The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-09-18
TME REWARD OF CouRTEsx--A rRUE
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| A few years since, on a rsdian. sprino
afternoon, two men, who, from their con,
versation, appeared to be Foreigners, s,op.
ped before the gate of one Of our Iarr,
wor rkshoPs in Philadelphia, for the manu-.
factnre OF locomotive engines. Entering ;,
small ofhee, the elder Of the two men inaui.
red OF the superintendent in attendance. II
he would permit them 10 inspec. the vork,
'You c'n pass in and look about. il you
please;' said the superintendent, vexed ap.
parently, at being interrupted in the perusal
Of his newspapers. lie then scanned m.
two stransers more closely. They we're res
spectacle but plainly clad, and eyidep,lv
made no pretentions to Official duty Of INV
| kind. is5a &o 2~"a99s& -
is there any one who can show u. or.r
the establishment and explain nxt,ers 70
us? asked Mr. Wolfe, the elder Of tho
strangers. @
'You must pick your own way, gentle.
men, replied the superintendent, swe sre al
too busy to attend to every party tha, come.
along. lNl thank you not to interrupt ,b,
workmenby asking questions.'
1t was not so much the matter AZ the r,r-
ner OF his reply, that was offensive a. NJ
Wolfe and bis companion. Is MAS snoke,,
with certain Official assumption Of spper;.
| ority, mingled with contempt for the vjs;.
tors indicating haashty and selfish temper
on the part Of the speaker. - -
think we will not trouble you, sai5
Mr.. Wolfe, bowing, and taking bid com
panions arm, they passed out. n -,
III there is anything dislike, il is incl.
rility,' said Mr.. Wolfe, when they wers II,
the street. 81 do no. blame the man for nns
wishing to show rs over his e,tablishmen,.
he is no doubt annoyed and INTERRUPTED hy
many heedless visitors: but he Nigh. har..
dismissed US with courtesy. lie might nav.
sent US away better contented with a gra-
clous refusal than with an ungrac,ou, eor.
sent.' ,-- g. -.. = =" ,'~-.
Perhaps we shall have better luck hare,
said the other stranger; and they stonnsd
before another workshop of similar Ind
They We're received by brisk little man.
the head clerk, apparently, who in reply to
their request to be shown over the e:,sb-
lishmeBt, answered, sOh, yes! come viii,
me, gentlemen. This way So saving. h,
hurried them along the area s,rewed wild,
! IRON bars, broken and rusty wheels of iron
fragments Of old cylinders, into the princi.
pal workshop. rls
Here, without stopping to explain any enc
thing, he led the strangers along with tho
evident intention of getting rid Of them a.
soon as possible. When they paused where
tho workmen were riveting the external cast.
ing OF boiler, the clerk look ed at hi, watch
tapped his right foot against an iron tube'
and showed other signs of impatienee.
Whereupon, Mr.. Wolfe remarked: sWe will,
not detain you longer, sir,' and With hin
friend, took leave. .-.'. e.. g., s.s-I.r :"
! This man is an impr ovement on the 9th.
er,' said Mr.. Wolf, shut nll the ciyili,y hs
has, is on the surface: It does no, come from
the heart. We must look further.' q ~
The strangers walked Oh for nearly half
mile in sileace, when one of them pointcd
to picture of locomotive engine with a
train of cars underneath. 1t oycrtopped /.
small building, not more than ten feet in
height, communicating with a yard and
Workshop. Look said the observer, shero
ls nlachiuist whose name is not on our list.
Probably it was thought too small a cen
cern fos our purpose said his companion.
Nevertheless, let;ns try it, said Mr.. Wolfe.
They entered and found q, tho desk n
middle aged man, whose somewhat crimmy
aspect and apron round his waist, showed
that be divided his labors between the work
shop and the counting room..s ~ asaa.aaf
We want TO look over your works. If
you have no objection.'
Ut will give me great pleasure to show
you all that is to be seem said the mecbap-
ic, with a pleas ed alacrisv, ringing bell and
telling the boy who enterod to take charge
! Of the Office. " II
lie then led the way, and explain ed to the
1 strangers the whole process of constru.tinp
locomotive engine. lie showed them how
the various parts OF the machinery Was
manufactured, and patiently answered all
their questions. He told them Of m i'm
proved mode Of tubing boilers, by which the
power OF generating steam was increased
and showing with what cure he provided Tor
l security from bursting.
Two hours passed rapidly away. Th.
strangers were delighted with the intelli.
gence displayed by the mechanic, and with
| his frank, attentive and unsuspicious mali
ners. 'ilerc is man who loves his pro.o,-
sion so well, that he takes pleasure in ex-
plaining its mysteries to all who can under
stand them,' thought Mr.. Wolfe. z- zesg
am afraid We have given you deal of
ftrouble,' said the other stranger.
slndeed, gentlemen, have enioyed your
visit,' said the mechanic, sand shall be clsa
to see you again. s.. T.. ,.s-7a h., ae''s.~
'Perhaps you may said Mr.. Wolfe and
the strangers departed.
1 Five months afterwards. rs the mechanic
whose means were quite limited, sat in hi,
/ office, mcditating how hard it wus to ret
business by the side Of such large establish
ments rs were bis competitors, the two
strangers entered. He gave them q hearty
welcome, handed chairs and sat down.
'We come said Mr.. Wolfe,' with a pro-
position to you from the Emperor of Rus
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! From the Emperor? Impossible?' <7S
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sBut gentlemen, said the now agitated
mechanic, 'what does this mean?, How hays
earned such an honor:' 's~'..
Simply by your Straightforward courtesy
and frankness, combined with professional
intelligence said Mr.. Wolfe. Because va
were strangers, you did not think it neces.
sary to treat us with distrust or coldness.---
You saw We were in earnest in acQuaintinc
ourselves with your works, and did not nsE
us, before extending to US your civiIities,
what letters of introduction we brou uQht.---
You measured US BY the spirit we showed,
and not BY the dignities we could have ex.
hibited. @ Tss@s' a=7.F = Ss'sf
The mechanic visited St. Petersburg, and
soon after removed his whole establishment
there. lie had imperial orders for rs many
locomotive engines as he could construct
He has lately returned to his own country.
and is still receiving largo rctnrus from
his Russian workshop. And all the pros.
perity grew cut Of his unselfshi ciyility to
two strangers. one of whom was the secrs,
agent Of the Car of Russia. -" E"@
/ RECREATION.
Recreation is intended to the mind whet
i ting is to the scythe; to sharpen the edge Of
it. which otherwise would grow duff and
blunt, He, therefore, that spends his whols