The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-02
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HOW L0vING-cUP ORIGINATED
Interesting Story Telling How Power.
fui King Of Ancient Taught
Ignorant Lesson.

The so-called ''loving-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 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 hopeless fashion they
finally came upon little hut and the
king himself dismounted and raped
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 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-
ton she went into the house and came
out with an earthen jug filled with the
we'll 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 Civ.
ing him the water and at the same
time to teach her a lesson in polite
ness.
Sending to his jeweler. he babe 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 beautiful silver cup
full of sparkling water.
Now" thought the king, "she mas
certainly learned lesson" But
never was he more mistaken, for the
poor, ignorant girl took 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-
picked. He was still resolved to teach
the girl the polite way to hand a cup
without directly rebuking her, and
many were the hours he spent in cud-
ceiling his brains for some way In
which to do it. At last a bright idea
struck him, and he sent for his Jew
eler 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