The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-12-23

go o. their little farm. But thsf
money .h,ivi1; tho young uan's wares
were bsaua@t his fame got abroad
aud there Wis every sign that in feV
yeas hefS>sA &c epo Of the foremost
po.tsrs q4axaay. He married we'll,
had two VhiklFen ; but week after The
birth Of Ne lsst-a dau: h.er-all these
hopes wssy l,.st.d. = NJ. Young Essrtoa
caught a,lSvsr from ono Of his work
men; his wife also took it, andsin ten
da,sshoth were dead and in<4their
graves. tHn parents se1e o,crvhelu,.
Cd With trouble. His business, thri,.
ing asattMs, sold for little, aud what
finished ware was lait. slough it fetch
cd gmd ptinas, brought scarcely i.
enough torp,I the outstanding claim'.
-: One service" said tho steward,
:2r.old ior more than three hasdrsa
poulakH
: "Ir7eeaneet the talk Of that, Sir"
replied ths informant, "it vas only fid.
i.hcd a,ss seek before young Egertoh
took the fever" -
"1o you think any duplicates Of il
are in:existence 2"
There may be; 1 know the pot'cr's
pare IL took some few things >skout .
with ,heutl.o the moors. But, YOU see,
Sir, it is alaay, years ago, and ula<>.se
mskes our meno1ies trsacherous: There
i. however, sn-old woman in the neigh
~borhaaj whom I will send to aud ID
-quirs.s! shs vas in tho house when the
last tb;qss were moved away"
- Whilst . messenger was thus s'<nt,
the saswsrd listened. 10 what farthtr
-lhere1a 10, ksru. The old couple had
t.k..:theii sos's children back~~~ith
theuto de moors. In course Of time
they ave them both 40 extremely good
edasatieo, md the eldest-a boy
shot;;ss::1.. great t.sse Tor design il ,se!.
er.l ~.ysrhe .pprentieed, like his t.tA
or b.fors him, to ,hspo.ter's trade: H
bad great ability, and from the mould !
er's shop>had >aow passed iuto the MOD
eller's roee. HI va. also diligeus STU
dent 10 the Potteries School Of DesigP
and 70. t~s successive seasons hsi
borne of the chief prizes. His sistt
had been apPseuticed to the aressmAf
ing busiuess-tho FIRST Of tho kind II
many mile, though the mistressc~ !
i weFs t'harsh jades," So far tor .th''
children, but tho grandparents had fa!l
en- far behind the world. They ha!!
never realised saepgh from their SOM
estate to pay of tie mortgage on thei
own. It ~ thuss ]ost TO-. them, an
with it their means. Of independence
TO add to their troubles their bushes
had declined, chiefly through The eli
cumstanee that the hawkers could bu
= ehssper from Manufacturers on . large
scale. In consequence, the poor oil
woman had, in thess latter years, to g
shout the country with pots for sale
though nov for ayear or more she bal
been missed from off her journeys.
ibid she travel with an ass p aske
the steward, eagerly.
-, "Y.s, a:sseJ one . patient creature
and docile to-"
"W,s the Old woman short and thi1
her eyes bright, and her face yet come
y!" -
-. GAY, Sir, that's Just old lib. In te
youth she had fame fo1 good look.
Little lib. her granddaughter, is still
fairer."
At this moment an old. decrepid vo
mau entered the room; she made he
reverence to the steward; and to hi
questions gave answers Of Importance
"a big dish was left Of that service
for the young man meant to keep il b!
him. l weliremember it; it was the III.
gest, beautifuilest dish l ever seo'd anl
-eh! Sir, anyone would have. remember
cd ito see his poor old mourning
mother weeping ovc! it! At Tic last :
the very last-when she must cove
his face and look no more, she cit of
lock Of his crisp brown hair, and, put
ting it on the dish, said the two shout.
go together &C long as life was spare,
bsr. Eth to sec her might have NOV
ed anyone to pity; for she kissed tb.
dish, and then the hair, and, fallini
down upon her knees, hid her face upoi
the dead macs work"
"And she took the dish homer"
"Yes, Sir, 20 far as l knows. Blu
Lard times ha' fallen on her, as Of
many more. She may b.. parted vi
i Il; foe want brushes out much which
, warniest aud best 10 our hearts"
" Tho steward dismissed abe old ~oma,
With generous reward, and then con
seltsd the landlAdy = to what VA be4
statedoae. IT They advised him to teel
j. s&usg Eserton. This he did, an,
Islesskat evening, and in lodgings Of
superior character, hs made the "a
qss;nt.nes Of the modeller, whom b,
found % be dreamy, reserved b.shfq
" youth, with worn, anxious face, tha
, alrssdy bstokeosd signs Of care and un
ssps,bg labor. In answer to the stew
j" ssd's question, no said his grapdparent
.. possessed such \ dish, but he felt sur,
they woa6 not part with it, for it va
tho on'y relic they now possessed Of hi
.6shsYS work. Tho steward then sais
Mis- Stsldish would give any price fol
i, I'D isksd The yoosx lhas whed< ii,
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