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Article THE DWARFS' TAILOR, BY APPOINTMENT. ← Page 5 of 14 →
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The Dwarfs' Tailor, By Appointment.
vanced , and as Philip now plainly saw that he was not likely to find his way out of the forest , he resigned himself to his fate for the night , and resolved to seek a place of shelter from the cold wind , where lie might at least sleep a little . Such a position was easily found , and composing himself on the moss at the foot of a pinehe said his prayers
, , and shortly forgot his troubles . Suddenly it appeared to Philip in his sleep that some one called him , and as Rose usually roused him in the morning by calling his name at his door , he thought himself still in his old quarters , and answered sleepily , "Yes , directly , Rose ; " but the long low laughter which followed
completely aroused him . He opened his eyes , and was bewildered at beholding by the dim light which was neither that of the sun nor of the moon , a little man scarcely a foot in height . He looked good-natured , had a long snow-white beard , and supported himself on a stick . Philip thought he was still in the land of dreams , he rubbed his eyes , coughed , called himself by name , but the little man would not vanish , on the contrary he raised his hand , and beckoned to him to follow .
At first Philip had a great desire to run away , but as the little man looked by no means formidable , indeed , in comparison with his own size ^ was absolutely insignificant , he raised his pack to his shoulder and followed the elfin , for he could certainly be nothing else . The dim light observed by Philip on awaking , seemed to guide them deeper into
the forest , and the latter soon observed that it proceeded from a fire which was burning between two masses of sandstone . Around this was seated five other dwarfs , with most woeful countenances ; and to this party Philip's tiny guide soon joined himself , beckoning Philip to do likewise . The night being tolerably cool , the warmth was decidedly acceptable , he therefore stretched himself by the fire and rubbed his benumbed hands . But he soon beean to find his silent
company rather uninteresting , and endeavoured , by directing a question to his neighbour , to extract some information or amusement , but in vain ; and when he sought to provoke an answer by a friendly thrust in his neighbour's side , the little fellows ground their teeth and looked perfectly savage ; indeed , as Philip would not cease his observations and
questions , the dwarf who had introduced him , struck his little stick into the fire , and caused the glowing embers to fly into his face and hair , to his personal discomfort . Philip
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Dwarfs' Tailor, By Appointment.
vanced , and as Philip now plainly saw that he was not likely to find his way out of the forest , he resigned himself to his fate for the night , and resolved to seek a place of shelter from the cold wind , where lie might at least sleep a little . Such a position was easily found , and composing himself on the moss at the foot of a pinehe said his prayers
, , and shortly forgot his troubles . Suddenly it appeared to Philip in his sleep that some one called him , and as Rose usually roused him in the morning by calling his name at his door , he thought himself still in his old quarters , and answered sleepily , "Yes , directly , Rose ; " but the long low laughter which followed
completely aroused him . He opened his eyes , and was bewildered at beholding by the dim light which was neither that of the sun nor of the moon , a little man scarcely a foot in height . He looked good-natured , had a long snow-white beard , and supported himself on a stick . Philip thought he was still in the land of dreams , he rubbed his eyes , coughed , called himself by name , but the little man would not vanish , on the contrary he raised his hand , and beckoned to him to follow .
At first Philip had a great desire to run away , but as the little man looked by no means formidable , indeed , in comparison with his own size ^ was absolutely insignificant , he raised his pack to his shoulder and followed the elfin , for he could certainly be nothing else . The dim light observed by Philip on awaking , seemed to guide them deeper into
the forest , and the latter soon observed that it proceeded from a fire which was burning between two masses of sandstone . Around this was seated five other dwarfs , with most woeful countenances ; and to this party Philip's tiny guide soon joined himself , beckoning Philip to do likewise . The night being tolerably cool , the warmth was decidedly acceptable , he therefore stretched himself by the fire and rubbed his benumbed hands . But he soon beean to find his silent
company rather uninteresting , and endeavoured , by directing a question to his neighbour , to extract some information or amusement , but in vain ; and when he sought to provoke an answer by a friendly thrust in his neighbour's side , the little fellows ground their teeth and looked perfectly savage ; indeed , as Philip would not cease his observations and
questions , the dwarf who had introduced him , struck his little stick into the fire , and caused the glowing embers to fly into his face and hair , to his personal discomfort . Philip