The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-12-21

"Why d. you u"t procure these Chinese
now p said Richard, with confoundlng
sarcasm
Cairns was corurred, and tried to extrl-
cate himself III thus manner:
"You see m"st nf the men who work for
me are Of my owl nationality, hence feel
| for them ana a. nnt wish to see them suffer
from loss Of employment, although L am
sure | could get my work done much
cheaper by the Celestials
"Oh | see" answered the workman
"i.Ot the force Of your reason, but the force
of your mOtice your men are allied to you
by national ties oh yes. and for that
that reason you imagine you have an un-
questionable right to fleece them. Now,
II YOU have any regard for these men, why
do you not pay them what they are worth F;
Or do these national ties of which you
boast exist only durinE the subserviency of
the men and ar they to disappear as
soon az the men question your right to
dictate to them what their own muscle is
worth Your sympathy resembles the
slime with which the willy snake smears it's
victim to render It easy Of deglutition the
sympathy Of the farmer for his sheep before
he shears them, or the housewife for her
geese before she plucks them. Now sir,
you can give me my time labor Is com
modify that should never begfor market,
and he tore the photograph IN dozen
pieces and threw II upon the ground.
Richard Arbyght left Milwaukee and
went to Peoria, in Illinois, but could
obtain no work Whenever he entered q
shop he WAS At once recognized and very
frequently insulted 1t would be useless
to attempt to record the state Of his mind.
swse.4ElseaRegsw3 publrns hell IN his
soul then Vida Geldamd entered II and
left no room for hate One employer
sympathised with him, and would employ
him but he feared the rest-feared they
would prejudice the minds of the cUnsum-
ers and leave him without a market. From
this man he learned that Relvason had sent
nearly every employer OF note in the west,
"a printed letter in which he was represent
ed as a man to be feared that he was
the paid agent If some Revolutionary
League, the object Of which was to over
turn the government, and rob and murder
the moneyed men Il the country. Accom-
panying each letter was q copy Of the above
photograph.
or, therein falling, fight him in his own
territory" These words recurred to the
bounded son Of toll with greater force every
day, until he finally resolved to return to
Chicago and T" beard the hon IN his den
the Douglass in his hall.
Forty-two miles northwest OF Chicago,
in a gently rolling prairie country, on Fox
River is situated the beautiful, hourishing
and thriviny town of Elgin. II is one Of
pleasantest places in all the surrounding
country, and is especially noted for watch
manufactures. When the up express stop
ped here, a poor won an, worn out with
travel and care Of two small children, ask
ed Richard if he would be kind enough to
bring her a cup Of warm coffee. He an
swered that he was only too glad to be of
service to her The coffee was procured,
but while Arbyght was paying for it at the
restaurant counter the train sped out of
the depot and left him behind. The next
train was not due for some hours. If there
is any one thing calculated more than
another to make q man restless and
uneasy. it is waiting for train at q depot.
Richard found it 81, and TO banish the
ennui that oppressed him he took q stroll
| through the town, and lapsing INTO the
transcendental he wondered beyond the
suburbs before he was well aware of it.
The sun was about haitian hour high the
sky was clear the atmosphere hazy, q
gentle breeze, supposed by the intuitive
abOrigines to come directly from the court
of the southwestern god, waftIngly famed
the face Of declining day. Richard stood
in an open country, with groves and
snow white farm cottages, envirOned with
clustering trees in the distance on every
side, except towards the town. While he
stood and gAzed, entranced, on nature
loveliness, and contemplated the approach
ing death Of old autumn. soon to be clad
in the melancholy cerements of decaying,
withered vegetation, brown, rustling leaves,
and buried meath the ,frosts and SHOWS Of
the coming winter, he became conscious Of
the approach of an awful something q
dull rumbling sound, az of mufiied thun
der, seemed to dance in the air /; looking
toward the north he saw approaching the
down train from Chicago. On it came
with laundering force and tightening speed
on it came, ike some fAbled monster, some
celestial mess .nger from the Olympiar
gods now il shot round . sharp cornel
like bolt from heaven, and came fully
into view; nov there issued from the iroI
lungs Of the monster blue, vapory breath
followed by = sreech-a Economically ap
palling, truly unearthly screrch- A violent
plunging and Praneing az ksrses, minglet
with scared female vOlcea, now claimeS
Richards attention, and glancing down tn
road leading to the town, he saw two beau
tiful ladies, mounted ON bleoded horse
that were paving the ground, champing
drancing and rearing feAdully. Tls trail
swept by with the rush and roar Of
whirlwind. In passing, the same appal
ling and unearthly, screech. hnt ten time
more appalling and unsazthly rent the air
The spirited animAlstOOk frightMnd dashe,
up the road; Richard graaped thsnearest ON
as they shot past, BY the Bit and viii
much difficulty reined him up. The lady
tall, graceful woman, fair complexion
large gray eyes, and dark brown hair
alighted hurriedly and begged him, 70
Gods sake, to sAve her cousin. Quick q
thought he drew his knife, cut the Rirth