Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-06-28
Fnr the Ennng,
Tom MiIler's story.

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The boys called them " Dlls chickens"
There was one boy in the school. Walter
Whitaker, who had a special desire to be on
good terms with Dudley Walters father
had gotten rich during the war. and Walter
bad a special fondness for being rcnteol. He
wore gloves, and kept hi, boots brighter than
there was any occasion for. lie was not
much Of o scholar. though older than Dudley.
But he wa. fond Of calling young Crawford
/ bis friend. because Dudley's father was a
rich and talented lawyer.
At last there came financial crash that
sent all of Mr.. Crawford's halrmillion of dol.
/ lars to the winds. He was in feeble health
when it came and the loss Of bis property
hastonod bis death. The very same q panic s.
|leG Whitaker poor also. But the two bows
took fl very differently. Whitaker looked
as crestiallen as if he had committed crime.
/ Dudley mourned the loss of his father. but
held up hi. head brayely under the sudden
poyerty. Whitaker looked around for a
g situation. but the times were hard and
.ituat:ons were not 70 be had Every clerk
| that could be dispensed with was sent away
and besides merchants do not like to employ
n follow vbo weor. cloves and looks afraid of
,oilinr his hands. Dudley had his mother TO
support and looked about bravely for work
B1t no work was IN he had He tried everv
thing. AS /, seemed. until at last he asked
stern old Mr. BpF who owned half q dozen
factories of different kinds.
D You want 10 work. do you. Young
man .'po.e Won want TO keen hooks or
ntbip % that sort meyer saw sncb lot n
Gllors ostin' far worL an afraid n d;rtv
,beir fnrors %
"TU Jo onv bono.t work bv which cam
earn mv broad w;.bop, bein, deno1Jon, an
friends
&c Anv honest work will you7 I'm make
Won hack ont of that air i'm bot van wo,,t
bs-;n where didn
. TRY mo sir and SOC "
o Wen then I'm Give vou gooI w,,os ~
90 into nv soan factory next Monday morn.
ing. Ha hal that's honest work but fel.
ers Of your cloth don't do that sort of honest
work"
/ Twill SIR"
Mr.. Bluff was utterly surprised but he
gave Dudley the situation saying that he
reckoned the smell of soap-grease would send
him out
Dudley hardly knew what to make Of his
own bolduess But he only told his mother
that he had a situation with Mr.. Bluff, and
that he did not know the precise nature Of
/ his duties He was not ashamed Of his work,
but afraid Of giving her pain.
Monday morning he went early to the soap
factory, stopping at the tailor's on the way,
and getting pair Of blue oyeralls that he had
ordered. 1t must be confessed that the smell
OF the factory disgusted him at first, but he
soon became interested He saw that brains
were usen IN solp'lnaAlng lie became more
ana more interested as ne saw now accurate
some OIL 'ne enelnical processes were. lie
soou ieafhuu 10 cut 'ne great docks nara
soap WIN wires nc Wa'cneu win eager m
'eres' 'ne use oil coloring matters ID making
'1e inoltleu soaps, ana ne soon became Sc
sNl''u'' 'nat sur'y Ir' Dun promoted MN ,c
Soille Vi 'ne 'eSa uul l'easan' par's OIL 'he WORK
But there was much talk about it at first.
Some OF the young ladies who had been use
less all their lives, and who had come to think
that uselessnes' was necessary to respectability,
were " surprised Ihat Dudley Crawford should
follow so low trade But those very peo-
PIE never once thought 1t disgraceiul in Wal
Ter Whitaker to be genteel loaier, living
OIL his fathers hard earned salary and pre-
tending tnat ne was looking ior situation.
ANA |ill not be too hard on Whitaker. |
think' II be could have had situation IN
~hich ne could DO nothing ana be well paid
ior H. he would have been Delighted. But
ne stunned Dudley. Partly because he was
hraiu oi compromising MS own respeetablllty'
ahd party because he had sense enough to
see 'na' Dudley honest eyes looked through
n'ln' ana saw what humoug ne was
After year Dudley's fathers estate was
settled, aud owing to an unexpected rise in
some OF the property It was found that the
debts could all be paid, and small balance
be left for the family; 1t was but small
amount but 1t enabled Dudley to lay aside
MS plue oyeralis' ana return to the old school
AGAIN Dr' Farmlee, the pTinelpai' was
uelgn'oI 10 nave such good puPll back
again nnl''aAer came PACK ABOUT the same
''uio' anu tnS very nrst d9y he whispered to
some ol tr9 5I Doys tn1t dudley smeit OF soap
g'oase' Ane poyS Iaugheu tnoughtlessly, as
poys are apI TO ao' aud passed the poor Joke
rOuuu; Duu'ey maintained the respect OF
inc ,. scnooi III general put there was small
c'9ue VINO never knew their lessons, but who
Prlueu themselves on being genteel ounces
lhese io'ks used 10 tax about the soap
grease even IN Dr. Parmlees presence, but
the Doctor quietly retorted that If Crawford's
hands smelled Of soap-greasc, that was better
than TO have soap'grease inside his head and
pomatum on the outside. They were little
more modest after this, but they could not
torbear illusions that kept Dudley under fire.
Ills mother, who was very proud Of her sons
independence, could but feel sorry that he
was subject to such prosecutions All !
mother" he would say, the thing that am
proudest of is that | spent year in Bluffs
soap factory. Do you think that | am an.
noyed at the barking Of ap-dogs2"
At last came the dav of graduation Dad.
lev led the class There was great crowd
of 6ne neorle Tho los, snooob e ali - H.