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Show - Tha Old Oar roan's Talisman. The Germans have a story which that home-loving people like to repeat A father, when his daughter became a bride, gave her a golden casket with the injunction not to pass it into other hands, for It held a charm which, In her keeping, would be of inestimable inestima-ble value to her as tbe mistress of a house. Not only was she to have the entire care ol It, but she was to take it every morning to the cellar, the kitchen, the dining-room, the library, the parlor, the bedroom, and to remain with it In each place for five minutes, min-utes, looking carefully about. After lapse of three years the father was to send the key, that the secret talisman might be revealed. re-vealed. The directions were followed. The key was sent. Tbe easket was opened. It was found to contain art old parchment, on which waa written these words: "The eyes of the mistress are worth one hundred pair of servants' hands." The wise father knew that a practice of Inspection followed faithfully for three years would become a habit and be self-perpetuating that the golden casket and the' hidden charm would have accomplished their mission. Folk-Lore. |