. St. Nicholas [serial] . erson, so that when she hadconquered the city of Nole she her-self could seize the precious magiccloak which she so greatly coveted. Therefore Queen Zixi rode out atthe head of her army, clad in a suitof mail, with a glittering helmetupon her head that was surmountedby a flowing white plume. And allthe soldiers cheered their queen andhad no doubt at all that she wouldwin a glorious victory. Quavo the minstrel, who wan-dered constantly about, was on hisway to Noland again; and whileQueen Zixis army was cutting apath through the forest and makinga bridge to cross the ri
. St. Nicholas [serial] . erson, so that when she hadconquered the city of Nole she her-self could seize the precious magiccloak which she so greatly coveted. Therefore Queen Zixi rode out atthe head of her army, clad in a suitof mail, with a glittering helmetupon her head that was surmountedby a flowing white plume. And allthe soldiers cheered their queen andhad no doubt at all that she wouldwin a glorious victory. Quavo the minstrel, who wan-dered constantly about, was on hisway to Noland again; and whileQueen Zixis army was cutting apath through the forest and makinga bridge to cross the river, he camespeedily by a little-known path to the city ofNole, where he told Tullydub, the lord highcounselor, what was threatening his king. So, trembling with terror, Tullydub hastenedVol. XXXIL— 75. to the palace and called a meeting of the fivehigh counselors in the kings antechamber. When all were assembled, together with Budand Fluff, the old man told his news and cried : We shall all be slaughtered and our king-. THE GENERAL SAT DOWN SUDDENLY AND GREW PALE. (SEE PAGE 594.) dom sacked and destroyed, for the army of Ix is twice as big as our own — yes, twice as big ! Oh, pooh ! What of that ? said Tollydob, scornfully; have they a general as tall as I am ? 594 QUEEN ZIXI OF IX J [May, Certainly not, said the chief counselor. Who ever saw a man as tall as you are ? Then I 11 fight and conquer them! de-clared Tollydob, rising and walking about the
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