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Article THE DWARFS' TAILOR, BY APPOINTMENT. ← Page 6 of 14 →
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The Dwarfs' Tailor, By Appointment.
was at first inclined to give the little man a thrashing with his own stick , but suddenly remembering the story of a child of earth who , under similar circumstances , had had his face turned behind by the enraged dwarfs , he restrained the impulse , and all sleep being banished , he took the . imlements of his tradeand began to unpack and again
p , arrange them , by way of having something to do . Upon this the curiosity of the little men was aroused , and they peeped eagerly into the opened case . But it was now Philip ' s turn to appear indifferent , he therefore unconcernedly spread a cloth before him , upon which he laid in order needlesscissorsthreadand twistand then the briht
, , , , g smoothing iron , while the dwarfs stood on tiptoe , and stretched their necks in order to see the youth's operations . "Ah ! " thought Philip , "I have now found you out ;" nevertheless he proceeded as if he did not remark their curiosity , but took an old waistcoat and began most industriously to repair a large hole in it , in a very artist-like
manner . This operation appeared to excite the dwarfs in an uncommon degree ; they ranged themselves opposite to the tailor , and observed him for a long time with the greatest
interest , sighing at length all six so deeply that Philip looked up from his needle , and saw that they all seemed more woeful than before . This rather moved him , and as he thought he might possibl y now obtain an answer , he began afresh to question ; but the first word was scarcely uttered , than their looks were changed into those of rage ,
and in addition Philip received from behind so powerful a blow on the ear that he fell on the moss . At first he thought it must be Master Caspar who had sought him , and desired to awaken him out of a heavy sleep ; but as he looked around , it was only a bough which had fallen in so remarkably an impressive manner on his ear .
Much displeased , he seated himself again and continued his work ; at every stitch the dwarfs drew nearer , sighing most dismally . Then Philip thought , good naturedly , what can the little fellows want ? and as his guide approached , looked at him beseechingly , and at the same time passed his hand over his back ; he said to himself"
Ahahper-, , , haps they wish then jackets repaired ; " and it certainly appeared that the dwarf understood his thoughts , for a friendly smile passed over his troubled countenance . Encouraged thereby , the tailor seized him gently , laid him on his knee , and began an inspection of his clothing .. He then
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Dwarfs' Tailor, By Appointment.
was at first inclined to give the little man a thrashing with his own stick , but suddenly remembering the story of a child of earth who , under similar circumstances , had had his face turned behind by the enraged dwarfs , he restrained the impulse , and all sleep being banished , he took the . imlements of his tradeand began to unpack and again
p , arrange them , by way of having something to do . Upon this the curiosity of the little men was aroused , and they peeped eagerly into the opened case . But it was now Philip ' s turn to appear indifferent , he therefore unconcernedly spread a cloth before him , upon which he laid in order needlesscissorsthreadand twistand then the briht
, , , , g smoothing iron , while the dwarfs stood on tiptoe , and stretched their necks in order to see the youth's operations . "Ah ! " thought Philip , "I have now found you out ;" nevertheless he proceeded as if he did not remark their curiosity , but took an old waistcoat and began most industriously to repair a large hole in it , in a very artist-like
manner . This operation appeared to excite the dwarfs in an uncommon degree ; they ranged themselves opposite to the tailor , and observed him for a long time with the greatest
interest , sighing at length all six so deeply that Philip looked up from his needle , and saw that they all seemed more woeful than before . This rather moved him , and as he thought he might possibl y now obtain an answer , he began afresh to question ; but the first word was scarcely uttered , than their looks were changed into those of rage ,
and in addition Philip received from behind so powerful a blow on the ear that he fell on the moss . At first he thought it must be Master Caspar who had sought him , and desired to awaken him out of a heavy sleep ; but as he looked around , it was only a bough which had fallen in so remarkably an impressive manner on his ear .
Much displeased , he seated himself again and continued his work ; at every stitch the dwarfs drew nearer , sighing most dismally . Then Philip thought , good naturedly , what can the little fellows want ? and as his guide approached , looked at him beseechingly , and at the same time passed his hand over his back ; he said to himself"
Ahahper-, , , haps they wish then jackets repaired ; " and it certainly appeared that the dwarf understood his thoughts , for a friendly smile passed over his troubled countenance . Encouraged thereby , the tailor seized him gently , laid him on his knee , and began an inspection of his clothing .. He then