St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-18


ry.
George finished his supper. and saun
ttred INT" one of the tool shops To find
ms pipe. Inventor" sat alone before
the great blast. The one rational fac
uItH Oh MS feeble mind enabled him To
comprehend what it meant. and even
something of the magnitude of the en-
! terprlse that was ripcnimg inside these
burning walls. He knew that the fur
mace was full of valuable metal. and
that close beside him, buried out Of
Slgnt III the deep sand, WAS the huge
m"ld, so soon to he filled with the pre-
cl0ls east. He knew and could see
tllat all the channels for the flow of the
merry hquld were read Y. and that near
the mouth of the furnace stood the long
IRON rod that WAS to he used when the
moment came to let on the molten
stream.
All this his limited thoughts took in
by habit. Dimly conscious that some
thin; was to he done, he sat with his
eyes on the furnace absorbed and intent.
suddenly something startled him.
! here was slight noise. and Il burning
crack appeared near the top of the fur
mace. Then another crack. and IL
Sc"rching brick fell out and rolled to
the ground at his feet
The lad opened his mouth to shrek.
but :" terrified WAS he that the sounds
stuck III his throat. us if he had been in
Il fit of nightmare.
y thin red stream followed the fallen
brick. and trickled down the furnace
side like running lava. Then came
another alarming noise. and Il thin gap
half way down the masonry let ont
more of the Missing metal
Where was George? Was the un-
faithful fellow still hunting tor his pipe
The furnace WAS bursting with only Il
poor. half idiot lad to guard it.
What could he do? He did what
perhaps a lad in his right mind would
not have dared to do. Rushing to the
mouth of the furnace. he seized the long
non rod that stood near. and tapped
the vent. One desperate thrust with Il
sharp point up the terrible funnel Il
few quick prN ing strokes. Stand back
now. The cumliming clay fell away.
and the yellow white Hood spultcd ont
with re>I>lIc>S force. Ii lcapcd into
Tia" clay-lincd tr"ugh>. and hiS>rd its
WAY. flaming down To the mouth of the
hrll-m"ld.
The 'tn"l had done Il deed worthy
ot II general on Il field of battle.
Was II too Late Every moment new
assures opened III the dnoInrd fuInacc
some "i the upper stones tnpplcd over.
sun the metal poured out into the
mold. But the Waste W.I> great from
those gaping flaws. The pressure WAS
relieved 10y the open vent. but the leaks
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suddenly S"ihelnlhg pecullar caught his
eye anon = the uehilS' ana he erred ont
III Il startled voice,
hall" W NAT llis what : tins
lie Snalcl'eh upa fragment of one "t
| the troughs which had led from the