News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24

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nan, honestly; "put TINS Is an odd
proposition y
s.You say you pay twenty-four dollars
thousand for the boards ?"
eyes"
"Supposing I bring them down to
twelve at once, and make neater and bet
ter boxes for your purpose?"
''If you can do that will share with
you at once, for my fortune would be
made"
"Win you give me chance to try
the thing after my own fancy, for one
day, say, commencing tomorrow morn
ing ?"
eyes," said the man, after moments
hesitation. 81 can see no harm, though
1 am to be away tomorrow forenoon. !"
After little longer talk, and care
full understanding that there should be
no experiment tried that should risk the
machinery, Mr.. Hurd. the box-maker,
gave orders to his people that Mr.. yeazie
was to be obeyed on the following fore
noon, the same as though he were him
self to give the orders, and that he
should return at noon.
Riram at once took off his coat,
measured one of the saws and asked if
it was the largest; he was told that it
was. This he was at first sorry for, but
still, carefully taking his measures upon
piece of paper, he soon disappeared.
He remembered a hardware store, not
far distant, which he had passed that
very afternoon; to this he repaired, and
selected circular saw, twice as large as
any that Mr.. Hurd had, and of a differ
ent make in the teeth; he also got some
braces and bolts of a size and style which
he appeared to understand, and telling
the storekeeper that he wanted them for
Mr.. Hurd in the next street, he found
no difficulty in getting them on credit.
With matters thus arranged, he re-
turned to his boarding-place and studied
| in his own mind as to how he would
carry out the plan he had conceived.
1t was about twelve o'clock, noon, Oh
the following day, when Mr.. Hurd re-
turned to his shop, where he found
Hiram Veazie in his shirt sleeves, anC
with a pair of ''overalls" on, at work be
fore large splitting saw which he hai
erected upon one of the benches, and tt
which he had applied the steam power
He was splitting the boards, which were
fully thick enough to admit of it, an(
thus making the boards produce jus
twice as many boxes as heretofore, will
an equal amount of labor, since those
who finished them up into boxes aftel
they were sawed, could work enough
faster with the thinner lumber to make
up for the occupation of one hand tt
tend the splitting saw.
Mr.. Hurd looked on with astonish
ment already were a score of boxes
and more manufactured of the new
thickness, and they were actually more
valuable, as the thickness was ample fol
all purposes of strength, and the weight
was reduced one-half. He was also de
lighted at his new acquaintance, who
took hold of the work so handily, and
above all felt that he had at once giveI
rrrtn an Idea worth half his business anC
more. Mr.. Hurd was an honest AM
faithful man, and unhesitatingly kept hi
promise, installing Hiram in the busi
ness with one half the profits.
The reader may imagine the lette
which Hiram wrote TO his faithful Lucy
and how she encouraged him in return
and how the business proved exceedingl
prosperous, and how it was enlarged
and Hiram found himself at the end c
a twelvemonth worth some two thousan
dollars and how Squire White presse
his hand warmly when he returned t
ask for Lucy, and told him to ''tak
her." and how Lucy blushing laid he
fair cheek, bathed with happy tears
upon his shoulder; and her kind oil
mother said that she had but one re
gret, and that was to part with Lucy
''who would now go away to live i
York State.
But all this was so, and Lucy an
Hiram were married, and their friend
declared that Heaven made the match
and worked miracle for Hiram Veazie
who was so good, and industrious an
generous-spirited. But these are nc
the days of miracles, and the reade
knows very well that it was all brough
about by the most natural agencies.
Three years only have passed sine
Hiram was married, as we have re
lated in this veritable story, and o
, the Bloomingdale road, not long wal
: from the large factory of Hurd & Veazi
lives Hiram and his lovely companion
The large and pleasant house in whic
| they reside, is his own, and handsom
surplus besides. Each annual Christina
they return to their childhood's hom,
, and Lucy thinks the journey is health
for little Hiram.