. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. OLIVER CROMWELL. LOXDOiX. 193 It was the plague time in London, so the gala days were omittedthere; but the new queen had some magnificent receptions at Bur-leigh-on-the-hill, the residence of the kings favorite, the Duke of QUEEN HENRIETTA MAR FA. R, VACATIONS IN HISTORIC LANDS. • rhere was one reception which the duke gave to the royal bridemu\ bridegroom that was a surprise and delight It was a banquet ;the tabl< s sumptuous and splendid, and on one of them was a very pie, — as large as that is supposed to be
. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. OLIVER CROMWELL. LOXDOiX. 193 It was the plague time in London, so the gala days were omittedthere; but the new queen had some magnificent receptions at Bur-leigh-on-the-hill, the residence of the kings favorite, the Duke of QUEEN HENRIETTA MAR FA. R, VACATIONS IN HISTORIC LANDS. • rhere was one reception which the duke gave to the royal bridemu\ bridegroom that was a surprise and delight It was a banquet ;the tabl< s sumptuous and splendid, and on one of them was a very pie, — as large as that is supposed to be in which the-four-andity black-birds of nursery-rhyme fame are said to have beend. rhe pie excited wonder, but the guests all knew thai itme ?• • Dainty dish• t before the king. The banquet passed gayly, and the time came to serve the wonder-ful pie. The crust was beingr moved, when instead of four-and-twenty kbirds flying out, up popped a little man. He was a chipperlittle fellow, yet very polite, and was armed cap-h-pie. 1 his was the first introduction of [effrey Hudson to the Englishking and queen. The pie had been purposely constructed to holdthe little fellow, who, when the duchess made an incision in his castleof paste, shifted his situation until sufficient room was made for
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