The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-19

1t is very strange, MIR. Editor, that you
hear all they say away down yonder in the
heading, and you see al they do but the
good Genie is responsible for this attribute.
Iou observe, Mr.. Editor, that they snap at
each other when talking, and that their SEN
fences are uttered with pause between
each word or should say, the words are
chopped apart from each other.
Jack Jones sticks to the pin he first got
hold of in spite Of his protest, and moulds
on it cartridge something over two feet
long; 80 does Billy Williams. Jack fills
bis mould with powder from powder keg /;
so does Billy fill his. Jack makes a squib;
Billy makes q squib. Jack prepares a
match; Billy prepares another at the same
instant. Now look out, Mr. Editer! They
are coming up the man-way a. if they were
running a race; and they are charged with
what is necessary to tamp up two charges Of
powder in the two drill holes. Each man
has got ball of clay along with him in ad-
diton to what has been enumerated. Jack
pops over the plank-work first, and hurries
over to his corner. Billy comes next and
is at his hole as soon as Jack arrives at bis.
Jack hunts for small pieces Of coal, little
less than the bore Of the drill hole and %
does Billy. Jack forms bis ball into elon-
gated pieces, and lays these together with
the pieces Of coal be has gathered in a heap
convenient to the mouth ur drill hole:
Billy does the same thing th his. Jack
takes long tapcred iron needle, and sticks
it's sharp end about six inches into bis cart.
ridge, and then pushes it into the hole.
y gu hear Billy Williams sliding bis cart.
ridge up with similar eedle sticking in
It at the same time. Jack Jones next
takes a piece Of coal and clay in one hand
while be holds the needle fast with the
other, and pushes them into the hole, first
the clay, next the coal; and with the butt
end Of his drill, be rams it home carefully
against the cartridge. Billy is even With
Jack in this. This is tampiug, Mr.. Editor,
and jack puts into bis hole a piece Of coal
and piece Of clay after piece Of coal, and
piece Of clay, and rams them up tight with
the butt end Of bis drill, till the hole is full
to its mouth. In this matter Billy is even
with him too Jack Jones draws out bis
needle and so does Billy Williams Jack
Jones ? laces bis squib into the holo the
needle has left formed through the tamping,
and fastens it there with a piece Of clay
Billy Williams performs the same Office al
the same time Next Jack hangs bis match
on to the end Of the squib left sticking oui
Of the hole; and 50 does Billy The tool,
Of Jack are put down within the inside
man-way; the tools of Billy are placed
safely within the outside man-waY. Jacb
Jones, with lamp in hand, darts back t.
bis drill hole, and Billy Williams, armed
in the same manner. rushes .bacl, 10 hi.
drill bole. The good Genie turns to YOU
and folds his arms, and smiles at the very
serious countenance you are getting on you
when you see things coming to such crisis
You can not speak But good gracious
what next p you think as loudly as you car
The Genie only smiles.
"Fi-ier! FI-IER FI-IER!!!'' roar.
out Jack Jones. ''EI-ier Filler
FI-IER!! rOars out Billy Williams
Jack Jones lights his match and scutter,
down the inside man-wsy; Billy " lillian,
lights bis match and founders down the out
side man-way.
You stare at the matches burning, Mr.
Editor, and that good Genie seems to en-
joy himself at the prospect before you. You
do your best to follow Jack Jones or Billy
/ Williams but you have not the power t.
move. "What can this terrible influence
be Z" you ask yourself 1T cannot be night
mare u you try to say; there Is nothing
50 fearful in night mare" The matches
begin to flame up, and the flames touch the
ends of the squbs. You forget everything
else but those things your eyes behold at
this critical moment; Your dear mother and
your pretty sweetheart, Mr.. Editor, are not
the things nearest to your editorial thoughts
Just now 70 make a terrible effort to re-
lease yourself from the spell that holds you
to the spot on which you seem riyettcd but
to no purpose.
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