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Article THE DWARFS' TAILOR, BY APPOINTMENT. ← Page 2 of 14 →
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The Dwarfs' Tailor, By Appointment.
neatly served , and , although many brought with them from home the pleasant habit of eating in the Turkish fashion , i . e ., thrusting their hands into the dish , this was nevertheless quickly laid aside when Rose made a long face upon observing it . But although Master Caspar's discipline in his workshop
, and Rose ' s care , gradually extended their influence over the strangers composing the household , they failed with respect to one individual , and this was a relation of Master Caspar . His own sister's son Philip , —for that was his nephew's name—was naturally good-humoured , and , when he pleased , a skilful and rapid workman ; but with him it amounted
almost to an impossibility to work long together . If he took a new garment in hand , he stitched for the first halfhour in the most exemplary manner , inserting his stitches in such regular order , that his uncle felt internal pleasure while watching him . But longer than an hour , at most , was Philip never known to continue industrious , and , above
all , silent . He then poked his neighbour , gossiped concerning things which bore no relation to the affair in hand ; or he sang , laughed , joked , and in short changed the entire workshop into a scene of confusion . This behaviour had drawn upon him both the gentle and severer expostulations of the master in the presence of the apprentices , and
likewise in private , but without effect . Philip continued his jokes , and as these were played upon his companions , he generally gave more heed to them than to his work , which he usually finished by spoiling . His stitches became longer and longer , as heedless of the material as if he had been making the cook , or any other servant , an apron .
It may be readily supposed that Philip had spoiled many pieces of work , and frequently had he been threatened that upon the next offence he should be dismissed ; yet the father ' s anger was either appeased by Rose ' s entreaties , or by a promise of improvement on the culprit ' s part . Indeed , it was with a sincere regret that Master Caspar saw vanish all the castles in the air which he had formed with reference
to his nephew . He had himself gained sufficient to satisfy his wishes , and therefore desired to see Philip maintaining the reputation he had earned , and profiting by the warm nest he proposed to vacate in his behalf . By this arrangement , too , Master Caspar would be relieved from all anxiety regarding his daughter ; for , were the other part of the plan feasible , he would willingly have bestowed her
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Dwarfs' Tailor, By Appointment.
neatly served , and , although many brought with them from home the pleasant habit of eating in the Turkish fashion , i . e ., thrusting their hands into the dish , this was nevertheless quickly laid aside when Rose made a long face upon observing it . But although Master Caspar's discipline in his workshop
, and Rose ' s care , gradually extended their influence over the strangers composing the household , they failed with respect to one individual , and this was a relation of Master Caspar . His own sister's son Philip , —for that was his nephew's name—was naturally good-humoured , and , when he pleased , a skilful and rapid workman ; but with him it amounted
almost to an impossibility to work long together . If he took a new garment in hand , he stitched for the first halfhour in the most exemplary manner , inserting his stitches in such regular order , that his uncle felt internal pleasure while watching him . But longer than an hour , at most , was Philip never known to continue industrious , and , above
all , silent . He then poked his neighbour , gossiped concerning things which bore no relation to the affair in hand ; or he sang , laughed , joked , and in short changed the entire workshop into a scene of confusion . This behaviour had drawn upon him both the gentle and severer expostulations of the master in the presence of the apprentices , and
likewise in private , but without effect . Philip continued his jokes , and as these were played upon his companions , he generally gave more heed to them than to his work , which he usually finished by spoiling . His stitches became longer and longer , as heedless of the material as if he had been making the cook , or any other servant , an apron .
It may be readily supposed that Philip had spoiled many pieces of work , and frequently had he been threatened that upon the next offence he should be dismissed ; yet the father ' s anger was either appeased by Rose ' s entreaties , or by a promise of improvement on the culprit ' s part . Indeed , it was with a sincere regret that Master Caspar saw vanish all the castles in the air which he had formed with reference
to his nephew . He had himself gained sufficient to satisfy his wishes , and therefore desired to see Philip maintaining the reputation he had earned , and profiting by the warm nest he proposed to vacate in his behalf . By this arrangement , too , Master Caspar would be relieved from all anxiety regarding his daughter ; for , were the other part of the plan feasible , he would willingly have bestowed her