The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-01-15


/ Float 14-passing from creation
to primitive humanity, the pa.
geant now comes to the
GOLDEN AGE.
and noble, majestic Clbele. its God.
dess, now comes fol ward calmly
seated on a lion ; following her.
and descriptive of her age, all the
dreams of Orient most vividly
portrayed, in their turn charm the
spectators. showing
Float 1.-Two beautiful mai
dens decked in airy frabrics, gar
lands and wreathes of flowers.
hold captive a tiger bound with
chains OF roses further back. a
radiant youth in all the splandors
OF Arabian dress-hiS arm encir-
cling the waist of a beautiful mai
den, advances with cups held
aloft around them, streaming
with lig1t, blooms the flora of sun.
ny clImes, forming perfect nest
of beauty and perfume.
Float 16-ln striking contrast
with the radiancy of golden age.
the Dark Ages now occupy the
scene. Sombre, defiant, cruel, a
dauntless kimris warrior, perched
on projecting rocks. threatens
Heaven with unsheathed sword.
his Whole appearance denoting
Violence, bloodshed and conquest.
| Float l7-Next in succession.
slaves to the victorious hordes
from the East. come the vanauish
ed CeltS. Grouped around a Dol,
men, the tomb of their ancestors.
once the masters of he soil they
now, with rude and uncouth instru
mrntS, till it for the conQueror OF
make the first attempts at the
poftci'S art, whilst brnding fe-
males threSh the grain wherewlth
to make their hard learned bread
and spin the wool of their rough
garments.
Float 1S-PaSsing from Occi
dent to Orient, from the 1ude
Barbariaus of Gaul to tie irlnedi
ate descendants of Adam aud Eve,
strange idol, Moloch or Baal,
OF gigantic proportions, now rolls
forward announcing the
BIBLICAL, AGE
Float 19-Succeeding the Idol.
ae Cain and Abel, offering up
sacrifices to God, Cain clad in su
prrh garments, Abel simply with
the skin of his sheep. "And Abel
was keeper of sheep, but Cali,
was a tilier of the ground. And in
process of time, it came to pass
that Cain brought of the fruit of
the ground an offering unto the
Lord. Aud Abel he also brought
Of the tlrstlings Of his flock, and
ut the fat thereof, and the Lord
bad respect unto Abel and to his
Offering. But unto Cam and his
offering he had not respect The
smoke from AbeiS sacrifice is seen
ascending to Heaven III testimony
OF their acceptance by the Lord,
While Gains falls to the Earth.
BRONZE.
Float 20-A Winged Assyrian
Lion of BrOnze, with human head.
its pedestal engraved with images
of warriors on foot and in chariotS.
now introduces us to the mighty |
Empire OF SeIniraJnltes, Nisrus
BelshaZzar and Sardanapalus-
empires once covering half OF the
known world, now tracklesS
wastes, with its capital cities of
Nlneveh and Babylon leyeled to
the ground, and even their Local
ton unknown.
r Float 2l-In grand and males
tic style mounted upon a superb !
bronze chariot, drawn by power
fnl horses, held in hand by helm
eted and armOr caSed warriors. |
an AsSyrian Grand Priest passes
with all the grandeur and pomp
of an aWfrl aad mysterious reli-
gion.
SILL VEE. /
Float o. Once again he scene
changes, and from the splendors !
OF despotic civilization of the a ge !.
OF Bronze We now come to the
Age of Silver, typifled by the sta.
ue of law siver, Moses. LycnrguS
or Scion, the three great ihca:Ea-
tions of law in Antiquity. With
flowing beard, falling unon the
ample folds OF his garments, ta-
biets in hand, it advances, passes
to make way for the wisest and
the grandest Of The Kings OF
Israel Solomon, receiving the
Queen of Sheba,
Float 23 - "And when the
Queen of Sheba heard of the fame
OF Solomon concerning the name
of the Lord, she came to prove
him with hard questions. And !