. The house of joy . THE TRAVELLERS SHOES LONG while ago therelived a young cobbler namedLubin,who, when his fatherdied, was left with only theshop and the shoe-leatherout of which to make hisfortune. From morning to night he toiled,making and mending the shoes of the poorvillage folk ; but his earnings were small,and he seemed never able to get more thanthree days ahead of poverty. One day, as he sat working at his window-bench, the door opened, and in came atraveller. He had on a pair of long redshoes with pointed ends ; but of one theseams had split, so that all his toes werecoming out of i
. The house of joy . THE TRAVELLERS SHOES LONG while ago therelived a young cobbler namedLubin,who, when his fatherdied, was left with only theshop and the shoe-leatherout of which to make hisfortune. From morning to night he toiled,making and mending the shoes of the poorvillage folk ; but his earnings were small,and he seemed never able to get more thanthree days ahead of poverty. One day, as he sat working at his window-bench, the door opened, and in came atraveller. He had on a pair of long redshoes with pointed ends ; but of one theseams had split, so that all his toes werecoming out of it. The stranger, putting up one foot afterthe other, took off both shoes, and givingthat one which wanted cobbling to Lubin, 104 The House of Joy he said : To-night I shall be sleeping hereat the inn ; have this ready in good timeto-morrow, for I am in haste to go on ! And having said this he put the other shoeinto his pocket, and went out of the doorbarefoot. What a funny fellow, thought Lubin, not to make the most
Size: 1549px × 1613px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhousmanl, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookyear1895
