Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-09-28
THE JOURNEYMAN PRINTERS
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"You can take this case" SAL, the fore
man, .'hcre * Stick-here is some copy,
and if you like quiet and steady partner.
you'll fild this gentleman still enough
in all conscience"
The partner merely looked up and
fatally smiled in acknowledgements of the
ioremans compliment. and kept OH with
his work, while The foreman turned
away to attend to something else.
We worked on steadily until dinner
time, us we were in a hurry to get tile
paper up, without exchanging word or
even look.
In the afternoon had leisure to study
the physiogomy of my neighbor. He
was young man OF about three or four
and-twenty, with handsome features, and
IL rather intellectual cast of cOunte-
nance. lis face was quite pale, and the
raven darkness of his hair. eyebrows
and eyes, made me Immediately come to
the conclusion. alter thoroughly study
ing his physiOgOny, that he was hard
student during his leisure hours. or that
depriving himself of the recreation OF
books or other Sources of enjoyment, he
spent all his working hours ut the C sc.
The Latter suppOSi ion proved correct.
As day by day passed by. L became more
acquainted with him; and found him to
be singular character. Beneath his
stand. he had constructed kind OF
closet, which contained spirit lamp, a
mattress with belling, few cooking
utensils, and small stack Of the plain
est kind of food. When the hours for
meals arrived. he would light his lamp,
foo. If
would work until the rest OF the hanls
had left the office, when he would sit
down To his frugal repast.
He worked necessarily during work
ing hours. hardly leaving The office, I'M
less to purchase food, or upon some er-
rand of that kind. Morning, noon an 4
night, wIen returned from nv meals.
L invariably foun him at the eIse. work
ing away with all his might, as if some
great iscue depended upon the improve
ment OF every minnie. l suppose he
slept unsler the cot which he kept in his
closet, but as le WIS always ut work al
night, when Left. anil in the morning
when returned. | could not positively
assert that he did so. | am not very
garrulious, especially when emplO eli at
TIE case, atttlsts he w0al not first adj
dress me. would not speak TO him; so
while the fun and jokes were passing
around the other CASES, we were silent az
The grave. | Was not long III discover
ing that there was some mystery con-
necied with him, and that his intense APP
plicatiOE to labor WAS not prompted
merely by the desire 10 make money; for
if there is anything in ph-enolOgy. from
The formation of his head, he waS the
very one who would have been selected
from Il score for a spentlirilt.-Occa-
sionally his check would flush, his eyes
lift up, and Il happy smile Oycrsprtad his
features; then the smile Ould go away.
and his eyes would fill with tears. while
AN expression OF sadneSS-almO>t despair
would seai iIselfupon lis cOunlenaEce.
had been tempted Il thousand times To
ask the cause OF this, but as lie appeared
so cold AMI Insulated, / refrained from
doing ST., is il is not pleasant prOtfering
sympathy uI,aSk9d.
.Wcll,hOw do you like your npig hbor:'
asked one OF the journeymen of me, as
we were descending The stlirS one even
ing
Il can l.ar,lly m Ike him out" said /,
lie appcario be Il strange sort of being.
You are better acquainted with linn
than |; how do you like him 2"
.'For my part hate him. and what Is
more, he has not a friend in the whole
office. The fellow has been heLe three
months, and he has hardly spoken to any
one. A man who makes such bills as he
does and boards up all his money like a
miser, have very little friendship for.
We wouldn't any of us care much if he'd
be little soc.able and spend dollar, or
even dime occasionally; but no-every
five cent piece he hangs OH to as If he
was afraid the eagle OIL it would spread
his wings and fly away; doing him out of
II five cent piece.-But lie can't stay here
long. We will soon get him iuto OUR
rel aud get him discharged"
But" said l, ''tlo you know anything
about his history? lie may have some
all-absorbing end to accomplish which
is the cause of his untiring assiluity.
You should have little charity for the
fellow, and taking Crocket's motto, be
sure you're right before you go ahead"
NO. we know nothing of him; and il
circumstances are as we suppose, it will
be his own fault if they are discovered too
late, for we have tried often enough to
scrapc an acquaintance with him. You
better not take up OH his side if you do
not wish TO incur the displeasure of the
whole office. Good night"
Lad some charity for the fellow. and
was resolved to see him righted should
he get into difficulty. l soon saw that
he was very unpopular, and that, as
felt rather disposed to make allowance
for him, was considered his friend. Many
were the jokes cracked ut our expense;
whenever the Quaker corner" was men
toned an universal litter ran around the
office. Those little things irritated Inc
some. but as was not the principal OBJ
iect at whom these arrows were aimed
1 resolved to forbear and let him be the
first one to speak.
i say, fellow said a rowflv-loOkino
customer who went by the name of Zeke
do Quakers ever have camp-meetings 4?
Yes answered another, they have a
camp-meeting over there every night,
That fellow camps out upon the floor
every zap he takes
WELL said another, Il have heard OF
boarders a. the market house, and sleep
ing on the bridge, but l never saw an
Illustration of il BEFORE
Wonder if they wouldn't take i'm board
ers?' asked the first speaker. I'll see i
they don't want the rules and regulation:
ofthe house printed; If they do Iii boar(
out the BILL
glanced at my neighbOr to see how
ne bore this ridlcule. His face was flush
&c ana his lips tightly compressed as il
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