National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-08-20


ignorance in this respect, gave
conscious weakness.
Promptly at seven on the next
morning, Burke presented himself.
lie was ten minutes behind time OF
the previous day. The foreman
stood at his desk in .he little office.
1t was remarkable how hugely
respect for this individual had
grown in the workman'S mind.
MIR. Burke The voice was kind
hut firm. Burke stopped and tried
to troWn.
Il wish to say n word t, SUu.'
He came to the desk.
you are too sensible not to know
that order and subordination are
necessary to the right conduct of
any business The foreman looked
! steadily into the workman's eyes,
but with no intimidating aspect.
In this establishment have certain
duties, and YOU have certain duties.
and on the faithful performance of
these its efficiency depends. One
thing is certain--I shall do my part /;
but not in a way to oll'end,or wrong
any man. If any one is offended,
it will be by means of his own
assault upon law and order, which is
the superior force, and his assault
can harm only himself. You have
begun the assault but it has not hurt
or disturbed me, because law and
order are all OIL my side. Now, my
friend, it " buld bc easy for me to say,
| that in consequence OF your delib-
! crate violation of instructions YES.
tcrday YOU must leave the shop, Oi
YOU must throw aside your work
done, and he charged with the ma
tcrial spoiled, Il matter of three ol
four dollars. And doubtless il
either declSion were laid before YOU
fcllow.workmen for approval or re
lection, the verdict would be against
YOU. But | will not deal prremtori
". You shall have time for dcliber
alton. Go on and complete this jol
in your old way, and then consider
yourself at full liberty TO retire from
the shop, or accept me as foreman
without reservation. understand
my position entirely. 1t admits of
no controversy witt YOU, or any on,
else in the establishment. If yol
make controversy, it will he with ;
just order, to which |, with all til,
rest. must come under Obedience
and need not tell YOU that in sucl
a contest YOU will be beaten
Il think it most likely answere,
Burke, in a frank tone, his Who'll
dcmcanor changing. TO tell yo
the truth,you are not the man tool
YOU TO b.. Heretofore we've ha,
tie law of push and Dive in thi
shop, and one half the men sat n
their benches with rutIlcd feathers
from morning till night ready for
: set to with the lUrcm IN, and deter
mined to nave their way, to the las
: possible thing. But if we are t
have the law Of order, why its civ
t up and come down to it. That
| the best kind of a law, and irritatc
= no one. So here's my hand to i
Y and you will find John Burke alway
on duty at roll call, And graspin
the foreman'S hand he shook
-. warmly, adding, If you'd been
:. different man, it might have bee
k worse for me. But depend ont,
e shall never forget your forbcaran,
and consideration to blind fo
r who was in the act of thrown
- himself against stone WALL
: Burke went to his place Who'll
j. conquered. TO the law of force !
had always been in open wariar
= and the leader of inSubOidinatiC
in thr shop but to the law Of ordc
he bowed in meek submission.
It Our story gives no striking pos
|. tons or dramatic climaXcS: but
:. every thoughtful readrr,it will su
t. geSt most important truth app
! cable to all the relations of III
II where ore mind is called to the du
IN of acting upon, and controlling 9th
rs minds. Order, rs we have SAID
So the commencement is an invlsll
t. power. 10 which almost spontanco
to obedience is given; while force
in sure to create autagOnlSmS. '
'r sec this in work shops, timlll'
. everywhere. II YOU would procc
e. harmuuiOuSly 10 Your ends, iii
" establish order. binding yours'
Id thereby rs ligidly rs you do 70 o.
ld crs, aud results will come ont "
lc an almost unfalllng precision. |
rs if You trust to anger and force, Il
)d for the battling winds that he tore'
20. driving you scaward. The smlll
h, haven of your hopes will never
q. reached.
lI > -
ru \ Man FOR ALI THAT.--1
'p story is told of Robert Burns Il
re-. being on his way to Leith, {
,ly morning, he met n plaln collh
nd farmer whom he shook 10y the Ia
ny very earnestly, stopping to rontr
II with him. \ young dandy oi