{"id":3799,"date":"2017-02-04T05:37:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T10:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hulettsonlakegeorge.com\/?p=3799"},"modified":"2017-02-04T05:37:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T10:37:00","slug":"saturday-quote-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/archives\/3799","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Quote"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Touch of the Master\u2019s Hand,” by Myra Welsh<\/em><\/p>\n

T\u2019was battered and scarred, and the auctioneer
\nThought it scarcely worth his while
\nTo waste much time on the old violin,
\nBut held it up with a smile.<\/p>\n

“What am I bidden, good folks,” he cried,
\n“Who\u2019ll start the bidding for me?”
\n“A dollar, a dollar,” then, two! Only two?
\n“Two dollars, and who\u2019ll make it three?<\/p>\n

“Three dollars, once; three dollars, twice;
\nGoing for three . . . ” But no,
\nFrom the room, far back, a grey haired man
\nCame forward and picked up the bow;<\/p>\n

Then, wiping the dust from the old violin,
\nAnd tightening the loose strings,
\nHe played a melody pure and sweet
\nAs a caroling angel sings.<\/p>\n

The music ceased, and the auctioneer,
\nWith a voice that was quiet and low,
\nSaid: “What am I bid for the old violin?”
\nAnd he held it up with the bow.<\/p>\n

“A thousand dollars, and who\u2019ll make it two?
\nTwo thousand! And who\u2019ll make it three?
\nThree thousand, once; three thousand, twice;
\nAnd going and gone,” said he.<\/p>\n

The people cheered, but some of them cried,
\n“We do not quite understand
\nWhat changed its worth?” Swift came the reply:
\n“The touch of a master\u2019s hand.”<\/p>\n

And many a man with life out of tune,
\nAnd battered and scarred with sin,
\nIs auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd,
\nMuch like the old violin.<\/p>\n

A “mess of potage,” a glass of wine;
\nA game, and he travels on.
\nHe is “going” once, and “going” twice,
\nHe\u2019s “going” and almost “gone.”<\/p>\n

But the Master comes and the foolish crowd
\nNever can quite understand
\nThe worth of a soul and the change that\u2019s wrought
\nBy the touch of the Master\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Touch of the Master\u2019s Hand,” by Myra Welsh T\u2019was battered and scarred, and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while To waste much time on the old violin, But held it up with a smile. “What am I bidden, good folks,” he cried, “Who\u2019ll start the bidding for me?” “A dollar, a dollar,” then, … <\/p>\n

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