Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-11-19
The BELL Of ST. JoNN'S.
BY RUFCs SARGENT

wouiu Iet 'hc kIsriOk, bubbling metal fio
Olfrom the huge furnace into. the mo,
j. which Was buried deep id the black ear,
: close by.
It was just At evening. and in the cat,
S er'ng twilight the lurid blue flames IN,
burst from the top Of the tail Gimme
flashed unearthly CLEANS upon the ne,rl
boring windows and house tops.
The scene within the foundry wa weir
: and almost awfu'. The swsrthy forms
The workmen, partly lighted by the ve
low glare. moved about Ike TARTAR.
shades. and the sooty beams and ponde,
Gus chains crossing half black, half gold
en-, under the GOLDEN roof, recalled III
engines Of Cycl"ps under Mt. Aetna
The town clock struck SIX. II Vas lin,
for supper. All the men threw down ,hei
tools. and ran aud put on their onte
clothing.
Be back 10 half an hour, sharp cried
The foreman. We shall make the cast a
a quarter Of seven.'
All right, sir cried the men in re
sponse.
i hear some of the town folks ar,
coming down to see the work. said one
Yes. said a"other, it'll be somethin,
to open their eyes. There was never "a,
bell cast in the whole State - this on:
will be-
In = moment more only one workman
and the fdSeman we're l. # in the foun
dry, The former was 10 stay and watcl
the 'Llast.' He had brought double al
iowance Of dinner, and he would make ,
supper Of what remained.
Perhaps we can get the Inventor to
stay with you. George said the mastc,
laughing, Is he prepared to 60.
Yes; where is he,' returned the man In
the same Jesting tone.
Hes lIeen around the works long en-
ough to know when anything goes wrong
llollo! hollo! say! where's the in
--..-~si O~.ss hEJr. Au, tiselr he u.
Ard i" client a"e.~or ~ the summons .
shock-haired fellow, with large gray eyes,
and pale. vacant face, appeared from be
hind . p,.s Of castings. lie had on bis
back gray shirt, much soil.d with dust.
and lie wore q huge pair of pantaloons,
held up by a single suspendrr.
Well. Mopus, quo'h the man George.
-'apping him rather roughly on the shoul-
der; I suppose you've got wit enough to
yell if snything's the msttery
The young fellow looked stupid,
srou'd and nodded his head.
Then sit here and look ct that furnace,
and don't take your eyes off,
The poor lsI smiled and meekly dId as
be was ordered, jast % an OBJ dent dog
would have laid down to watch his own.
Icr's coat.
4 qreer fellow was this 'Mopus;' stupid
enough in or insry things to need .
world of watching. but wi,hal wonder
fully 1T to watch furnace. He knew
al the working Of the foundry BY what
seemed sort Of brute instinct. though
really his strange sagscity in this was q
remnant Of once bright mind.
1t anything happened or went in %
unusual way he would always notice it.
aid say what ought to tc done, though
he could not tell. perhaps, why Il ought
to be done.
Two years before he had been an INTEL
ligent. promising lad. He xss the son OF
. designer connected with the foundry
company, and haG always been allowed
free access to the shops, and to minglt
with the men asd watch their work. Bu'
one dsy great lifting chain broke. with
its load. and IN iron fragment struck hin
On the head. ia6icting . serious injury
From this be partially recovered, and o.
ly partially, for his reason Was impaired
But his natural love tor machinery aDf
mechanical experiments remained. and q
be regsined his bodilS strength he spen
most Of his time making small wheel
and shafts, anu putting together ods
cOntrivances, which he would cxhiDi
with Immense pride and Satisfaction.
This peculiar trait 10 the young fellow
gained for him The humorosas title OF ~
Inventor All the men felt . great KIND
ness for him. even though their msnne
toward h,m was occasionally harsh an'
impatient.
Such was the pcreon left to help wafc
the great blast for The casting Of The KIM
0ell of the chime Of st. Johns. Fsithfo
ly he kept tis place before the furnace
while the man George cat down q . ht'l
distance and brgsa TO eat bis supper
Doubtless the latter intended 70 Keep
general oversight, bat he certainly MAD
The lnventors eyes do the most Of the loo1
ing. Whether he felt . kind Of Teck'ea
trust in the ,nstinct of his half wife
companion, o. indolentiy concluded tns
|nothing wrong could happen, be was aso
ly to blame for charging himself 20 htt'
with the imp0rtsot duty before him.
Not word wac said BY ether watcher
and only the deep roar Of the furnace W
! heard through The vast foundry.
George finished his supper, and saunte'
led into one Vt the tool shops to nnc q
|pips. 'IDyent0r' sat alone before q
|great blast. The one rstjoDai lAcsity 9
Ibis feeble mind enabled him to eompsa
hend what il meant, and even somsshse
lot the magnitude of the euteEpde -
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