Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-17
Rex Mccarthy,

Rex Mccarthy.
1t isn't in your belt n the keys o the
countryside hang, Jim Banks. And may
be. stranger, if you'd feel to stop and ask
the overman, it's u different answer you'd
get
The speaker was one of Il group of yawn-
ing. pale faced pitmen standing at the
Lowther shaft; and the " stranger was Il
tall, rood-looking fellow in GOLFERS clothes,
who had Just asked Jim Banks if he
" could get a job in the mine," and been
curtlv told, " No, he couldn't.
Just then gaunt, sinewy form, with II
grisly aspect came stalking towards them.
lie had Il candle stuck in his cap and Il
pipe in his mouth.
That's John Bowles. stranger; it's II
civil word he'll give you, anyway.
The stranger nodded and smiled, and,
with the light of the smile on his face,
turned to the overman,
John Bowles, he slid, want II job; can
you give me one?
WHAT'S your pamr, friend?
Rex Mccarthy.
What can yo' do?
I could be Il heWcr.
In high seams?
Yes, in high seams.
In course. You'd niver bend them
LONG LEGS and yore long back enough for
some o. our lille seams; but we've one or
two'l hold yo're inches, an there's other
wark beside. I'll gio yo' pound week.
Done.
Are yo' ready now, man?
Now.
Then down yo' 90.
And in the swinging banging, bounding
basket down Rex went-down through IA
thousand feet of darkness. Bowles's
practised eve watched his descent. You
chaps no pitman. The basket We're as
new to him rs it were to me forty years
ago. All the more however, he admired
tie pluck and address with which Rex had
taken his turn; and, if " no pitman," hc
welded the pick-axe like II giant. Before
night Bowles was well aware that he had
made good bargain. Just before the
nour for " loosing " he sought out the lit
Tie fellow whose friendly words had ell
rouraged Rex to speak to him in the morn
inc. He found him in corner full ioi
hoating coal-dust, barely lit by three OF
four candles stuck in bits of clay, lie
was lying en- his back, nearly naked, and
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ltt Ieil the most squ''hu cottages penn
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larger ana more respectable aWe,ilhS,'
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'front.' where IN splte Oh lhe GoulIy ~
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Dehlhl Il pr'''E'l' H"o" III @cr'"'"IlS
the window
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p which he opened lhe aoor ana ushereu III
stranger INTO ms nome, OoIIlers all nav
large, hres' put WIN 5 Elo"ea over il nearl
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