The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-20

'TvY When Vas oourting Katie that
the accident rm going 10 kll ycu Aboa'
happened. Bu, sor ihs, same accident. J
dont think Ks,Is ~ would BE- man and
viis this day. for you $50 my father was
at again the match. Katie being only .
iAborer's dsughter. while he himself va
foreman in the mills. getting good wages.
and thouehsa good deal Of by his employ
erS. An II I, wasn't for Katie. don,
think I'd DO here now 10 tell you about IL
for twas she that saved my life, through
hitting on aplsn that never once came
into the heads OF me or my comrAdes--aye
or Of those that you'd have thought would
have known better than any Of u.s.
was not brought mp 10 my fathers
trade, having been taken when young by a
brother Of my mothers, master brick.
layer living in town. When my uncle died
came home TO LisgArven for bit, just
TO see my father. finding that they we're at
work on the new buildings at the mills,
looked for employment there, and got il
Il once. Lisgrsven Mill is four mill.
an pretty iplace y Vas in those days,
with the river running just by old red
brick buildings. an the big water-wheel
always going round an round. The river
falls into larger and listlselower dowa.
and the tide comes up TO the mill. SO tis
in boats that most Of the corn is brought
in, an the -four carried away. 'Tisn't
half SO pretty place now; there are big
whitewsshed buildings alongside OF the
old brick ones, the big wheel is stopped,
an you hear the whirr OF the engines in
stead Of the sound Of water But they
make power Of money there, an give a
deal Of employment
Az was saying. ] got taken on rs =
bricklayer Katie's father was working
there, too, an ] used 10 see her bringing
him his dinner, and after time began
to think that I'd like 10 see her bringing
me mine, too. She.wss S pretty girl
then as you would see anywhere she's
good looking to this day-sn' soon be.
came that fond of her. that I'd have done
almostAnything to got her. She herself
was willing enough; twas my father that
made oil the dif,iulty. He was proud
man; as proud in his way as any gentle
man, and he WAS right down mad at the
notion OF my marrying laborer's daugh-,
ter.
To be sure, was earning good wages
an might have married without asking
leave il I'd been so minded, but
] didn't like to go again the old man that
had always been good to me- Beside,
Katie was just as proud as himself. and
would have nothing to soy TO me unless
he was satisfied. got the owner TO speak
TO him, but sure 'twasn't bit OF use.
How would you like, sir, he says to the
owner, il / had daughter, to have Mas
ter Philip taken up with her. an wouldn't
that be the same thing?
believe that the owner didn't think it
would be the same thing, but my father
hear the reason from him any
more than from me; so Kate aud had
nothing for II but to wait in the hope Of
his coming round, and very little hope VIC
had Of that same.
As We were putting up steam engine
IN the mill, we had Of course to have q
Zig chimney, an we got man down from
town to build it, one OF them chaps that
builds chimneys, and nothing else, and
links nobody knows anything about it
but themselves.
was working along with him, and in
Iced twas that built the most Of it an
light good job it WAS. Twas finished by
years this Christmas COM
ng on--all but the lightning conductor,
md that was not put up owing to the own
r's wanting to make inquiries when he'd
70 to town, and to see for himself what
rould be tho best kind TO use.
The proprietor was scientific sort Of
Gentleman, an had ideas Of his own
ometimes they'd be better than other pso.
lies. and sometimes maybe not 80 good.
At any rate, there was delay about the
an in the meantime the engines
Tere at work, and the big chimney was
moking away like blazes. Mr.. Brown,
he strange workman. had gone away. say
ng very condescending-like, that he Was
ure Jim Fords that was me) would be
BILE to fasten the rod TO the chimney rs
Iell as he could do il himself.
He took all his scsffolding with him,
nut before he went away he fixed beam
nth pully in it into the top Of the
an left LONG rope hangin g |
through il, so that man could be hoisted
p at any time; an there the rope hung
angling. week after week, until the owner
anne home bringing the rod along with
i'm.
Once it had come, there was no good |
osing any more time in fixing it, SO on
aturday afternoon 10 January, mp ! went
n plank slung securely at the end Of the
ope, my tools along with me and settled
nyself astridc on the stone coping. Twas
Athcr late in the day, but the morning
ad been too wet an stormy to work, and
he owner was as impatient to get the job
one as as il it hadn't been himself that
Fas hindering ii all the time. Twas as
much at home atop Of the chimney ~
vas on the ground, An worked on with.
ut once looking down. until my job was
Inished an was putting up my tools.
then all Of sudden, heard rattling
,oise, and looking over saw the plank |