The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-02

Z &AtA AN9sa w A8&A 80 A8% - -
how Of the ferry liquid we're ready, an
that near the mouth OF the nsFnAno
stood The long iros rod that WA to b
used when the nonent e@De 10 lst O.
The rneiaea slrsAn,
All llaia bis nuslIed tbexhts took IL :,
habit. Dimly conscious eat something
vas TO be done, be sat With bis eyes o.
the furnace absorbed and intent.
Suddenly something aArtled him
ThOEe wss . sHsb, Bolss, ahd . baraInl
crack appeAtsd near the pp Of the fur
mace. Then another crack, aad soorch
log brick fell out and rOlIcd to the grounC
at bis feet.
TIE laS ySwnad Ms psossA % sbEisk
bat 90 terrified vas be that the sounds
stack 10 bic throat, as II be had bseB IN
At OF mig ghtmArs.
A thin red pusam fsllswed Lhe iAlIeu
brick, and tricklsd dewn the furnac'
ode like rsnpiag lsEa. rhsH came as
other aissming nolsS and thia gap ball
way dowH The masonry les out more o.
iha, hissiag metal
Wheru was Georgvf Ma ths untalIh-
iul fellow slill han,ing for bis pipSl Ths
furnace was bursting With snly poor,
half idiot lad to guard 1t.
What coald he doI Ne dld what per
haps . lad in his right mind wsnld 30,
have dared 10 do. Rashing to the mouth
of the furnace. be seized che loag iron
rod that stood near. asd tapped the yept.
One desperate thrast visA 9 sharp point
up the terrible fhunel---s few quick pry-
lug strokes. stand back nsw. The con-
dining clay fell away, and the yellow
whi,s food spurted out with rssisilea
force. "a lespsaa into tha cisy-Iissd
,roughs, and hissed lie way, flaming
down 70 the mouth Of the rAsnster bell
mold.
The fool had done deed worthy Of
general on 6eld Of battle.
wHs Il too iatsi Every momssi asv
awnres opened In the doomed furnace.
Some Of the upper stones topplsd over
S,ill the metal poured out Into the mould.
But the waste Was great from ihose gap
ing flaws. The pressure was relieved by
the open vent, but the leaks multiplied
Il was srt running race
with ruin.
Poor Moqus stood powerless before ths
coming catastrophe. His knees knocked
together and his head swan. A great
heap OF red hot bricks and rubbish fell
At his feet. lie had barely thought TO
get out Of the way aud save his lie. he
heard wild shout Of human voices in
the distance, then an awful roar behind
him, and he saw and felt himself pursued
by surEes Of seething fire. Sharp, blisier-
ng pains pierced his fash at q hnsdred
points. The rest was all q horrible, IN
Intelligible dream. 1t was a. II he had
luddenly sunk into the.ear'h aud had
been swallowed up forever.
By seven o'clock comparative quiet
reigned again on the scene Of The disas-
er. Ruins lay everywhere. The en-
zines had quenehed the flames that had
,sught the building, and the men, black
med with smoke, stood In silent groaps
lround the remains Of that huge fur
race. 1t had fallen to pieces and noth-
ng was left bat heaps OF stssming rub.
Dish.
Poor Inventor, who had been found
With the tapping rod in bis hands, lying
IN his face In the sand, frightfully burn
ID, had been picked up and carried to bis
1ome.
Little was said, but the few words
'poken uttered with no mild emphasis
he natural wrath Of the Ihsster and
hands against ths man George, whose
excuses for himself Only exaggerated bis
,ffsnss.
Ses what he's dsne. said they, few
laws later, az they stood In the half.burH.
"a foundry. Five thensand dollars gone
o waste In minute! The best job iH
wenty. yesrs spoiled This rascal, 10 60
,pnlina fer his pipe, aud leave that stul'
eriag idiot 10 waichs ls that all he can
,ay fer himself? Out aPoH such careless.
ssssi Why, the boy dou't syeu know
,nough to bawt pat vhaa be must
have sesR the furascs tsmslins all to
piecosi
Phs master. whs bad saors at Asks
has the men, OF course felt the loss more
kesnly than they. He almsst vspt With
mingled grief aud rage. Suddenly
something psculiss esOsht bic eye among
Lhe debris, and he erisd out is . startled
voice:
Hslloi What's thlsi
lie snatehsd up Q fAsment Of oae OF
lhs troughs which bad led frsm the
mold. There were traces Of the s.rvzm
uf brsnss s.ili ruspang Ia II. Thsn the
possible meaning Of the iroH fsund 10
The ipIured boys hasds fAshsd upon
hin. ~,e.
Bring INC shovel. qulskl be shout
Cd.
A spade wss pat inso hls hands, ssd
be began nsrvously to hsavs away the
bot mass thA, lay piled over the bell
mold. II was hsreuIeau task. bat be
worked Ike q giant, and three or four
OF his men look bold aud helped bin.
Brisk bats, ore, alag, aud AsAes new In
every direction. Presently The masters
spAde penslraled The sand Aad struck
something hard. lie stopped doEn,--
Then be leaped up like ona half frantic,