The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-27
SERVED UP IN PlEs
How a Dwarf Was Brought to Notice
Strange Disguise for a Host.

How a Dwarf Was Brought to Notice
Strange Disguise for a Host.
The "Pie Girl" who, as given In
the evidence at the Thaw trial, was
with a number of birds served up
in a pie at a theatrical supper Is by
no means the first human being who
has been thus treated.
Jeffrey Hudson, the celebrated
dwarf. with whom all readers OF
SCOTS "Peveril of the Peak are
acquainted, was first brought to the
notice of Charles 1. during a visit
of that monarch and his queen 10
Burleigh-on-the-Hill the residence OF
the Duke of buckingham, in whose
service the manikin was. At din
ner a large cold pie made it's appear
ance, says the London Tit-Bits, and
on this being cut by the queen HUI
son stepped forth and made his obel'
sance to royalty.
Another dwarf Richebourg, appear
ed on the table of a French nobleman
In the interior of a gigantic raised
pie. At a given signal this was cut
and disclosed the pygmy, who, bear
Ing a silver salver on which were
arranged a number of articles OF
jewelry, advanced across the table
and in turn presented each OF the
guests with a valuable souvenir.
In 1888 a M. de Paries gave a ban
quet in Paris to a dozen ladies OF
the ballet and their admirers. In the
centre of the table was a colossal
heap of fruit, which, on being struck
with a golden wand by the host. fell
away, revealing three young girls
CARRIED as Hebes, who during the re-
past waited upon the ladies, while
a like number of youths, representing
Ganymedes, who had made their APP
pearance In a more prosa1c. man.
ner, attended to the wants OF the
male guests.
Some six years back a wealthy
French countess gave a dinner at
which the c%enterpiece was a mass OF
the rarest and most beautiful BIOS
SONS. From these, as soon as the
diners were seated, arose Marguerite
Deval, who, as the courses succeeded
one another, sang the mem in a
sweet voice.
At a dinner given in the seventies
In Rome by a rich Italian the decora.
ton of the table was remarkable for
the presence of half a dozen huge.
cakes. From these, as the repast pro-
ceeded, issued, to the amazement Oh
the guests, strains of delightful mel
ody, which, with brief intermissions,
continued until the last course had
been partaken of. Then, on the ap-
pearance of coffee and %liqueurs, the
sugar covered walls Of the confec-
tions fell asunder and six dainty
clad lady musicians stepped forth
from their strange confinement.
In the spring of 1852 an eccentric
viennese banker gave a supper to a
party of friends who on arrival were
asked to excuse the unavoidable alb
sence of their host and to proceed
with the repast without further de-
lay. They therefore took their seats
at table. in the centre Of which stood
a gigantic pasty, from which, when
the meal was approaching its con-
clusion, began to issue weird growls,
to the amazement Of the guests, whose
wondar changed to absolute panic
when, on a sudden, the crust was
burst aslnder, and what was to all
seeming a savage beast sprang forth.
CONSERVATION and dismay reigned.
A rush was made for the doors, which
were found to be locked. Then the
company turned and each snatching
up whatever weapon lay at hand,
stood on his defence. Whereupon the
object of their terror burst into a
roar of laughter, and tearing on It's
hairy hide stood revealed as the giyer
of the feast.-Sun.