人生珍品
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="Irreplaceable">Irreplaceable</span> <span word="Treasure">Treasure</span></p><p>人生珍品</p><p><span word="Recently">Recently</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elegance">elegance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>--<span word="my">my</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Crown">Crown</span> <span word="Derby">Derby</span> <span word="china">china</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="border">border</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seated">seated</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beat">beat</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="gravy">gravy</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newer">newer</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="dinnerware">dinnerware</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="heirloom">heirloom</span>? <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="tactfully">tactfully</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="conspicuous">conspicuous</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chipped">chipped</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="gravy">gravy</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="heirloom">heirloom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Richmond">Richmond</span>, <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="anticipation">anticipation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>.</p><p> <span word="Late">Late</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="came">came</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tops">tops</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="invade">invade</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="china">china</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="den">den</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="china">china</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="rim">rim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roses">roses</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="china">china</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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