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Pottering and Puttering ...
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from preview snippet, OCR cross-column misread of what follows,
expressly “Written for The Clay-Worker” —
Pottering and Puttering
The Divine Potter kneads His clays, which readily to Him must yield,
And in the various forms displays the mighty powers He can wield.
But the chief potter of this realm, placed at the head to direct
The forces of pottery (whom they had seen fit to elect),
Has many kinds of clay to merge together, with care to class,
So that the output may be sound, and thus acceptable to the mass.
As this would be for him alone, a greater task then he could do,
The voters of the common clay gave him a Congress—Senate, too.
These, with advice he was to guide, so that the ware the great shop made
Would be sound, and fit to use for the necessities of the State.
Alas! these helpers to their callings were not true — would not heed
The sound advisements of the chief, but would them with derision greet.
Instead of working as they should, they sought for flaws in the advice,
Because he touched on tender spots, that through unfaithfulness arise.
They spent the money and the time that common clay could illy spare
With idle talk and quibbling chaff, such as no faithful workman dare.
To cap the climax, when the chief sent messages, for which they called,
They then ignored the very good proof, because it proved they were at fault.
With such a crew to make our pots, the best of class will show defects.
Next time the clay will use more care in choosing whom it then elects!
F. E. F.
ex The Clay Worker 51:4 (Indianapolis, Ind.; April 1909) : 610
Columbia U copy/scan (via google books) : link
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and F. E. F. ? someone in Paris, Kentucky?
or, “The work of this department is much too congested to admit of double delineations.”
ex
“Graphology” by l’Inconnue. in The Illustrated American 8:91 (New York, Chicago; November 14, 1891) : 636 : link
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aside —
cannot reconstruct the search that yielded the result above, but record of my copy-and-paste operation assures me it is true.