Brigham City Bugler | 1891-08-01 | Page 2 | "a Nine Days' Wonder"

"A Aln Dmjri WamUr." The memorable reign of Lady Jane Grey is said to have given rise to tho phrase, "A nine days' wonder." Lady Jane was proclaimed queen of England Eng-land July 10, 1553, four days after the death of Edward VI. After the lapse of a period of riine days, on July 19, she relinquished her title to the crown, til us terminating her reign in the short pace of a week and a half. A noted English historian says, "Thus wo oome to the end of the diary of that short and troubled reign that from its length is said to have given rise to the now (1620) popular phrase, A nine days' "onder. ' " St. Louis Republic