The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-29
TIM THE "TEASER.'

vas dull changing Of iron, the sharp. clear.
high s'and OF tnkhng glass, the sound of
many voices blendsl together A
stranger koking CA Would have thought
the workman ami the hsis Who
tsthng assisted them eouki not avoid
against each Other THY croessd anil
retrosssi each other's laths. Men and boys
CARRIED nsolfea natal oa the ea,i II hong, hnl
Iow rsls; mea swung cherry -ps. glot.s un-
I'll thy tsSaiBe par sAAt.d; bays caught
fainter dhrry -rsd lamp chimn.,ys and enor-
mous shades from the skill,si glass
bloHers, and hastsHing Asst~, twirkd ths
gte~ing gisss IN the glory hosss- that il
laniinattSl the sent ami Isffs't4sl chiror,s-
eura that would have tttlightri an artist
Shsiows Of tDys elongated IA fant.sstir pru-
Iostsas assumed grsspe shapes, deep
shadows lryo.si iillei With moving figures,
worknsn standing cut in hoLi relisf- alter
nate lights and shast> psoiaeing q Weiri, un-
canny effect ui.s the ls,hotier The faes. u
thu wosknkn fronting the grat furna.e, s,sl
of the men AMI boys ar,Ani III. -gbory
hot>,r rh.vtsd the Mrid glare shot oat fran
tls furassx
As thu eye hsa'ams ssy,stn1ssi tn thu spne,
what at ilrst Ssi,sd chaos slowly resolved
its4lf into systrM These buys carrying
molten alas on the long blow piI.s are
regular IN their irregular movements; the
workman WIN tAkss thu blow piI< from the
hand II tho ''gAtherer" never by ANY chanee
fail. To m prepared for thu freshly gathered
metal liz hlows IN thu pile thu ssise k,lgth
Of tim irfore he Iassss the newly made lamp
chimney or shale IA the isd who thrush Il
into thu glory hole" IN give il the ,iegree of
heat required IA complete thu artiek fash
t,nei 81 swiftly ami dexterU,sly. The boys
who ",rimp" the chimneys, AMI tenders ~
carrying in" boys who trar away thu newly
nlsie arti'hs Ia In Tempered in thu hers, ~
o,e,s-all work together as evenly rs the
cogs in great wLe~l
hut nov, with chorus u crhs that realh
R.l..l, plhs, tsMgs, carrying forks AMI bkpW
liI.s ARE caA ssiLr. The day turn \ ~off;"
Ia Tive Minut~ the factnry will Ia dAs,rtssl.
A little later, the plaos Ut thess noisy
workers will In occupied by thu night turn in
Sniollt's glass factory, whOse great, fery
eye, ll,w day and night, emitting u dull
HieiIn only on Sundays
As thu workers grasp their dinner psik and
coat AMI hats, they hail each other scros
uf iu haInsAIptes eNtu
other ri appointments. This volume VI life
that las ben active directing mechanical
forces, removed from the groves II daily
to,l, !, now seeking -Inun into social chan
nh Il Is apt Ia In rough In its uml,ecked
flow, but there u . gcnuilIeIess AMI hearth
M,ss '.ls'ut Il tlMt conn eissst4s for the ab-
snc,' Il ,he courtesy which distinguishes NJ
fi,.sl inter- os,nse from the rugged, unaffected
manners Of tle shop.
Hi there Benz A young glassblower made
/ a movement to intercept the swift passage
/ Of stuart baking clerk whats this about
gas"
What have you hsarir said the clerk,
cl"iing to the glassi'lower's grasl,
"tolI@ now You cant play that On Us Il
it true what the papers say"
Il. it in tl's laIsss"
"You know they say Smollet Is going 10
put gas In"
Then you'd b-t ask Snollet about II. I"
The clerk disappeared with laugh IN little
knot gathered around the workman who w.
c,etesl him. An avalanche II questions poured
upon the gassblowcr, The knott swelled In
sia until half the day force was gathered
around Eph Murtland. Eph suddenly com.
pressed his lile then sail;
II don't know nothin about Il, boys Ben
keeps his mouth shut. shouldn't wonder II
it were true. Inn ready for nkSt amy soFt Of
surprise these days. Go To Smollet Ask the
prop 'mga
Eph was slsoallsriag his way through tbs
crowd witA . g0t,d-lsaturei grin, whon
hanl stus1Hsl NJ cont tail Turning Eph
Eokel ,lowu ueNa litth nlow.w who might
have Leon y d II, Int bis size was that Of .
bay of H.
"lf MrSmolet puts gas In will W. get a raise,
Epht the gas is ~ much cheaper than coal 1"
Eph Iaussl, looked around. gave thOse
ne ,nst him meaning look, and, pointing to
the bay u his stle, said IN tones 81 measured
sarcasm:
There's Innocence for yoas Advance wi
Why, I'm, you1l IN u gray haired 'gafer,'
gettin maybe "a day, before you ever sec q
prop nay more wages on account Of cheap
material It's mostly the other way-the
cheaper the material Is, the more reason 10
reduce wages. II you wait until we are
helped by gas, youll not have a tooth left.
l tell you what, Tim. You'd hest look out
for another job The new improvements will
knock the bottom from under the 'teasers. ,
Cos whyi When there's no coal used, there
won't la any use for 'em"
The crowd dsleixsi with a laugh.
Tim Bennett, known to all the work
ers in Smollcts az Tim, the 'teaser' was
silent. The mere intmation that his services
could he dispensed with stunned him. He
avoided his companions on his way home. He
wanted to 10 alone--to think. His head did
hot feel just right He had been thinking all
day, when his head WAS not dizzy. His
mother was an invalid She was his mother
IN theory; his mother In fact WIS maiden
aunt whne faculties were sharpened
by the friction Of hard, daily experience
Clnn her shoulders and Tins devolved the
burden Of supporting the invalid Tins little
brother and baby sister. Would he warn
his aunt Of the impending calamityi Tim
ponlerM seriously over this question ON his
way home With degree Of courage and
common sense rare in ONE 10 young, be con
euded silence wunld Ire the better policy for
thu present Nothing would be lost by IL,
AMI he hossl u would not b. A. bad - Eph
Mnrtland anticipated
SEEMS 10 me you're uncommon lively,
eonsllcrin' our bad luck" Tim cease whis
ting M the instant, set his baby sister down
IN tie floor and looked anxiously at his
aunt Ono arn-the right--was swathed In
banlagcs
What Il It, Crissyf'
More lad luck-that's all Things wasn't
tai enough, with Bobby going to have the
i'4,slas, or wor,s, AMI had TO go and s6ald
IftHHl ~