The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-27

name amt Riley Vaughn, an that's
what i've been called for nigh onto fifty
five years now"
Old Riley was visibly excited. He
called all his men to the place selected
and set them at work building the dam,
while Hamp looked on and occasionally
made suggestion for simplifying the
work. The dam was finished at three
O'Clock In the afternoon, and at six
O'Clock the water had risen two feet six
inches, while the back.water had passed
the quarry.
There" said Hamp; that proves
my work. The water Is level, of course,
as far up as back-water shows itself, and
we have two feet six inches at the dam
so the fall is two feet"
at looks SO, said Riley, who was
also eagerly watching the rise of the
water. The workmen had all gone
home, all of them convinced that this
attempt to back the water mile up the
stream was the widest foolishness but
old Riley and Hamp waited and watch
ed
at doesn't rise so fast now," said
Riley.
"That's because 1t has larger sur
face but it still rises, and the surface
won't increase much more now, as
there's steep place just above the quar-
ry, and it can't back any further up"
The two waited and watched. Mid
night came and the measurement show
ed three feet six inches depth at the dam.
Still they waited and watched. At six
o'clock in the morning the depth was
four feet two inches. Then Riley sent a
negro boy to the house with orders to
bring back "a big breakfast for two"
At seven o'clock the breakfast arrived,
and the measurement showed four feet
three inches and half.
"It's a.risin' faster again." said
Riley.
" Yes the level is climbing straight
up the bluff banks now, and not spread
ing out as It rses,'' said Hamp.
At nine o'clock the depth was four
feet eight and half inches, and the
men in the quarry had raft ready, and
were beginning to load it. Ten O'Clock
brought four feet eleven inches of water,
and at noon there were five feet and
four inches.
"I've missed it a little," said Hamp
" said the water would run over the
dam by noon, and it has still eight
inches to rise before doing that"
"Well, that sort o. miss don't
count" said Riley. You've worked
the sum up right anyway AN the waters
deep enough for raftin', and still risin'.
It'll go over the dam in two or three
hours more,an' I'll do what said "I'll
choke any man 'at says that John
Hampden Sees Ounce or anything
like it. An that amt ALL" said the
old man, rising and striking his fist in
the palm of his hand. "They've been
a saying that old Riley Vaughn didn't
value edication now I'll show 'em.-
I'm goin' to make this dam O perma-
nent institution. I'm a-goin' to build
Vaughn's and Sees foundry an agricul-
tural implement factory right down
the creek there an put a big lot o. i'm.
proved machinery in it; and I'm a-goin,
to send my pardner, John Hampden
See, off next week to get the rest of his
edication where they sell the edication
as is good for him-not lot o. words
but principles an facts. You tell your
mother your a,goin to New York right
away, boy, an 'at old Riley vaughn's
a.goin to foot all the bills outen your
interest in the comm factory. You'll
study all sorts O. figgerin' work an ma
chine principles in the big School ir
New York what's called the school o
Mines, an then you'll go to all the bis
factories an things"
The scheme was carried out. Ham,
spent three years in study, and returned
an accomplished mechanical engineer
He went into the factory as old Riley
partner, and his work has been to i'm
prove machinery and processes. Th,
firm own many patents now on thing
of his invention, and the factory is tn
centre of prosperous. region, in whicl
Mr.. Hampden See is respected citizen
How He told the Time.
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