Show A clever dwarf A magnificent east feast had been pre prepared at burleigh Burl elgh in honor of the king and queen and it was arran arranged geI that the little dwarf dwarf jeffrey should step from a huge venison pastry into her maje service this mode of appearance was wits not new even then A pie with a dwarf inside was thought a dainty dish to set before a king and a gift of this kind was often a rood road goibe to aba sovereigns gits favor i on the day of the dinner jeffrey found himself imprisoned in a large dish surrounded by a high wall of fet tit anding crust of course a way had bad been found to give him air but he afterward said be he felt burled buried alive to add to his discomfort buckingham slyly ordered the pie to be warmed saying it were better batea warm than cold young jeffrey remained quiet and said fil never a word aa as the dish was carried 0 to o iba kitchen but helas he was tar far from happy and ibA thought of and the flery fit furnace anace until he grew warm with ampro he heon foll the cook however understood the joke ad the dwarf pie was placed in n safety on the royal table at last came the fateful time timea crowning momen n cf Sef jeffreys freys life the pie was opened the trumpet sounded edana and forth sprang the dwarf helas lie waa clad in a full suit of armor and skipped about the table taking li akIng his little sword at some of 91 the guests and remembering remember ins the scorching the duke had threatened for him ha gave a vicious little tweak at his graces noble nose buckingham drew back la in time to save his handsome face and threatened to cudgel the young knave with a chicken bone but the king laughed and sold said buckingham was served quite right by this time jeffrey was nearly deafened with applause and halt half drowned in the per perfumes fames the ladies sprinkled upon hi him T 8 so 0 he hastened to end the scene by prostrating pro ting himself before the queens plate and entreating to bo be taken into her service st nicholas |