New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-08-19
The BAR OF GOLD.

THE BAR OF GOLD.
"Look Ned! Look now. It's like them
curlecue things on Mrs. Jones' wall, amt
it?n
80 It's, said Ned, looking over his sisters
shoulder. Nell can do anything
'sThis amt so good,'' said Nell, modest
Il wish l could do anything, Ned I'd
paint nice lot Of flowers to hang over your
bed"
DO, Nell!'' jim exclaimed.
Yes, make that for us, Nell, y Ned added, as
ne looked admiringly upon the drawing on the
table. At that instant the little group
around the table were slenced BY woman $
voice.
eff were your father, I'd take them bottoms
out of you mighty quick, miss"
The girl looked up, turninga frightened face
TO the speaker. Her lips trembled, but sha mas
tered her emotions as she replied:
Il washed the dishes, ma, and swept the
kitchen"
After told you = dozen times or more
Anybody hearing that voice and tone would
have been prepared for bad granrmer, and the
gross e1asgeration scold commonly indulges
''"hy don't you hunt up your clothes and sew
the buttons on them, instead Of putting all the
work on me.''
III mend them, ma I diln't think It W: G
any harm to learn to draw and paint little.
Learn to paint! What does a colt like you
know about drawing: It's downright laziness,
and I'm going to sea if you: fathers going to
encourage it, when you ought to learn TO- make
your own clothes. When was as old as you"
The supposed head of the house entering at
that moment, Yrs Chapman turned To- him
Wrathfuliy:
THAT girl has just had the impudenoe to
talk back to ms becauseI spoke to her about
attending to her own clothes instead Of fritz
terin'away her time in nonsense on paper"
Mr. Chapman, who, after taking to himself q
second wife, discovered he hal voluntarily
placed heavy yoke upon his neck, looked at
the little group now huddled together mute,
and with sacred faces.
81 tell her, if Twas her father, I'd take that
lazlness and nonsense out of her A girl as
big as that ought to be to work. You ought to
take her to the factory with you Chapman
She can carry spools up and down stairs, or
do something useful, STEAD O. sprawlin' all
over paper and states, usn' up pencils"
81 didn't think Nell big enough to 20 to
work yet I'll thing about it.
The fathers heart pleaded for the little girl
whose upbraiding eyes forcibly recalled the
dead, and reminded him Of his obligations to
the living
"Well-only don't be too long thinking about
1t, said Mrs. Chapman number two as she left
tho room Nell stole to her fathers side, and
slipped her hand in his
"Don't mind, pa If it wasn't for Ned and
jim, wouldn't care, but I'd rather be with
you in the factory than at home"
'Hush!' He felt ashamed ofit but he was
afraid his wife would overhear her. ssTll see
about it-don't ireland don't talk back. You
must be good children" This was addressed
to the group collectively. The boy mutinoers
were preparing to knuckle their eyes, when he
added harshly, ssNone O. that now!" whereupon
the boys choked humps down their throats
and pushed their fists straight down into their
pants pockets, while their father glanced at
the paper Nell left lying on the table. He
bent suddenly over it, then turned to Nell:
StYou' copied it,
enc, indeed didn't, pa
81 saw her do it, said jim coming to his sis
ter's aid manfully.
'she ala it all out of her head pa, Ned af-
<firmed, they both looked at Neil, and Nell
'blushed as she cast her eyes down
II can do ever SO much better than that, pa +"
Mr. Chapman sighed. He wished no was not
0S11 TO CO Kin 1>oll I
to school. He wished-so many things that he
realized keenly for the thousandth time, he had
made the mistake Of his life in marrying Han
nah Cone 1t would not do to let this nonsense
grow-to encourage it. Best tako Nell to the
factory. Work would occupy her time-keep
peace in the house maybe
So it was settled to the satisfaction of Mrs
Chapman number two. Nell at the age of
fourteen accompanied her father to the factory
the following Monday.
HaSues factory Was SO vast, the crowds Of
men, women and children who were shut up
IN II from early morn till night so numerous
that score more or less were never noticed
1t made great difference to Jim and Ned how
ever. The stepmothers breath grew colder
now that Nell was out of hearing. They had
moro surprises now in the shape of smart blows,
and the stepmother>s voice grew shriller Two
pillows were believed oitener with tears, and
two trembling, fearful children became afraid
OF their, own shadows.
Meanwhile the great chimneys at Hague's
factory projected the smoke Of thousands of
tons of coal heavenward, the looms produced
acres upon acres of beautiful and costly fab
RIGS and Nell Chapmans feet toied I'D and
down stairways that seemed to lengthen as the
day wore on YEARLY until there seemed to be
Chapman number two said. "a baby might
carry spools." Meantime Nell, with dark,
heavy lidded eyes, hollow cheeks, and tired
feet dragged herself to and from the great
The inhabitants Of N--were stunned one
burning July day with sound that smote their
ears like the crash of worlds, Doors were burst
open; walls trembled; the earth vibrated every
pain of glass in the town was shattered TWAS
Just after the monday meal The great en-
or three revolutions, when the workers were
appalled, by sound accompanied by blow
that threatened the total destruction Of the fac
tory. The towns people running to their doors,
looking towards the factory saw puff of vel
owish sme Ike hanging a few moments
over one corner of the mill When the smoke
cleared away, a hole in the wall as large as the
side of a small house was observed Around
this the workers in the factory, now standing