How Peter Parley Laid a Ghost, and Other Stories, Repr. from Peter Parley's Annuals (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...a few compatriots amongst the fugitives. Then Gwynn, learning that Henry of Navarre--soon after Henry the Fourth of France--was at Kochelle, led his band, four hundred and sixty-six in number, to that city, and there he was presented to the king, who was delighted with the account of an exploit which was after his own heart, and made the hero of it a handsome present. Soon afterwards the liberated slaves dispersed in all directions, many having to travel to Barbary, some as far as Constantinople, before they could reach their own homes. Their leader made his way to England, which was not as yet turned into a Spanish dependency, seeing that the rest of the Armada had had little better luck than the two galleys captured by his enterprise. The news of his exploit reached the ears of Queen Elizabeth, who sent for him and praised him highly, and then, after eleven years of slavery, he returned to his own home, laden with rewards and covered with honours, having graved the name of David Gwynn so deeply on the page of history that it promises to remain legible so long as England and the nations which have sprung from her admire pluck, energy, and skill. EARLY SPRING.; EIMEOSE buds perfume the gale Where the cuckoo seeks the vale, And invites, with curious note, From a dull but mellow throat, Every songster to prepare For the parent's tender care. At his call the whistling thrush, On his favourite holly bush, Will his nest prepare with glee, And make a neighbour thus of thee. The swallow, too, from distant climes. Will come to share our gayer times--Truant, like the worldly crowd, With their kind professions loud, Whilst summer lasts and flowerets bloomBut flies with the first threat'ning gloom, Again to seek with flattering smile The gay and happy to beguile. But ...