The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-22
DE CARNIvALIs.
Meeting of the Royal Host In the star
Chamber Of the Palace.
Reports ef the Ministers, Councillors and
Marshals.


Exactly at midnight last night the
great star chamber Of the royel palace
was thrown open, and through its hun
dred doors q vast number Of mysterious
and majestic figures trooped silently in
to the council room. The corridors and
ante chambers were In char oscuro
from invisible lamps, and the solemn red
eyes of the mystic owls perched over the
doors shone dimly In the gloom,
until the gathering was complete
and the entrances all closed and bar
ricaded. Then suddenly, bril-
liant and binding radiance burst
selated floor, the frescoed ceiling. the
arabesques on the walls and the lluted
pilasters with their gorgeous capitals
and architraves. glttering on the gol-
den helmets and closed visors Of the
notionless councillors, and touching
their lofty plulnes with q fiery fringe
But one pfOfane eye dwelt upon that
gorgeous scene, and 1t, like the eye of
him who pierced through the easement
at the white wonder OF dodiva's BOSOM
almost withered IN its socket.
1t was the great gathering. OF the
lords and ehieftains to render their re-
ports to the Kings inner council, and
TO receive their final orders as to the pa-
sthHh Vi IectEbIVH dHu VfubItii VII
Carnival day. More than fifty peers
and mobiles Of the realm were present
The Lord High Chamberlain rose at the
signal Of mysterious voice and related
IN brief but graphic sentences the his
tory OF the Kings doings since his
last reunion with his court. The
Earl Marshal who, for some weeks
past, has been inspecting the
royal armories, renewing the aeeoutre-
ments and paraphernalia, announced
that every detail was In perfect order,
ALL the haubeeks, cuirasses, suits OF
mail, arms. trappings, etc, were IN
readiness for instant use. He described
several new and magnificent additions
to the Kings military outfit. and spoke
I'm terms Of glowing eloguence Of the
Carnival day.
The Chancellor Of the Exchequer then
reeited that on arriving here he found
the royal purse sadly shrunken and the
royal purveyur unhappily In arrears.
These misfortunes he had rectitied from
the great treasure he brought with him,
and, in addition. he has since expended.
seven million ducats In various ways
necessary to the Kings gracious pleas
ure and convenience. There were
still needed some twenty-five hun
tlred bars Of silver, which he
called upon the lords and mobiles present
to pay Immediately as tribute to then
serene Master. Before the echoes OF his
Of the chamber, the members of the
royal host had advanced one by one and
enptied great swollen bags Of gold and
silver into q eapaoious vase placed In the
centre of the room, until the required
stlili wins more than furnished
Many other necessary and appropriate
announcements then followed; among
which we may note that Of the royal
Purveyor, who stated that, having Wis
tied the Kings larder and stables, aud
finding that the BBuf Gras intended
for the royal breakfast was not OF
u size sufficiently immense or Of
u tenderness and succulence sutti
ciently transcendent for the mag
nificent proportions and unprecedented
splendor OF that feast, he had straight
way telegraphed to the steppes OF Tar
tary for the Khan's sacred OK. an
animal whose equal Is not known on
earth, That royal animal had arrived
In due time, and the preparations for
tho Kings festivities were now
complete. ta3
The royal Secretary then read dis
patch by the Kings own cable from
Pensacola TO the effect that the royal
feet would weigh anchor on Tuesday
evening and set sail for the Capital. ar
riving on Monday morning off the
forts.
Long live the King Prepare for the
royal adventl
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