The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-06-14
A RouNDHrLL WAY TO WEALTH.

A RouRDHILL WAY TO WEALTH.
We recently heard The following story no.
la,ed in railroad cur: ', .a'.a
"Wben was foreman Of shop that hnd
CONC down In 1857, and reorgunized rs a
Join, stock company, ! had bad case Of a
fellow. was obliged to take him on,
though ! knew pretty well what he was;
fr wu were hard up for hands. The fel.
law had leen round tho place longer tl'an ]
had known it: always seedy ind shiiiles.
hut somehow or other there was something
about him tl,a, kept him from going clear
down. He alwnys looked tolerably clean,
and his clothes were pretty extensively re-
paired. This was owing to his wife, WIN
was moro Of man than he. ] used to
pass their quarters on the wny home, and
she was n, work early and late. She hal
several children, looking cxtreemIy poor,
but still uncommonly ,lecent. Their clothes
wero badly fitted, but generally clean, AMI
the mending was remarkable; ! used to
think ,ba, the woman would do we'll to
take charge Of a railway repair shop, IL she
had zone into ,I,ut kind of business.
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for job just when ! wanted hands aud had
some work 10 do that did not require much
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know whut else TO do with him. So, In.
,,.od Of turning him of: I told hin, 10 f;t up
n ns;r of links. He looked fripb,ened. bu,
I wen, on, and left him to himself The
;dea or having u,cb ;ob WINS new IN him:
hc had never hoped to reacI, such an eleva.
,io,, Yol see. when was nm uppreptico,
30, wukeh Nm by accidentally finding nv.
selr boss of the shop, all tho iourneymen
having qui, for want Of pay, and the propri-
e,or being on a long spree; and tha, sud
den elevation made me do double tho work
| had dime: md INV natural inclination made
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