Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-01

GE. EoLIuth VIII Tue lAaEutt AUu't. CT
~ the sentence upon his dignity, Ma
ri o. with q rage born Of outraged pride
tears ~ the official paper Beside bin,
h 1ldinG an immense sword, It inds VIM
ceRz7, an officer OF the palace. To thejI
left an attendant displays banner bear
q Ing the iyure OF a lion; on the right
Il masked and IN daik ana flowing Toses
with q crimson band passing over one
shoulder, stsnGs the secretary, the scroll
IN his hand whose des1uctiOn lssds to
the results 50 well dis syed by the greaI
4 poet, and . graphically illustrated by
The tabieaU.
American Epoch.
4 TABLEAU 2i.-POE AND i, NGFELLOW
Ssene-Ihe statues OF The dead and living
4 Bards Of America Poe and JonglelloW-
erected on mas We granite rock.
The tEezty.fifh tsbIeau is devo. ed
70 An Critau poetry. a nation born but
yes.e-day, bow shall il be characterized
when presented, in symbtl, in company
vi n antiquity and tee mature genius o.
Europe? Greece has its temples, Rome
So colosseum, IIsly it's churches, and $
OF the Ies.-wlst has America? Not
the p session Of . p5st tia, she does not
own, Lut the possibilities Of future in
which che is destined TO lead the van,
Toe tablezu We are row gazing upon,
the ore, emboIits this, tue only cor
rect idea viewed in chronological CON-
nec-i0n, and represents only mass OF
rock. iniLa' rock lies possibilities. The
sculptor hiss bu. TO DIR ct his ch!s-l with
tle sure touch OF genius, and strike ii
with the energy that Is iIssp1rabie from
the American character, and the result
n 70 u-nWlH DhoG haI
before the great minds OF the old world
Already tla notes Of the bugle blast
that tsiie Of the coming army Of Ameri-
can intel &C., has sCU1def with no uu-
cert lin note; and as proof Of II, the rock
in the tSeuty-iHa tEblesu bF a5s the fig
ures OF Poe and Long'ellow on lis sum
NIT.
TABLEAU 2i-GRIEF.
ARGUMENT.
For the moon never beams without bringing
ne dreams
OFIhe beautiful Anuabel Lee:
And tue stars never rise, bat I feel the bright
or the beautiful Anna5cI Leei
And 10, eli tn night-tlde. lie down By the
or IN dHlllz-my darling my life and my
In the sspulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
-AaHG5et Lee.-EdgGr 4. p C.
Scene and Characters "A bleak, PREDICTIONS
cliff ~ the Eessise ashed by waves. Near &
Copse Of cypress and a solitary willow, Is seen
the spulcHre Of Aunabel Lee, ed by 3
cross eutWined with immortel eS. The figure
of gre stricken yOuth-an unopened book
at his ieet, a miniature in his hand-recllnel
LET essly On tie grave.
, Tda tWenty-siIth t&blesu is mournful
ana touchiI g-"Glisf" 1t illustrates
the exquisite lines ol POe's "Ann8bel
Lee" The scene IL simple but extreme
Iy expressive in jts details Atthe SUM-
NIT OF a Iock is plain, unsdorned tomb
bearing the name "AGuRbsl Lee" at
its mead stands a C,uciiiX, slOr g which
trails a vice. A m0uTniul willow rises
behind it and some low foliage, all add
ing 10 the soft and tender gloom o! the
scene. Beneath The rock rolls the rest
less sea; q billOW Is dasbing against its
ragged side, the zip breaking into white
aud feathery spray. By "her tomb by
tue sounding sea" sits the youth who
eterral.y nouns her loss, calling upon
"my dsTling-my darling-my lie and
my urideip The admirers Of Poe-and
who does not admire him ?-fiGd in this
tab.ezu a fitting and characteristic Illus
tration OF bis touching "AnnsDel Lee. "
TABLEAU 27.-DEFIANCE.
ARGUMENT.
Then from the rsttlesDsks's skin, with sud
den con .lpiuCas gesture,
Jerking the indian arrows, he filled Il with
powder and bhllets
Fuu 10 The very jaws, and handed it back to
the savage,
= wing IL LAUNDERING tones: "Here take II
this IS your answer
-CysgsShip oI M STANDARDIZATION
Scene and Chdruc.ers-Se the Puritan
church ~ Plymouth In the old Colony days
Midwiut=r. Deep sn ". The branches Of
leaf rs trees Nhitsred by not. The " bras
studded bible" lies on rude table, at " hich
are the old r der OF PlymOuth and bis Puritan
COMPANION. An Indian MESSENGER from his
tribe presents 10 the Council the s8Vage's SYM
Dol Of war, which Miles Stsndlsh dedantly Te'
turns, Allied with bullets.
TIE subject Of the twen'y-seventh
tsblesu "a "Puritanism in the Olden
Time" and the special subject chosen i:
entitled Defiance F." The whole tableau
illustrates LoIgfeliOw's celebrated
"C1urtship Of Miles StaUdish." Tue
time is mid-winteT. The ground is COW
cred with snow thst spsrklss with dis
mond glow as tbs light falls upon 1t. A
tres throws alol It's bare branches, and
they are covered also with the glisteDing
~uow.sbroud, and patches titscinuilate
h,re aud there among TIE rough ba:k OF
the u tree. TIE rocks aud scattered
braubies in the distance also show Il {
snow lodged in their CTevices and nest.
ling amorg the naked boughs and ten
drill. The realistic usturGlless and Il c
artistic beauty of this wild but pictur-
P-ggs lapGscELe was a striking Offset Ia
such scenes as the T. ysian FIELDS and
c.her summer SID sunny delineEt!OnF.
Beneath tbs snow burdened Tree standa
Il Ia0.e wiki writing implements, and
lying open upOa IL the brass studd
bible" from whose Inspirations the e. RI
Pur.tan drew his foYti.uie and iron en-
dGrsnce. Seated 81 the hesd Of the table,
is the old elder q Plymouth, his Puritan
companion close by bis eide. IN fToDt oi
them. clad 10 al the srTey o. \ nStive
aT.i0r, stands an Iudil1, WHO hEs Just
presented from his Tribe is symbO. Of
war-a rat lssnake skin, containing ar
rows. These Il les S.audish indignant.
~ sBstched ffOm their eEvelop, filing
il inatesd with powder and lullets, fol
40 the very jaEs.n In the tRbleau the
rezOlute warrior is harding the snake
Skin so filed ID the fToEEIrg chief, ex'
claiming, ia thuuderiug tones: 'HsIe
take d, This is your answer"
TARLEAU &.-THE MUSE AND THE
MEMPHI. D..
.y-4te and ChzTGc.erS A swan-like silvel
60. rlcnl- carved sud decorated with y,
lands and lotus leaves, drawn b. lions, bear
iUg The "a slant ngu C OF Poetry. The chariU
l. conducted Dy The Sabine OuIO. and the
spirit % phi guides the lions with silseI
cords. Loves are IN graceful attendance UpOr
the Hu-e.
The twenty eighth, and the last of the
tsb'esux, is one Of fancy, and well II
shoWs The artistic skill CT the designer
o. the pictures SO well embodied by tbs
Eampni. In this scene is car OF mos
elessnt design, formed by the body snC
wings y a swan, whose pure white gar
ment OF Gathers glit.eFs in the lighr
Win sHYe.v reflections. The biId'l
graceful cozol7, neck and head form the
senPt q the car. The yVhrels ara ~ ven
T.cl o7-ien- The srss ora m ; .l,sr ~,
spoAes q COLO, ~. feIloes - v;ch o,iro'
sos. Gems Of noble SrllliAncy 'Jt.t-,
brightly - The wheels revoive. Wits!