Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-18

tunes trident; and Mining |
with piclS-axe In hand, ready 10 delve |
into the bowels OF the earth. Playing
around the kings feet. IN the form Of
handsome hali.naked little boys, were
the arts and sciences, each carryi ing
some instrument 10 tell his trade--se
compasses, hammers, telescopes, etc.
LOUISIANA AND HER COURT,
Following Rex, came Louisiana hold
ing her court and receiving the people
from all portions OF the world, coming
u visit the exposition. Louisiana her
self was seated I'm an ancient temple,
somewhat dilapidAted from war and
weather, while below her, at the foot
of the steps ascending to the temple,
were her three favorite daughters, the
princpHsea Sugar, Cotton aud Rice,
crowned with wreaths Of flowers Cot
ton wearing the yellow bloom Of this
great Southern staple, while Sugar and
Rice were decked with the beautiful
blue and golden blossoms OF these
plants. The three supported the pell-
can court-ofarms of tho state and
gszed out upon the blue waters
OF the Gulf OF Mexico, on which
steamer, symbolic Of the commerce
OF New Orleans, was departing. High
above head, perched In mid.air, was an
immense pelican, the sacred bird Of
Louisiana.
NATIONAL TABLEAuN,
Following LOUISIANA came represen-
tBtives Of all the nations OF the earth
whom she has invited TO her great ex'
| position, each nttired In the costumes
OF her country, Japan arrayed as the
mikRdo, France asa Napolennic mar
shal, Russia in furs, North America as
"A Sioux chief, Mexico az IA rich planter,
| Spain as 1lAtadoT, and so on with
! England, Germany, South America
aud every other country OF all the five
! continents.
| PANToAIIME or THE STORY OF IVAN
HOE
/ In the twenty tnbleaux that follow
/ ed mounted upon immense tilRts con-
structed expressly for this purpose, the
/ plot Of Walter Bcotts famous aud
/ knightly novel Of Iyanhoe was told.
The first tableau represented Robin
1 Hood aud his merry men In the forest
/ OF Sherwood, seated upon the green
| award under one OF the mlghtiest oaks,
/ dividing the deer they have Just slain
The meeting ia the forest OF
Brian de Bots Ciuilbert, the
Kuights.Templars aud the jolly
Norman priest, Brother Aymer
The Tenlplar 10 accompanied by hlH
two Saracen attendants. From short
distance Gurth, the swlneherdi and
Wanda, the jester, surrounded by the
swine and the dogs OF the former, are
watching the Norman with scowling
faces
The third tableau showed the drag
on OF Wantley, AZ whom WRmbt
spoke, In battle with the Knight
More OF M0reshall, who encountered
and slew the monster by very sensibl
attiring hlmself Ina aTmor covered viii
) sharp spear points so that when th
/ dragon attacked him and tried 10 de
: your hIm. II wounded Itself In doin
} 30.
/. Gurth's dream showed a Wild yisio
4 81 the swineherd who sees "Hearn
9 the hnntern pursued by his owl
! hounds and compelled 10 seek Tefug
Z In q nolsOme swamp filled with In
:, mOnee serpentH and yen0mous moi
. rters Of all kinds.
q The Palmer challenge gave a view
the interior Of CedTics castle whic
Sir Walter Scott 70 full
j. describes III his novel R0wena az
II Cedric are seated az table with curt
u anu " huiDh ha htbsuhbuAh lhauu"
E, who has just returned home dleguise
t a. q palmer, IL relating the story OF b
"A adventures IN the Holy Land.
n Richard In captivity ia the town
IL Zire, ia Austria discovered by Bio
n del, the trOuhadOur. who, harp Ia han
y II playing Richards favorite ditiie
y discovering by these means the pla
i Of the captivity Of bis master.
~ "The Joyous and famous passage
- arms at Ashby de Ia fOuche, sho~li
p the arena and the knights, all clad