The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-02-27
NUMBER III.

"Yes,"
"Supposing I bring them down to twelve at
once, ard make neater and better boxes to
suit your purpose?'
"If you can do that will share with you at
once, for my fortune would be Inade'
viii you give mea chance to try the thing
after my own fancy for one day, say eommen-
Icing tomorrow morning?'
"Yes,' said the man, after moments hesi-
tation. a can see no harm, though am to
be away tomorrow forenoon"
After little longer talk, and careful under
standing that there should be no experiment
tried that should risk the machinery, Mr.
Hurd the box maker, gave orders to his peo-
pie that Mr.. Yeazie was to be obeyed on the
following i0Ienoo.,i tie same as though 70
were himself to give the orders, and that he
should return at noon.
Hiram at once took off his coat, measured
one of the saws and asked ifitWas the largest?
He was told th-t was; this he was at first
so.,y Tor, but still carefully taking his lIrvs.-
ures on piece of paper, he soon disappeared.
lie remembered hardware store, not far dis
tant, which he passed that very afternoon; to
this he repaired and selected a circular saa0,
twice as large as any Mr.; Hurd had in his shop
and of different make in the teeth, he also
got some braces and bolts of size and style
the store keeper that he wanted them for Mr.
Hurd in the next street. he found no difficulty
in getting them on credit. With matters thus
arranged, he returned to his boarding place
and studied in his own mind as to- how he
would carry out the plans he had conceived.
1t was about twelve O'Clock the next day.
when Mr.. IIurd returned to his shop where
he found Hr m in lis shirt sleeves with pair
ot overalls on. at work before large splitting
saw which he had erected upon one of the
benches, and to which he had applied the
steam power. He was splitting tie J0ards,
which were fully thick enough to admit of it,
and thus was making the boards produce just
twice as many boxes as heretofore, with an
equal amount Of labor Since those who fin
ished them up into boxes after they were saw
ed could work enough faster with the thinner
lumber to make up for the occupation of ono
hand to tend the splitting saw.
Mr.. Eurd looked on with astonishment; al
ready We're a score of boxes and more manu-
factured Of the new thickness, and they were
ACTUALLY more valuable, as the board was ample
for all purposes of strength and the weight
was reduced one half. He was also delighted
at his new acquaintance, who took hold of his
work so handily, and above all he felt that he
had at once given HIM an idea worth half his
business and more. Mr. Hurd was an honest
and faithful man, and unhesitatingly kept his
promise, installed Hiram in the business with
one half the profits.
The reader may imagine the letter which
Hiram wrote to his faithful Lucy and how she
encouraged him in return, and the business
proved exceedingly prosperous, and how it was
enlarged and Hiram found himself at the end
of twelve month, worth some two thousand
dollars; and how Squire White pressed his hand
warmly, when he returned to ask for Lucy, and
she blushing laid her fair cheek bathed with hap
py tears upon his shoulder and her kind, old
mother said that she had but one regret, and
that ives to part with Lucy, "who must now
go away to live in York State"
But all this was so, and Lucy and Hiram
were married, and their friends declared that
Heaven made the match and worked the mir
acle for Hiram Veazie, who was SO good, and
industrious and generous spirited. But these
are not the days of miracles, and the reader
knows very well it was brought about by the
most natural agencies.
Three days only have passed since Hiram
was married, as we have related in this vert-
able story, and on the Bloomingdale road, not
long walk from the large factory of Hurd e.
Veazie, live Hiram and his lovely companion.
The large and pleasant house in which they
reside is his own, and handsome surplus be-
sides Each annual Christmas, they returned
to their childhood's home, and Lucy thinks the
journey is healthy forlittle Hiram.
sDCRE BUUKN HEAT FI.OUR.--sI bags pure Penn