Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-05-14

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And, finally,
A bane I'll be
To every idle drone.
From my domain
Hence! and again
Meier dare approach the throne!
HERALDs.
Behold, the Nations are coming,
To bow before Queen of Mays throne!
ENTER CHINA.
(Boy-presenting flowers.)
These waxen bells, with hearts of gold,
We bring from a nation centuries old;
In their fragrance message is borne on
the breeze,
OF love from that Republic beyond the
seas.
ITALY.
(Kneeling and presenting flowers)
These pomegranates gay, caused the sea-
sons, they say,
And they grow in Fair Italy, Far away.
Their hearts are red, and warm and true:
We bow in reverence, and give them to
you.
IRELAND.
Fair Erin sends her shamrocks
To greet you, gentle Queen;
In the hearts of all your people
May your memory e'er be green.
We revel in song, in Spain we belong;
And we've come DER the ocean to show
onr devotion.
These staf-eyed jasmines we've gathered
to-day
Shed fragrance for thee, o Queen of May.
AMERICAN INDIANS.
On the plains of Oklahoma,
Gathered We these wild rose blossoms,
Growing wild upon the prairie,
Underneath the starry heavens.
Take them all, o Lovely May Queen:
These in love and faith we give thee.
We bring to you, with out-stretched hand,
The fairest flowers in Japan.
(Gift of Chrysanthemums)
SCOTLAND.
We're a clan of the Scots,
From Merry Dundee;
And so many people
We're right glad to see.
From the land of the Thistle and waters
so blue,
We've come DER the ocean to say
"Howdy-do."
GERMANY.
From the Fatherland along the Rhine,
We gathered these flowrets blue;
Der the long, long way, o Queen of May,
We've kept them fresh for you.
HOLLAND.
We've come from the land of the Low
Countree
To pay our tribute of love to thee,
And the brightest and best of our tulips
so sweet,
We've chosen, Dear Queen, to lay at thy
France sends these lilies so pure and white,
In them we bring our nations delight.
ENGLAND.
We've culled the Queen of the Flowers
for thee,
The Rose-'tis England's pride, you zee.
The white is for faith and courage 80 free,
The red for the love we have for thee.
UNITED STATES.
These golden rods from Columbia,
Shed blessings for thee Away,
May happiness bright as their golden
light
Be yours forever and aye.
Enter Liberty and bow before the
Queens throne.
SoNG: "Hail to the Goddess of Liberty"
LIBERTY.
Rise, We sister nations,-all,
Unfurl each flag to the breeze;
Freely let each banner float
Above the tallest trees.
This crown of laurel that hold
Some fair ones brow shall crown,
Each flag could of brave heroes tell,
And battles of renown.
Each nation truly seemeth good,
Each banner seemeth fair,
And each herself deems fitted best
The laurel wreath to wear.
So one by one pass in review
And each claim will hear:
She who most truly seems my own,
The laurel wreath shall wear.
CHINA.
China, 1, an ancient nation.
Eldest of all here tonight,
Come to render alteration
To the Goddess, fair and bright.
Mines land of many people,
Yellow-tinted like the sun,
He, the Sun-God, came from heaven,
And himself our race begun.
Nowhere such obedient children
As there are in my fair land;
They to parents homage render,
And obey their least command.
Many, many are my people,
Mines land of great renown,
Surely unto ancient China
Should belong the laurel crown.
LIBERTY.
But Liberty's progressive,
She's always pressing on,
Not clinging to the fashions
OF ancestors long gone.
Tray.
There's sunny southern land
Whose skies are always fair,
The weary exile pines away
For Italy's pure, fresh air.
Fer thsre the skies are always blue.