The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-08
MANNHEIM.
From Temple Bar.

From Temple Bar.
In olden times there lived in the ham.
let of Boschfort, in Cambre Woods, two
leagues from Brussels, IN Brabsnt, poor
sabot maker, who barely supported him.
self and his three sons by the sale of the
wooden shoes he made. Now, one morn.
ing he saw an old man with long white
hair and flowing white beard, wearing d
leather apron, stop by his cottage door,
supporting his tall, attenuated frame upon
his staff; he looked quite exhausted, and
his shoes were 80 worn that there seemed
10 be hardly any bit of soles, upper or
quarters left.
Can you tell me-" he asked the cottier
where 1 might find cobbIer here,
sbouts?"
"There is no cobbler or shoemaker
either hereabouts," he replied. 1--WE are
all sabot makers, from generation to gen.
Grafton in these parts; neither has one OF
us ever worn leathern SHOE
The traveller looked disappointed.
"Arn't you shoemaker your. self?'
resumed the clogmsker, looking at his
leathern apron.
IL was once" answered the wsyfarer;
"but although shoemaker is usually
most careless about his shoes, / indeed
should feel ashamed to enter in this plight
the capital city OF the kingdom Of the
Netherlands. So pray sell me pair Of
sabots."
He walked into the cottage and after
getting fitted he opened his purse. He
of the sabots saw that it only held five.
pence, and, feeling for the poverty Of bis
customer, SAID, Keep your money, fo1
Gods sake, good mani Pm sure l never
will take his last copper from a poor
weary old fellow like YOU"
"As you are so kind. hearted" replied
tho stranger, "allow me to tell you story
which, although not very recent, is none
the less true.
"Next to the Tree of Life and the fatal
apple tree which doomed mankind, the
finest tree in the Terrestrial Paradise was
n splendid standing when, by Adams
guilt, The Garden of Eden passed away
rom this world.
"Now, l,SOO years ago l was sent, be,
cause l failed in charity, upon journey
the end of which is not nigh. One day,
while passing through those parts where
Eden once stood, l visited the marvellous
peach tree and plucked three peaches. l
ate them, intending thus to be strength
ened at heart against the toll OF so long a
pilgrimage over the earth, and l kept the
stones, purposing to present them to such
rs sincerely practise brotherly love, which
myself had so grievously slnned against.
During the 1900 years Of my earthly pill
yrimage have been enabled to bestow
only two The flrst gave to st. Mar
tin, the Patron of Free Topers, when at
Amiens Gate he shared his coat by halves
with a sham invalid soldier who wss no
BODY but Beelzebub; the second l ofiere
to King Robert OF France, when, detect
ing q pitiful, banging thief in the act of
his cloak geld fringe, he meekly deslr-
ell him to leave just bit Tor the next
fellow who might want some. Here !,
tho third; take it. for that you, though In
your uttermost want, freely gave me OF
th. only thing that is your own, the work
of your own hands"
Thanks, honest man." said the sabot
maker, taking the peachstone, while his
boys CAPPED and gazed with eyes and
mouths rs big as barn doors.
"But then, master, said little Peter
the youngest lad, "lf you have been trav,
elling these 1900 years you must surely
be-"
ayes, lads, / am the Wandering Jew,
interrupted Isaac Laquedem, when
resumlng his staff, he tramped on to
Brussels, where, everybody knows, he was
made welcome by the douce burghers.
who treated him to pot of cool beer and
persuaded him to tell them his wohder'
iul story.
Never again did the sabot maker or hi:
bows set eyes upon the Wandering jew,
but they set the peach stone IN their
croft. Out of 1t grew marvellous tree
four times in the year-spring and sum
mer, winter and autumn-it bore u good
" crop OF fruit. and the peaches wer,
none the worse for ripening in the blasts
of the north wind.
Now you must know that the King
who sat in thvse times upon the throne OF
the Netherlands was 3 very gourmand
ling descendant of Adam. from whom
kings and clogmakers are descended alike
He was Unfortunately fond of peaches, and
as greenhouses had not yet been invented
AS substitutes for sunbesms he ever la
meuted his i'll luck that he had nopeach
as to eat at Christmas or Candemss. Yea
il happened once at Christmas, when en-
ioying his yule supper. that he declared
ne would gladly bestow his daughter as
bride upon whoever presented him with
a bssketful Of peaches tor his dessert
This came 10 the sabot makers ears
The marvellous peach tree CHANGED ther
to be in full bearing, and rare sight, in
deed. it was to see its white and pint
fruit ghnting in the cold gray sky owe
the snowy ground. =
aThs is a rich opportunity" though
the sabot maker, 80 settle my eldest son
He'll marry the Princess Royal, and, nj
ter his iather:in-law's death, reign owe
the Neither .ands, which is an easier sor
of living than sabot making"
He picked the finest peaches. caintii!!
set them in a pretty basket and sent hi
bow to the King 5 palace; the youth mad
straight through the forest Passing neal
Cambre Abbey, at a plsce called keri'
Hollow, be met an aged, shrivelled W
beggsr woman, picking dry sticks.
w hat are you carrying in your oas
ket lsjdief' she inquired.
aAcorns. Have some, wont you
prunnief' answered the lad, whose man
ners were not quite up t, the MARI OF al
beir presumptivs to the crown OF tn
Netherlands.
"Well. then. lad" replied the old vo
man. " wish they may turn out the nm
est acorns that eye ever SAW
The messenger knocked at the palae
gate, and when he said he was brinein.
psackag for the Kings dessert, he ws
nshered into his Asjesty,s presence, VIII