Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-11-19

buried out Of sight ,n he d.sn -. s ~
.us nuge mold, SO soon to be filled ~; :
4 ~ =. c'ous cast. He knew and co.,
) .ee :. .'iat OF the channels for The f,ow
me nery liquid were +. adv. anil fh., -" :,
we mouth Of the furnace stood The -, !.
!, ~" fOd that was to be used when !
",eas eams 70 let opt the molten strr.,
II Al this his limited thoughts tool ~
habit. Dimly consciou. that .oms.,'
was soon to be Gone. he sat Win his :"
on the furnace absorbed and intent.
suddenly something startled HIM Tho
was slight noise, and . burning era,
appeared q, near the top of the furn.c
"cn another crack. and q scorch;r
or'ck fell out and rolled to the ground ,
!. his feet. o1''u
ihc iai opened his mouth to SHREK h,
SO terrified was he that the sounds s,no
ID his throat, as if he hsd been in = s. !.
nightmare. : =
4 thin red stream followed the f.lle
orlck, and trickled down The furnace al
''he running lava. Then came ano,he
alarming noise, and thin gap half va
down the masonry let out more Of the h;.,
ling metal. -. $50
Where was Gcorges Was the unf.ith
.o' fellow sill hunting for Ills pipes I'll
furnace was bursting with only a Door
halt idiot lad to guard it.
What could he do? He did what No,
maps lad In his right mini would no
have dared to do. Rushing 10 the mou,]
OF the furnace, be seized the long iron rot
that stood lear. aud tapped the vent. On,
despe' ate thrust with sharp point up tn,
terrible tunnel. few quick prying strokes
Stand back now. The confining clay f.l
away. aud the yellow white flood spurtet
out with resistlcss force. 1t leaped int.
the clay-lincd trouglls. and missed its way
flaming down TO the mouth Of the be-.
mold.
The fool had done deed worthy of ,
general on field Of battle.
Was it too late? Every moment new
fissurs opened in the doomed furnace.
Some of the upper stone, toppled over.
Still the metal poured out into the mold
But the waste was great from those gap
ing flaws. The pressure was relieved by
the open yent. but tln leaks multiplied
continually. It was art rnnnino a ra.
with ruin.
Poor 'Mopus' stood rowerless before the
comirk catastrophe. His knees kn,cked
together and his head SWAN. A great
heap Of red hot bricks and rubbish fell IT
his feet. He had barely ,houcht 10 &c,
out Of the way and save his life. He
heard wild shout Of human voices in the
then an awful roar behind him.
aud he saw and felt himself pursued by
surges of see,ling fire. Sharp. blistcring
pains pierced his flesh at hundred points
The rest was all horrible. unlntelligibl.
dream. It was as il he had suddenly sank
into the earth and had been swallowed
up forever.
By seven O'Clock comparative quie!
relgEed again on the scene Of the tiisas.
ter. Ruins lay cvrrywh' re. Tle eni
eines had qucnched the flames that had
caught the buildings, and the men ,
blackened with smoke, stood III silent
yroups sss,un.l the aims OF tn: fur.
mace. 1t had fallen to pieces and nothing
was left bu, heaps Of s'eaml0g rubbish.
Poor t.Inventor. who hsd been ioun+
with the tapping-rodain bis hands. lay
ing on his face Ia the sand. frIghtiuliy
burned. had bstn carrie d 70 his home.
Little was said, but the few words spo-
ken uttered with no mid emphasis the
natural wrath ofthe master aud hand'
against the man George, whose excuse
tor himself only exaggerated bis q
tense.
..See what he has done," said they. 9
few DAYS later, as they stood IN the hsIi
burned foundry. Five thousand doi'ar'
GONE 10 waste in one minute! Inc Oes'
ioo in twenty years spoiled! The rasc'''
70 90 hunting for his pipe. and leav'
that suffering idiot to watch! Is that a.
~ can say for himself? Out upon suc1
c.relessnrs.! Why, the boy didn't ever
know enough 70 bawI out when ne mus
have seen the Iurnsce tumoling 10 pieces
The master, who had more .: STAKE 'n.n
10 man of course felt the loss mort
tee.lv than they. He almost weps '.l ...u
..;nniei 49,. orief aud rage. Suddenly soIa+
n;nk1 .a:... ,,ec.,iisr caught bis eye among the
.n svd he cried 10 . startled voice.
.a,.,l.L what's ihi>? Whats tn'e! =
n. " .m.,chcd no : fragment OF one q q
le s.o-. hs vhich had led from re mor'
There were traces Of H. s'resM .,. =, ,s,.sihlt
sull running in it. Ihen 'n1 -. ;ninrsd
me.n,ny - 0f The iron fOuna 10 '"e
.".ss hand flashed upon nim; ahorted
Bring me shovel. qnis1! a%. " and M
I .n.de vss put into his han". ~ a"o ~, !"
,,.a.', = .lyously to heave a1ay ,. ' mold
sa. 49,. ,h.t Inv piled over the ps't .rt ..Is y
nsss ~" h.,cnIean task. but ne wu.ss
~. ~ wv a;.nt and three or fur o. ns l's'
VOC. ~ nuL l,.,s ore. slsg. and ashes nc" !.
,ss, D,''n 'dirsc,ion. Presently ne l'a. l,osched
s.s.y s,,sd. nenetrated the sand % ~. sorr The,
s"ct SYM. t.I"s hard. He STOPPED dowSj .,sn,ic. snd
=. iesDed mp like one annnie.i n.n energy,
nl,ine III his spade with IeoouSd aond disclosing
py.. ~. .wsy the remaining sapoi ..il,c ring.
..'.,.t Iooked Ike greai. ne' h,s fIushe.l
Men he cried Oat, h'''Os
s,he hell is easl .....v excited
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