Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-28

before cultivated must be upturned;
then the plain must be sown with the
teeth Of the sleepless dragon, the en-
tire Job to be completed in n day,
after which the Golden Fleece could
be taken down. Several efforts were
made to accomplish this.
Among other combats Hercules
had pitted himself against a body OF
warrior ~barbarians, drove them back
upon the brazen bulls, and the foul
smelling odors they emitted were too
much for even Hercules to bear. SO
he retreated, holding his nose, and he
declared he would rather encounter
the poisoned exhalations of Lake Az
eruns. which was death to all birds
that flew over it,. or perform the
twelve labors Of Eurystheus over
again, than to battle with those bulls a
second time. When all was nbout tobo
abandoned, Medea, Priestess Of Mars,
and daughter of the king. having
fallen in love with Jason, appeared
and offered to aid the enterprise.
TabIeau No. 0--Medea--.The In
cantatiOn.
In a loose flowing robe of red, with
a wreath of grass on her head, as she
clasped her buckler and chanted q
song to Mars; at her side Brima, IN.
other priestess of the Salii, appeared
Medea. She provided peoples and
other flowers and potions sacred to
Somnus. and invoked that god to her
aid, as she stirred her wand into the
sedative mixture designed to be show
cred over the obnoxious vapor- breath
ing bulls, together with magic herbs
she stepped in the waters of Lake
Lethe, with the object of binoing the
dragon in Somnus' chains, thereby
losing their ferocious terror in OBJ
liyious dreams.
Pableau No. 1O-The Bulls Of Col
CHS.
The two fire breathing bulls, tanned
and handled with ease after Medea's
magical influence had softened them
to slumber, and when overcome by
drowsy feelings, were yoked by Jason
without trouble. The father of Me-
dea and many OF his followers appear
terrorized over the work they witness,
having assembled expecting to see the
wholesale destruction Of the Argo :.
nautic crew. The field is soon plowed
over, and the teeth Of the slain dragon
are quickly sown.
Tableau No. II-BaItIe Of the
Helmets.
As fast as the dragons teeth
touched the earth fierce warriors
| sprung forth, but the helmet Of Jason
thrown among them, its magic inAu-
ence blinded the warriors with rage,
causing them to turn, one against the
other, until all persisted.
Tsbleau No I2-Triumph Of the
AFgOnauts.
A cluster Of massive forest trees is
seen. From its recesses march Mop
sus and Euryatus, bearing in triumph
the coveted fleece. In the same group
are seen Nestor, Leodatus, Peritheous
and a priestess, the latter delivering
oracles to the successful heroes, while
heralds proclaim their valiant deeds.
The object o the voyage accomplish
ed. the Argopauts prepared to set sail,
and with them departed Medea. who,
being pursued by her irate father,
she strewed the bones of her brother
over the side ofthe vessel, thereby de-
laying the pursuit by leaving the Col
chians far behind.
Tableau No. I3--Neptune and the
Memphi.
The god Of the ocean, Neptune, in
his shell-shaped chariot, is seen, hav-
ing Just risen from the sea. He be-
slowed the Golden Fleece, transmitted
to him by the Argonauts, upon the
Memphi for slfe keeping. The Sub
lime 0uro Of that mystic circle, in his
chair Of state, accepted the treasured
trophy, while Typhon, his trusted
lieutenant, stood by, gazing with pride
lpop the priceless gift, at the same
time promising that the voyage of dis
coyery and the hardships encountered
in its capture, shall be commemorated
in undying letters for the emulation
Of future generations. The spirit of
the Mystic Memphi also appears in the
the allegOry, aud she exercises her
gentle influences toward mankind and
promises that the Memphi shall con-
tinue their labors for the benefit and
enlightenment of the people of the
world.
The Pageant.
The procession or pageant Of the
Memphi described above is expected
to appear on Adams street about 7:3O
o'clock tomorrow evening. Its
movement will be up Second street to
Poplar, thence to Main, thence south
to Beal, thence west to Shelby, thRnce
north TO the bluff between Main and
Monroe. Here it will pass in review,
making the circuit Of the bluff, after
which it resumes the march toward the
theater, where tits expected to arrive
about 9 o'clock. A band Of music,
embracing forty eight pieces, led by
Eichorn, of Louisville, will move at
the head of the procession, a
squad of police in the van to
clear the way. Parti- colored lights,
including calcium and the latest
improvement 10 chemical appliances
have been provided in coplous abund-
ance to illuminate the tableaux as they
move. The theater has been elabor-
ately decorated for the grand occasion,
the parquette foored. over and car
peted, and all arrangements have been
perfected with the greatest possible
care. After the march, and when
| those mystic heinOs farming the cast