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Title: The Story of Glass

Author: Sara Ware Bassett

Illustrator: C.P. Gray

Release Date: February 27, 2007 [EBook #20698]

Language: English

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[Illustration: THE THRONG OF MOVING WORKMEN]

THE STORY OF GLASS

By

SARA WARE BASSETT

Author of

"The Story of Lumber"
"The Story of Wool"
"The Story of Leather"
"The Story of Sugar"
etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY

C. P. GRAY

THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA
1917

COPYRIGHT 1916 BY
THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY

_To G. C._

_a patient listener and a helpful critic I inscribe this book as a
reminder of many happy hours which we spent together in the Old
World_

_S. W. B._

Contents

I. A FRIENDLY FEUD 9

II. JEAN HAS A SURPRISE AND GIVES ONE 27

III. GIUSIPPE TELLS A STORY 50

IV. UNCLE BOB ENLARGES HIS PARTY 66

V. GIUSIPPE ENCOUNTERS AN OLD FRIEND 83

VI. UNCLE BOB AS STORY TELLER 99

VII. AMERICA ONCE MORE 121

VIII. JEAN THREATENS TO STEAL GIUSIPPE'S TRADE 140

IX. A REUNION 163

X. TWO UNCLES AND A NEW HOME 182

XI. JEAN'S TELEGRAM AND WHAT IT SAID 208

XII. JEAN AND GIUSIPPE EACH FIND A NICHE IN LIFE 220

Illustrations

Page

THE THRONG OF MOVING WORKMEN _Frontispiece_

"EVERY ONE KNOWS ME AT THE GLASS WORKS" 47

"I KNEW HER IN VENICE" 95

"IT IS SHAPED TO THE FORM REQUIRED" 160

"THE MELT IS POURED OUT ON AN IRON TABLE" 202

"I WANT THESE ORDERS FILLED" 223