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Chap. XLVII.
OLAF BAGER.
255
I am perfectly aware that Palnatoke, founder of the
divide family, whom we have had before at Marienlyst,
uproarious like the rest of the warriors in Harald
Blue-Tooth’s time, got himself slain somewhere by here; and
I have read a description, to which only Froissart or
dear Miss Strickland could do justice, of the feudal
homage done by the Dukes of Holstein, John and
Adolf, to our good King Frederic, in 1579. Anything
so smart as they all were no one can imagine. But
the noise and the dust of Odense, nothing will ever
make up for it.
Though Augsburg can boast her Fuggers, Odense can
boast her Bagers; but in this latter case I am afraid
virtue becomes its own reward, and the Bager family
ranks not high among the counts of the Danish
do-minions. Olaf Bager was a rich merchant, and a man
of noble and generous sentiments. He lent money to
his king, the second Frederic, who when he visited
Odense never failed to sup at the house of his friend
and subject.
Pudding and sweets, as you well know, are served
anyhow in the northern climes, in the middle of dinner,
as the cook or housewife wishes it. One night at
supper King Frederic praised highly some conserves of
apricots. “ What a bouquet, too, they have ! ” exclaimed
the king. “ Wait,” replied Bager, “ till the dessert; I
will give you some incense which will smell far sweeter.”
raising her protection. King Ferdinand writes a stiff letter to Christian,
requesting him to use his influence in sending his sister back again to
her husband. Jie does not approve of such proceedings. Then young
Joachim writes to his mother, and implores her to return to her afflicted
family, and tries bis best to move his uncle Christian also ; but the
Protestant duck is not to be snared back to her nest by any flattery. She’s
safe where she is, and intends to remain so.
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