The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-25


Yankee Pegger-How the Cinnamon
Learn.
Correspondence OF the Boston Advertiser.l
NORTH ADAMS. MASS, June II.
: 1t is only in the bottomers room Of his fac
Chinese labor. For the other departments,
the cutting, the fashioning, and sewing the
uppers of The shoes. he Intends to depend on
the few white workmen who have stood by
him, and the force of girls long in his employ.
The Crspins are striving their utmost to
get these away from him by every argu-
ment, falsehood, persuasion and threat IN
they succeed, they will only precpltate the sll,
icide of their own order, for Mr.. Sampson will
at once divide his corps of Cinnamon among
the different rooms, teach them the other de-
partments of the trade, and then fill up the
ranks BY fresh recruits from California. DO
rot think, however, that he will he driven to
this extremity; the cutters and other workmen
remaining with him being men ofnatural inde-
pendence, and moreover having already taken
liking to the new apprentices for the enthusl.
asm with which they take hold of the study Of
their trade, while If the women Of the upper
rooms are 80 foolish as to quit their benches,
there ought to be enough to supply their pa-
ces IN the multitude of starving workwomen"
of whom Massachusetts, has heard so much.
THE BoTToMERs ROOM IN oLDEN TINE.
Let lis 90 then to the bottomers' room. As
we ascend the stairs, a scrawled inscription on
the wall "No scabs or rats admitted here, re-
minds us of the recent occupancy o. the room
by workmen of another class; and Dig bl0tch
Of black, hardly obliterated by the fresh white
wash, testities to the sort Of trolic INDUCED in
by the late tenants. to whom the hurting OF
quart bottle Of ink across the room at the head
Of a fellow workman was pleasant Joke
There will be little Of this jocularity among
the new shoemakers, and as little of the shout
/ the street, which was among The scandals OF
the old regime
The room seems nearly empty; for In this
difficult and delicate business OF teaching
trade to pupils who can neither ask questions
nor receive explanations, a multitude makes
confusion and obstructs progress, 80 il has been
thought wise to instruct few at time.
Two Hgapgsn or s'teams' have been selected
to begin with, and the rest of the colony are
left down stairs, as we have seen In former
letter, to amuse and instruct themselves In
their own way. The dozen men chosen crowd
round the two benches at which the instructors
stand, all eagerness and silent attention.
TIE MEN VINO TEACH THE CuINAMEN.
The instructors themselves are worth word
in passing. One Is an Independent workman
who has been long In Mr. SIMPSONS employ
The other, Mr.. Robbins, OF Springfield, is q q
veteran shoe manufacturer. who has himself
had some troubles from Crispin hands, and
has been engaged especially for this purpose,
being typical New EngWnder, with good
deal of strength Of character and nrmness Oh
purpose He Is an entire stranger Ia North
AdaIus, vet, within an hour after he had arriv-
ed in town on Wednesday, and as soon as ne
had been seen visiting the factoryh he was accost-
ed in the street by one man after anolher with
mysterious and awful hints, with information
that there is much more money to be made by
leaving town than by staying In 1t, with Kind
suggestions that his employer Is an unsafe
man to work for never doing as he agrees to,
and so forth. II heard all they had to say" Gays
Mr. Robbins grimly; but from twinkle IN MS
eve 1t is easy To Imagine that he did not ell
courage his volunteer advisers TO say more.
THE cHINAMEN LEARNING QUICKLY.
7 have said that the new pupils look on
silently at the work Of lasting, peggng, trim
ming done for their instruction. They say
very little, but seem all eyes and attention.
Oneof them seems particularly quick in catch
ing the ideas the teacher strives to impart In
dumb show. 1t is our young friend, All My.
"That Is smart boy" whispers the instruct
or to us, behind his hand.
But Ah My's quick ears catch the word, and
iIsb ni since a' yesterday that he can understand
them There is nm evident sincerity of
modestv in the way he shakes his head.
"No smart. Me foolee. You velly smart"
Thev have ali caughi the names OF the tools,
ton and If n call Is made for the hammer or
the knife thew repeat the sonni very correct
" ond dive after the implement with the
csoerness of children.
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THE srKo'dLS Win inN fa''''' AAo"'.h'
These two gangs are learning 10 msl, Trim
anu ntlsm .S haSn cat tbensnres the
task task of mastering the peering machine. This
consummate specimen OF Yankee invention
naads n rnod deal of skill in the handling. as
oil can teil who have seen the devious course
In which the curves of the sole are carried
oromnd tho swilfinr. falling nunching and driy
;nU onnoratns The foot and both hands need
to ba bmsv. and the eyes on the alert But to
learn the continued movement. practice is
more efIjcacions than precept; SO these three
apprentices. having been shown n the rlldIments,
ore working away at their task by themselves,
takin~ turns at the machine. The way in
which the last will fly out at the wrong moment
from under the awl, seems enough TO discour-
oon ANYBODY. but they are not discouraged,
bIt Indicate appreciation or disapprObation ut
each others yarylng success with low exclama-
tions. and stick 10 the ,oh after more failures
than Robert Bruces famous spider, with per-
sistency which promises the spider's ultimate
success. They have one grace which the
snider il not shown by the record to have Dos
sessed. in q modesty approaching TO shyness,
so tbat while we stand Watching close by, or
while friendly bevy of girls rom up stairs
are looking on, lne unruiy inaGniue SWinSs