Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-09

Hence he readily believes that LeVitieus
chapter xi, verse II l"aud the little owl
/ and the c3rmorant and the great Owl'')
| had reference to the ibis, though Mr.
| Taylor is OF opinion that the y1nsh,pI
! is not the ancient IBIS, but the drde1 ibi'
described by Hssselguist Be this Is Il
may, the fowl is wondrous creature
and was deified by the Egyptians be'
/ csuse Of the blessings Ii brought and 1t:
/ utility in devOuring serpents which haC
| otherwise overrun the country. In the
same manner did the Chinese respect
/ the cat because it destroyed the mice
/ which preyed upon their grain; more
over, because by the disteDsion and con
! traction OF the cats eye they were en-
abled to tell the time of day. StrabC
describes the bird as being like 8 stork-
some are black and others white. Ii
| was a capital crime among these an
clients TO kill an i6iS, though inadveTt'
emily. Cambyses, king Of Persia, being
acquainted with this fact, placed some
| of them at the head OF his army while
/ he besieged Damieta. The Egyptians
not daring to shoot against them, sut'
| fered the town to be taken. Get an 1bIS
and you can enter anywhere. But
enough OF the fowI-watch for it in the
tableaux procession. And as we have
written enough upon this subject We
will here introduce poetic com pliment
written by one of the Merry Monarch's
scribes, fired with enthusiasm and gilt.
tering with rhetoric. 1t was written for
the occasion, and addressed
To Old Mardi Gras.
There is a goodly city, which stands upon
And deals in bacon, asur, lard and all that
But p inc paiiy cotton, in bags and bales and
Which, 10 the skiflfuI "sampler," yields
While the piodding farmer, vexed with 'lOss
Can but grin and bear his remediless fate.
Now this goodly city (Memphis is her name,
Great her population, grea' er still her fame).
Like disappointed youth, hardly out OF
In "rich and riotous living" Qo-wit: bonds
has wasted all her means,
And like another "prodigaT tminus the
Thinks Hardi Gras the cure, for all her pres
ent bother.
With scrip almOstat zero, and bonds at "sixty-
six"
She surely needs assistance in this financial
dX!
she makes, therefore, pageant, which GER
tsinly will draw,
One hundred thousand people, to see great
For, counting on the fact, that New Orleans is
"out,"
she sure viii draw "a full, ,""a flush, )" or there
about.
The mayor, city council and chamber Of COM
Cviewieg with dlsmay the city's slender
In spite OF damaged mot damn oldD pave
HE should have used the block (heads) Of
those who put 1t down.,
Are full of expectation and willing too TO bet,
That MaIdi Gras will save as and 1--WE may be
happy yet"
SO, after much collots)gue-ing with Momus
The Memp6i and the Ulks; the towns in
The giIs are ali waiting, in sn1ioas trepi-
From the Grand ouri, the mysterious invita-
ttOO.
Such a furry among the beaux, too, never
Ills the theme of every tongue-this coming
Mardi Gras.
Some will attempt, the gentlemen tthe first
Some to 0 play m the fooi successfully; some
VIII miss their husbands, who, not compelled
to I'D dge,"
Need not plead as cause of absence, "duty at
But, safe beneath a domino, fear no copjugal
Enjoy themselves at will, and bless old Mardi
Gras.
Some will assume a mask, who carried one
The poor ljog the rich, the rich will nudge
the poor,
Indians, Ghinsman and negroes, in masquer-
sold Nick" will ''play the devil' and mingle
ALI rations, creeds and peoples, without re-
VIII be there Oh the ninth, to help old Mardi
Gras.
Let every good fellow then hasten to our city
On February ninth, and fird the right COM
nnitJee,
Dress himself out in the toggery most fit,
Mix IN the merry crowd, caring not whit,
For, no matter what weather, be 1t pleasant
Thereil be "blenty ov beebles" to see old
Mardi Gras.
If you're there Monday eve, you'll see the
And the Mayor give the keys into MOmus's
Who wIii quickly proceed, as soon as It's
To draw ali the city fands-that are in sight.
The folks on the street will all dance and hur-
At the triumphal entrance of old Mardi
GraS.
When It's over, New Orleans will sing new
tune,
@ ute different from that in a late Picdyune,
Which accuses our city of being but brag-
ger,
And calls our King Momus but "mean car
Let them come up and see with how much
ecLdt
We, people OF Memphis, can "do" Mardi Gras.
Come one, then, come all! who to fun are
alive,
This year OF our Lrrd, eighteen, seventy five.
Come laugh and grow "Gras" (Lhat French is
for Jdt,
Wen make you right welcome, be certain OF
that,
And all men shall say, from near and from
far,
What brilliant success was this Nardi
Gras''