The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-02
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~ sfke an e11toa aAa@&tg ~ss-~t y
the wharves Ia The town oG B., . gam
Of woSknea Wers gestiHg ready % eat
the largest bell of the 81. John's Caihe
drsl chime. Only al boar more, anS
J tbey would ~ tie Elatlrg, beht ~ meta
sow from tie huge fhfsAns 16to tb'
mould which was buried deep in th'
black earth close By.
IL WAS jasl At evening, and, In ih'
Entbssiag IwllIehs. the lard blue hsms'
,ha, burss FROM the top Of the tall chin
ney, flashed upsArihly CLEANS out upoH
the BslgbborIng windows and house
lops.
The scSne wilhin tbe foundry wa
weird asd almest awful. The swarthy
forms Of The workmen, partly ligsied BY
the yellow glare. moved about Ike TA-
tariAa shsdss, ssd The s1ssY bssAls hna
ponderous ehains, crossing half black.
bali golden. under the golden roof. re-
called the engines Of the CyeIops under
Nj. lima.
The clock struck siI. Il vas time for
supper. All the men threw dowH their
tools, AHd rAa and pat on their outer
clothing.
Be back In hGif an boar, shArpl orisd
the foremastar. We shall make the cast
a, q quarter OF seven.
4 All right, sirl replied tho men 10 rs-
spouse.
bsas sonss Of the iown foIks are COLA
ing down TO see the work, said one.
Yes, said another. and I'LL be some
thing To open their eyes. There
was never such bell east 10 The State ~
this one will be.
In moment more only one workman
and the master were left In the foundry.
The former was TO say aud watch the
blast. He had brought . double ALLOW.
ance Of dinnts, and he voaId make .
supper Of what rsAAlnsd-
Perhaps We can get the inventor to
stay with you, George, said tho master,
laughing, AZ be prepared to 20.
Yes, where is be! returned the man In
the same jesting tone.
He's been around the works long
enough 10 know when anything goes
wrong. IIollol holIoi say Where's
the inventori Come here. Alb, the re be
is. Aud in sllont answer to the summons
sbock-haired fellow, with large gray
eyes, aud pale, vacant face, appeared
from behind pile Of castings. He had
on his back . gray shirt, much soiled
with dust, and he wore q pair Of huge
pantaloons, held up by single suspen-
der.
Well, Moaus, quoth the man George,
slspplng him rather roughly on One
shoaidvr; suppose yvuavU BOt VI.
enough to help yell If anytbing's the
mAtter1
The young fellow looked stupidly
around and nodded his head.
Then sit here and look 81 that furnace,
and don't take your eyes of.
The poor lad smiled meekly and did as
be was ordered, just as an obedient dog |
would have lain down to watch bis mast-
er's coat.
A queer fellow was this Moqus; stupid
enough in ordinary things TO need
world OF watching, but yithAl wonder
fully ditto watch furnace, He knew
all the workings Of the foundry by what
seemed sort of brute instinct, though
really his strange sagaeity in this was a
remnant ofa once bright mind.
Hauything hsppened, or went in 30
unusual way he would always notice ii,
and say what ought 10 be done, though
he could not tell perhaps, why II ought
TO be done.
Two years before be had been an intel
ligent, promising lad. lie was the son
OF a designer connected With the foundry
company, aud had always besp Slowed
free access 70 the shops, and 20 miugle
with the men and wstch the work. But
one day great lifting chain broke, with
It's load, and an iroa fragnspt struck
him on the bead. inAlctiAg : ssfioss In
jury. FroBn tAis be partially recovered,
and only partially. for bic rcaSoa wa In.
paired. But his natpral lsys tor machin.
cry and mechanical sxperinssts remain
ed, and ~ he regAined Die bodily stresgtA
be spent most Of his time making email
wheels and shafts, Ahd pairing sogsthsF
odd cOHuissAeos which bs would eK.
hibit with immehss pride and sa.isiac-
ton.
This peculiar trait in the yOuAg fellow
gained for him the humorous title OF la
ventor. All the men felt great kind
ness fot him, even ihoagh lAheir napner
toward bin wAA oeCasiohsIly hAFsh AID
impatient.
Such was,ths persoH lsfi 70 help watch
the great bias1 for tbs sAsting OF the king
bell Of the chime Of 81. Johab. Faith
fully hs kept hia plaoa before the farnaoe,
vhils the man Gscrgp - JoNb At .
little distance and began his suppsr.--
Doubtless the latter intended 10 keep .
general oversight, bat he oerta.nly made
the inventors eyes do the most OF the
looking. Whether be felt kind OF reck-
lees trust In the Ipsanct Of hIs half-wiiied
companion, or indoIeniiy ooncludvd that
nothing wrong could happen, be was
sadly 10 blame for charging himself 80
little With the important duty before
hin.
Not word wAs said by either watcher
and only the deep roar Of the huge fur
mace was heard through the vast found