The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-12-08
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Mr.. Slocum was not educated 10 unIyeslfy,
and his walk in life has been in by paths and out
of the way places. His mind is characterized by
Itileness rather than a comprehensive grasp of
great subjects. Mr.. SIocum can, however, master
a printed paragraph by dnt ofspelling the hard
words ina deliberate manner, and he manages to
get few gliEnpses of men and things from his
little rocky farm, though the medium of a news
paper. 1t is quite edifyiug to hear Mr.. Slocum
reading the village paper aloud to his wife after a
hard days work.
A few evenings ago, father Socum was reading
account Of "a dreadful accident that had occur
red at a factory in the next town, and which the
village editor had described in great many
words.
81 declare, wife, thut was an awful accident over
tew the Mills
What was it about, Mr.. Socuml'
III read the 'count wife, and then you will
know all about it.
Mr.. Slocum began to read.
Horrible and Fatal .accident-It becomes our
painful dnty to record the particulars of An acci-
dent that occurred at the lower MILL in this village
yesterday afternoon, by which human being in
the prime of life was hurried to that bourne from
which,, as the immortal Shakespeare has said no
traveller returns
tsiill. exclaimed Mrs. S.
.Mr David Jones, workman, who had but few
superior this side of thegreat city Of New Y ork,
was engaged in adjusting belt upon one of the
large drums
i wonder if it was bass drum, sich as has
*E Pluribus Unum printed on it!' said Mrs. Slo-
cum,
~ s,rl,a, ba haoama antanolad. His or,o WIG
drawn around the drum, and finally mis- whole body
was whirled over the shaft at fearful rate. When
his situation discovered, he had reyolyed about
fifteen minutes, his head aud arms striking large
beam distinct blow at each revolution
Poor creature, how it must have hurt him.
When the machinery had been stopped. it wa
found that Mr.. Jones' arms and legs were mace
rated to a jelly
well, did it kill him?' asked Mrs S., with in
crsasing interest.
portions OF the duramater, corebrum, an,
cerebellnm, in confused masses, were scattered
about the 1oor--ih short the gates of eternity ha
Opened upon him.
Here Mr.. Slocum paused to wipe his spectacle
and the wife seized the opportunity to press tn
question
Was the man killedl'
4 don't know-havn't come to that yet; YOU
know when I've finished the piece And Mi
sSlocum continued his reading:
1T was evident, when the shapeless form wa
taken down. that it was no longer tenanted by a
immortal spirit-that the vital spark was extinct
WAS the man killed? that's whit / want I
come at said Mrs. Slocum.
De have little patience, old 'ooman,' said M
s. eyeing his better half over his spectaelss.
presume we shall come upon it right away An
then went on:
This fatal casualty has cast gloom over o,
village, and we trust that it will prove a warnir
to persons who are called upon to regulate ii
powerful machinery of our Mills
Now says Mrs Slocum, perceving that Ii
narrative was ended, now should like to kno
whether the man was killed or not?
Mr.. Slocum looked puzzled. He scratched b
head, scrutinized the article he had been readin
and took general survey of the paper.
declare, wife, Its rather curious, but reall
the paper don't say