The National tribune., 1882-11-30
potatoes, they had been hungry mOst of the

potatoes, they had been hungry moEt OF th'
time; so they tasted.
at Is good" ssid Dsphrs; "but think i
would be better cooked" so she pat some IN
kettle of water over the Are, and let II boi
awhile; then she dished it up, and they ali at
it. 1t was delicious. 1t tasted moro Ike
stswed pumpkin than anything else; in fact i
sSas stewed pumpkin.
Daphne was inventive, aud something Of
genius; and next day she eonOocted another
dish out Of the Giants heads. She boiled theIl
and sifted them, and mixed them with eggs aud
sugar and milk and spice; then she lined aom'
plates with puff paste, filed them with Th'
mixture, and set them in the oven to bake.
The result was unparalleled; nothing half sc
exquisite had over been tasted. They were al
in ecstacieo, Eness in particular. They gath
cred all the Giants heads and stored them IN
the cellar. Daphne baked pics Of them every
day, and nothing could surpasa the felicity oi
tho whole family.
One morning the King had been cut hunting
and happened to ride by the cottage Of Pstro-
clus with train of his knights. Daphne waa
baking pies as usual. and the kitchen door and
window We're both open, for the room was 80
warm; so the delicious odor Of the pics psE-
| fumed the whole air about the cottsge
! "Whet is it smelIs 80 utterly lovely7" 81
claimed the King shifting in rapture.
He sent his page in to see
Tho housewife is baking Giants head pies, y
said the page returning.
"What2" thundered tho King. Brins out
one to me.
So the page brought out rie to him, and
after all his knights had tasted 10 be sure it
was not poison, and the King had watched them
sharply for a few moments to be sure they were
not killed, he tasted too
Then he beamed. It was Il new sensation,
and a new sensation is great boon 20 8 King.
e never tasted anything so altogothersuper-
fine, so utterly magnificent, in nay life" cried
the King; "stowed peacock tongues from the
Baltic are not to be compared with it! Call cut
the housewife immcdiatciy!"
So Daphne came out trembling, and Patroclns
and IIneas also.
"What charming lad" exclaimed tho
King, as his glance fell upon Eneas. Now
tell me about these wonderful pies and viii
reward You as becomes y monarch"
Then PatrocIus fell on his knees and related
the whole history Of the Giants head pies from
the beginning.
The King actually blushed. "And ! forgot
TO knight you oh noble and brave man, and to
make a lady of your admirable wifa?'
Then the King leaned gracefully down from
his saddle and struck Patroclus with his
jewelled sword and knighted him on the spot
The whole family went to live at the royal
palace. The roses in the royal gardens were
uprooted, and Giants heads Tor pumpkins, as
they came to be called wero sown in their
stead; al the royal parks, also, were turned
into punpIin-fclds.
Patroclus was in constant attendance on the
King, and used to stand ali day in his ante
chamber. Daphne had q position Of great re-
sponsibility, for she superinteuded the baking
of the pumpkin pies, and Eneas finally mar
ried the Princess Ariadne Diana.
They were welded in great state By fGy
srchbishops; and all the newspapers united in
stating that they were the most charming and
well-matched young couple that had ever been
united in the kingdom.
The stone entrance of the Pumpkin Giants
Castle was securely fastened, and upon it was
engraved an inscription composed by the first
poet in the kingdom, for which the King made
him laureate, and gave him the liberal pension
of fifty pumpkin pies per year.
The following is the inscription In full:
Here dweIt the Pumpkin Giant onos,
Hes dead, the nation doth rejoice,
For, while he alive he lived
BY e-g dear, fat, little boys"
The inscription is said to remain to this day;
If you were to 20 there you would probably see
it.-Dccember Vide AlCILc