The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-26

TIE PETS ~ 40. TWO BREAST
The paper Of the squibs lights up at last,
and the sluibs are on The point Of running
when little prayer rushes through your
excited and struggling mind, and then as If
10 mockery to it, the response comes thus /:
A stream Of ire hys phizzing from Jack
Jones needle hole, and at the same instant
another stream Of fire tiys phzzing from the
needle hole Of Billy Williams. You see
next, Mr.. Editor, two flashes Of fire, not un.
like glares Of sheet lightning and az the
same time you hear two reports which fol-
low each other in rapid succession ana
then you feel yourself overwhelmed lou
zoe nothing now, not good Genie but you
feel much agony, especially SO about the
region Of your editorial stomach; some
thing there seems 70 you to be responsible
for all the torture you are enduring That
Dad, that heavy supper Of dinner you call
1t, Is giving you more pain than the agonies
Of death, which now you feel are creeping
no you for you fancy yourself 70 be buried
iar bcnesih many TONS Of loose coal, thrown
RI the taga by the blasts of Jack Jones
and billy Williams. You ID 80 die
though aha relief comes " you 1t last,
and you ial yourself breathing freely, ana
staring thc good 5euic blank in the face
the charm comes back 20 you again, and
your strange sight comes back with 10. You
me- chs smoke generated by the burning Of
Che powder, Just c.elrn "a down thc ia.
s.de man-way, anI sou zee tbe face u TIE
breast all shattered, ana You s.e mach coal
lying under your feet which has been torn
cF the face by the blasts.
But here are The pets back again you
see Jack Jones youdcr Pop hi7 head above
che plank wlrl, &c the inside man-way
Jack jumps into tie breast, aud with all
tie haste be can c0mmdni, examines the
place where BIZ blast was fired otr Billy
Williams j at work doing the same thing.
Jack Jones is proud oftho result, and in
q tone Of rejoicing SAYS, n | AVE got a hul.
ly shot, man-dear ~ and Billy Williams,
with as much sat faction IN his tone, says,
o. so he T. | ave got a bully Slot ms
dear You notice, Mr. Editor, that in
rendering Of English, these pets express
themselves by using the rising inhezion on
any word or syllable they wish to cmpha-
size. The words are net badly pronounced;
but this kind Of emphasis, united with the
way ID which they chop their words asun-
der, strikes you as odd
" ! will dril a hole In my rib, to make
room for my Jusg,or, says Billy Williams,
chopping aid emphasizing as Is usual with
both Of them.
The drills are IL their hands again and
they "start off, their holes by punching the
chises Of the heavy drills against the points
they have selected az the best position for
their holes.
You lock at the plucky little giants and
you feel for them a certain amount Of adj
miration, as they WELD the heavy instru-
ments they bold ia their hands. While
you look at them, and see tie sweat rise
through the layer Of coal dust settled on
their skins, you think Of several important
questions, that have not cost your editorial
dignity a thought hitherto, and you arrive
Al certain conclusions that you never would
have arrived at but for this rough expert
enco you are undergoing You Ok on he
eigbt-hour law with different eyes now.
Eight hours indeed ! after swallowing all
the dust you think you have swallowed, less
hours than eight might be made to do, say
six, Mr. Editor. But no, Mr.. Editor, be-
gin and advocate the eight-hour Law if you
will. Did you jump down u Six your
very intelligent readers-God help them to
cOnceive-Would think you crazy beyond
redemption.
The Genie turns to you and in very Sc
says, ''write," and yonr note book
is instantly in your hand. You note down
what you have seen and experienced. The
cloud Of dust and smoke that went down the
inside maDway now that nothing else es-
capes your notice In one Of the notes
you make, you say, I" Jack Jones and Bill
~ Williams seem intent on their
work their hurry may l,ad to mis-
baps, they do not appear to take the pro
per time 10 set their matches, and one
seems not willing 10 wait for the other.
Although partners in their joint earnings,
they appear to work against each other, in
order 10 accomplish, one more than the
other. In case of oae getting ahead Of the
other with bis work, the following viii be
the result Of their conversation
II ave bad luck this day." from Jack
J ones, complainingly And it be your
own fault, retorts Billy Williams. How
Ne il my own fault; how can help it,
man n from Jack Jones, demonstrating
& Because you be no good Of man., from
Billy Williams, explaining and answering
Jack question. " Oh you be blowed,
and shut your mouth, " from Jack Jones in
a very conclusive manner, aud Billy Viii
liams obeys the command, and the matter
will rest thus, and the work will still on
swapping thus will not stop the drills, as
they are punched into the coal.
The bone life Of John Jones and vii
liam Williams Is not thus, though, Mr.. Edi-
tor. They are both Christians, and thew
are both musicians, and either can conduct
he choir 81 the Welsh Congregational
---,. AHl ". rre tell YOU. Mr.. Editor
there Il not better music uttered than IS ut
tered bv the choir OF this church. The
women have voices chat would create feel
inc nigh TO envy in the breast Of Jenny
Lind. Aud these Welsbmen have pleasant
faces when The coal dust is removed from
Them. Although III their zeal at work you
may think they quarrel with each other