THE HISTORY Off THE HEN FEVER. 813 



that soon arrived, and passed the window, beneath me. I 



was alone in the room, and could ask no questions. I could 



only see what occurred before me ; and I noted down, as 



they passed by, this motley procession, which moved in 



the following 



Order of March. 



ESOOKT OP Indesoribableb. 



Hatles3 Aid. [ Chief Marshal in Black. ] Bootless Aid. 



Police. Two Ex-MoRMON3 in White Tunics. Police. 



Calathuiqpian Band. 



Whiu 5 "^^ "Know A'othing Guards," with guns ) Democrat 

 O/Ece-hoHere. \ enough for all useful purposes. ) Expectants. 



TiiE " Ins." [ Colleotok and Postmaster. ] The " Outs." 



U. S. Harstal. [ '^^^ " National " Democracy, two deep, ) ^ g ^.^^ 



\ in one section. J 



Banner. 



Motto — " We know of Burns thai Russia Salve can't cure." 



" Aids to tlie Revenue." [ Marshal. ] Prawbaoks on the Kevenue. 



SaUb Crushing. [ The Man who Fainted in Mexico. ] Jorge ah ! PoU. 



" Fanny Fern," 



Flanked by a company of disappointed Publishers, 



twenty-four deep, in twelve sections. 



Banner. 



Motto. — "She 's a brick .' " 



Aids. [ Marshal. ] Aids. 



President of the " N. E. Mutual Admiration " Hen Society. 



Fat Marshal. [ The Great Show Man. ] Lean Marshal 



Band, playing the " Rogue's March." 



Marshal. Ghost of Joiob Heth. Marshal. 



Aids, C A Fejee Mermaid, astride > Aids, 



or ftuaking Shakers. \ the Woolly Horse. ^ The Happy family. 



Invited Guests. 5 ^^ 



^i^s, 5 The Three Historians, 



Theh- refers S • ^"^ ^ '"'^* Historians, f "admitera 



Theu readers i BuBNHAM, Prescot, and Banoraft. ) f 



Escort in the rear, with charged bayonets.' 

 C A genuine """Cochin-Chi^a " Rooster, > ^^^^^_ 



Pohce. I suggeeded by the man who knew him to be such ! > 

 Marshal < The entire United States American National ) '^arshal. 

 Pea Wilder. \ Agricultural Society, in a one-horse buggy, j •'■ ™= ""W- 



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