The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-10-29

oEIOND FRNNs
4 PRECIOUS FAIR or GOV. GEArr's ''PETs.
And let me say a word more, Mr. Elior
of the Daily -, that during the space
Of certain odd months this, or a similar
breasts face may be advanced thirty yards
by these pets Geordy and Jack, and they
NAV have done other work besides, such az
driving headings, etc; in this case theIrnet
earnings may amount to one 'drcd and
fifty dollars a man What DO Oh say TO
this ! You would have made a song about
it if you had hearJ IF 1t in the city. DID
YOU not stare when your friends from
Scbuylkill county stuffed your editorial car>
with monstrous stories Of miners high wa
wages, while You we're so very inprudent.y
,tuffing your now tortured stomach Will
buildings ana meats and wines, until you
went beyond the bounds Of discretion. You
may depend upon il, the good Genie Of the
miners Of Schuylkill county was near you
then and determined to ''put you through.
As for one have GOOD opinion Of you
tand so seems to have the good Genie, or
he would not turn on you such an encour
aging look every now and then as he does, J
beg that you will take note Of what you
see
But what again is that: Il Is 50 like the
report Of cannon aud It sounds directly
over poo pct Jacks precious bead, and p
very close ID Biz ebony lo.orcd ears.
Look sec how Jack brushes himself
close into tht face Of tho hole
Look zee how Georly springs into The
breast snatches a pick that lays on tie loose
coal, and then with the activity Of young
pussy cat, springs on to the luglar and
keeps close to the side Of the coal and
shades bis lamp With his cap.
The me-. instant you hear q sound that
h a corn nation Of the SCUM Is Of musSetry,
artillery and thunder, and then another
sound succeeding it, which resembles the
breaking up If All the Glassware and crock
Try ware that Is 10 that splendid glassware
aud crockery establishment situated il that
magnificent building, in which Is located the
extensive offices Of the most valuable pa
per that the most important State in the
Union can boast. You find yourself buried
up TO the neck in loose coal. Big Jumps
thrust themselves into the pit Of your over
laden stomach hard Jumps press tightly
against your editorial head, and sharp
Jumps seem to penetrate into your in'elll-
gent brain. a piece with sharp edges all
around il sticks into yonr precious mouth,
which 10 seems ID lacerate, and you fancy a
-trcam 81 blood runs down your gentleman
" throat, and then mixes with the vile food
that it still laying undigested on your suffer
ing organ.
But the good G,nie stands above you and
smiling extends his hand, whose very touch
charms you and eXpels all pain; and it ex-
tracts you from your perilous position, with
out so much as a scratch upon your precious
person.
You look cnqUiringlY at the corners Of
lie breast, and from The inside corner you
hear the cloud Of dust say Jack Il tho
alI rect You hear the cloud Of dust ca
the outside corner respond in these momen-
t0us words:
"Aye, lad, aw 5 all rect art ,ha not
killed?"
1t is evident that Gov. Geary's pet Jack
is excited or he would not have asked such
a question. Jack continues after a pause !:
BY the hockey, lad, but she did rattle
about ny ears I'm in the dark, but be-
liove nv man-way il blocked up. A m
nearly choked il dust lad II soon ha
lny bushel at this rate. BY gracious but
anne barred in, tha'll ha ia come and dig
ne out "
The cloud Of dust is clearing away by
Il S time, and you see the dim outlines Of
neoFdy's person moving over the tops of the
hills Of loose coal towards Jacks corner,
and with pick in hand he aims a few blows
At big lump which falls to pieces, and you
hear the pieces rattle again ike glass bot
ties az they 90 heller SHELTER down the man
way on Jacks side
''Now, hinny thoo's all rect, says Geor-
dy, as Jack crawlcd out of bis hole, who,ou
looking around and listening to hear if all
was quiet said
"Geordy, thinks this deserves a pipe o
'baceo."
But Geordys pipe was already being
charged, and in one minute more you see
those two precious pets, who are as black as
the ink you have used so often to bIacken a
bad cause with-sitting on an immense block
Of coal, smoking their bacco" and never
speaking a word TO each other.
You remember the two words lie good
Genie has already spoken to you follow
me is still ringing in your ears; it was q
command that you could not or dare not dis
obey; be now turns and speaks one other
word. He says-and it seems to YOU that
frOwn arises to bis countenanee as be saws
it-"WMTE :"
You understand What are his wishes. and
you take out your note book and on the
page opposite to the one whese heading has
already been quoted, concerning the notes
taken at that unlucky supper, you write q
leading in these words:
Hs~%HAvE SEEN IL THE COAL MINES"
s;dos - oJ - write is for your own use
80 - ~ ~ ~ DAILY -, We CON
smoke, and the pets seem also H. OO' Ia =
they smoke. PeS
But stay my dear Mr., Eltor. How .bo,
the Chinese you have been velcomira ~,
this country; and Jon know you have eve !.
limited, that c=ing to the labor Of the nina
m9t requiring any ski to perform n b
Chinese would make excehehs 6iggers !