New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-18
mystery.
r,r rrlST IN MUGWUXP CASTLE.


Pass the crow, Larry !!
TINS snake George william the good Baron
Curtis as he sat ut meat with Sir GEORGE Johc'
and Larry GodIn.
7. ,,,ns carly in the reign OF Grover, surnameu
tbe Cvclopcdic, who won fame far ana near ny
entering the lists scores of times against Soihci'
orphans and widows, and always putting 10 rou'
his antagonists They sat at the long 'aolc III
the rev Mugwump castle. BESIDES these tn''o
were others further down the tabie' U" '''"
sdc followers of the Baron and his servants.
Tho good Baron had intended it for trlumph'nO
foost ot which there should be mirth and gayety'
mighty Garcns Of wine and great dishes OF meat;
where boards should wag and good cheer DC on
evcrv hand: for King Grover, to whose party he
and his friends belonged though they had noO yeO
unclaimed il openly, had assembled the throne
NOT long before, and they would rejoice; ouC ne
was disappointed, and already there was Chilli
ness about the board which BODIED Ill
" Pass the crow Larry
"Tbat will l do my lord,' answered Larry
" Indeed, it's good crow, ay, in faith moso
excellent raven. Sir, like it; douot meh'Hy
that it be crow in truth
"Bv my troth," spalSe Baron Curtis, " 90 not
,.s most viIlanous crow / like not the Bird
nor did ever What sayest thou, Sir George =
Tbcv snake very low that their followers might
not hear. .,
" ,T,s crow my lord TINT is certain answered
Cir Coorgc but it is much better than had
,houoht the fowl, though, Of surety, not eX-
| oouont fer eating purposes. / VIII take some
moro and. bv nv faith, Sir George will be the
last "a complain, though l cannot say tits rch
norsel like our good man Larry, or that doubt
its being crow, and, in good faith, black GRO"
and an old crow"
"Noble sir. you should know" replied Larry
Won should know But | like it; 1t hts my
bnmor well; It's not crow to me. But, good my
lord. have VIC nothing cisc?'
Nothing good man Larry, nothing" said the
Baron bitterly nothing but croW-DlAcK' HIS
sbaped. cracxcd-voiced, corn-steallng, lll-omeheu
crow: / cannot abide it, though must necus' ~
sticl,s i nv throat, still must l force it down
In my old castle It's many the brave meal nave
had: I knew not crow: but here 'tis al there u.s.
therefore I cat and not because | would Know
og naupht like it, unless, pcrchancc' 1t be the
Ird b'ilcd owl Pass the black fowl Of darkness
again, Larry
thus at they at the table and ate crow. Larry
nj, with relish. he liked it, and though 1t was
tough he chcwed and swallowed it rapidly or
George likewise ate of it largely, though ne INe'.
H. not so we'll Even the good Baron Swallowed
much of it, though with WY face, Tor IL was
raught but crow to him; nor did he call IL goou
even for crow but an ill-cOolled crow ana lousn
crow. Still lie ate and asked in loud voice OIL
those far down the table how they were ehloS"S
,Lo ,roodcockP When the Baron or Sir George
would rcnd apart joint oil the Crow :,
would resist their efforts, and they would
"0u'D =. Law + on the floor
, and mt one foot on it and pull with all theiE
STRENGTH: at which times the tcndons would breaR
and nv ND and smitc them in their faces; when
stroiphtyav they would rise up and ask thoS'
at fine foot Of the table if the Quail were not good
After they had sat at the table d long time, tuer'
came in to them four Pages, belonging to certain
r Live Newspaper And they saw that the rage
n lad much 10 tcE OF the reign Of KING Grover an'
5 listened The tale was long, but twas We'll tod
the Pages spoke only the truth. men 'heS hi'
Y done the Baron and his guests notlccu thaU thcl
= had placed mighty dish in the centre OF I'LL
table deep and broad, and long. Inc b"'oi
looked ut it anXiously. ior though MS stoiiao
was pretty well filed with crow, he was hungrl
for something else. Sir George was also ready 10
a change. and the men looked hungry some o
I them doubtinc il they had been dining on so goo
Q camc as their leaders had told them. Only LAIR
: seemed not to notice it at all. but continued I
@ pick the crow bones.
L Then the Baron rose and laid hold of the cove
n Of the dish and took it of: and all eye
Il were cast on 1T. save Larry . No'
when the cover was come of they say
= instead Of good flesh. or even crow
u dried turlxey-buzzard with the feathers on IT,
g first the Baron made as if he would faint ana ie
C fall the cover. but he straightwaY rallied an
" snake in a clear voice: Sir George ana my goo
IS pcoplc. observe the phcasantH " In sooo truIn'
Is cicd Sir George. "notc the canvas-bacll duck
.r And Larry rose up and began carving 1t with 81
i two-handcd broadsword. But when the men d
Il, +.b1
zard preserved with the feathers on they ro'
- from the table and left the hall Then Larry too
IL mouthful of the large wing feathers and SAID
> Good, my lord, It's pleasant change 1ro
N tbo CROW excellent as it was!' and he helped ,
or Gcorae TO a leg and the Baron to the wshbone
is "You speak but the truth, Larry sand y
? GEORGE "when you say it is change from u
in crow but fear me It's most eXccrable change
in and he chcwed the drumstick with his back tcet
- Sir Gcorge!n cried the Baron, as he smote u
table a mighty blow, my stomach loathes IT. an
Tho feathers stick in my teeth, but by my GOO
~ lone sword I will force it down, if have TO u
" hydraulic prcssurc!' which was indeed, the be
C. he could do any how, there being nothing else.
or Then stepped the Baron 10 the window NJ
k, snake TO his people who were without No'
nd friends" quoth he, you should come IN ana
10 tho fine juicy spring chicken on which we dlnc
IN and he waved his hand Mt the poor old tu9He
- buzzagd stiI wearing its last winters feathers
,o And the story goes on at great length but I
upshot Of it is that they worried the poor old II
y itation turkey till they had Indigestion and dN
~ rcpsa, and liver complaint and that tired feelir
nc About this time King Grover rode his last t
al against the widows and orphans and was succeed
be bv Benjamin l. who came out of the West, a
,rs they who sat at buzzard found their occupatl
i'd gone. and are since lost sight OF in the miSts
al tradition though it is related of Larry that
al insisted that he had not been dining on crow
=. buzzard and continued TO make such small BIZ
the chief OF his diet.
iIc II is amusing TO notice the Mysteries OF