all; loud roared the bulls, hideous, and the crash of
wheels, and chaos of confusion drear, resounded far from earth to
heaven. And still more fierce in charge the great Lord Whittington,
from poke of ermine his famed Grimalkin took. She screamed, and harsh
attacked my bulls confounded; lightning-like she darted, and from half
the troop their eyes devouring tore. Nor could the riders, crickets
throned sublime, escape from rage, from fury less averse than cannons
murder o'er the stormy sea. The great Mowmowsky roared amain and plunged
in anguish, shunning every dart of fire-eyed fierce Grimalkin. Dire the
rage of warfare and contending crickets, Quixote and great Magog; when
Whittington advancing--"Good, my friends and warriors, headlong on the
foe bear down impetuous." He spoke, and waving high the mighty rod,
tipped wonderful each bull, at which more fierce the creatures bellowed,
while enchantment drear devoured their vitals. And all had gone to wreck
in more than mortal strife, unless, like Neptune orient from the stormy
deep, I rose, e'en towering o'er the ruins of my fighting troops. Serene
and calm I stood, and gazed around undaunted; nor did aught oppose
against my foes impetuous. But sudden from chariot purses plentiful
of fudge poured forth, and scattered it amain o'er all the crowd
contending. As when old Catherine or the careful Joan doth scatter to
the chickens bits of bread and crumbs fragmented, while rejoiced they
gobble fast the proffered scraps in general plenty and fraternal peace,
and "hush," she cries, "hush! hush!"

CHAPTER XXX

_The Baron arrives in England--the Colossus of Rhodes comes to
congratulate him--Great rejoicings on the Baron's return, and a
tremendous concert--The Baron's discourse with Fragrantia, and her
opinion of the Tour to the Hebrides._

Having arrived in England once more, the greatest rejoicings were made
for my return; the whole city seemed one general blaze of illumination,
and the Colossus of Rhodes, hearing of my astonishing feats, came on
purpose to England to congratulate me on such unparalleled achievements.
But above all other rejoicings on my return, the musical oratorio and
song of triumph were magnificent in the extreme. Gog and Magog were
ordered to take the maiden tower of Windsor, and make a tambourine or
great drum of it. For this purpose they extended an elephant's hide,
tanned and prepared for the design, across the summit of the tower, from
parapet to