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Article THE DWARFS' TAILOR, BY APPOINTMENT. ← Page 12 of 14 →
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The Dwarfs' Tailor, By Appointment.
terribly cold that his fingers must have frozen without the dwarfs' fire , and yet it was only the end of August when he left Aix-la- Chapeile . On the fourth night he could scarcely trust his eyes when he thought he saw the fir-boughs laden with snow , and waving and sighing in the icy wind : the same appearances greeting himhoweverboth on the fifth
, , and sixth night , made him a convert to the fact he could not exactly account for to his satisfaction . On the sixth day he plied his needle more diligently , if possible , in order to warm himself in the freezing air , and had made an end of his task when midnight was scarcely past . He then dismissed the little man with the gentle clap on the back which
he had administered to the others , when , to his great amusement , he saw all six rise from the ground , and , joininghands , dance round him in the wildest manner . After this had lasted some minutes , the one he had first repaired advanced towards him , opened his mouth , and addressed him as follows : " Learn , that our most heartfelt gratitude and thanks are due to thee , child of earth , for that which thou hast done ; and thou canst scarcely comprehend the extent of the service thou hast rendered us . Thou hast seen our
stronghold and its magnificence ; the merry dwarf folk only quit its balls upon our return , and thou wilt thence infer that we lead a festive and pleasant life . For our abode itself we feel the strongest attachment—the work of Master Masons , who derived the mysteries of their Craft from remote ages- ^ and we attach the highest importance to the
preserving their secrets inviolate ; and we always mark the admission of the neophytes , who have undergone the required probation , into the chapter of the Order , by the celebration of a glorious festival . During the period called by your race day , when that large star , the sun , nearly blinds you bits unbearable lightwe sleep ; but when night
comy , mences we arise , prepared to enjoy both song and dance . But , know , that we dwarf's are of a much more excitable temperament than you children of earth , and it thence happened that one night , we six being present in another dwarf king's abode , for the purpose of taking part in some of the ceremonies going forwardwere unfortunately led to
disre-, gard one of the most stringent regulations of our Order , relative to being silent at the necessary time . The consequences of this breach of our vow was , first , a fierce dispute with the other dwarfs , and then personal contest . You nave seen the wounds we received therein , and we are only in-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Dwarfs' Tailor, By Appointment.
terribly cold that his fingers must have frozen without the dwarfs' fire , and yet it was only the end of August when he left Aix-la- Chapeile . On the fourth night he could scarcely trust his eyes when he thought he saw the fir-boughs laden with snow , and waving and sighing in the icy wind : the same appearances greeting himhoweverboth on the fifth
, , and sixth night , made him a convert to the fact he could not exactly account for to his satisfaction . On the sixth day he plied his needle more diligently , if possible , in order to warm himself in the freezing air , and had made an end of his task when midnight was scarcely past . He then dismissed the little man with the gentle clap on the back which
he had administered to the others , when , to his great amusement , he saw all six rise from the ground , and , joininghands , dance round him in the wildest manner . After this had lasted some minutes , the one he had first repaired advanced towards him , opened his mouth , and addressed him as follows : " Learn , that our most heartfelt gratitude and thanks are due to thee , child of earth , for that which thou hast done ; and thou canst scarcely comprehend the extent of the service thou hast rendered us . Thou hast seen our
stronghold and its magnificence ; the merry dwarf folk only quit its balls upon our return , and thou wilt thence infer that we lead a festive and pleasant life . For our abode itself we feel the strongest attachment—the work of Master Masons , who derived the mysteries of their Craft from remote ages- ^ and we attach the highest importance to the
preserving their secrets inviolate ; and we always mark the admission of the neophytes , who have undergone the required probation , into the chapter of the Order , by the celebration of a glorious festival . During the period called by your race day , when that large star , the sun , nearly blinds you bits unbearable lightwe sleep ; but when night
comy , mences we arise , prepared to enjoy both song and dance . But , know , that we dwarf's are of a much more excitable temperament than you children of earth , and it thence happened that one night , we six being present in another dwarf king's abode , for the purpose of taking part in some of the ceremonies going forwardwere unfortunately led to
disre-, gard one of the most stringent regulations of our Order , relative to being silent at the necessary time . The consequences of this breach of our vow was , first , a fierce dispute with the other dwarfs , and then personal contest . You nave seen the wounds we received therein , and we are only in-