The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-01
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Looking up saw standing on the thresh.
held Jew vendeF Of Bohemian glassware
and distorted s:atuettes. His keen eve
had detected flaw in two small. red vases
Exhibited in the shop window, which he
had instantly determined to purchase fer
the ultimate benefit of some unsuspieious
mortal of the geutler sex. | sold them
for trife ; the Jew placed them iu bis
basket, went on his way, and | saw no
more Of him forever. lregret to say that
| heard of him afterward.
On returning home to dinner, the first
objects that met my eyes ald filled nv
soul with direful missigings, was pair
Of red vases. | stood at distance and
gIared at them ~nh something of the
same feeling Of the tragedian who doubts
the evidence of his senses when he
bcholds the dagger 10 the air. By~
a strong effort | managed TO approach
the fireplace. The illusioa vanished at
the seuse Of touch On the mautle=piece
stoicaily stood tie two blood-red vases
had parted with to the Jew, and knew
IN an Instant that if the cost Of an atticla
vas an evidence OF its worth, was then
gazing at my most expensive chattel..
/ was aroused from this mental luven.
tory of my suddenly acquired wealth by
the opening Of the door, when q eleam If
sunshine irradiated the room by the en-
trance of golden hair. Alice was elated
JOY beaned in her eye; a laugh which
seemed to BE the precursor Of some de-
I9htlul Intelligence, rang through the
room, and my Imagination beheld tbs
visionary a'msh0use demolished as If .
WhiTl~ind had scattered it forever. "Are
they not pretty y said she, taking down
the dlabolIeal vases, and holding them up
for critical examination.
"Fery, | calculated. AID having BY
wonderful! effort controlled my equanim-
ity, | ked, in a business-Hke way, shat
the lovely articles had cost.
cob, nothing at all, ny dear, or almost
nothing; and that is the wonderful part
OF the whole bargain, could not con.
ceiVe that such beautiful articles could
be bought with old, worn out clothing.
You know the box of old boots in The
wood shed p
"Yes."
"Well, gave them, and an old shasi
OF mine-which was almost spoiled, ypt
know; Harry; and my black delaine dress,
which | have long thought l shouldn't
wea! any more, and two pairs of your old
Jlack pantaloons, and two old vests, and
i believe that's all. But, bless ae,
Harry, you know what I gave for the
vases was mere rubbish, and | was 80 glad
to get It out Of the house"
"Of course, Alice" I returned, "ths
articles you gave the poor man were ut
terly worthless and should be sorry to
think you imposed upon him"
Shadows fell down; the sunlight
waned.
"Ah. Harry hope you don't think
80! Perhaps the poor man had family
to support and if thought he lost mon
ey by selling the vases to me. l could
never look upon them again with pleas.
1re. Oh, DEAR | begin to have some
for now look again at the
7ases, they must have cost great deal
IF money"
"Let me see here is a memorandum 1
nave made, and in order to set your mind
at rest, my dear Alice, will
cad to you. and you will know what they
laVe cost you at least"
Six pairs of boots, all intended to be footed
ops valued at 81 per, pair, the same being
he amOuntallowedb by the bootmaker SI2oo
pair OF new black pants 1890
pair Of old u " 3 90
vests 400
female gear Of uncertain Yalue-as
ough estimate say 8 90
Total price ofvases, taking properan
business like view Of the transaction $500
(Alices face alarmingly long,
-alue of vases so
Sold by myself this morning at half past
inc O'Clock, having my shop mark upon them.
Buslness-hke statement suddenly cut
bort By Alice who dropped both vases
rom her hands, said vases making a
rash and two baskUtfuls of fragments;
Alice herself bursting into a prolonged
'Oh-h-h y accompanied by an alarming
hover ef tears
Finale. Obliged to take Alice on my
knee, kiss aud pet her Gan exceedingly
lubusiness-like ptOceediug,) until the
hower cleared up, aud the golden hair
dashed sunlight on the parlor wall.
Adah Isaacs Menken has arrived id
New York with her trained stteds, aud