Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-27

chief accosted him with 80, good spirit,
select from these a wife," He sought to
evade the p lat by Safeguarding show
Can / select one from so many if make
choice of one the others will be angry
with me and give me trouble" The chief
considered moment and replied, so good
spirit you are right, you cannot select one
from among SO many without giving of
Tense, but Q good spirit take them ALL"
His action in the case is not chronicled,
but he being somewhat in their power
like the former subjective presume that
he compromised by taking all of them.
1t is said of Redwood, King of the Sax
ons, that he caused church to be erected
W it'll one altar for the christian religion,
and another for sacrificing unto De viIs.
Whatever motive may have governed the
Commission il. this matter of patronizing
four different patents in the paving of one
street l know not, but presume that it is
not without its precedent. When Red
void was gathered unto his fathers what
pity, that, instead of being entailed up
on the world, this miserable policy was
not gathered with hirn. Oftbe respective
merits of the different patents [ may write
more fully hereafter. At present the old
is being removed by sections. Between
First and Four and half, and between
Twelfth and Fifteenth streets, cne-half of
the avenue is closed, the stones removed,
and the process of grading going on.
The work is expected to be completed by
the first of January next, and when
finished, will add much to the real COM
fort at well as the appearance of the city.
The enterprise furnishes employment
for large number of poor people who
work under the most vigilant and exact
ing of overseers, for small pay, at pick
ing up and clearing away the old pave
ment.
Nothing can better illustrate the disad-
vantages which Uncle Sam labors under
in doing piece of work than the differ
ence observed in the conducting of this
work-done on contract-and that upon
ordinary public works. The hod carrier
upon public works holds political posi-
ton If he fails to render a full days
work, you, gentle reader, are oftener the
loser thereby than his overseer. The
question is not how much work will yon
do for your days wages, but how much
work can you do for me in the political
club, and upon the latter hangs the ques-
ton of his employment, and by it Is his
wages fixed Hundreds of positions OF
this character are held in Washington
positions giving greater incomes than do
one-half of the farms 10 Vermont, by
men whose yearly labors could be per-
formed in three months by active, eff
cient workmen. But a different regime
i. ia force here. Men arranged in long
rows, with picks, are loosing up the stones.
They work as near together as possible
aud swing their picks with rapidity, and
clock-like regularity. Rarely is one heard
to speak and every motion is criticized by
front of them. The same rigid discipline
is observed in those employe ed in removing
the stone. In watching them one feels
an inward inclination to keep safe dis
lance from these task-masters, and the de-
meaLor Of the men is not calculated TO re-
lieve his apprehensions. The work pro-
crosses much-as work of its character
would in Vermont or elsewhere-and Is
only remarkable here because of its pre-
senting such contrast to everything
around it of it's kind. "K."