قراءة كتاب How to Make a Shoe
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commanding.
But now we wish the scene to change,
And begin the ending act;
Which comes first to him who would arrange
The threads, indeed, intact.
We roll the thread upon our knee,
To untwist and break with ease,
And place the cords, one, two, and three,
So that the points are formed, if you please.
The thread kept free from a knot,
We will avoid whate’er there is to bother,
While the past may be forgot.
We will let that be just as it may,
If wrong we’ll try and mend it;
For surely there will come a day
When after awl we’ll send it.
Twisting is quite in order;
The figure now shows us a how
To twist it hard and harder.
When one side is twisted hard enough,
We simply take the other,
And do the same thing over again,
So that the threads are worked together.
Before the ends are entirely free,
One thing around us lingers,
We take the thread, three or two in one,
Around our left-hand fingers.
To do what we call milling;
Two or three trips are sure to bring
From fingers to foot the filling.
Now our thread is very smooth,
But we try to make it smoother,
By using a piece of cloth to rub,
When done, free all together.
Something now is sought that sticks,
Commonly known as wax;
And often one gets in a fix
When he finds it with the tacks.
To make our thread quite nice;
We catch it in the middle,
And to the end wax thrice.
Each time waxing briskly,
Not stopping on the way,
For if we do we’ll miss it,
And perhaps will have to stay.
Our wax should be in season,
Soft wax in winter use—
Hard wax in summer—reason,
Holding together our shoes.
This part should be waxed better,
So that the bristle we may take,
Shall stick like the stamp of a letter.
We’ll stop here about the thread,
To take a little whistle,
Until we find a pair to suit,
Then begin to bristle.
In keeping with the thread,
In this case we feel protected,
Because the hog is dead.
From Russia, we are told, the best bristles come,
But cannot tell you why,
The hairs upon our hogs at home
Are not so good to buy.
Will keep us to our text,
For from this you’ll no doubt see
What is coming next.
The bristle is split a little o’er half way,
In the left hand has its place,
Between the finger and thumb to play
An important part in the race.
One-half over the forefinger you see,
Held in place by the next,
The thread and bristle both agree
To be thus placed is best.
Do not split but roll it on,
Some have said and done,
By waxing the bristle where the other is
