. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. it was exposed to thejeers of the mob, and then was laid in a tomb costing £\o is., to restfifty years. The tomb was dashed in pieces during the Reformation,the bones thrown into the river, and the stone coffin, according totradition, used as a horse-trough. The collection of armor in an apartment of the Tower called theHorse Armory, a building over one hundred and fifty feet long, pre-sented a spectacle that filled our visitors with wonder. It seemed likea sudden reproduction of the faded days of chivalry. On each siderf the ro
. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. it was exposed to thejeers of the mob, and then was laid in a tomb costing £\o is., to restfifty years. The tomb was dashed in pieces during the Reformation,the bones thrown into the river, and the stone coffin, according totradition, used as a horse-trough. The collection of armor in an apartment of the Tower called theHorse Armory, a building over one hundred and fifty feet long, pre-sented a spectacle that filled our visitors with wonder. It seemed likea sudden reproduction of the faded days of chivalry. On each siderf the room was a row of knights in armor, in different attitudes, look- (>A\ VACATIONS IN HISTORh LANDS, is though they were real knights under some spell oi enchantment,waiting for the magic word to start them into life again. rhe Jewel Tower did not so much excite the boys astonishment. It was like a costumers shop; and even the royal crown of England si ridiculous look, civilization and republican progress havi ur outgrown these theatrical playthings. The Queens.
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