Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-09-09
miscellaneous.
From Moore's Rural New Yorker.
The" Dirty Mechanic"
Bradford, June, 1859.
BY S. FURMEN.

There comes that young imp OF black
smith again" petulentIy observed Mrs Hammond,
as shesaw Henry Blrney escoring her daughter
home from church one fine afternoon " can't
see, for the life of me, what Emma can find SO
very interesting in Son of Vulcan I guess
she must be fond of sparks"
Perhaps she is" replied Mr. H., who sat
reading his Bible, i" and she displays good sense
in making SO wise a choice You know spark s
have strong tendency to rise"
Yes | think as much---a blacksmith,
indeed You must think our rdaughier's notions
of popular society aEe already on llle rise,' and
50 do I, when she condescend ass9eiaIC y iss'
a dirty mechanic. A wise CHOICE indeed. "
Such condescension as that, Mrs. Ham.
mond, admire, 1t is noble trait in the char
acter Of any young lady to appreciate the man
who honoraby maintains himself by the sweat
of his brow ! and, besides, Mr.. Barney, in the
true dignity of a man, is forging for himself a
name and fortune which might well -
Fortune, did you say? You had better say
chain to hang him with"
Not too fast, Mary have often told you
that Mr.. Barney would some day reach an emin
ence that might well be enved by thu young
professional you are so deSirous should become
Emma's suior, and from present indications
am fully convinced that such will be the fact.
"Then you would have our daughter disgrace
herself and family by marrying young Vulcan
would you That would be pretty joke,
must confess
" Not disgrace herself, Mary you are presu
suming too much again. His industry and serI
integrity have already placed him above re-
proach."
"Well, that's always the way with you
can't speak but to be contradcted. You Away
plead some noble traits, or redeeming virtues
undcsccrned by any one but yourself, wheneve
mention his name, and try to Antter me into tht
belief that he is somebody. But can't see thu
least particle of merit that should ehtitle hin
even to common ciyilltIes, to say nothing Of lh'
honorable relation you wish to confer upon him
But there's no use talking about t-I can't bea
him." and she left the room.
Mr.. Hammond was, at the time our story com
mences, the owner of n large mercantile estab
shment in fourshiug city in one of the Eas
tern States, where he was beloved and respected
no less for his practical good sense, than for hi
benevolence and charity and scrupulous honest,
in all his dealings with mankind He had in
herited no fortune save what pious mother cal
bequeath 10 the heart-he shared not the honor
and distictions Of an iIustrious parentage-bn
from an humble and obscure mechanic had aris
en- to the honorable and influential position il
which we find him. Under these circumstance
therefore, and with full conviction of the i'm
portance to be attached to every worthy mechan
lc, it is not strange that Mr.. Hammond shou
properly estimate the young man who toiled q
the anvil, and who nanfully struggled to subdu
every passion save those which prompted to use
fulness and preemnence in his profession an
affection for her whose heart had already beel
on two himself.
Emma was an only daughter. She had beeI
educated with care-hut nature had bestowe,
upon her pcullar gifts. Her exalted mind receive,
the highest polish, while her amiab;e disposition
aad exquisite loyeliness combined to render he
the object of admiration and win for her til,
warmcst affections OF every heart. Her pene
ration enabled her to discover the source of true
dignity in mau, as her choice of a lover proved
But the mother, more arstocratic, and errone
ously estimating the dignity of labor, could no
bear the idea of her daughters marrying me
chanic, though she herself had set the example
The mind Of Mrs. Hammond had been set upol
a young lawyer. Of him she often spoke il
highly complimentary terms-enumerated th'
honors-enarged upon the credit and reputation
he would add to the Hammond family and pic
tured in glowing coors, the felicity that Emma
might enjoy Mith SO fine a gentleman.