The Red Cloud chief., 1879-10-16
THE STEAM T%HRlSHER.
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The dr-ad~i dAy j. pa, anl asr
ihrs.hIug !. done. AMI q had l. hfi~i
from me. Only ihiuk e = gang o; ~.
teen men hlng into our litir
house. You remember / Wr,.- tuu &
Mr.. Il Bar. who VA aimo~, ruul,d rs
the cyclone lp-IuS huu~-. eruIr- aui
took, aud l"ayIn: hi. wjfr witb broken
arm' II wa- his m1shiB. ,ha. came u
30 cur ihr8-hiu: l. ~--iu. that thr
engine VA not destroyed. lvIi VA ou.
IF the track # the - hifiv iut uu au.ihrr
part Of hi farm - the SEPARATION va.
the only thing lp.,, and 'hl, D. ha, r--
placed. We have heard hi. whistle ru
different farms around IL, morning and
evening, FIR 'we ct thu-- wv,N. Ih,.
do very rapid work. which t. ;hr at;rar-
Jion - most people. although they arr
compelled To- have a larger gang ihsu
with other machines. \ hur~-I-,N,r
a not maintain the even movement
required. The Tired hur--- U.s.. h.Llud
a. th-y rryolys around the driver. who
promptly send, that lou.. frontier black
snake If 4 whip with q crack over their
>training shoulders. They start again
with a spring. and the machine rli;6->
for a minut" or two. then gradual
II the measured beat and thui within
the vibrating thrr>hv~ becomes fainter
a. the horse again try io rt~. their tir-d
limbs. With ~tcam-puwer all thi, j. OBJ
waited. The engineer >,t- the giJlgr a.,
he wi-h.s 1" thri-h-rapidly cor slowly.
II all depends on the condition If the
grain. With strong, even Improvements,
the powerful engine draws TIN, lon.
band over the wheel, and pulirN~ tia,
start the machine. each man leap, coz
walk {" hi place. and H., work begins.
When dinner Ms over, and the bong
nj. walked down the hill. | drew a deep
breath of relief that one meal wI- past.
aud immediately began tp lTTlugy Tor "A
second one. When AL wa~ planned out.
the table set, the room dlrkcl,l anil the
floor >prinklcd with water (for il was
oVcrpowcringly hot, los in the -htiy),
| went through the garden under the
cool shade Of the peach tree, and stood
10y the grapc-yInc~, booking 40 their
work. The long black belt gli~,cnci IA
the sun ~ il swiftly flew back aud forth.
there was a bcwildcriug amount IT il,-
inc >h-Iyc> from the men ON the stack
aud the poor little Dutch shoemaker,
who stood on the >traw->;ack taking
care uf the refuse IL II va, elevated and
dropped ~ hi~ feet, seemed almost over
powered by dust and heat. G. Idually
the machine stopped, and the four men
who 20 with il began 10 loosen screws
and change sleeves before thrl>hing the
oats.
Ii came up at thi, moment. ,ay-
in@ that Mr.. GrUnd, a comical LITTLE Ger
man, had come L. him and said in a
deep whisper, Your wife i-h ~taudiu'
under that pcach-ircc yondcr, H.
thought | wanted him for something.
and camc ~ once. hut ran back immc-
diately, for the black belt was mo, iug
with Il Ion" hiss. | followed more slow
" until | stood by the engine. Mr.. L.
Bar l. hi> uwu engineer. H. j. a pleas
ant man. very different from most IF
the people who surround u; tall and
strong, with Il twin'ling eve that
speaks for his good nature whenever
he smiles. He greeted me pleasantly.
and politely answered all my questions,
which | SuppuS" have been put tn him
10y every one for whom he has thra>hcd.
When he laughed ~ smiled. ! was re
minded of liomncy Leigh, with a
mouth twice graver than hi> eyes,"
The merry crowS'-fcct ]caprrr,l on hi,
temples when | said something about
my apprehension NJ the >i@hi ii every
uncanny-looking cloud ever since the
cyclone day. He showed a huge stick
into the glowing. roaring fire, shut TIA"
door, and, leaning his broad shoulder
against the wheel Of the engine. said
Now, do you look at il 80? II don't
affect mo a particle. can >norr through
the worst gal" that ever blew if my wife
would let me, But She i lust The up-
po>itc. She works herself into q fever
ut every cloud. Three times a week. ON
IN average, she upcLS that cellar door
and LAYS those children around il. What
she means To do with them. i'm case it
comes, | can't say; but it appears To- be-
her intention To shove them all in"
We'll. | can SympaihiZr with her" |
said. laughing. " If Your arm had been
broken YOU might not bee 80 free from
fear. How i her arm now" claiming
slowly" he answered. in sympathetic
tones. at is her right arm, and she
will Use it some. II was broken be-
tween In" elbow and shoulder. Three
Of the children We're NJ school. or we
might have ha| more trouble than we
did"
Al this hi eye wandered
over the men at work beyond Us. and
again %lowed with fun. ! followed this
grlp no. and a,- nm. ,f fl.. ts,ptYr,r 81
lows dancing IN awkward breakdown
a" the stack in an i~nStant'S pause Of his
worS. "Comc, Luke" roarcd one If
the b~and-cutter-. "wc'd sooner hey
them bundles than your dancin'. You
can save that for that gal IF yours
The men near them laughed, and Lucas
fell Ia work in >hamefaccd silence. !
often pity these pcopl" when they are
aS>ailcd by Others with rough ic>t~.
They might cover their rc:rcd; hy a irw
light words if il only occurred To- them
10 10 81. but the majority suffer in awk-
ward silence. though now and then a
few bold spirits have courage enough to
say. "Oh. You 20 long" | stood a
little longer. then turned to 20 up the
hill. Just a. the four horses drew near
with the water-cart dripping with
~coolne>S."
| had the four men To- take care If that
night and the next morning.
| don't know when | have been ~
grateful a. | was when Mr.. LeI;ar told
me tn. they would not be- here for din
ner. | mentally resolved that II. should
eat bread and milk, and wandered down
again Ia see the machine from my stand
under the peach tree. There was On
thin" fa>cina,ing Ia me about il. The
measured. roaring beat If the thra>her.
the smooth. swiftly gliding belt. and
the silent power of the engine. con
trolling all a. the flow Of bundles
upon it. \ little trcmulous motion. like
the rise and fall Of the breath that gives
Us life, seemed Ia quiver through ii A. j,
did il work swiftly, for the men were in
a hurry To- leave for the "neNt job" On
il went, until one sharp '.toot " told
the men Ia stop feeding, and II was ri
rious To see the silent. busy gang. alert
and active the instant before, drop on