As he lay gravely injured in a flooded shell hole<\/p>\n
Hawkins thought he saw a servant girl<\/p>\n
Sweeping a small room<\/p>\n
She was damping down the dust with Holy Water<\/p>\n
He knew that his soul was being cleansed<\/p>\n
And that he would survive the war<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Many years later Hawkins although an invalid<\/p>\n
Started production of the Torquay plates<\/p>\n
In the pottery that he owned<\/p>\n
When asked why he noted that it was the town of his birth<\/p>\n
And that he wanted his fellow men<\/p>\n
To share in his luck and prosperity<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The design of the plates was quite simple<\/p>\n
With the illustrations depicting sailing ships in the harbour<\/p>\n
And warehouses and other houses nearby<\/p>\n
Near the centre of the view was a pale house<\/p>\n
That stood out from the rest<\/p>\n
When questioned about it Hawkins always replied<\/p>\n
That this was the house of the servant girl<\/p>\n
And it had been his gift to her<\/p>\n
For saving his life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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