The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-08-24
A Yankee in a Cotton Mill.

A raw, straw-haiicd sandy y-whiskcrcd six foot
er, one OF the purely uniniiiaied, came In some
| time ago from G----wiih load Of wood for
the factory company. Having piled his wood 10
the satisfaction Of the Squire he bai,cd his
team with bundle Of green grass brought al
the way from home for that purpOsr.
Then, after investing his available capital in
root beer and gingerbread al H--s, he star
ted 10 see the city" flling.his countenance rapid
ly with bread, and chewing Il vigorously A. he
went.
lie viewed the iron foundry and machine shop
and was opposite the warp mill as the hands were
| going In 10 dinner. The girls were hurrying 10
as only girls can hurry, aud Jonathan, unac-
customed 10 such an array Of plaid shawls and
hood bonneis, deposited bis goad stick upon the
stairs, and stalked In ''io see what the trouble
was. The clatter Of the machinery and the
movements OF the operatives soon absorbed bis
whole attention. Being however, ofan inquring
turn Of mind, and seeing much that was calcula.
ted 10 perplex one whose observations in mechan-
ice had been confined to ,hreshing machines and
eornshellers, he began TO push vigorous inquiries
| in all directions. In this way, be made himself
acquainted successfully, with the external and
internal economy Of the Picker" "Beater, "
LAP winder, Double, and ''Speeder. BY
two o. o'clock be had extended his researches rs
far as the "Breakers," and "Finishers."
lie reached the latter jus, as the card stripper
was stripping the fats. In the operation the
cylinder OF the card is seen revolving with pret
ty buzz. Not satisfied with contemplating the
poetry OF motion" at q safe distance our hero
must introduce himself between the cards, TO get
a better view. This move brought his neither
garments into dangerous proximity TO the gearing
OF the next card, aud ''thereby hangs tall"
You, say She goes pOoiy, don she boss p
said Jonathan inquiringly.
''She don't do anything else, responded tue
suipper. but you must be careful how you
move round amongs, the hardware. Twas only
last week, sir, that q promising young man, from
Cambridge, student In the academy here, was
drawn into that very card sir, and before any
assistance could reach him be was run through
and manufactured into No. 10. super extra cot.
ton yarn y
II swow believe you're joking p suffered
Jonathan.
"Fact, SIR" continued Slripper, land his dis
consulate mother came down two days ago and
got i've punches OF that same yarn. as melan-
choly relics
"By the that can't be true |"
Fact, sir-faet and each one Of bis fellow
students purchased skein apiece, to be set In
loeke,s, and wear In remembrance Of departed
worth"
as that fact, now Was he really earded.
spun and set In lockets 2
A sense Of personal danger here shooting across
our heros mind, he began TO retreat precipitaseiy
without waiting for an answer.
There was not much room 10 spare betwixt
himself and the gearing behind. Another step
completed the ceremony ofintroduction. The IN
whisperables being Of large calibre, the process
Of snarling them up into hard Enot was no
ways slow. Our hero gave tongue iustan,er,
aud by the twentieth gyra,ion Of the embodi-
ment, the music was meodious. His explosive
tones were scientific and did honor 10 his knowl-
edge OF dynamics. Gen Lee could not have pro-
tested more vehemenly against m ''ai,aek on bis
rear"
'o--h m-u-r-d-e-r le, ne 20 You h-u-r-, |
Blast yer picter-let 20 amt yc ashamed Get
eout-'tain't pooty Darnation seire ye Let
alone on me--can't ye 7-dol'
The gearing BY this time had wound him uP
30 that be was obliged TO stand on tip,oe. His
hands were revolving vigorously behind HIM, but
he dared not venture them too near the seat OF
war; lest they should BE- drawn into hostiliies.
''Oh, stop her stop her, dol AMT well
and ort TO be AZ home. e.-father wants the steers
and mothers going 10 bake f-slop the masheen--
can't yeP Aln't ye got no feelin' Tor feller In
distress Oh, dear III be carded and spun
and made into lOekets JE-Hr-1-txn How !
wish was TO O.
The card was stopped a, last, but Jonathan's .
clothes were 20 tangeled In the gearing thai Il
was no slight task TO exlrcate him. Like Oihello,
he was no, easily moved, and Il was only by
cutting out the whole ofthc 'invcsiel territory,
that he was finally released.
"whai are you ahoui here p said the over
seer, entering.
Nothing, sir, only stripping fats" answered
the s.ripper.
Our hero not caring 10 resume his pursuit OF
knowledge under difficulties, +" pair Of oyeralls
were chariiably offered him, sud hescaiiered sud-
denly towards Mil Hill, giving series Of kicks
with either leg on his way, as Ito assure himself
that be had brought away his fell complimeni Of
/ limbs from the "cuHsad mashoen.'