The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-09-18
THE MINER.
Written for the ADVOCATE
THE COAL COMPANYsS AGENT.
CHAPTER VI.
IN VVuurrT W. rvNyv> nr.vrw ruon

solleo clothes. de travelled on the mount
tain ridge. in the gorge az ravine, and thd
valley. BE travelled under the mountains
too, that is, " inside" There he would
climb into breast or burrow in q heading
He was with teamster and chopper on th1
mountain, with miner and laborer in thI
mines, with the engineer, in the enginel
house, the mechanics, in the workshOpsl
He tore timber of the mountains, and Goa
out Of them. His whole energies were DEL
voted in the mining and shipping Of tw
Thousand tons OF coal per day As one parI
Of 3 mine failed to yield, another was oDenl
ed in order 70 keep up the shipments acl
coTding TO contract, and thus to maintai,l
your immense respectAbility, and high rerk
utAtiOn, and your living wages, and ths
company's great character
To the credit Of your demented president
7 have to record, that having an eve al
Crooks, be got to like him; often asked ank
accepted his advice in matters OF imnorx
ance. he therefore interested himself viii
the board Of directors, (Which, as far as IA
ing an executive board was concerned II
a mere matter Of form in most cases mi
maniac having about all his own way) "A
the account Of Crooks, and got bis saIark
advanced five hundred dollars Der annumt
half your income, you know, Mr.. StirrinI
This kind of remuneration is the rule. Yo1
immense responsibility was well rewarded
Crooks was infinitely more useful than vol
were as far as the production Of coal VA
concerned but then | repeat that yox
bTOadcloth responsibility had to be naik
tanned, and that the company was willirE
TO pay Tor this. You fortunately represent.
cd the company and were q credit to \
Crooks represented nobody but CrookS
What CD he want with a remunerating "a.
airy de was satisfied nevertheless. NH
Crooks 3. content. Crooks had never doIe
so well Siuce he had been blessed with hks
existence. Crooks was useful, and was paE
ioy his utility. You were respectable. Az
were paid icr your TespG ctabllity. WIFI
more natural tnan that each Of you shouE
be paid according to your respective pol
tons in society. Here is no comparison Il
tween Tespectabilty and utility, and we N
not wonder at the moderate difference In IL
tate Of remuneration. You were emL enik
respectable before Mrs. Ford change
her name, and hardened her natukf
for chemistry and philosophy did not son
en- her heart as these had entered her besk
What little woman there was in her he,kl
went out. We are so sorry for her: N
people with hard hearts and much learn,Ao
kkSot be happy, more on account or th4I
having TOO little heart than too much hesh
NY morOlizing fatigues you, though, artj
nv dear fellow, it is the furtherest thit .
from my desire to prove bore. Since Ms
Ford changed her name, and married Win
you got q gloss Of responsibility on YOU III
was almost inconceivable. Your shirt eli
lars fourth of uly's sun could not sFeEt
her orders extended to your dress. Mv az
pres sion would have been more to the noR
bad said you dressed yourself TO or6 r
This Is not to say you wore livery, althoUA.l
were 10 say SO, | should not be much IT.
error. Your cloth was superb, and do Id
or 10 Mr.. Ford's widows taste. She n.aAv
accomplished the task of making a gepie
man of you, had something more Than drkx,
not been needed.
To Crooks, we must return, unworthy Ia,
be is Of our notice. II is no use 10 trhl
such as he is with ordinary civility. Hdi,
not accustomed to it, and foImality Of aly
sort we shall put ASIDE as useless and rukh
lessly enter his dwelling.
1t is Saturday night. We find Crookslin
the family circle. The diameter of bis fstD
lily circle is considerable. Crooks but ocku
pies half the center of this circle bis NJ,
tie other half can't tell which IL the Net
ter bali Of this center they are blended
and beng one body occupy enc space. III,
circumference Of the circle 10 acted on Il
rotating body is, by the centripetal forSe
y bas q tendency towards the center Oh
attraction Of the center acts On tie circ!!m
ference as the spokes that bind the rim II
wheel 10 its hub. This attraction convkrt
the whole into one body. But you are 0
acquainted with the philosophy Of meciAn
les, Mr. Surrng, and Il is useless for mee L
talk TO you in this way ITS possibly, elsa
gIetable, TOO. Ny mtsning amounts 10 bis
the family was cemented together by low.
We entered ruthlessly this sacred 0vkell
ing, tut when we see this circle Of lovIw
must put ashes on our devoted heads Il d.
penance. We must bow the head inlre
spect and the knee in reverence to do hdno
to this family circle. Crooks on the mdhn
lain and in the mine is not the CrOoksl "
find al home. Yon6er bespattertd Iitl
mud, and grease, and coal smut; lOoltn,
Ike man just bauled out Of city se1er
here you find a gentleman Of noble stattre
handsome features, fine head, sturdy health
Grace beams in the stature, intelligence il
The ieaturesr capacity in the head, the W bolt
parts sympathlzlng with such hArmanL a,
10 produce spontaneous activity, Nakur,
has formed here what art has failed 10 max,
OF you-a gentleman.
Mrs Crooks looks happy AID contenk
This makes her beautiful as well. lie,
beauty Goes not belong TO the style If a
queen, but her smile belongs 10 heaten
This brlghtens her coOntenance with akce
lestlal light. IL shows US the inner tbul
that Of an angel. Saying this, little {or,
need be said ID IIaise Of this l,dy
Size is good housekeeper, knows how L
dress herself and children, and knows bow
TO lay out her husbands earning. Eht
saVed a trlfe when Crooks was IN receilk O.
seven hundred year when in receipk oil
more than this she saved more. New She
thought she was saving fortune, wheIl in
receipt Of this twenty-five hundred per hn
mum. The oldest Of their children, . Ion,
Is fifteen years Of age there are six yo;thg-
or. We have compared this family clrClk to
The united parts of a, wheel, the Spikes
binding the circumference to the nave kTe,
made of religion. This family loves QOd.
this love cements them 10 one, as cOnclete
is Ct mented, by its own calcaIeous addix-
lure vi an evening in this house, you will
near little choir, accompanied by Zeal
rom r. cabinet organ, singing praise9 to
Oou' Inc little pIatIlers lisp the Lold's
prayer ana then are tucked within the lid.
clothes. The elder portion of the faI,Iv
kneel together at the throne Of grace 10 III
divine protection and return thanks W.,
more need We say Where God is. e,Esn
is also. Yes, let the last drop Of blood h.
Oozing from the body, if God lie with hbs
soul there is no fear, no pam all 10 tIus,
even at the darkest hour-on the terv
brink of the grave.
have said We entered ruthlesely unto