The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
QUERIES AND
ANSWERS

Query.-where can the legend of ST.
George and the Dragon be found?
II. r. l..
Answer:-A very good version of 1t
appears In Curious Myths of the Mid
die Ages" by S. Barring Gould.
Query--Who was the original OF Am
aryllis in Sponsors pastoral, Colin
Courts Come Home Again? --R. G. S.
Answer-Her name was Alice, Countess
OF Derby. She was the youngest of
the six daughters OF Sir John Spenser,
of Althorpe, ancestor of the noble houses
Of Spenser and Marlborough. After the
death of the earl, the widow married
Sir Thomas Egerton, keeper OF the
Great Seal 1t was for this very lady,
during her widowhood, that Milton wrote
his "Arcades.'
Query-what Is the meaning of the
word, "Childe,' as Byron uses It, in
his poem, "childe Harold?"--L. F.. ].
Answer "Childe" is title about e.
equivalent 10 lord" as Childe Rolande,
Childe Tristram or ChiTde Arthur.
Query--What Is tho history OF the Or
loft Diamond? IS. T. b.
Answer--ft is tho third largest dta-
mond in the world, Weighing 1914 carats.
1t was once an eye Of the idol Shering
ham, in the temple Of Brahma. 1t came
into the hands of the Shah. Nadir, was
stolen by a French grenadier and sold
to an English sea-captain for two thous-
and pounds The Captain sold it to n
Jew for twelve thousand In 17T5, Cath
erina of Russia gave ninety thousand
pounds to secure 1t. 1t Is set in the
top of the Russian Scepter.
ouerN-what writer's were included in
the Satanic Ss.,ool.' aid when did it
flourish? &c. j. T..
Answer-Wrte-s of this school most
prominent in English were Bulwer. Lord
Lytton, Byron, Moore and Shelley. IN
Frnace, Pau de kock, Rousseau, George
Sand and others. They wrote in the
earlier part of the nineteenth century.
Query-what is the Scandinavian ira
dition regarding Olaf Trygovason, King
of Norway. which seems to have been
partly fulfilled? u. C. r.
Nnswer-Olaf Trygovason. King of Nor
way. who was baptized in London, In
troduced Christianity in Norway. Iceland
and Greenland Being overthrown by
Swolde, King of Sweden, A. D. 90. he
threw himself into the sea and swan to
the Holy Land. became an anchorite,
and fell asleep at great advanced age;
but he is only awaiting his opportunity.
When ii comes he will sever Norway
from Sweden and raise 1t to a first-class
power.
ouery-By whom was the tower of Lon
don built? M. c. B.
Answer--Tt is said to have been built
by Gundulphus. bishop OF Rochester in
the reign of William l., though tradi-
ton ascribes it to Julius Caesar and
Gray, on the bard. in noting this fact.
writes:
"Ye towers of Julius. London's lasting
shame"
ouery-what queen was called the "she
Wolf of Franco" Il. a. c.
Acknowledgment Isabella la Belle. wife
of Edward H.. Of England. who Is ac-
cused of numbering her husband with
her own hands.
Qucry-What queen is known in his
tory, as the MARY Stuart, of Italy?"
L. G.. w.
Answer-Jane l.. of Naples. Jane mar
ried her cousin. Andre of Hungary, who
was assassinated two years after his
marriage. when the widow married the
asssin. So Mary Stuart married her
cousin. Lord Darnley, who was muir
dered, and the widow married the MUIR
derer, Boutwell,. Jane, like Mary, was
remarkable for her great beauty, her
brilliant court. her righteousness, and
the men of genius she drew around her,
for her deplorable administration.