St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-18
The Bell of St. Johns.
AN IDIOTS WISE THOUGHT.

III I large ana smoky foundry close
10y the wharvrS in the town of il. Il
rang of vorknlen v,,,. r.ttiur r.,,Iy
to cast the largest bell of the 81. John.
Cathedral chime. ONLY an houI more
and they vnulI LET iii. ,,l,riu,, LuI,
hlin" metal flow from the hu",. fnru,,r,
into the mould which WAS buried deem
in the black earth cIo., h,.
II WIS inst ut evening and IN tL,
catherine TWILIGHT tb, Iii,iI lin. dame.
that hu,st from tI,,. t,,, ,f ,L,.,.,II ,Li,n
srv. flashed uu,.rtLI, ,rl,.,n,S u,,,,, tI,.
u,.inLhnri,,,, virLnvl .,1,J Lnu.,.,n
The scene within tL,. t,urd, v,.
wrird and almost ,vfuI Thr sM,rtLy
forms of IN, vu,Lm,u u.I,I, Ii,,LtrI
by the ,rlIuv .sI.,r,. u,n,,.J .,i,,nt ill.,
1a1aiian shades. and fine snnt, Lrnm>
.,rd ,,nuL,.r,,. ,L.,;,.. ,.,.,.-in,, L.,I,
hIark half ouIJ,n uuLr, tb,. ,,,IL,.m
roof r,.r,,ll.J th,. ,nnin,., If GI,I,,.
under Nr .Etu,
The clock struck .i>. II v,s tnmr
for sumner All tl,. ,r,., iI,,.u J,u,
their tools. and ran and NM ou tL,i,
outcr cInthium
BE. h,ck in half an hn,r sham =.
cried the for,m,,t,r NV, shall ,u.,l,,.
th. east ot - uu,,t,.r of seven
"All rioht. si, =. r,ird tbr men in re-
spnnsc
Il hear snm, of the TOWN folk. are
coming down To- see th, work" said
one.
"lrS." said another. land it1I h,
something To opcu their eyes. There
Wis never such Il bell east i'm th.. whole.
state is this one will be-
In moment more ouly Que workman
and the master were left in the foundry.
The former WAS to STAY and watch the
.hla>t. He had brought a double al
lruaucc of dinner. and he, would make
Il supper ut " hat lrnraiur..
"PrIlau> We can get the inventor
to stay with y"u. George" said the
master. laughing. ~ he prepared to 90.
Yes. Where i he - returned the,
man il lac same testing tone.
"Ilr'> been around the works lone
enough tn know when ANYTHING mor>
wrong. Hulln, holln, say, Where's
the inventor , Come here. All. there.
H.. is. And in silent answer to the
summons Il >h"ck-haircd fellow. with
large gray eyes. and Il pale. vacant
face. appclIcd from behind Il pile oi
castings. He had an his back Il gray
shirt. much suilcd with dust ana Lr
wore a pair of hue. pautaloous. held
mp 10y Il single sIISprndcr.
"WcIl. Mour>. uuoth thcman George,
Slapping him rather roughly ON Ihr
shoulder '.>IIppoSc you'\r not vii
enough to hclr yru if ,u>thimU's the
matter ,"
The yo,Iuy fellow lonLcd stuuiJIy
;rouud and uo,drd his head
"Theu sit here and look ,t th,t rur-
mace. and don't take ynur eyes off"
The moor lad smiled mcrLIv and did
a> WIS ordered. lust as an ohrdicut don
vouI,I have lain dawn tn v,t,h LiI
owners coat.
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knew ,il th, vn,l;m.,s of tJ,. c,uu,i,.,.
bv what seemed :, snrt nf hrut, instinct
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c,'''I,. ~" ~ -" ,. ."iu'','" i WIN 'he
nII,',',.i r,,i '.> ''''' ~ i'''" ,'i""!S pecii
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,'ii"i" nn'' ''' "''' "h" Ma'cH 'ne
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