The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-16

| multuous frolic Too as mentioned. the
street cars scraped sightseers from the
! curbs that bounded the grass plots in
! :he middle ~ the street but. for the
| most part. this great mass Of people
| remained silent. patient. motionless
Suddenly a man shouted: Here II
! comes'" Far over the heads could be
! seen a banner that caught a vivid re-
/ Election from some lights beneath it,
/ At the side Of the street negro coach
| man had cTaWled into the gloom Of a
corner Of his victoria and gone To sleep
| An agitated by stander yelled at him:
Come, uncle. wake up! They're COM
in and they'll chase you away from
here The old man hastily drew on
his shoes and crawled on his box. "Yas,
| raLTen dey is. Deyll done bully me
outa year an I better had he gittin"
liut this was not the procession at ALL
but some marauding company Of mask
ers. When he had gathered up hts
reins and turned for a last glance to
the rear, the banner had vanished He
made gesture Of deep scorn at the
man who had aroused him. "Aw,
Aw! dat wan no perCession--"
In the middle Of the street some little |
boys had created a riot They were |
dressed as some strange kind Of white |
apes. but the tails of their SUITS were |
So rms anu 81 ltdllg SluIleu Win col
ton that the ends could be pulled |
around in front and used very effect
lively as clubs. With these weapons |
they had helabored some little BOYS who
were exhibiting as minstrels and an ex-
citing combat had at once ensued be-
tween the minstrels and the apos
Meanwhile the street cars had be-
come blocked, and. standing thus in
the middle or the wide streets. they
made fine and cheap stands from which
10 view the procession a. il passed to |
the right of them. Women with nu-
merous children. old couples, and peo-
pie without these reasons presented an
interminable row Of faces a the win
dcws of an interminable row of cars.
Around the cleaning place whore sat
their majesties and the court, a throng
In milder raiment in which shone many
white conventional shirt fronts. slowly |
gathered. Ladies with dainty gestures
raised their lorgnettes to stare into the
dark perspective of the avenue The
king lifted his scepter and examined
I with interest. The ladies Of the court
'hatted, turning their heads from one !
10 another, their eyes shining. With
he vivid light upon this balcony, the !
scene of violet and white had all the
iistinctncss of a marvellous painting
The procession was delay Some of
he court seemed petulent. If the king
vas bored his WEAKNESS was hidden i'm ]
lis flowing beard
Down in the democratic semi gloom ,
" the street stood a young girl, her +
land upon the arm Of a young man
This girl had remained for a long time p
notionloss her eyes raised at an angle !
md fixed upon the queen. Her lips I
we're n little way parted, her cheeks :
we're subty flushed. And into this r
lance there was a profundity Of awe .
She dreamed and this
ream was SO splendid, so full OF rain n
ow glories, that even the scene before a
er was merely a guide. The dream -
vas broken by n negro teamster who
anne through the crowd with three :,
lules and a dray. He had become so h
'rocious toward a small boy who had d
ived between the lead mule and the NJ
heel team that he could not have the .,
rdinary care for peoples safety. A / ~
lrge section of crowd had to scurry | n,
here was some eloquent abuse II
Meanwhile the king, inscrutible be- ?,
ind his beard. looked down at his sub p.
cts. The queen, regal alike in fact -,
nj carnival. talked to her ladies' And in
lruod always toward the royal pair ~.
as this waXen sea of faces. Above W
te ares and squares Of illumination ~
ing sky like black velvet. y,
Down the avenue there appeared a n,
ale purple haze. Presently the forms
mounted policemen could be seen ~.
Itlined in IT, \ rocket went slant s,,
gly upward. There was some mild A,
ld good natured jostlng A voice "a
led out: All. git off de cart. an IN
We de grass a chanel L grow" \ IN
an with the shaver face and mobile nj
Is of an actor Immediately said:
treat scott, I know that breed, nm