Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-06

ONAHkAS IuC1tioA AAs WAuoAO"I uDN
do you do; have you seen anything Of q
barrel of apple sass around here p etc.
That's how we feel, and we feel it might
lily because the elements are unpropi-
tious, and rain is imminent. Who can
feel exactly as he would" after carDi-
val Tuesday, Think of the crowd, the
jam, the confusion, the balls and the
early hour Of morn when you had to 20
home and then get up to snuff the
moon"
TIE STREETS WERE THRoNGED
with countless persons, whose enjoyment
was general. In fact, the whole city
seemed a lunatic asylum of joy whose
people had no purpose, 40 thought, no
desire and no sentiment save those that
add to the general enjoyment of the
community, enthuseds with the ardor Of
an annual festivity. The weather was
bright and warm. In fact, the suns rays
made it unpleasant, aud instead of over
coats umbrellas were in demand.
While the interest in the carnival was
equal to that of any previous occasion,
the masking was not general. This is
to be regretted, inasmuch asst is to the
visitor one Of the most attractive fea-
lures Of our Mardi-G ras. However, al.
most every conceivable character of his
tory and tradition, mythology and ro-
nance, we're represented. There we're
many elegant costumes, but the general
ity we're Of a comic character. The
sights, so to speak, and we do not mean
haunts, were as varied as they we're
amusing. One of the most g%rotesque
and diverting sights to be encountered
was
THE DISGUISED PREsRETMEET AFFORDED
by ore Of Falstafian dimensions and
bibulous celebrity. He was attired in
the garb of Louis XIV. He had succeed.
ed in deceiving himself more than any
one else. Although the white peruke Of
Louis XIV adorned his top. he would at
times forget his royal title. This was
caught at a stray moment in his portly
presence: YES, sir; | am glad to meet
you. | perceive you have no idea who l
am. Ha, hahl Well, it's all right Ny
name is not unknown in the ga ~lorious
old Volunteer State. l am Louis XIV.
am engaged in editing a paper in
Texas, and, by Cd, sir, / tell you that
am just beginning to understand
July what IS at the bottom Of all
this trouble. It this COMPOUNDED dirty
Mississippi river water. OF course it is.
Let's take a drink Ah2 Of course, l
am n Of the hurrAh boysl Louis XIV.
Can you tell men where / can find that
citizen-suit l cast of a few lurid hours
sgo2 Yes, sirl Come up to Browns.
vile (Texas). am very glad to meet
you. Take anotherH' Our friend boasts
of the broadcast back in all these regions.
Upon the broad Of his Louis XIV back
some one had pinned a piece Of canvass,
upon which were these words: Just in
from the Black Hills" A countryman
came up TO him and remarked
that he had been looking for
just such a man. Louis XIV,
altogether unconscious that he had
just returned from the gold regions of
Dacotah, only responded to the eager
inquiries Of the curious country ad7en.
iuerer somewhat in this wise: "Ah, 1
am glad to see you; come over to my
court. Would you like to subscribe for
a Texas paper2 Confound this Missis-
sippi river water, It's death to the Hur-
rsh boys Yes, l would prefer that you
do not tell this to the young lady in the
white satin with Powered figures. Let's
take another l made SIS last night"
But,
THE MEMPHI PAGEANT
last night was the most elegant yet given.
The accuracy Of the conception, the per
fiction of composition, and the esthesis
Of Illustration were such as to command
the uuexceptiOnal Endorsement of the
most thorough critique. In all the long
train of fancy, truth and reality, amid
the splendid blaze Of NEUROLOGICAL story
the weird enchantment of myste.
rious tradition, and aver the su.
blime faith, so to speak, of genu-
inc art. There has been no display
equal to this. The beauty of poetic
sentiment, the majesty Of sublime ex.
preston, to say nothing Of the grandeur
of classic history, we're so brilliantly
illustrated, portrayed and ~delineated,
that ever the diamond.pointed pen of
genius, with parchment of pearl, could
not write its glory.
raE SUBJECT OF THE MENPHI PAGEANT
was divided into two parts-Greece aud
Scandinavia. In the former there were
nine floats; Night, Olympus, Gods aud
Titans, Aurora, Earth, Castor and Pol
lux, Calypso, Psyche and Niobe. In
the latter there we're eight floats: VAL
halia, Thunder, Frost, Fire, Treasure
Land, Elf Land, Troll Land and the
Fates.
ROUTE OF H MEMPHI PAGEANT.
The pageant started at dark at the
corner Of Adams and Second streets.
thence up Second to Market, from Mar.
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