The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25
[ NUMBER 40.


With fddling, feasting, drinking, masking, dane
ing,
Fair danes in domino, King Felix grandly pranc-
ing.'
AS custom allows on this day the greatest
license, without the least interference, Ii
happens that ladies doff the male attire and
gentlemen that of female attire. Each one
has the right of appearing in whatever char.
actsr he or she please. All of course are
masked and none knows whom he meets.
The most imposing part of the ceremony
was the entrance of his imperial majesty,
King Felix. This was announced by the
booming Of cannon Immediately afterward
cavilier gorgeously dressed ard mounted
on spirited charger proceeded to the wes-
tern gate, az designated In the programme
and hsralded the advance of royalty. Net
there by the mayor of the city and other
official dignities the following situations
were exchanged, commencing with the
mayor:
Most August and Potential Sovereign As,
within it's walls forty Thousand of your
most loyal and devoted subjects, including
many from far of countries, I welcome YOU
In our midst and hereby deliver into your
august keeping the keys Of your loyal and
loving city. Your advent at the time when
our people have suffered so many wrongs
and expressions, when a sister State, whose
psople in days gone by. have Oeen want to
join In these scenes. merrlment and fsasting,
are wearing the yoke of tyranny aud wrong,
is do1bly welcome, and sincerely hope that
ere the coming of another carnival they
may be permitted to enjoy the same proud
privileges"
To which His Imperial Majesty replied as
follows:
My Most Loyal Subjects, Greeting:
"From the far-off islands of the sea have
come to visit and cheer you upon this aus
pieious occasion. Your devotion and 10y
atty are known unto ell men. Be gracious
and obediert. My subjects. your worthy
chief Of police hath this day proclaimed un-
to you onr royal commands. Perform them
and fear lot"
Then followed, at least mile long, d.
Vided by bands of music, procession made
up Of the most comicaI, curious and laugha-
BILE objects the human mind can conceive of.
My friend Mr.. Hughes and myself secured
seats under the verandah of our hotel, the
Battle House, and lived through seeing the
whole. Night found our sides sore with
laughter and somewhat astonished at the
tutility of the Southern brain in getting up
such extravagant burlesques upon man
kind.
But the shows were not oil of this ehar-
acter. No amount Of expense had been
spared to represent: true historic characters,
There was the Court of Belshazzar, Shodows
from the lard Of Egypt, in which the volup-
tiers Cleopatra and Mark Anthony were seen.
the valley of the shadow of death-and
perhaps f, ON twenty or thirty more differ
emit subjects from the land of the orient
all these were standing in real living
characters upon platforms on wheels and
in the form of ta6leaur yivart as the French
would say.
There were some too which had q signif-.
cant bearing on the political matters of the
day. Among these first came q very little
specimen of the genus homo sitting on an
old dilapldated mule. He had the mask Of
IN oukey on his face-a rusty old sword by
his side and was nearly doubled up. Around
his neck was a collar on which were these
words, I'm not afraid.'' Right after him
was the most graceless set of vagabonds on
foot the world ever saw. They we're stuck
full of bowie knives, pistols and daggers-
the very picture ofcutthroats and Vagabonds.
These were called "Sheridan's bandlttl."
All these and many more were reproduced
IN the evening and with greater effect. On
each side of this moving panorama eolored
men carried, one forw ard and one behind,
long boards on which were flaming pitch
torches. In tie evening there were
masquerade balls and theatrical entertain
ments. Strangers presented us with tickets
to all of than. We took look into all OF
them until Eleven at night when faded out
and tired Of sight seeing We went to our
hotel. Tomorrow morning We leave for
New Orleans. VT.
The reports Of Mr.. Beecher's
Friday evening talks are copied far