Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-03-06
The Strike at droton Gorge

The Strike at droton Gorge.
Ar,,hu,. Allen ~.s only tish,sea when
she came 10 G'o,on Gorge TO take eh.'se
u ,hs di,lrie, ,chool-A slight. dark eyed
slip Of ikins. With . lo- voice. and
such .hy. iimiI way. ,k., the bis sirl'
aud rsbelliou, boys q, oaee jumped q,
the conclusion Tia, ,h. would be conquer.
ed a, once in hsr capacity . school.
m.'.m."
They discovered ihsirmi,,Aks however.
ia . very brief period u time. Nj. Al
len nigh, b. qais'. ba, she bad the 'pI.
/, of Joan of Arc. She reduced her
little aoSk 10 order, ard she ksP, them
there. too.
Mrs. Binn,. Who presided over ,hs
Gorge House. ,l,o bore testimony Ia be.
bali Of Ar.ihua Allsn.
81 didn't .'po.e when ! hr,, zee her.
that she would amount 10 10" Ofpin.,
,.id Mrs.. Bian.. -ho weighed three hand.
red poind.. and stood i've feet. sish,
iheke. in her ',ockins'. "a 'lim. school
giil.lookin' efetiar like that, And !
h.dn', room to spare. aud dilh', see
bow could possibly soeomOds,e her.
Ba, she spoke up 80 pfs,iy.hke. that she
k.dn'i 20 ifiend, ahi d,da', knos -ksre
10 ~. 90 say, |: 'ltloi don', miad
room over the l.uady, ! can clear oa,
.oms Of the store, aud put yoa up cot.
bed ,ill the season !. over. IL. noisy
place d.y,imss. say, l. '-i,h those Chi.
ns,c s.sslins and .erseeh,n', bat it',,ill
.nd p,.es.ble nish,s. And hyoa help
me make oai the ball, .nd keep the &C.
souu,.. Mi., Allen. Say, |. I'll consider
i, In your board. fOr .in't no scholar
And never va.
Mrs. Blnh. "a. In ungaihly creature
to look a.. ba, she 81. D beautiful At
hear, q. the vsnu. di Medici' self. and
Are,ha,. .oon f,l, herself =, home Ia ,h.
little RON over the l.ahdy, whose ~in.
do-s looked oa, q, the ihread.lke fall
Of silver cascade aud the unfa,bom.bl,
gloom Of the ff glen. beyoad. For Gfo-
ioa Gorge ~. .. lovely place I. ever
leaned from mountain plateau over the
misty valley fellow; AID the Gfo'on
House ~s foil Of city bo.rdsr.
Nor vas the domestic staff contempt.
Ible. Mrs. Binb. h.d ell her servant.
from the city during tn. summer season.
and 10 all spPsUahee,. everything ~sni
on velvet.
Uniil one fosgy Angus, morning.
when Mrs Bnns s-.ksn,d TO fad hsf-
self rasksd ia every join, by acute rhsn.
m,,i,m, aud utterly Incapable Of NOV.
Ing.
She .sni for Mrs M,skshIis. the eooI.
TO give the day, orders; but Mr. Mac.
ksnz.e did not ~.i, about roasting chick.
en-. and joint, Of spring lamb. bsfoss she
began on hsr osn account.
"Souy TO ineon'enisnes you. m.am,
.Aid Mrs. MAsksnIie. with her arms
,kimbo; "bu, ~e l.lis. and gentlemen
dowa stains have concluded to ask for an
increase Of salary. And nn,il you have
eoueeded to our demands. we shall be
impelled 10 rsst from work"
Mrs. Binn. oPsasd her eyes vide.
"Ain', | payin' you good wages al
ready p said she. And | can't AFFORD
70 pay no more-no; cent?
Mrs. Mackenzie took roll OF paper
ou, Of her spron.pOcse, aud OPrned it.
IL have here. ms.m," said ,te, pur'ins
UP her thin lips. "tke ,isn.,ure. Of all
Ot the ladies and gents q, prssen, assist.
in ia the mediterranean rsi.ts dosn
stairs, including the four walters Of the
eo!oted gender and the two Chase wash.
,r l.lndriss; aud We won, none Of u.
stay another hour without, yOa'll agree
in seamsn,sry ~ri,in', mssm. TO raise
our salaries"
And Mr. M.eksnris tossed her head
in spi,eful satisfaction.
Mrs. Binns sank back on her pillows.
I'll can't give no answer" che said
"not with thl. pain in my bones. Send
Miss Ars,ku.s Allen to me, please"
"Oh. certainly. m.'.m-cer,sinly :"
said the cook rsing. "Sjry You feel
80 poorly. But yOu'll bear in mind,
mA'am. that We shall expect IN answer
immediate"
And Mrs. Mackenzie Withdrew.
Presently Arethus. Allen came in
for. as II CHANGED. the district school had
closed . week previously. Cor the summer
,.e.,ion-snd found Mrs BlnLs dies jlv-
ed in tears.
"wha, is IL. dear Mrs Binn, p said
Are,hus..
"The help have oil struck fOr higher
wages cried Mrs. Blnns. "Abd I'm
psyin' EN- more than can sH1rd now.
And all the prices Of provisions have riz,
and may as we'll close the place =, once.
Oh. Are,husa, my head aches 80 can,
think wh., shall do' Tell me
there's . desr.'
Nothing" said Artsuss, quietly.
"Jas, II. do~n again aud l,, me send for
the doctor"
"Ba, the boardsp and the dianer'"
"lll see TO that said A,e,husa'
"Trus, me and ell shsll be right Thos.
people down stairs have beea growing
ldler. and more domineering and insfR.
eisn, every day; and now they want you
to pay them more money really for doing
less work. There must be an end q
this You will empower me with full
authority 7"