The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-05-31
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In The Dark.

| wouldn't have been Robinson Crusoe,
not for five hundred year and no slack
It's all very well being your own foreman
ana master, and so on but tI4en such life
to my minds like well-hagged deal board
Just made ready for flooring. You've been
over it, and touched it well down with your
Jack plain, and finished off with your try
ing-plane, and there it is,--or ought to be,
if it amt, stamped just like bit O. satin,
every knot just ike smooth brown eye,
and every bit o grain standing ont as if
polished /; but then turn it over, and it's all
as rough, and shaggy; and splintery as can
be- It's all very well being master and
gauger, but then you has to be journey
man and laborer into the bargain. But that
ain 80 much, for | would mt give clout
nail, let alone tuppence, for Teller as can't
turn his hand to anything in a push it's
the lonesomsAess of the thing.
expect it's not liking to be alone made
me get married; and | must say that now
there's an old bird at home, and five little
ones in the nest, | amt very lonesome
there. How they do open their precious
young beaks, aud what sight O. stuff it
does take afore you can persuade EN- to
hut again But | ai'nt grumbling about
that, mind, aud hope never shall. How
ever, as | said afore. don't like being alone
for it puts me in mind of VERY lonely
time but dolike having mate come in
for an hours chat, and join me over pipe
and a pint of half and half in a quiet secia-
bic manner, same as yon have tonight, Dick
Smith. =
That's a good Trying-plane o'yours, the
one you had in the shop to-day,-but lnev-
er did see, and don't suppose | ever shall
see, such a tool as one | lost about four
wears ago,-leastways did MT lose it, for
sold it ; but il was loss, for all that Fine
sound bit O beech as ever you saw while
as to the iron, there was never better bar
. stuff came out O sheffield. Just show it
the ile.stand now and then, aud knock it up
% the right set and then-whish whish
the shavings would seem to run off board
.s fine and thin, and soft as-as-well as
lhavings, you know. @ q
i sold that plane for two shillings, and
he next week I'd have given five to get
back, but it was gone again, and I've
lever set eyes on it since. You see, nothing
ooks worse than for man to be parting
With his tools and when you see fellow
oing of it, he's either one as is MT worth
us salt or else he's VERY hard drove.
Now Lsuppose do make my salt, most
ings, or else should MT have been two
,ears in this shop but about the time
old you of was going to part with one Of
ny tools, so you may suppose that was
lard drove. 1t don't matter where it was,
,ut it worn't hundred miles from Gray 8
mn Lane; and, after being out six weeks,
was took on, and got my order to be off
With lot more down to Surrey, where
here was q cottage army, as they calls it,
building. u.
Islips off out O. the yard. ready to bust
With the good news and was at the bot
ON O. the lane and across Holborn in nc
ime and in less than that | was down
ur court where we lodged, and up two pair
stairs, and into the room before my wife
iad time to hidewhat she was doing Of
.Hooray, mother, says, took on" and
hen stops short for though l would not
# her think | knew she had been having
good cry, it all at once struck me that
hould be setting her on again for hac
ngaged to go down into the country for G
aonth certain. and | should have to leave
erbehind,- so L stops short
% father . she-says 4 am thankful 10
don't know what could have gone next
We had, somehow, then got into the way
calm ourselves Mother, aud Father;
I'D so she said she didn't know what coulC
ave gone, next ); and I'm sure L could IA
ave told her. for many of writings haC
one about that time; tor.what with NJ
ork, and long spell or O. sickness
chad TO makera good many~visits to 1
Ttaip relative, as I'm sure every hones
lrd-working man hates the VERY nam
And now amt speaking fair, forI sal
e had to- make good many visits; bu
warn't JPs, forrm bIest if | was N
lch a coward myself that~l dar MT go br
opped gueaking at home, and let the vii
Instead. whichwor MT at all manly
Tvs you mo more it wor MT ~
Howsomever, when she said that, Ikne'
hat something must go; and felt 8
pht hearted with the idea o work that
Iade up my mind to go myself. and wral
ing my old favorite plain up in re
andkercher, slips into Fetter Lane, whel
ur uncle lived. of goes full swing, {
lit was all right, and With. my mind U
o run right in. pawn the plane, and the
ct the missus have the money, and NAL
,hift till could send her some more /; al
hen what with thinking about having
tell her was going into the country, al