The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-10-11

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Float No. 4. Fairies of the Wind.
Float No. 3. Fairies of Light
Float No. 6. Fairies of Fungi
Float No. T.. Faires of Gnome.
Float No. 8. Fairies of Malaria.
Float No. 8. Fairies of Winter.
Float No 10. Fairies of the Months.
Float No. IL. Fairies of Fountains of Many
Colors
Float No. 13. Fairies of Good Luck.
Float No L. Sleeping Beauty.
Float No. Is. Bonny kilmenny.
Float No. Is. The Swan Maiden.
Float No. II. LOrelei.
Float No. 18. The Magic Mirror.
Float No. 10. The Magic Cage.
Float No. 2I. Jack the Giant Killer.
Float No. %. Mother Goose.
The brilliancy of these legendary pic
lures, fully brought out by the aid of the
many colored torches of the attendants,
the gay trappings Of the horses and their
grooms, the mounted esquires, and the
whole moving to inspiring strains of many
bands of music formed a pageant
that will live long in the memories
of those who witnessed it, especially
those of the little folks who saw
so viYidly portrayed scenes IN what mad
been heretofore to them but NEUROLOGICAL
stories. The passage of the cavalcade
through the streets was accomplished sue
cessfully and without any mIsbap worthy
of mention, and everywhere along its route
it was received with demonstrations Of
pleasurable appreciation, and at many
points was greeted with salvos of rockets
DflAiIdnL
In many places where the pageant passed
the crowds gathered SO close to it that tho
horsemen brushed those in front in passing
and an outstretched arm would have touch
ed the floats as they passed by, and yet in
all this bedlam of prancing horses and Wig
orous torch-bearers not a single instance OF
a serious accident could be found.
The grand cayalcQde finally arrived at
the Chamber of Commerce, where the re-
ception OF the Prophet took place, which
was filed with an immense throng of the
elite of this and other States. Suddenly
the orchestra struck up march, the recep-
tion committee, which had come together
in some mysterious manner, crowded
closely about the entrance, and the steady
stream of people which had been pouring in
ceased. The hall was now well filed, there
being probably twenty-five hundred peo-
pie in its confines. The members of the re-
ception committee stepped to either side of
the door, and an old gray-haired and beard
ed Prophet, wearing long robe OF
red satin richly embroidered walked
| in. Immediately after him follow
| ed two gorgeously attired attendants,
and then they continued to walk slowly in
! pairs till about twenty had passed the door.
! Members of the reception committee had
| taken charge of each man as he arrived
! After about twenty had passed the door
/ they separated, half going to either side oil
/ the entrance and forming a passageway
| which extended from the fountain to the
| door. They carried pixies, axes, banners,
etc, and these implements they now held
4
! bv others who did not enter the hall, bat
! dropped in at the end of the line until it eX-
! tended down to the corridor Of the Ex-
| change building. There was a 1ulI in the
| proceedings. Everything in the vast hall
/ was quiet and looked expectan5. Mr.. +. Z,
/ Simmons, President of the reception com
| mittee, and Mr.. Henry Behecke walked
| down the passageway formed by the double
/ line of gorgeouslyscostumed men. Then the
1 royal party of the Yelled Prophet aP
| preached. The old Prophet him
/ self, clad in his richly embroid
4 cred robe of white, came first. Tie
was escorted with all due ceremony through
| a grand promenade of the hall, and finally
drew up in front Of The rostrum, when at 2
signal the imposing line was brokenl ant
| the royal retinue of his Imperial Highnes'
were left - wander at their own sweet Will
1 They all Immediately bied themselves e
the seats, where they picked their partncr'
for the dance, and the welcome TO tn
| Yelled Prophets was continued in merry
festivities till the morning hours had wei
advanced