Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-09
Lsapss.
From a LocaIiser's Life.

store, and several lnonlhs vi Thinning
grape vines and doing odd jobs of garden
ing, come down to the day, in the spring
of lSGl, when called upon >. Jackson
Horn and asked him if he had room for
another apprentice in the painting de
partment of his carriage factory.
"You are rather old to be learning
trade, Amt you ?" said lie.
told him ! was a little over Is.
The result Of the negotiation was that
agreed to serve an apprenticeship OF
three years on the following terms: s2,25
per week and $50 per year for clothing
money; the whole of the first years
money to be retained by Horn until the
end of my term, rs security or "back-
money" Is 1t was called | to he locked
for all lost time and to make the sauie up
after was free.
This contract was kept to the very let
ter bg both parties. My employer vgor-
ously locked me for all the days | lost,
from whatever cause, including Fourths
Of July, Christmases, and time lost by
sickness, and kept strict account of
them, To he made up nj the expiration of
three years. Kept n similar account and
wheu after having made up, according
to it, all the Christmasns, Fourtlls of
July, sick days, Ne, that had lost and
for which had been previously dscked,
we compared accounts, there was Only
| two days difference iMtwaer us. DedIr'-
ing These two days, Horn banded over
my back money and indentures and |
became a ful-rdged coach painter.
| worked for him the following two
weeks as iuurueymnn aud then pro
cppdpl tn nut in execution long cher
ished plan ol gong to SEA.
Thls was IN jnly ls64. Went straight
way to New YORK ana spent several days
visiting the ShipPih@ oliets lhat auou,u
along Una "haiNts OIL me North river MY
ldra was To set some KIND oil n oerth on a
merchant vessel
IL ala NOT take me more imam an houf
10 learn Two thiiSS' r'rst-l NAT cap
taiu5 oil iilerotai''ii .r, ana nor want green
ii"h'.7' ae'uh'' h"' every shipping
aseht wa "i'Po'nie'a itefuitii's
"lutFr fof 'he navy anu Hrh'iy vi lhe
opinion una, any k'hd "i man was B"ou
enough nor uhyle sam
'odoiehushty' man you can Bet
ptfth on a merchant shlP. lhey nam
Sot no manner oil use ior a man VINO can
hthu' r"ri anu steer NOW, loon mere J
you lusl NV" TINS up ana listen 70 reason:
II S"n u Hay you u 50 mt" 'Ae navy.
can ~ you = hfsi 'lasS pace on ahn,eship,
GOOD captain ana "lht"fs, HeV ilSh good
iiirh an ol them, ana bounty OF S'"u
ne hiilite you We term sworn ih' NOW,
"Hat " say 70 tllHt
- tl'ry ati talktd'
NY reply was pf'ehy rou maven
Sot money enough 70 induce me 10 80 IN
Iie navy
f!HAl'H' - WIZ 'lrterihliIeH ~ go 10
sea N SONG k'3io OIL craft l decided 10
wy wtaiins. - -,
! called on the New York agent who
| represented the shipping llrm oi Taber,
Reed q lo;' new Bedford, Mass.
lie was Delighted to see me, OF course;
IKE ail the oth'f SHARKS III the business,
ne A"Pea % hsSe iae III me navy IN q DAY
NJ tM0 alni hhatF good percentage OF
my hluh'y moiisE. ANA he proceeded to
rAPAtlate upon the bilssfhluess OF the
me OF Il lhAllItr.
heard nun through and then told linn
M9Wii SNIP as wh%'"r or nothing and
rtdt a"t"tV caf'i you'd not tempt me to
, er hih q ia"l n q '$'k. his advice.
u" Thought mat waS the biggest kind
at a t3pl for pre'rrltg = berth OH dirty
tnt greasy e'd sah ot whaler to the lie
y gentleman ~ lnNnt Of trim and
elGaA Epgrfu4giH steamer bat had my
| say AMI putting DOWN iuy maine iii n
tlegfiintd alti thnuh-uarked old ledger,
stood pledged to 20 on 70 New Bed lord
| by the next steamer, duly consigned to
tie tender nlerei,s uf raber, Reed x Co.
Tho agent then took charge of me.
"a "A IA ~ fat