The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-12-18

Mr.. Slocum was not educated in unver-
ity, and his walk in life has been in by-paths
and out ofthe way places. His mind is char
acterized by littleness rather than a compre-
hensve grasp of great subjects. Mr. Slocum
can, however. master printed paragraph, by
dnt of spelling the bard words in deliber-
crate manner, and he manages to get few
glImpses of men and things from his little
rocky farm, through the medium of a news
paper. 1t is quite edifyng to hear Mr.. Slo.
cum reading the village paper aloud to his
wife after a hard days work.
A few evenings ago, father Slocum was
reading an account of dreadful accident that
had occurred at factory in the next town,
and which the village editor had described in
great many words.
81 declare, wife, that was an awful accident
over tew the mills"
'sWhat was it about, Mr.. Slocum!''
"I'll read the count, wife, and then you'll
know all about it.'
Mr.. Slocum began to read:
"Horrible and Fatal Accideat-it becomes
our painful duty to record the particulars of
an accident that occurred at the lower mill in
this village, by which human being in the
prime of life was hurried to 'that bourne from
which, as the immortal Shakespeare has said,
mo traveller returns"
"Du tell" exclaimed Mrs.S.
"Mr. David Jones, a workman who had but
few supe-iors this side oftke great city OF
New York, was engaged in adjusting Belt
upon one of the large drums"
81 wonder if it was bass drum, SIGH as
has e P2uribus Unum' printed ON it.'' Said
! Mrs. Socum.
WHEN he became entangled. His
arm. was drawn around the drum, and finally
his whole body was whrled over the sha
at fearful rate. When his situation was
discovered, he had revolved about fifteen min
utes, his head and arms striking large beam
distinct blow at each revolution"
''Poor creture. how it must OF hurt him .
when the machinery had been stopped, il
was found that Mr. Jones' arms and hands
were macreated to jelly.
"Well, did it kill hint" asked Mrs. S. with
increasing interest
"-Portions of the duramater, cerebrun
and cerebeium, in confused m lsscs, were
scattered about the foor-in short the gate
of eternity had opened upon him."
He,e Mr.. Slocum paused to wipe his srec-
tacles, aud the wife seized the opportunity tc
press ne question:
'sWas the man killed!''
Il don't know--haven't come to that yet;
you'll know when Eve finished the piece.''-
And NJ Slocum continued his reading.
alt was evident, when the shapeless form
was taken down, that it was no longer tenan-
ted by an immortal spirit, that the vital spark
was extinct"
"Was the man killed. that's whatI ant t.
come al said Mrs. SIcum.
"Do have a little patience, old 'omsn."
said NJ S., eyeihg his better half over his
spectacles, IL presume We Shall come upon
it rig hit away" And he vent on:
'I.h, fatal casualty has cast gloom a
over our village, and we trust that it will prove
a warning to persons who are cs!iedupon to
regulate the powerful machinery of our
! mills"
Now says Mrs. slocum, perceving tina,
the narrative was ended, "now | should like ia
know whether the man was Killed nr- not!''
Mr.. Slocum looked puzzled. Hescrstched
bis head. scrutinized- the atticle he had been
reading, and took general survey of the pa
per.
Il declare, wife, It's rather curious, but the
paper don't say"