The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-08-01
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WOVEN OF MANY THREADS.
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Resolved III act. when ur.yd "a hv some
strong impulse. cumInatr In speedy action,
Ia such cases and under crsuch circumstances
~ We have shown {" exist IA the instance
of Edwin Amory. CONSCIENCE and desire
&, get rid II the package which had been
referred a.. prevented a wise mode of pro
ccdurc. The lire, destruction by tearing
at Il score III other WAYS might have effect
ually destroyed the contents "f the pack
a.e. but in the man haste {" dispusscss
himself II 1t, he did MT seem 70 possess
| the accuracy uf Judgment aud uucrrlug
/ keru-sishtedness which he ordinarily re-
tanned iu All nf his operations. tu an emi-
ueut degree.
1t Vas gone, ne thought. and he felt re
/ hcved. Even 1T found the papers would
/ hr mystliliug aud NaluelesS L. but one
person, and thai person was IA all proba-
/ bhty thousands u miles AVA at the mo
u,.ut uf hls thought. 50, he went to the
depot IT the Norris a Sussex rtilraa.l.
waited for the early morning train, ami
was sruu On his way to- Paterson, the
4 New Jersey town where ne resided.
Who this Mr.. Amory Was, or from
whence he originally came, but few Of the
residents Of pleasant, hill surrounded Pat
erson knew, although his face had been
familiar Jo them for many years He had
come there over ten years previously, a
/ stranger had gone tr the residence of MIR
1 Iremaynr. the senior partner Of the eX-
| teEsIve machinery and boiler works of
| rremaynt X Adams and had been an IN
mate Of that gentleman house, and IN
his employ ever since. The greatest friend
ship seemed to exist between the new
boukkeepcr and Mr. Tremayne and his
daughter, pretty, wlnsome, Ethel Ire
mayne. Mr. Amory was not man likely
tn become popular with the wurkngmen of
the tirn, but for some reason he was con
sldered as great favorlte with Mr.. Ire
mayne, and had been beloved and treated
kindly by that gentleman, ever since he
had first came there.
lt was a few mornings after the occur
renee Of the events detailed in the first
chapter of the story-that Mr. Tremayne
sat IN the office uf the extensive works Of
the firm III which he was the senior part
ner. Without, and in the half dozen
strong brick fOundries in which the labor
" the Institution was going on, was the
DIN Of busy labor, and the resonant ham
mer of the workman The maching. the
men at their work, and the general air of
application and industry lent charm to
the place, peculiarly soothing to Mr. t.
as he sat IN his office and carelessly looked
over the morning paper from New York
Mr.. Ampry, who was usually wont to
overlook the office business. WAS not at
home that morning. An extensive con-
tract had called HIM to Trenton, and he
had gone to ascertain the details Of the or
der. Mr.. f., not unused to while away
his time IN the office, had attended to the
affairs uf the place that morning, and was
awaiting the arrival of his partner, when
the foreman Of the works, Jack Ames, en-
tered, hls presence being the cause of
cheerful greeting from his employer.
4 Well, Jack r. he said, looking up
from his paper.
In response, Jack Ames turned and
beckoned to two men who stood outside
of the door Of the little office. In reply to
the gesture, there entered Robert Parton
and his companion, Mayhem.
Its work, MIR. Tremayne," said Ames
These two men have come along, and as
we are IN need of hands, have brought
them to you.
Mr.. Tremayne turned and surveyed the
two men critically, glancIng from the hand
some open features Of Robert Parton, to
the less favored visage of Mayhem.
You are a machinist T. he asked Of
Robert.
. Yes, sir. My special line has been
boiler-making, but am conversant with
the details Of many other branches Of the
mechanical trades.
And you g'- turning to Mayhem.
"A laborer"
"Can you find places for them, Jack r.
. Yes, sir.
Then set them at work and report
their names to Mr.. Amory when he re-
turns. We have strict regulations here,
my men, and we want none but proficient
workmen.
He resumed his paper as he spoke, lit
tie dreaming that the employment Of the
two men to whom h ; had Just spoken was
an act which was to involve a change IN
his destiny he little dreamed Of.
Meanwhile Robert and his companion
we're assigned to work Robert at lathe,
at work upon large shaft to be used in
some heavy machinery, and Mayhem in the
same shop, at general work. And SO,
after having sought work on Long Island,
and in and about New York, the two men
had found employment in the pleasant lit
tie town of Paterson. They had left their
Long Island home with a mutual under
standing that their lives should run to-
gether, and unified desire to work and
share alike together. On the part Of Rob-
ert Parton this desire partook of resolve
to elevate his companion, and win him
from his cynisism to a higher grade Of ex-
perience and thought, and on Mayhew's
part was strong inclination TO be with
the man whose influence had proved so
beneficial, and whose gentle, winning man.
ners had already softened and toned down
! much of the ruggedness of his naturally
coarse temperament.
That evening they secured Q pleasant
place Of abode upon q retired street, with
an old lady, who provided two pleasant
rooms for them, adjoining and connecting
with each other. Here they spent some
little time in arranging their wardrobes,
and Roberts books and papers, Mayhem,