The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-07-08

home on Green Lake, where they now live
They have one Of helargest stock farms ii
the State and Leonora, though the happ,
wife and mother, clings to her beautiful re
volving rife, and yet occasionally uses it tt
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Il 50 CHANGED, many years ago, that shoe
| maker became so impoverished in his circum
| stances that he had only money left to buy
| leather. to make a single pair of shoes, Or
the overnight he cut out the leather, think
ing he would get up early in the morning
and do his work so having said his prayers,
heslaid himself down to sleep. In the nom
ing he rose, and went to set himself down t.
work, When, to his surprise and delight, he
found the shoes already, finished, upon the
table, -
You may easily judge how puzzled he was
to imagine who could possibly have given him
helping hand he turned the shoes over and
over, to see if they were properly made and
fitted but not one single stitch was wrong,
they were in fact a very masterpiece of shoe
making. = ,s,,. "a ,.,,,..,.,,.. q s.i... s.-t,
The shoemaker put these beautiful shoes in
his window, and very soon after customer
came in, who was SO delighted with them that
The offered to pay for them just double the
price that the shoemaker thought to ask $50
he took the money, and thanking his lucky
stars, he went out, and this time he had mon
'ey enough to buy leather to make two pair Of
shoes. Heatook the leather home, and glee-
fully sat down and cut them out over night,
that he might work away at them in the
morning. When he awoke from his slumbers
he prepared for work, when, on opening his
shutters, to let daylight in, there stood the
shoes ready finished upon the board, as perfect
as they could be. Neither, were customers
wanted, for two soon came ia, who bought the
shoes at 50 good price that he was enabled
the leather sellers and buy enough
wherewith to make four pairs Of shoes
These he-eut cut andlaid ready, and in the
they wereafnished; and SO it went
on, day after, day, that Whatever sihe cut out
was flashed by the following morning, until
at last, his whole time was occupied buying
leather and cutting outshoes, which were al
way Is ready for him tse next day; SO that in
"a very Ishorttime he not only regained his
former position as . shoemaker, but became a
very opulent tradesman. ..s.g. -.
- One night Just before Christmas, the shoe
m aRer's wife, who had grown 50 curious she
could notEcontaih herself, said to her husband.
vi" My dear, suppose we remain awake to-
night, that We may see who itsean be who
thus kindly helps US with our work p
The shoemaker consented and they left
candle burning, and then they concealed them
selves behind a chest, where they used to
keep their clothes, and so arranged themselves
as to be secure from observation.
As soon as midnight had struck the door
opened, and in walked two pretty little dwarfs
who had not vestage Of clothing to keep
them from the cold, and down they sat to
work, and applied the bristles and Irvine SO
merrily, and hammered away with such a
hearty good, will, that the shoemaker could not
take his eyes off them, until at last, the swift
ness oftheir movements quite bewildered him.
The shoes were'alI done in a trice, and
placed in pairs upon the board; and then
these good little9men slipped lightly off from
their work, and vanished out of the room. /
The. next morning the wife said to the hus-
band : ssDid you ever hear Of such thing
in your life7as these good little folks coming
to assist poor people in their Distress? How
| wish | could recompense them for the trou.
bic they have taken for us, and the kindness
they have shown tosus. think they must
be very cold, though without anything to
cover their pretty little bodies, I think I
will make them some clothes to cover them
a shirt, and coat. and waist-coat, and trowscrs,
and will also knit them pair of nice warm
stockings each, and do you set yourself to
work to make two Of the very smallest and
neatest pairs Of shoes you can possibly put
together" 'sa@1fis@''''-sit2] -''ssS''''
!. All these good folks got ready, as "a CRATE
full offering to these little industrious COLLINS,
and, then, instead of the usual work, they
laid these gifts upon the shopboard, and hid
themselves to wait the result. aaoas5I3st7
Exactly as the clock struck twelve, in came
these wonderful little workmcn, who, seeing
the beautiful little clothes. so warm and COM
Portable; instead Of the work, took them up
and put them on in delighted haste, singing !:
49, Happy little Dwarfs are we,
Well dressed and comely now to see,
- No longer shoemakers wen be.
Then they commenced Jumping over stools
and chairs, and at last they jumped out of
the door, and never came to work again
But from that day, everything the shoemaker
did prospercd and he or his wife never
wanted money again as long as they lived.
The Ten Commandments adopted by the
{: Graf" and expected to be followed:
1. Enter softly.
ss q Sit down quietly. SIS set ta2@ ''- n
3 Subscribe for the paper. s5
4. Don't touch the poker.
S. Engage in no controversy. ~. ,--
p 6 Don't smoke.
81 z. Keep six feet from the table,.
8. Don't talk to the printer @
g., Hands off the paper. .s-,.. z.5,.-.
10. Eyes off the manuscript.
sa Gentlemen Observing these rules when en-
teringla printing office will greatly oblige the
printers, and need not fear the "devil."
The ladies, who sometimes bless US with
their presence for few momonts are expect.
ed to observe the rules very strictly, although
it will be agreeable to us to haveitheln break
the eigth as often as convenient
Boys, unless accompanied by their fathers
are pa particularly requested to keep their hand
in their pockets. n,