The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-10

spend half his time at play. 1twOn't DE-
sir-it won't do" =,
" only endeayored to obtain for my fe
low.workers, sir, reasonable amount {
rest"
!. "Rest, indeed why,if you had you
way such men as you would be Away
loahng."
J, "Why, what Is this3" said Mr.. Smile
Joining his partner. =,
~ am compelled to demonstrate wit
this young man, Mr.. smiler," said Glide
ave can not have any more Of his radica
notions here"
mo, Of course not"
{ Gentlemen" said Smith, quietly, "haI
It ever occurred to you that the many case
: Of sickness In this establishment arise from
overwork ?"
"oyer nonsense !" said Glide, "the mar
a Is mad"
Mad, sir? Do you think It Is madness to
point cut to you that within the last three
month"; two Of your young men have had
, to leave through utter weakness and con
sumptive symptoms being dsvelopsd?'
"As they would have been anywhere
else, said Mr.. Sniler.
"Six Of the young ladies have had TO go. "
"Ffom colds and hysteria," said Glide.
Really, Mr. Smith, your ideas are too alb
surd.
"From exhaustion, sir-consequent upon
overwork and the want Of a fair amount Of
fresh air."
This is ridiculous" sid Glide. Really,
Mr.. Smith, you had better arrange to go at
once. What do you cay, Mr.. smiier?'
Decidedly 30, Ar. Smith," he contin-
ued, with an unpleasant chuckle, chad
better try and join come all play-and.no-
work association for the benefit OF shop as
sistants generally"
"Ha, ha, hs! that's very good, sniler,"
exclaimed Mr. Glide, "vtry good, indeed.
How soon will you be ready to leave, Mr..
Smith Z The cashier shall hays your salary
ready"
al am ready now, gentlemen" said the
young man, calmly, though l leave my
fellow.slaves with regret"
Fellow what"
"Slayes, sir, who are called upon 10 look
respectable, and work half as many h,SSrs
again as the poorest laborer In the laid "
"That will do, Mr. Smith, that will do"
said Mr., Glide, lcf.ily, I'VE do rot wish for
tcene here"
mo, sir" said Smith; at would rot an.
swer your purpose for your customers t,
know d. your assistants arr
ground. But, mark my words, sir, the tim.
will come, and Is close at haad. wheu sue
m'u AZ nw have to give way before
the fierce Of public opinion, and dtal fairly
with those In their employ
Really, Mr. Smith," began Smiler.
One moment, sir, and l have done. l
have studied THIS sutj-ct we'll, and would
implore you TO do the same. I, ia not for
nay benefit, but for hat OF the people you
employ; more, sir, It Is for your own, for
should you close one evening" week al live,
and give your people some little time for
recreation, am certain that the figures in
your account books would remain the
same."
mot for your own beneli --ah, Mr.. |
Smith," said Glide. "Is uppose mo-; such |
men as you are always disinterested."
Heaven, sir. knows that In this instance |
am, for have at the most year TO live. |
| do not say that thu work in your es,ab
lishment has done all the mischief, for l |
was naturally weak; but l do boldly de.
clare that II has terribly shortened my
days-and heaven help my poor yourg
wife and child!' he muttered, as he hur
ried away, "for | have nothing bat s:arya.
ton before me now"
He was rightin bis estimste OF the length |
Of bis days, for, not six months after, Dick
Waring was sitting one Sunday by bis
friends bedside. He was not right about
the starvation, for though he had not been
able TO get another engagement, there had
been help for him here and there. For
there Is vast amount OF goodness In the
world, though some people call II vale OF
tears. For one friend helped, and then
another. Then Dick Waring SO to re
and raised subscription among his fellew-
assistants, the young men aud women CIV
ing with wonderful liberality from their
small means. The doctor, too, as soon as
he began to know his patient insisted upon
coming without taking any fees; and one
way and another "the radical, as tbs firm
never ceased TO call him, found friends.
Dick Waring, the light and fippant-the
man who thought more Of athletics than
future prospecis-was genuine In his re.
gard, a regard which grew closer as his
friends stay on earth came nearer to its
close. He ran in at all spare times, and
spent his Sundays regularly with bis
friend.
Upon this particular Sunday, Smith had
been talking with good deal Of indigna.
tion about the prospects, Of shop assistants.
depend upon it, Dick" he said, "the
time is coming on when much Of this trou.
bic will be made right. There are hundreds
OF good firms ready to fall in with our
wishes, only they are kept back by such
men as Smiler and Glide. Talk OF slavery
in America, why the plantation people
took more care Of their blacks than our en-
ployers do OF US. II one OF the hands drops
or dies, 1t is no loss to them, for there are
hundreds ready 10 take the fallen ones
place. Bot there" he went on, after
pause, Elm no. going to be bitter, AID bit.
terness will not work the change. Over a
million and quarter Of young people ask
for this concession, AID II the masters will
not make Il, the time Is coming when the
public will"
"Bat shopping Is mostly done by wo.
men, said Dick Waring, slowly, "and they
don't care"
only because they do not know"
said Smith, smiling sadly; "if they did
they would not withhold their womanly
sympathy from the thousands OF young
girls who suffer cruelty from overwork."
The next Sunday, when Dick Waring
came, It was with black band round his
bat His visit was to the young widow,
and bis way OF condoling with her in her
bitter trial was by taking poor Smiths lit
tleone in her lap and sitting there without
sayinga word.
His heart-fiippant young fellow though
he was-seemed too full for words. and be
could not speak.
But he did when he got back to the
dormitory ct the great firm in the West
End, where Smiths premature death was
the topic with knot OF young men be.
fore they retired Tor the night.
VI tay II Smith had lived he would
have devoted more and more OF his time
to getting the question Of one-half holiday
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