Ellsworth American., 1875-11-18

"IonS could happen. he was sadly :
oiauie Tor charging himself so little vii
! 'hs Important duty before him
! So' Werd was said by either wstobar
a'u o'i'y tue deep roar OF the furnace wa
heard through the vast foundry.
george finished his supper. ana san,,or
Gu mo one OF the tool shops TO tnd hi
p'Pe' inventor sat alone before the gra.
o'a't' Inc one rational faculty OF his foe
:, "'hu enaoied ilm to comprehend wha
ahu even something OF the mag
tntti" 'taLe "a the enterprise that was ripe nin,
.nslue those burning walls. He knew tbs -
tue furnace was iull OF yaluahl. n.taI a1.
that close beside him, buried our of sjgh, !,
.he ueep sand, was the huge mold so soor
10 oe hiied with the precious cas, H.
| go anu couid see that all the channel.
~ 'ne no" OF the fiery liquid were ready
a." Nh'' near the mouth OF the furnace
stoou the long iron rod that was to h.. used
"heh the moment came to let on rhe r,nI,-
en- stream. 'He u'oit-
an TINS MS limited thoughts took in bv
haot. Dimy conscious that son.tLi,,.,
- "as soon 10 DC done, he sat with hi,
''c> on tue furnace absorbed and intent
4'enit something startled him. There
~ silSht noise, and 4 burning cr.cr
I appeared near the top Of the iprnoca
iheh another crack, and n scorchir1, hr;,'r
iei OUT and rolled to the yrounI a, III
tert. 7'u a. h's
Inc lad opened his mouth To sbri.L b,,
70 ttfTihed Was he that the sound. stncL i,
~ throat. as II he had been in n m ~ ni',h,
mare. ~ " NIX ~
y lhih red stream followed the f,I.,
otleH, aud trickled down the furnace .iI..
Ike running lava. Then came ano,h'r
"''Eihihs noise, and thin gap half w,v
u""h lhe masonry let out more OF the his-
sing metal = ~ "tS
"Hrre was George? Was the unf,i,h.
tuI lcI''w sun bunting Tor his pine? ri.
,'','tIc was bursting with only a poor
nan l"lot lad to guard it,
hAt could &c do? lie did what per.
Tiki, '"p, ~ 70 NJ right mind would not
nave dared 10 DO RushIn,, ~ NJ, '., .'u'
u' '"' furnace, he seized the long iron rod
'hA stood near, and tapped the vent. ona
desperate thrust with a sharp point IL III.
terrible funnel few quick ,,r,,i",,
H''oNta stand back now! The continin,, |
''As 'e,' away, and the yellow, white a,oI |
NpuFt'd ont with resis:les- force r. l.,, /
ed INTO the cay lined troughs and bi..tL
II way. nl,nius down to the ,nn,,fh ,c,t,o'
bell mold ''" ~ "a"
HE tool had done a deed worthy Of g.,
general on a field Of battle.
= 4 ~ Ittc! Every moment new fs
"t'n'd ih Tia" doomed furnace
..;iI ,"e upper stones toppled over.
,,..' I'M 'i''1' poured out into the mold
'"' "h,,r was great from those gap-
Iu- flaws. The pressure was rnIinra,T7 az ~.
thr open vrut. but the leaks multinlia5
continuity. IL was art rupuin,, ! r,,.,
y Irh rum race
., io"r MopuN' stood poScrless bef,r.
.n' coming catastrophe. His Knee, kunrk.
:" 'o-rth'r ana hi- head swan. A ,Ke.t
''1P "' Ied not bricks and rubbish tell AZ
hiS iett ile had barely thought To pet ,,',
? n way ana save hi. life. He hrsrl !
''d sho"t "i human voices in'the distance
''' 'ht" an a"iul roar behind him. and
" =" ahd Ir.t himself pursued by .urp.. ,
y ''.hlh- hl". sharp, bH-trrip, MIN. ,
''''N'H "'' Hr>h AZ hundred points. Ibe ,
-. "n- Alt horrible, upf.r.tI,.,,.~.,
TT 4 vas A II 4" hli suddenly .lnA +
qusnchei tha t d adheess esd RsGen ussYi ussYie.l2wsI e
aud the men, bltckened with
smuAc, stood IN silent group, about the re
mains OF the furnace. 1t had fallen to
pieces aud nothing vas left but heaps OF
stcamiuI rubbish.
Poor ''Iuvcntor." who had been found
with the tappIngr in his hands, lying on
hi, face ~ the sand. frl. htiully burned, had
been carried TO il, home.
Little was SAID, but Tie few words spok-
en-. uttered with no mild emphasis the nat
ural wrath oi the master and hands against
the man George, whose excuses for him
sell oh'S tAi32efAtsd ms onrhse.
''>vc what he's done said they, a few
IAN' iAtt'' a. tHey stood III the ha't burned
louu"eI!. F'Ne thouSaHu uoi'fE' gone
TO vast, in a minute. The best JOHN TWEEN
I! years spol'tu me ia>cdI'lo 20 huhtlh2
lot NJ pun anu 'ea'e lhal suffering ld'O'
10 W"ch i thdt an ne can say Ior nun
stH o4l upon su'h cAreies>hess' WY,
'he nof u'dh t'tu Nno" enough TO oa"
out "heh Ire mus nave seen Tue furnace
tuih'lh- 7" piece.
i"e n'"s.'l' "Ho hAu Liote Al 'taNe 'hAh
tht men "i course ieI' 'ne loss more Keen
~ 'Ha" l"et ne a'UIoNt "ePl WIN ming
le' -I'e' "HN l"-e. Heuaehis soucth1"-
PtcuhAF caught "i' eye among Tie debris
ana ne ''ieu ~ >tal '4eu voice
i-"o. "hA's ms m thl'f
he 'na'tned up fragment "t one oi me
F"u-hs "nith had 'ed IRON 'hc furnace '"
'he il''i' n'le we're tI"c@> o. t'e slI'-
o' pi"n%" ~ running H u ieH th' P'''
s'"'e meaning % .he IRON I"uhu N me IN
Ju''u "'l "'u'i N'Sn'u uPo'! u'Li'
h''- iiie shovel quIcA' ne shout-
eu.
eP"He vas put mo MS hahus' anu ne
ocSau TT 'oue'e - hea't away tuo hot
mas 't'"t idy pleu o'et tne oell mo'u. ~
wa, was hc'tu,e"n 'a'k' out ne worked IKE a
S'ah'' aIlu tIl't ot iout OIL ms men 100"
ho,a aiu helPeu MN
brlcN pat'' ore sag anu ashes new IN
eseis - p'leo.aon' / itesen'Iy tle master
spade po"e' i"eu we s"hu an t"uCneu
H.. Ieane,i m IN. one haII rrantir Aid niy.