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JOAN ARISTROG'
THE HURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY NOV. 16, 1883.
the boss seen me drup him. I said l'd
never hit a luau agin anew that, unless
he made ine du it, to keep front bein'
linked. But t don't covet no foreman's
MECHANIC; job, sir. It will be a trial. Pff be
thtukin' all the t.uie of pour Daye J•Nk•
on, IDS, a I laid out. He ;WWI work for
FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP three weeks, sir, arts it Look all m7
OF THE�LADDEK. eavtn, no keep his tautly goin.'
John noticed, all the while he was
talking, that Birch's faoe at the window
grew more and more malignant, but the
man seemed W be waiting with intense
.agiety for the reply .,f the superintend-
ent.
Handy had llsteted to this story with
a singular expression of watchfulness, as
if mentally appraising John, and wheu
the man finished, he answered :
'Then you're just the man I want, Mr.
Arnistrun,;. I make you foreman of the
riveters. Begin to morrow alt'rnia4.
Come to the office and get your day s
work mapped out. The old men will try
to shirk all the) can, and nead a tight
hand over them. You can cow them
down. That's what they want. You'll
get thirty dollars a week for the job, and
if you do well in it, Ill have promotion
fur you. Hike your face very well.
Good evening new. I've a few letters to
write.'
An1 he wheeled round in his choir,
turning his back with a discourtesy
which he had often studied to effect, and
plunged into writing with an intentness
that awed Steve Barker to silence, while
Birch's face vanished.
Nut till they were outside did the
Englishman whisper to John :
'E's n sharp 'un ho be. By crickey,
he's got it in the back of his head. But
say, lad, hang it all, I'm glad o' your
luck, and, by crikey, you're well deaerv-
in' of it. The oil woman 'ill be right
well pleased wi' rt.'
Which proved to be thecase when they
time7 eril•w a Man tan Rhein America.
Armstrong and Barker had never seen
anything of the kind before, and went
to their work with an uneasy feeling that
something bad was going to come of it ;
but a marvelous change had come over
the riveters when Mr. Handy disappear-
ed. They flew at their work with such
zeal and energy that John could see they
were all capable enough, while Birch put
more men on the boder over which so
much trouble had arisen, and, before
eight came, had made such pr.gresa that
he observed, in a tone of relief :
'Guess it will blow over, boys. Old
Gimlet's sharp ; but he's like a fire crack-
er. Big noise, and then it's all over.
Phew ! that's something like wort,. She'll
be ready in time.'
Then, as the men were washing up
from their work, Mr. Handy Caine down
again, in his rapid,nervous way, and call-
ed out :
'Where are those new men 1'
The others looked at each other, while
a hush came over the party ; but as
Handy impatiently repeated the question,
John and Steve stepped out, and John
said, quietly ;
'Here we be, air.
The manager scanned him frum head
to foot, and asked him :
'Where have you worked before :'
'Springfield Arsenal, Colt's Factory, got home, where John was accommodat-
Excelsior Wurks,' returned John, short- ed with a bed—no great luxury in a ten-
ly. eluent -home, but better than the street
'Show me your work and your mate's —and where they all had a rejoicing that
for the day,' continued Handy, in the night.
same quick, imperious way. Next morning, on going to the works,
John promptly did as requested, and there was Mr. Handy, who said to the
Handy went on :
'How many men ne•re on this hei'.er
this afternoon ?'
John pursed up his mouth
riveters in his imperious way :
'Ploys, this is your new fcrem :n, tIr.
Arinstr•ui,;: I've chosen him because
he's the best workman amongst the lot.
'Twarn't my business to look, sir.' You'll do as he says, or vi.0 11 know the
Mr. Handy gave an almost impercep- reason why. Have the boiler ready to
tihle start, and twitched his lips ; then go by three o'clock, Mr. Armstrong.'
he wheeled on Birch, asking : Then he wheeled about and went off.
'Well, you, then—how many men. were' leaving the men staring at Aruatr,ne in
en that boiler this afternoon 1'
'Six, sir. I thought you were in a
urry, so I took them off—
'Other work, of course,' sternly inter-
rupted the meneger. 'Show ire the
tserk of the ether f. ur,'
This Birch was unable to do without
calling the men up, and Mr. Handy,who
had become very silent and watchful, at
last interrupted the a ianglirg that
threatened by raying :
'That'll do. I understand. .1r. Birch,
report to the office to-n.orrow mooning,
at seven, before going to work.'
Then with t'he same abrupt, haughty
way he always put on in the shop; un
purpose to overawe the men, he said to
the rent ;
'You've just saved ycur haze n, t11id
Iiitetnoou, my lads. You can :work if
you've a mind, and I'll see you do, or
I'll l:now the reason why. That's all.'
The men turned ea ay with sly glances
at each other and sundry winks, while
Handy said to John Armatron , ina very
different tone :
'If you and your n tee here are nut in
a hurry t•• go to supper, I want to see
you in the office. You'll not be sorry
fur it.'
Then he nodded and strode away too
the quarter of the tilers, where they saw
hint picking up castings and throwing
ole with ye. We're fellow workers in oughtn't sur noticed hint at all. He
the saute shop, and I've told ye 1 Mint 00 didn't mean nothin'.'
the firgbt now. I were gnat, and sorry And the anger faded(at of his face,
I ant fur it. My father were shot to be replaced by • looks of simple wr-
throngb the lungs at Gettysburg, and he row, as he went on with 'Steve, saying :
draws a pension fur it. Kin you say as '1 must try to get rid of this temper of
muco fur you'll' mine, Steve -1 must. its mead.. It
The nuestive seeiud, for dotlN /won, ain't right, 'spsch'ly iu me, when 1 know
to irritate Hennessy. dor. he morIed : all tic G hue tricks were ever heard
'Go and find out. I'll smash you In tenon. I'll her W mak. it op with yore
the jaw, I wW, if yousay any more about Herniesey in the morui:.g, I must. He
my father.' thougfht I g -it the boa to give hint a
John drew back • little, with a start. layin out, and he were mad. I'll try
'No, no,' be said earnestly. 'Don't and wake it upto-morrow.'
mistake we. I love my pc.ur old dad text And thus be rambled on in his simple,
much to speak ill of any other man'. great-hearted prattle, till Steve sndoen•
father. 'Taint that, Hennessy — taint ly bunt out :
that.' 'Ods, man, are you a fool or a parson,
'I don t care what it is,' the other in. or whist'1 If I were you, and hid licked
terrupted, brutally, taking the country- tbreechaps likeyou'vedoneinthreeoighta
man's scruple fur a sign of yielding. just as easy as kisain' my 'and, the tit
'You're a oousearned coward, th ti's what wouldn't 'old me. 'twouldn't ! Swear I
you aro, and you've got to take the can't make you out, Jack Armstrong.
name. Wait till I ketch yon outside. You are a regular deuton one moment,
I'll get square with you for sucking round and a suck in baby nest. Come along
the boss. I'll tan your hide fu: ye.' and 'ave your supper like a senaible man
And so saying, with a triumphant I'm proud of you
laugh, he walked away, leaving John And when he took John in to supper,
standing by an anvil alone with his .old he bunt out to his wife :
chum, Steve Barker, while a sneer was 'Oh, miuus,what du you think 1 Hang -
un every face, and one said, audibly : ed if that Jack Armstrong ain't licked a
'Fighting Mike's cowed hint, by man a night every day he's been in this
George !' blessed city ! He's a regular good fight-
Arend/rung started as if • bee Iiad er he is. Give him a good supper, lass,
stung hint, and looked round at Steve and treat him well, fur you are boardiu'
with a face like ashes, tears in his eves. the foreman of the gang, and I'll ley five
'By heavens !' be cried out, with a pound to ono he'll end in beim' 'cad of
roar like a wounded lion, 'I can't, I r.ut't the shop afore he's done, for he ain't
stand it ! Hey I gut to tight Agin to- too much money just now. They won't
night -1' trouble him again.'
There came a jeering laugh fr.mn the And as Steve had predicted so it came
mon at the door, and $ voice called about. Next sty, not only was therono
back , trouble in the shop, but foreman Hen -
'Fight ! Oh. you and worth shucks nessy made his appearance, as quiet as
to fight, no more nor yer coward old a lamb, and hurried up all the tilers in
daddy.' their work, so that Manager Handy
Armatrr.ng knew the voice of of the nodded his satisfaction at evening,andset
black bearded Fighting Mike Henneuy, to work to scold the foreman of another
and he picked up his cut from the anvil department, with the ultimate result of
where it lay, handing it to Barker, say- hurrying up the whole shop in every
irtg : branch of work done there, And so the
'You see. He will have it. I kin week passed over quietly without further
stand anything but that. Come with adventures, Saturday night came, and
rte.' John received twenty dollars pay for
four days' work, and said to himself,
with a smile of .great thankfulucss, go-
ing home :
'Fifteen dollars for poor old dad, and
mebbe I kin brim him d own next week
surprise.
CHAPTER VII.
NOT DOWN TET. .
Mr. Abe1'Handy petered to be a good
judge of human nature, for his short ad-
dress to the men worked wonders in
favor of Armstrong. No reputation wins
for itself among workmen in America so
much respect as that of being a quiet
man but a dangerous fighter ;'^and the
very men who would have bothered our
her the most had not heard of his prow-
ess, jumped nervously to obey his slight-
est order, and worked as they -had never
done before in the Vulcan Company's
slop—aa well se they did at the Excel-
stQr Works, in fact.
In the evening Mr. Handy came round
to inspect thingts,and nodded as one well
pleased at the riveters' department,
from which he straightway went over to
the filers, and proceeded to blow up their
foreman sky high, holding up the exam-
ple of Armstrong, much to the poor fel-
low's confusion, for he knew the jealousy
that would ensue.
Then, when the mercurial `manager had and dropped him on the pavement with send through the post office, nor any
done all he could to set the two depart- a thump. In another moment Arm- other way, but I believe there is what
menta by the ears, he vanished, with a strong was on him aa he lay, his eyes they call a money order system'—
threat to discharge all the filers if next I glaring, his white teeth shinine, as he' 'Yea yes,' said John, eagerly. 'I've
them down, flitting from one object to day was net better, and Armstrong saw 1biased :
another like an intluisitive crow, whist- that war was declared between hits and I 'D'ye take it back 1' his knuckles deep
ling a low tune and glancing all over the the other foreuta:--a big man with a tine I in the other's throat.
shop without seeming t,,, do s• P. black beam and a goad opinion of itis He had calculated the force of his
'He's a sharp 'it, observed Steve,'in own powers in every respect. blow coolly, in all his anger, and knew
a whisper. 'I'll het a pound he's swung Hostilities oroke out as soon as the that Hennessy was net insensible.
a sledge afore this, though he looks so manager vanished, by the filers, in loud In fact, the other gurgled out :
smooth. What does he want wi' us, I tones, calling out : 'Yes, yes—enough.'
wonder ?' 'Dirned if I like these suckers—get- Then Armstrong jumped up in a neo
John hesitated, and said, very low : ting round old Gimlet, and setting a ment and waved away the workmen.
'I'm kinder feared he wants one of u:, whole shop by the ears. I say they'd 'Ye would have it,' he said, hoarsely,
to boss the riveters, Steve 'They're ' better ge back where they carte from. 'I didn't seek it, heaven knows ; hut
mighty slack round here, and this here We don't went nt country boats here.' arter this I give ye all notice—any man
lockin round by fits and atarta ain't like The riveters looked at John, but he that nays a word agin my old dad I'll
. Mr. Stryker's way of 'doin' things. They went on with his washing with a calm- lay him out at, he'll never dot again.
wants good men for foreman here. nese that nothing disturbed, and put on Clear out !
You'll have to take it, 'cause you're the his coat to go home without noticing the He was roused at last to the eery
oldest hand.' ether, who took courage at his silence, depths of his simple nature—rhis strong,
Steve shook his head witha sigh. thinking him afraid. and treated him to self-controlled Wren, 'who had endured
'No, lad, no—'tis your place. I don't a valley of indirect abuse, to which Arm -
know how to read. I c .uldn t take it -1 strong gave no word of answer till the
couldn't. I'll rivet agin any inan ; but tiler cried :.
as foreman, 'ties step above me. There. 'Here. you, foreman sneaker — you
boss is gone to the office. Go you and riveter foreman, I moan -what's your
take your luck.' name 1'
They went slowly to the office. and Armstrong turned round with a smile
found Handy, sitting back in his turnipe that was perf-etly e:t.y, saying :
chair. with an air of relief on his face, 'My name t .lolui Arntatr hie. What's
smoking a cig;.r. Ile nodded and smiled I yours, friend''
to them with a genial, if rather patroniz- I 'My name's Fight -in' Mike Hennessey,'
ing air. that contrasted with his previous tried the other,. 'and I can (3.sily whip
belles ior, pr.ducine in John's mind a you nut of y our skin, you dirty sneaker,
sense of insincerity, at of one acting a undermining better men with the Less— ! mustn't try to rub in. It ain't always
part, though Steve wee wo•uderfttlly int I d'ye hear !' I safe. Good night '
pressed by it. Annsh•one colored slightly, while all Then he slouched down the street nf-
`Cjme in—come in bop,' he std. ' the workmen within hearing stopped
'Well, hew do you like the `'ulein, new dressing to stare ; bet it was with 'perfect
you've hal a day in it?' good temper diet he replied :
'Wetry much, air.' returned Steve, ' ' slebb; you cont, Mr. Hennessy. but I
with a respectful :ria. 'Couldn't ex a 1 dont see why you should. I tint on the
better place than we It tve, if the wages ! fight now -a day's.'
be all ri_ht. Been eettini, two -seventy- ' slaybo yuu.',NA to be, then,' sneered
five, ai•, Ineece, me and my nt.ite.' Hennessy, elaborately. `I've heard lots
'Din you haven't,' intermitted Handy, of 'country greenies conte here aid talk
sharply. 'I know r;. •ters' wages, niy light, till I got at 'em.'
man. IA.n.t try to fool me. Can you John Armstn'ng smiled slightly.
read and writer 'it's a bad lis. tightin' Mr. Hennessy,'
'No sir,' enswere•t Steve. abashed, was all he replied. '1 don't want te
'Can y el f' aske•l Hetet, turning to tight. rowel evenin'.'
John. And be turned Ilia lack and walked
'Yes, sir.' away, wl; •:: Hennessy yelled out : told me once, when i were a boy, that if
'Very well, did you ever have charge • 'That' it. 'ton, ye c o card. Any one 1 didn't conquer my temper it would end
of a gang before ?' con see you're the son of a coward. in murder some day. And 1 fight it so
At this moment John happened to Arinetfuai was near the door as the bard. T fought it to -night as Wog M I
look over Handy's head at the winduw, ! words rMCbed him, end heard a low hiss could Wet it got the best of time st WM.
and saw the face of Birch, listening(. ' from the Avatars. He stopped short.
He he.t'ntecd to answer, and finally re. I whealed pseud and mum to Hennessy,
plied : ! leu halting
'Once, sir—at Hartford.'
Handy watched him keenly an I sent)
01
Barker nodded with a writ, and the
young werkm.au anode out into the
crowd, throwing the men right and left
I like se many kittens, till he came to
Hennessy, en whose shoulder he lay the
grip of a eiaut, and flung him back to live here. Oh, glory, how happy I
several feet, utterly nmazed. am. How'll I send it safest 1 R ish I
'Now,' he said in a whisper, through knowed some one in the city as could
white lips, glaring at Hennessy, 'you'll tell me wliat to do. Pore Steve aiu't no
take back what you said about my father, guide in sich matters.'
He was meandering along, hat in his
own thoughts, when ,he almost fell over
some one, much smaller than himself,and
starting back to apologize, saw that it
was a girl, who looked up archly in his
face, and said :
'Why, Mr. Armstrong, is it you 1 And
you've never been to see mother all this
week.'
Poor John, for a moment, blushed to
i ie hair, and felt dazed and confused.
He had actually forgotten, in his anxie-
ties and work, all about little Ella 'Mor-
ton over whom he had juat stumbled. '
He stammered out :
`Yea—that is, miss -1 would have
conte—but—I've been tired and—but
I'm right glad to see ye,' ho pursued, his
countenance gradually warming up, 'fur
you kin mebbe help me a bit, bein' used
to city ways like. Kin you tell me
where a the post office, and how I kin
send money safest to my poor old dad up
in Painted Post, miss 1 I'd take it
mighty kind if ye could tell me.'
Ella pursed up her little mouth as if
considering, and said doubtfully :
'Weil, now, I never had any money to
Yet somehow he fours l himself talking
away to Ella, telling her about Painted
Pitot and his iuv.lid father, till she in-
terrupted him with:
'Here we are, Mr. Armstrong, and I'm
really touch indebted to you fur your
kinduess. We live in the beawweut, wd
laother will be very happy to see you to-
morrow wonting. i eupiwas you go to
church, dun't you r
Yee, mire.' answered J..hse, getting
very bashful again of a sudden. 'Dad
alters told me how' ---
And he stoped short.
'Very well, she said. 'Our church
Hennessy had felt the grip and saw the
face before hint, and for the tint time
began to realize that he had a dangerous
customer to deal with. He backed away,
cryin} out :
'Fair Play ! You've got your coat off
—1 hain t. I didn't say nothing against
your father. that I kttow'of.'
. `You he" ' :amid John, .now at last
fairly lashed into frenzy. 'You cursed
hint. You called me the son of a cow-
ard. Dye take it back 1'
Hennessy began to take his coat off,
and Armstrong fell back 'a pace to let
him do it. When he had done so, one
might have seen that 'Fighting Mike'
was rather pale, and that his lips were
tren.bling.
'Are ye ready ?' growled Armstrong,
while the men gathered round with anxi-
ous faces. 'D'ye take it back on no !'
'Come on,' answered Hennessy, who
could not retreat now, had he wished.
The words were not out of his lips ere
the countryman advanced with a sudden
spring like a tfger, and gave him a sin-
gle right hand blow nnder the chin that
lifted 'Fighting Mike' clear off his feet,
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night.
Then she dis.pp:'ared down the steps,
and John went home in a kind of dream,
front which the face of Ella Morton
with its big brown eyes, looked out in a
mist of glary, while he could clearly see
every window of this house she lived in.
It W is s small two-storey house at the
end of a tweuty-feet garden, in a retired
street which the metropolis had dropped
'aide lung ago, in its hurried, march to
the Harlem river—one of those streets
one stumbles en near the North and
East rivers in a day's ramble, to be
chit, med by their quiet amid the bustle
and noise elsewhere.
From the next house, which was at the
corner of a still smaller street, one could
sue the North river, with the grey line
of the Palisades beyond, and an old
lumber yard and wharf, where a few
barges came every week without noise,
making work for four or five men at the
most.
Seems to oto,' thought John, 'I'd
kinder like to live round there. It's
more like home than thorn barracks
whet) Steve and hie wife puts up. I
must az Miss Morton in the mornin
'bout rents in these parte.'
And when he had had his supper at
Stevc's, he was so unusually quiet and
reticent that Barker remarked it and
rallied him with :
'Ods, man. what ails you 1 Looks
like you'd been sparkin', and were
thinkin' of a lass, you do. Hi, Phoebe
see Jack blush up. Oda, but that's a
good joke ! Jack sparkin' a lass afore
Ire's a week in the city. Who aye
country kids ain't a match for city lads
any time ! Sparkin', by crickey !'
Armstrong knew he was very red in
the face, but he tried to answer quietly :
'You're a -barking up the wrong true,
Miser Barker. I ain't denyin' I seen a
lady this evening' ; but she's a real lady,
ant I'd take it kind if you stop hringin'
her in, I would.'
Steve stared at hint a moment, and
then gave a wink of intense meaning to
his wife, while he puffed volumes of
smoke from his pipe ere replying :
'No offence, lad—no offence ! Wern't
1 crazed mysel"bect Phoebe there when
I were sparkin' 'Tis the way o' the
world, lad. No offence. Wish you joy,
I do, and a good wife."
J_hn turned redder than ever.
'I tell ye ye're barkin' up the wrung
tree, Steve. I ain't sparkin', nor like to
be, till my pore ole dad's well again, and
no one knows when that'll be ; which
'minds roe I must write dad a letter at
onat. Wonder .where I kin du it 1'
Steve looked ,puzzled.
heerd tell on it, but I never rightly
knowed what it were. Do you know,
miss ?'
'Well, not exactly,' she answered, 'but
I tell you what I can do. You cone to
see mother, as you promised, to-morr'w,
in the murr-ing, and she's sure to know.
My mother knows everything in the
world, I really believe '
Artful Ella !
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CHAPTER ViII.
THE LADDER OF LOVE.
Artful Ella. and yet w artless ! John
did not exactly know how it was done,
but no more did the girl, for that mat -
patiently so much contumely. There ter. It just canto about naturally, with -
was a fierce look in his face, even now, 1 out apparent intention on the part of
from which the sto"'uteatworkmen shrunk either. She had said, carelessly :
back, and he swung through the crowd, 'I suppose you've forgotten all about
followed by Stove Barker, who had a the number of our house ?' ,
quiet grin on his face denoting intense Then he answered :
satisfaction, and who remarked audibly, 'No, indeed, mitre, for I put away the
as h :looked at Henneasy sitting rue- address careful. It be in Ashley-s!reet,
fully up : and that's jest five blocks away.'
'He's got his bellyful at last, has he 1 To which she responded :
Tell ye what, lads, these quiet chaps be ' Yes ; and its quite a little walk .vith
dangerous when ye work 'em up too this heavy bundle.'
much. They'll stand spittin', lint ye And then John colored crimson, end
discovered that the Girt had a large
bundle lying ..n the sidewalk, hidden by
her skirt. so tbat he had 'fit seen it be-
fore. And he atdmmered :
'I beg parding, mise, indeed. I didn't
see it. You'll let me kerry it for ye, I
hope, if I ain't intrudin' 7'
And Ella fairly laughed at his simple
way of speaking, and replied :
'Why, of course, I should be very
mucic obliged if you'd see me home, for
you know I have to pass that house manner that would Dot perpetually shock
where those yeune men board, and they ' her fine seine of what ns proper Innguagel
rnight'— (ft is perfectly easy, you know. Yon
John switched up the bundle like a understand me, d.m't you r
feather, and said firmly : 'Yes, sic But'—
'That settles it, miss. I'll do it, and Kut what ?'
glad of the chance, too, yen het.' 'Hut 1 don't know noth'n' 'bout this
S.. it happened that they went down, here fine way o' talk in' es you calls gram.
Ashley -street together, and passed by mar, sir : and i d 'n't never hope I
No. 81, where Munson, Wheeler, and wouldn't b• able to 1 at n it ooh .w '
Ji Stryker t n th to 11f
Oh, ain't 1 glad he said hs risk k boat keepmq
John between her an 1 the house
, speech of yours to begin wilt. Do you
Why, dnyou know. Steve'— while the young man glanced menacing- read the papers, Arwsti'i 1 t
talk of ie stat a Its came, f a tmQ; .y at the three (tient!' as he ,cawed, and ,
Here he stopped, drew ti �iRatts, all three turned their heads the other Yoea, sir. 'lipsshlly rrond '1'e,7tiutt
within cwt feet of the other. Then amid and continue. , with a lase W a and pretended not to acs him offset ad ellen said a mise orter know
dead *device, t.. aid : tired sort of look ablest it,etrrio es to see: ' 1%ir occurred tc. John till after the bow 1 e rotM a ticket and f esu 1 h•otk aides
sligh ly, se he asked : 'My father fought in the wars, slr. He 'Doe you know i stn afenred if he worsts thine was over, that it t.ok them to find net '
'Well, shy did yon leave r warn'1 never called a coward, and he hadn't aid '•noegh' 1 moue hey taken a 1.m; time h. wale tram N.o. 8I h. 14.9. 1t rll, ani pose you were to reel Is. the
new nn in his life.' „t,(, (h, ain't i des'ait wiek.d t and t' at d5ring the nurne he btid done I's x r that the miner didn't know noshing Jahn turned crimson, but looked his bis 4"'
1 Hennessy IAerhed sneeringly. R
interne; it. r straight in the face,. ay- I sbltsi't have no I'e1/p till 1 tris that Doter more falling than aha. hvhierrrl h about wrtunmer, and didn't never hope ba
is
'Fought in the war, e •entry ! Druv' a ate heed. 11''ess I'd bliadvd the'*••or .esghle he ►b ever hero doses lo a he wingldw'I be tibia to harm it nohow
g waggon, you mean. Then was lots of
1 w, ie d.echar,'cal, su, f•i• nigh kiddie .kniks dna leetnty-Jumpers as tells how
ter John, whom wo found panting and
glaring at the walls as he strode on, and
who greeted him as lie tpok hit coat
with :
•Thankee, Steve, thankee. You're a
good friend—a tome' friend. Say, did I
look bad, Gid I?'
'Bad :' echoed Steve, puziled. 'You
leek like a born fightin' man —that's all.
lad. Why. what's amiss ? You look
like one frightemedat something. What's
up i'
'i .rn-1 am,' retune d %rinser.ne,
with a sort cA nervous shiver —'i am
afearl of myself, Steve. The minister
Am Answer %Vastest.
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'Don't no, led. Dont write mysel', as
you know. Mebbe Phoebe can tell you.
She used to make pothooks and hangers
in National School. she did, though I
misdoubt if she writes a tidy hand yet.'
Phoebe, thus appealed to, replied :
`There's the Christian Mission in
Brown -place. Mabbe you can write there.
Heard tell they be kind to wnrkin' men.
It's seven blocks off.'
And John accordingly repaired to the
place named, which turned out to be a
branch of a Church Mission School, ex-
pressly disigned to help workmen, with
, library and club -room, from which he
held the happiness that very night to
send to his father at Painted Post A draft
for fifteen dollars, at the same time mak-
ing the acquaintance oft man who was
to influence his future life very powerful-
ly.
Th•s was Mr. Baldwin, teacher of the
workman himself, and who said to John,
after he assisted him in his business, and
examined hint by the light of a lung ex-
perience :
'See here. young mast. You're too
good a man to stay a common late rrer.
Why dont you come to night school and
study mathematics and aramtaer.'
John stared at him. He was a grey-
haired and bearded man, with a shrewd,
kindly face that encouraged) an answer.
''Veil, sir,' said John, slowly, 'I don't
'za^tiy know. What's them, sir t
hen thrortgh 'rithntetic up to profit and
los!, but T never found touch use fort,
atter the four rules. Grammar's su'thin'
we didn't use to study up in fainted
Post, 'cep' teachers.'
Mr. Baldwin smiled.
'I should Imagine not. Well, I'll tell
you why you ought t.. study grammar.
In the first place, don't yeti know some
one --we'll say a lady, perhaps --whom
von respect and admire, who speaks a
very different lengun,e from what you
dot but shits y••-1 nndetst.:', l perfect-
?
.Tohn blushed crimson' and maid :
'Why, how d'ye know that !'
Mr. 'Baldwin smiled.
Never mini. Well, would you not
like to he able to speak to that lady in a
Jim y rr sa smoking n e e ppsi r. Baldwin e.uld n. t help laogtttng
and Ella Morton got on the outside, 'Well, well—that• a pretty hard
Liss add gala.
(HAPTII 1.
• I was taken sick • year ago
With bilious fever."
"My doctor pronounced me cured, but
I got sick again, with terrible pains in
my back• and side., and 1 got so bad that
Could not move !
I shrunk l
From 228 lbs to 120 ! I had been
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good. I did not expect to llve more than
three months. I began to use Hop Bit-
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Dublin, June'6; '81.
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•
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Passengers rowelnIre to leave (loderiebat no
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For '1 icketa and alt Information, apply to
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DR. RYERSON
a loan the second slay. 1 ..•'l t» hetet to they h,ltght, and ile *hoot it'
pr then, those% I've set .r' hard *gin
1 fslate that dale. He were a•shlrkin' Joehn hell fumed very white now, and
wont, and 'fie' me ;teen luck talk, and I Id. eyes were ltlaritit, ache nplisd :
hit him. sir 1 hadn't ore-, done 1t, and 'Mr He,mwssr. 1 don't want ts.t trou•
drifter I Ho fwln't kseow no better. He. imdT Icor he Mtid never hada sisters Mid
were only mesio' a fight He didn't , looked o.it women in /intent, sweeten,
knew m pea r old dad, er M ssewhin t. those. wh•. spooks in tits way that Ella
Ms. sI what he dad — he e..wl.ia R ( l4.dtun olid, as a .ort of eresture be -
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afford i ms•l.' s (.et) '4 "Wash t i aril listened to, n.•1 familiarly addt',sasd
Jona wsram Mot bits mush e•onflJence iso
that paper—oh r
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