Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-22

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cumstanees.
r.rrsr was superintendent of
Rsssemer Steel Works of Penn
Co. One morning, about ten years
30 INC man came into his office
!SI reeognized as Richard Ogden,
IT, book Keeper in Philadelphia
q. firm. Mr.. Wagner shook hands
I'm heartily He had known Ogden
IT, q. VAS a boy, and liked him
ur He was keen-eyed, dog
s,rs.t fellow, and, unlike most
m1o always hard at work. He
,-.i-d lately, too. Mr., Wagner had
tb.sIittle house and seen the wife
ab!
no. ogden! How came you heref
bo.y season, too:"
noi busy for me, sir" said Ogden,
,.Tsm discharged. The firm, like
,is- Philadelphia firms, found it
..a,c TO lessen expenses, and dis
4 ope.fourth of their men. | Was
rnys.t book keeper, and had to go
arse
nth bsd-bad." Ut was in days
bar3 times ars hardest.) "What
-sv gong to 40, Richards"
.p find nothing to do in Pniladel-
There aretwenty thousand men there
n, for work. came TO ask you for
Ny dear boy, our book keepers
been With Us for years.
8ud laughed. Il did not come to
Asu from their desks, &r. Wagner.
no. hope to get any work for my
/ must put my hands to it now.
ne no place in the mill for met"
nong the hends? You do not mean
Ogden"
4. DO, ooloring slightly. ga man
mani no matter how be earns his
/ can not afford to be idle a week.
The wages you pay your puddlers
,suep can support mary and the
10 this village, whore living is so
At least until times mend"
w WE'LL my lad" said Mr.. Wagner,
moments hesitation, you are
I'll Eud a place for you to-mor-
BIZ the way, you used to have
ID deal Of knowledge of chemistry,
Is thought o. teaching after left
M coed I'll put you near Mr.. Fer
He can probably give you e few
which may be usefal-son of Judge
You know, Educated as a mining
Ete,, bu. be has gone into the works,
aI7 poor lad TO work his way TO a
eaI kRowledge of the business. He
Elarge of the converter" he added,
tone Of respect, to which Ogden,
having heard Of the converter, list
With Indifference.
lert morning Ogden. in a work
clothes, presented himself at the
and Er. Wagner himself took him
be mill aad gave him his work, in
@'rs him TO Mr. Ferris in the tone
Be g0Gid use in speaking to an
ias familiarity was kindly meant,
g1c,ogs.
boz that young cub old Wagner's
q much of.' said Jake Crawford to
nat the coal heap beside him.
.1-a. one of his pets, reckon"
Ra' one Of the most drunken aud
nsnlu the works. He scanned
sfatIguanly bearing and white
"'a -o3gi Of contem pit, which
20 q positive glare when Mr..
'l3oa lands with him, saying:
e; my led, and good luck"
.aa. time Jake set down the
isDsT rs .Gs enemy, whom he was
70 oyer-urn. Ogden presently
l1at this man showed him un-
'."l when le passed him in the
aud swore at him Ender his
10. imposing him TO be drunk
w. 'lolght no more about it. His
.-s- b1t enraged Crawford the
'y'' Richard whom he met on
dressed ike gentleman, gong
= 't 20 church, became III his
-Jodimeut of the "blogtec ar
t-ou be hated so heartily.
~ 1l' iordship for lifew he said
~ ana watched his chance TO do
'',' On the contrary, as Mr.. Wag
'o'eseen, was attracted TO the
-aa' aud gave him work near hisn,
explaining the processes TO
s-sL- previous knowledge of
made him an intelligent
.L'7ier,' of which Mr.. Ferris
ID an enormous pot in which
IN --t'si and carbon ace subject
o'7 OF q terrific blast by which
als-lpated. At the instant
sn, amount isleft, the huge
armed into a pit. where it
prepared for il.
s.. was 20 watch the lurid
metal, and when, by the
7' TINT be saw the moment
press on lever, which. by
t.ler!, overturned the vast
livery time this was done.
e six thousand dol
lt he missed the time.
-' ,arly or too late. the
70 that amount. The
70 speak to aim as
eeaed. Ogden always