The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-04-08

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, books in the running brooks, sermons
!, stones, and good in everything" Be it q
it may, Samuel Drew was noted 10 all th
vicinity as one of the idlest boys there, an
much more ready at getting into scrapt
than escaping their consequences. OF a
these facts bis father was fully aware, ono
like most Englishmen, acted (perbaps to
much disregarded in this free republic) O.
Solomon's maxim of spare the rod. an,
spoil the child The puMsbmeu
was usually inflicted in bed, an
the offender generally got all the bene
tit of the blows. 1t ehanced. on one occa
sion, that Samuel had incurred the dir
displeasure of his father and well kDe,
what would be the consequences. He
therefore, persuaded bis brother to take hi
place. The boy unsuspectingly consented
The father, not aware Of the change, made
strop in hand, the usual nightly visitation
and the innocent suffered in place Of th.
guilty. A second time Samuel deservet
punishment, and the father, not to be out
witted, gave Samue! a note to his school
master, but the contents were suspected anC
it was never delivered.
He was never noted as a decided,
na0uUdis syet, but was famed for bis per
severance he bad lived in mining cOun-
try, and carefully noted the operation,
OF the workmen, and when only ten year.
old, determined on becoming a miner, and
sinking shaft for himself With this bo,
to viii was 10 do. A company was or
Sanized, Samuel Drew was unanimousl,
chosen captain, and the band went to work
For a time all went on smoothly as a
marriage bell" The boys had gone some
distance fellow the surface, when suddenly
they met a rebuf-a handful of earth was
thrown at him, and this was soon followed
by another. Drew glanced up to see who
was the offender, and was both surprised
and mortified to see bis father
The spirit Of inquiry was aroused, and
the boy was not satisfied he resolved to
60 further. Tin ore is commonly lodged in
masses Of stone, which are gathered and
pulverlsed in the stamping mill, whence the
material is carried into shallow pits called
bundles, where the gravity Of the metal
preclpltates it to the bottom, and children
(called buddle boys) are constantly EN-
ployed to stir the mass. The wages are
commonly cent and half day A new
master coming, the wages of the boys were
raised to four cents, but Samuel Drew id
that mine never rose higher. The moral as
sOciatlons were low, and the poor children
employed in this den Of corruption never
heard or learned anything calculated to i'm
prove the mind or refine the heart. To
add to bis other trials, be lost bis mother,
Whe had, ere she quilted the world, taught
him to read and write.
The senior Drew, after a decent time
had elapsed, found it necessary to take
second helpmate. This arrangement,
however, to their fathers happiness did not
quite meet the wishes of his children, and
the new mistress Of the house was particu.
larly distastelIl 20 Samuel, who determined
to play her trick, and wound her in the
NEST tender point Shortly after the mar
rage, while Mrs. Drew was entertaining
some female friends at tea, the whole party
was suddenly drencbed by discharge from
syringe thr Ough hole in the partition.
This insult was too great to be endured ST.
lently, and Mrs. Drew insisted that the boy
should be dismissed, or that she would
leave the house.
After some hesitation, Mr.. Drew bound
Samuel, then about twelve, apprentice to
shoemaker, who was also farmer, and
who compelled his boys, when there was
no work in the shop, to labor il the helds,
the unfortunate children being in the mean
time scantily clad, and lndltfereDtly led.
In addition to bis other discomforts, Samuel
was required, when otherwise idle, to as
sIst in the house, carry water, and act as
general porter and drudge. Such was the
position Of apprentices, both in America
and Europe, the closing years of the last
One good, however, was per
ceptible in the midst of all this evil. He
read some few numbers Of the Weekly E.r-
with tales and stories, and an
odd volume or two Of the history Of Eng
land. The times, too, when stirring Eu-
rope was a attle-tield from one end to
the other, and the exploits of Paul Jones,
and his ship Bon HOmme Richard, we're in
the mouths Of all. The young apprentice
had endured this drudgery for some years,
and saw no likelihood Of its speedy term
nation. He therefore resolved to quit his
present master and enlist in the navy. One
fine morning when about eighteen, Drew
directed his course to Plymouth, with twen-
ty cents in his possession, and swore to
one of his companions that he would never
return to the service Of 50 tyrannical a
master. To mis- step mothers great sur
prise, the boy presented himself at his
fathers house with a view Of augmuntlng
his finances but his father being absent be
started next day on his journey.
(TO BE CoNTINUED.l
DIET OF BELGIAN MINERs.-The mi
ners Of Belgium ct, according to a re-
port recently published in that country,
l lbs. Of bread per day, about two oz.
Of butter, | OF. OF coffee and chicory
mixed, while for dinner they have il the