Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-07-24

the river Nile, feaStlng our eyes upon the
lotus and the lily, and we watched the
slender leaves of the palm as they nod
ded to the nymphs below. On the tall
monuments we beheld written in strange
characters the history of the Egyptian
land and with each tableau the mysteri-
Gus signs took meaning, and we learned
a lesson of the past. Close to the lips of
the sphinx we held our ears, and though
we heard no sound, the heavy shadows
seemed to lift for a brief moment; we
feasted upon the strange beauties of the
homes of the gods. We wandered in the
Elysian fields of Paradise and tasted the
fruits which grow only for those who
dwell in the coral caves of the restless
sea; beneath silken draperies, under the
white light Of the moon, sitting beside
Egyptians wrapped in the rich robes of
an age which has been kissed by the sun
shine until it danced and sparkled and
glimmered like a network Of spun gold
| in which myriads of diamonds were set,
we longed to reach helping hand to the
faiuting girl who crawled slowly up the
steps leading into ''The Temple of
Serapis,' where amidst all the splendors
of the oriental kingdom, he gave to the
stricken body new health and strength.
From this gorgeous place we descended
to the rock-guarded chamber in which
sits Osiris, pronouncing Judgment upon
the souls Of men, and we shuddered as
we watched the God of Justice carefully
adjusting the scales in which even we
may at the last be weighed and found
wanting. Like the bursting forth of the
light from an hundred mimic suns came
the ''Festival Of the lamps" ''And the
moon and the stars were there also, and
great light shone upon all; and the
priests who served before the altar, and
the priestess, whose raiment was shining
like the sun, waited round about, bowling
low before the Goddess Nuth, whom they
did serve-the goddess who, in form,
was like unto a fair woman, and whose
head was like unto lion" Brilliant,
dazzling light blazed from the summit Of
every pillar and pedestal, even the roses
shining like crystals; there is every
where the brightness of the MONDAY
sun.
The lights fade, the shadows fall,
clouds are round about, and the voice of
sorrow falls upon the ear. The Egypt
ians are mourning for their dead, sur
rounded by all their strange parapharna-
liza of woe. Weird and full or horror it
seems to US, and we are glad to turn
from the wife who, standing near the cof-
fin with its mummy, tears her hair and
writheS in untold agonies, to the beauti-
full representation of The Resurrection,
symbolized by an immense phoenix spring
ing from the world which is Wrapt in a
blazing sheet Of fire, flames shooting out
from the crevice of every rock, mounting
higher and yet higher, but never reach
ing the bird which, like spirit let free
from its prison house, scars away to an
eternal rest-a fitting close to a pageant
which had been as beautiful, as instruc-
tive, as gorgeous as the imagination
could picture.
On Tuesday morning every one was
out betimes to witness the grand. parade
of King Rex. He deemed it but fitting
that his pageant should present to the
public something pertaining to the mer-
ry side of life; something at which his
subject could laugh and grow fat; so he
illustrated in twenty-seven tableaux the
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his success in depicting the ups and
downs in the race was most wonderful.
Like right loving king, he led the
procession, his lovely queen seated by
his side, with retainers of his court in at
tendance upon them, long line Of Mas
ters of the Games following them on
horseback. Next came a representation
OF ''Christmas Times" in which the chill
dren were especially interested. This
was followed by a ''Picnic,'' in which
chasing the pig, climbing a creased pole,
music, dancing and fiirtations had their
place. Seaside Pleasures" followed,
and the most solemn visage broadened
into grin as the arms and feet, head
and heels, stuck out from every mimic
wave in most ludicrous manner. In the
picture of Hunting" two frightened
Nimrods were sitting in tree, beneath
which stood deer with a gun leveled as
them: a huge rabbit was fast getting half
seas-over on the contents of the hunters
bottle, and fox sat by the fire roasting
the dog, on the end of a stick.
THE biggest show on earth came
next, and such ridiculous sight would
draw crowd away from the great Barn
um circus. An immense elephant was
mounted upon the back of a tiny rabbit,
and his efforts to balance himself prepar-
atory to jumping through a hoop were
! funny to behold; on fat little pig the
fat woman of the show was trying to
| ride; and the living skeleton can only
find his rival among the bones of some
+ deserted graveyard. If the hunters had
} hard luck so had the fishermen.
They baited for fish and they caught
an alligaaor, and the effort was similar to
that which follows when you stir up the
E boss hornet in a nest = the whole
E swarm are on hand to help out the fight.
Alligators heads appeared from every
5 direction, no water lily so pure as to es-
! cape, being made to bow its head to make
e room for the angry creatures. And the
: fright Of the boats crew was indescriba-
f able every man of them looking as if his
1 hearts desire was ''to go home and see
q his parents"
e King ReXs base ball club: Judging
s from the physical condition of the play
: ers, should say this club had not been
b long in practice. Their success in one
e direction, however, had evidently been
O most commendable, every one of them
r bearing the proof that he had tried tc
: catch the ball with his head, and had not
), been disappointed. Two eyes that had
d been knocked into one; jaws swollen tc
: the proportions of California pumpkin
i teeth knocked out, all showed the skill OF
It the players and the immense amusement
: our National game affords.
e Aquatic sports, racing, gormandizing
h the delights of the drunkard and smoker
n and gambling followed one another, al
= admirably depicted, with exaggerated
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