Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-06-26
A Yankee I'm a Cotton Min.

- AahAte IN - OOLLUM MIL
A raw, straw-hatted, sandy-whis-
kered six-footer, one of the purely un-
initiated5 came in some time ago from
c. with load of wood for the
factory company. Having piled his
wood to the Satisfaction of the Squire"
he baited his team with a bundle of
green grass. brought all the way from
home for that purpose 5I
Then, after investing his available
capital IN root beer and gingerbread at
rs, he started tosee the Getty"
filing his eounteuee rapidly with bread,
and che8ingit it vigorously as he went.
He viewed the iron foundry and ma
chine shop, and was opposite the warp
mill as the hands were going in to din
ner. The girls were huFTying IN as
only girls can hurry, aud Jonathan,
unaccustomed to such an array of plaid
shaWls and hood bonnets, deposited
his goad stick upon the stairs, and
stalked in s4to see what the trouble
Eas.Y-The clatter of the machinery
and the. movements of the operatives
soon absorbed his whole attention
Being, however, of an inquIring turn
of mind, and seeing much that was csl-
culated TO perplex one whose observa-
tions in mechanics had been confined
to threshing machines and eornshellers,
he began to push vigorous inquiries in
all directions. In this way, he made
himself acquainted successfully, with
the external and internal economy of
the Picker, Beater, |" Z Lap winde-,"
double" and Speeder. two
o'clock he had extended his Feseacch-
es ss far as the ''Breakers,9 and "Fin-
ishers." ..
He, reached the latter Just as the card
stripper was stripping the Hats. In
the operation Of the cylinder of the
card Is seen revolving with a pretty
buzz. Not satisfied with contempla-
ting the poetry Of motion" at safe
distance, our hero must introduce HIM
self between the cards, to get q better
view. This move brought his neither
garments into dangerous proxmimity
to the gearing of the next card, and
thereby hangs tail"
"You, say She goes pooty, don't
she bossl said Jonathan inquiringly.
''She don't do anything else" re-
sponded the stripper. "But you must
be careful how you move round
amongst the hardware. Twas only
last week, sir, thai promising young
man, from Cambridge, a student in the
academy here, was drawn into that
very card, sir, and before any assistance
could reach him he was run through
and manufactured into No. Is, super
extra cotton yarn ~ sf
81 swoW believe you're ioklng!"
suffered Jonathan.
Fact, sir,1 continued Stripper, ''and
his diseonsolate mother came down two
days ago and got five bunches of that
same yarn, as melancholy relics"
"By the that can't be true !"
Fact, sir-fact! and each one of mis-
fellow students purchased skein
apiece, to be, set in loekeis, and wear
in remembrance of departed worth"
''Is that q fact, now Was he really
carded, spun and set IN locketsP'
A sense of personal danger here
shooting across our hero's mind, he be-
gan to retreat precipitately, without
waiting for an answer.
There was not nauch room TO spare be-
twlxt himself and the gearing behind
Another step completed the ceremony of
introduction. The unwhisperables being
Of large callibre, the process Of snarlIng
them up into q hard not was no ways :
slow. Our hero ''gave tongue instanter,
and by the twentieth gyration of the en-
'bodlment the music was meIodious. His
explosive tones were scientific and did
honor to his knowledge of dynamics.-
Gen. Lee could not have protested more
Vehemently against an 'sattack on his
rear" -74i
ssO-h! MUIR -d.e-ri Let me gol You
h-u-r-t Blast ye. pIcter-let goI amt We
ashamed! Get eout-'tain't pOotyl Darna-
ton seize yel Let alone on me-can't?-
dol" l 81 E14 ZE - E
The gearing by this time had wound
up 50 that te was obliged TO stand on tip
toe. His hands were revolving vigorous
ly behind HIM, but he dared not venture
them 70 near the ssseat of war; Test they
should be drawd into hostilities. 80
ssOh, stop herl-stop her, dol amt
well, and ort to be at home. Father
wants the steers and mothers going to
bakel-stop the masbeen-can' yes Amt
ye got no feelin' for feller in distress?-
Oh, dear! III be carded and spun and
made into loekets? jerusalem How 1
wish was to G-P
10 SA-6 noo SLO JS1 ~ AAot, Ouk DOuh-
hans clothes were so tangled in the gear
ing that it was no slight task to extrieate
him. Like 0thello, he was not seasily
moved" and It was only by cutting out
.he whole of the invested territory"
hat he was was finally released.
''What are you about here!" sand the
'yerseer, entering.
Nothing, sir, only stripping fats" an
wered the stripper.
Our hero not caring to resume his spur
nit of knowledge under difficulties"
AIR Of Overalls were eharitably offered
lim, and scattered suddenly towards
Mill Hill, giving a series Of kicks with
ither leg on his way, as if 10 assure him
elf that he had brought away his full
ompliment Of limbs from the ''cussed
nasheen." .".---...---.... .-.1-s