Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-22

female slaves tanning him and waiting ON
him, while he receives the homage of the
conquered princes, and is told by the
priests that he is not of ordinary or
human origin, but demi-god.
Hdte.-Hannibal. The Temple OF
Mittua at Carthagena, Spain. Before the
altar stands the great Carthaginian gen.
eral, Hamilcar Barca, surrounded by the
soldiers of his Spanish army, and the
little Hannibal, only nine years of age,
taking the oath to his father to hatelthe
Romans forever, and to become their
enemy as soon as he is old enough to
fight.
Intemperance. nce.-Alcibiades The scene is
the interior of Alctbiades's house at
Athens, Just after one of his grand ban
quets. The young man and his friends,
flushed with wine, mimic the great Eleu.
sinian mysteries, the most sacred of all
the Grecian celebrations. Through all
these religious rites the. drunken men go,
Alcibiades himself playing the part of
high priest, Polytion being the daduch or
torch-bearer, Theodorus the keryc or her
aid where the others take the parts of
epopts or mysts. A gallant after-dinner
spree but rather a costly one for Alci-
blades, for it caused his banishment, exile
and early death.
Idieness.- Philopater. The in
dolent King of Egypt surrounded by all
his court of slaves and mistresses, while
all the power OF government are admin
istered by women. The scene is Egyptian.
The palace is massive structure such as
might have dated from the days of the
Pharoahs, the entrance ornamented by
figures of gigantic recumbent sphinxes
and the walls covered with scarabei
and curious hieroglyphics. Within the
palace is a grove of palms, in whose shade
rests the serious-looking jujube bird, while
| crocodiles play in the neighboring streams.
Fear.-Pharaoh bidding the Jews depart.
This scene also is Egyptian, from the very
edge OF the desert. The Egyptian monarch,
| surrounded by the priests and magicians,
bids the Jews depart. Among the Jews
Moses and Aaron stand out conspicuously
as leaders.
AUGrice.-Xerxes plundering the Temple
OF Delphi. The temple is a massive struc-
ture of many-colored marbles. Within are
stored the thousands of valuable gifts made
| by friendly monarchs and powers, golden
statues and plates, vases of precious stones
and much else. The Persian monarch
and a force of Persian soldiers have broken
into the temple and are tearing down the
statues and vases, preparatory to carrying
them off.
Gambling.-Augustus and Vincius. The
atrium of a magnificent Roman edifice.
where the Roman Emperor, with his
comrades and friends, are reclining on
couehessaround a table, gambling at dice,
Anger.-John the High Priest, Staying
his brother. The story of this horrible
fratricide, which occurred in the Jewish
Temple, at the very foot of the altar, is
told by Josephus. While John is high
priest, his brother Jesus is appointed to
the same office by the Persian general
Bagoses, ruling the satrapy in which
Jerusalem is situated. He enters the tenn
pie to take the office, and advances to the
great altar, when his furious brother meets
him and slays him.
LurTy.- -Sardanapalus.-The last float
is sea OF hames reaching high up in the
air. Through these flames, the palace o
the unfortunate Sardanapalus is seen, with
its inmates drunk with wine and passing
away the last moments of their lives il
revelry and rioting. Some of the slave:
have already fallen victims to the flames
Sardanapalus still survives, and reclinin:
on his couch, his mistresses around him
passes away from the world, in the mids
OF the greatest luxury and pleasures.