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Coronation Journey and a Morning Nap Bloomed by Irony
A Comuson councilman writes, recounting a coronation expedition with wife and daughter. He describes the crowded scaffold, scarce food, and a dreamlike nap during the feast, ending with a humorous misadventure as his wife and daughter wake him with a smelting bottle. He signs as LAWRENCE GROGAN.
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