Miller, Olive Beaupré, ed, Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945, illustrator · Chicago : The Bookhouse for children · leaf 172
ately led her to his elegant little sofa, which wetook with us, and with much politeness sat himself down besideher. Then rising from his seat, he went through his variousperformances, and the Queen handed him an elegant and costlysouvenir, which had been expressly made for him by her order,for… … 169 M Y BOOK HOUSE a multitude of questions. Queen Victoria desired the Generalto sing a song, and asked him what song he preferred to sing.Yankee Doodle, was the prompt reply.This answer was as unexpected to me as it was to the royalparty. When the merriment it occasioned had somewhat sub-sided,…
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