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HOW LOVING-cUP ORIGINATED
Interesting Story Telling How Power fuI King of Ancient Taught
 Ignorant Lesson.

The so-called "1oving-cup" is com mon nowadays and we see it every where. But many years ago there were no such things as these queer three-handled affairs, and the follow ing story tells how they first happen ed to be made:
 Once upon a time, centuries before us there lived a great and powerful king who was extremely fond of hunt ing. He was one day in a huge forest pursuing a stag, but it was so fleet and clever that it eluded him and his band of followers, and led them en- tirely out of their way. After wander ing about in a hopeless fashion they finally came upon little hut and the king himself dismounted and rapped smartly upon the door.
 A young girl answered his knock and soon showed the men the right path. The king was about to go when he saw a well near the house and at the sight of the clear water immediate ly felt thirsty, and going back, asked the girl for a drink Without hesita- tion she went into the house and came out with an earthen jug filled with the well water. But, instead of offering his royal majesty the handle, as most people would, she held that herself and handed him the cup the wrong way.
 The king said nothing, thanked the girl, and he and his band soon found their way out of the woods.
 But when he reached his palace, he determined to reward the girl for giv- ing him the water and at the same time to teach her a lesson in polite ness.
 Sending to his jeweler, Re bade him make silver cup with two handles and deliver it to the young girl without word from whence it came.
 Perhaps month after this the king again hunted in that same forest, sought the little hut, and asked the girl for another drink of water.
 This time she entered the house and came out with a beautiful silver cup full of sparkling water.
 Now" thought the king, "she has certainly learned a lesson" But never was he more mistaken, for the poor, ignorant girl took a handle in each hand and for the second time offered her liege lord nothing but the side of the cup.
 The king rode away deeply per plexed. He was still resolved to teach the girl -tf1v- roffre way 10 hand a cup without directly rebuking her, and many were the hours he spent in cud- geling his brains for some way in which to do it. At last a bright idea struck him, and be sent for his jew eler a second time.
 Make me- said he to the man, "a silver cup, heavily chased, and with my royal crest and put three handles on it.
 The jeweler much surprised for re- member no such thing had ever been heard of up to this time), did as he was told, and soon the mug was fin ished. As before, the king had it privately sent to the girl who lived in the little hut.
 One day not long after this for the third time he rode into that forest, and taking the now we'll known path soon reached the cottage. Dismount- ing he knocked at the door and asked humbly for drink of clear water.
 The girl immediately came out with the beautiful three-handled cup and ta- king two of the handles in her hands she offered him the third.
 So the king rode away, well pleased with his strategy and reaching home. ordered three-handled cups to be made in every sort of ware, and they be- came so popular that we now. have them in all our shops and stores.