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Show Kill li (tood ly and n fine musician, h is cauiled to tlie highest place, 11 he can reach il " So Ksrl orked day nnd niijhl at any-tMnf any-tMnf he could nnd to do out of school hours, nuking moit of lili money tend itifihe horses driven up to drink at the tcuutifjl Jbimtnln In the squire. At latt people looked for the sunnt-hilred lltlebor.tthoalwiy p.itted the horses so tenderly as lie drove awii,And often he Cine home ulth his pocket quite full of dime and pennies nil of which his mother carefully saved fur him. S.J turn tt ent on until, when he was is, hli father put him to learn the potter a tride lie reveled In the beautiful forms iround him, and tho potler'a wheel was music In his cats. One diy when tvotk iu bik he turned out ns the result re-sult of hu day's dreamlni; a pitcher of such beauty that his emplo) er paid lilnl lundsomely for the design. At list the Ijpreme moment had come, when ho coulJ liae his heart's ilculre, and now a lad of seventeen, ho come and dropped on his knees before hU mother, and opening the box howel her the t'easure ' Cod btc-.s you, my son," she said 'May jou alviays use IttogUe T'easure to others " That night Karl strolled through the streets of the town, plating tho beautiful iihcrflute. Miny n little v.hlte-robel tare appeirid at the window, and i lipped lis hands in gWe, nnd inmy a childish head was raised to follow Ilia tt sounds. At list ho stopped to rest near the Railway of u beautiful place, at the entrance of which Hood a pretty IchIjcc hnon liu cnmmenciil to pay.ind plaed on and on until, r ill-nj ill-nj his eyeJi le w recilcd to himself uy seeing n woman stindluj; before him. wi'tled Into recollection of the time, ,?,.. '" K' '"" w,le" 'I'0 onnn a'Vedhlmlf he would mind comlnir In and pjyinK 0 ltr ntl boy, who was jnhvalfd and Would luivu to lie on his wck for many th a, Karl lurnt.il u ith n mile and went in to wlieie tho little loy Uy so white and patient. '1 he little fellow's face L-rew radiant "Will you come airuiif'Oia said "Ves, Karl nn-fVJ'A nn-fVJ'A "' "I" come every nUht, If you WV' And so, lifter that, ever) nfRht t eight o'clock, Karl winded bis way through tie streitsof the busy town, r''oir his own sweet meloilics, and wiientlw mothers put their little ones to Kd they only Ind to say. "Dirhn, keep SMtt and IKten for thu slUer llute," and "ie tired mother's rest had come A, L. K. |