured to picture even in its most
daring flights. This car gives typical
presentation of the first conception Of
the undyinY and fruitful ides Of Chris
tOpher Columbus. On the brink of the
! Oooon-xuhOso forthaaf 1uus
then as much an unsnlved mystery to
mortals as the shores Of the seas of the
planet Mars are to US tO-day-rises a
rock, upon The verdure-clad surface of
which Is seated the future discOverer of
the New World. We are near GeneOa;
the time is A.D. 1449; Columbus is a
| youth of fourteen; as he sits, his left
hand thrown carelessly on the grass, his
chin resting on his right, he has fallen
asleep, and in his sleep he dreams. Els
face is directed toward the sea, and
there, with his mental eye, he behOlds
on the water beautiful barque, glitter
ing with hues that are of more than
| earth. Within it stands the genius of
( the yet unknown land that lies beyond
the vast abyss of waves. The azure
flood rises in may curves, to elevate
| her beyond the level of surrounding
! waters. She is graceful, and winning
smile plays on her lips, alluring the
| dreamer to follow where her right
| hand pOiSt5-tO the unknown west. In
that hand che holds q star, beamiDg
with the undying glory of him who
shall be led by her inspiration,
until daring is crowned by discovery.
Her left hand holds globe, the western
half Of which is without one mark of
geographical knowledge. Above the
| sleeping youth, on the summit of the
rock, stands mysterious figure garbed
| in strange attire, its face veiled in curious
| but encouraging; melting to brave deeds
and indomitable scorn for danger. 1t is
/ the spirit of the Memphi-the mystic
| presence that fitted in the halls of
/ Egyptian fanes, and cast its weird
shadow on the awful pyramids when the
| PharOahs ruled over the sages that i'm
| parted learning to Greece, and whispered
! DARK and pregnant secrets into the ears
of her profOundest philosophers. He is
| inspiring the ardent mind of the young
neOphyte with the Intoxicating ichOT of
/ discovery. In his left hand he bears a
| staff, from which the folds of silken
streamer floats in the breeze; On it's
| summit is q golden sun, refulgeut with
| glittering baams that shine with the
! promised lustre of the future. In his
right is sword, pointing dOJUncUard-it
is not with might, but mind, the pupil
of the mysterious Memphi must con-
quer and enrich the world! Such is the
mystic teaching of the down. pointing
sword. But this is touching on myster-
les the Memphi cover up from the gaze
of the prOfane. Columbus was subject
OF the Grand Ouro, and 30 much is per-
| mitted to be told in order that the source
| of his aspirations may be known. At
! the foot Of the rock on which stands the
/ mystic being, hOvers the evil genius of
| the Mempbi-the gloomy, vindictive
| Typhoon. Malice is on his brow, his
! bat-like wings tell his propensity to mis-
chief. He grasps a vast ring attached
| to the mass of rock on which the spirit
| of the Memphi stands and, putting
! forth all his vast strength, he
! seeks to hurl it, and the sublime essence
| that stands embodied upon it, into
! the abysmal depths OF ocean, so that the
! secret which the tutelary head of the
| Memphi ia imparting to Columbus may
never benefit mankind. The scOwl with
which he gaZes upon Columbus gives
warning of the woes which are to dim,
/ in the fruition Of discovery, the glories
! Of the prOudest achievement ever
reached by mortal man. The cOncep-
! ton and execution of the scene on this
| car were fine in the extreme, and won
the warmest applause from the multi
I tude, filled with enthusiasm at the sight
/ OF such vision Of fauciful splendor.
! TABLEAU Iv-THE VISION CONTINUED.
! SCENE-At Washington, "A. d. lS75-The re-
| suit " hich would follow the discovery, as ex-
| hibited in the present greatness of America.
The President, Emperor OF Brazil, japanese
/ Ambassador; Prescott and LongfellOw, illus
/ tratIve Of history and poetry.
The fourth car is continuation OF the
| dream OF Columbus, and in this portion
| of the dream there is presented to the
! sleeper the future of the land he is To
/ discover. That future is scene in
/ Washington as it exists to-day. A
magnificent stairway sscends from the
/ platform, and Is continued until il pene-
! trates a circle, which is composed OF
alternate bands OF white and red. On
each band is the name of State
! Within the circle appears the capitol
1 at Washington. The space above the
capitol is filled with dark blue grey
richly studded with stars. On the steps
standing prominent TO the view, is seen
the President of the United States, hi:
left hand laid upon a copy OF the United
States constitution, which is on a partly
unrolled scroll lying upon table. The
right hand is stretched out, as If invit-
ing the oppressed and dOwn-trodden OF
all nations to become citizens of land
where distinctions OF rank are abolish.
ed, and liberty gives TO all the right and
opportunity to carve out their several
| fortunes. At the foot Of the steps and
by their side are boxes, and bales, and 8
steamboat beyond them; on the opposite
side from the steamboat is locomotive
! with its hurrying train, while ships
sail along the broad steam Of the
| Potomac. These give lively
idea OF the busy commerce of 8
great and prosperous country. Sur.
rounded by piles Of merchandise stands
the emperor of Brazil; near him is 8
second figure, representing the embas
sador of Japan; these symbolic SOuti
America and Asia, and show how th'
nation the dreamer is contemplating ha.
stretched its connections to the mos
distant peoples Of the globe. On tn
grand stairway, and near its foot, IL
persOnatiOn of hlstory-Prescott-
book and pen; near by, in contempla
ton, his hand resting on the summit
low column, is poetry-in the person
OF Iongfellow. This tells the sleeping
youth that literature and the fine art
iotn with commerce, mechanism anI
scdeuce to elevate the new nation L
civilization, while they endow 1t WIZ
wealth and give play TO the spirit o.
enterprise. As a contrast to the hrsI
pa rt Of the dream, the scene on this cal
gives wonderful insight into the pro-
! gress made from the time COLUMBUS
paced the streets of Genoa to the pres
eHt age, filled with the results OF thous-
aads Of discoveries and inventions, little
dreamed of when this dream awOke the
! ambition OF the future traveller.
TABLEAU N-COLUNBCS AT COURT.
6CESE-At Salamanca, \. d. 1886 In ms
Grand Throne room. Columbus laged afty
appears before Ferdinand and Isabella, s-iC
demonstrates his theories. Ia attendance m
tine court are Gonzales de Mendoza, GrapC
Cardinal, Duke Medina SedOuia, COMMANDED
o. the armleA COuuJ Rivers, Of England. !
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The fifth car brings us once more Il