Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-08-04

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to their credit you succeed. Their hbor in
quantity and quality wou!d be just the sa..re.
What reason i'll changing its valuation! No.
I am sure there is but one way, 10 measure
the value OF your labor as you do ever hing
else, by what it will bring
"Not quite everything, said Philip: but lie
said it so low the argumentative Jennings die
not hear it, All he heard was just as he was
closing his door:
'.Flease send in the eoverseer of No. weave
roofu"
It was but few moments during which
Philip did noe movc from his seat, before the
.overseer came in, sti0king his apron defer
eutially
'.Mr. Bright, the men and girls complain;
they say they ought to he paid by the.day
instead of by the piece"
(Which ones complaint The lazy ones,
guess. Why surely, Mr.. Breton, it wouldn't
be right to pay the best weaver and the poor
est the same.'i b..
why nots- asked, Philip, with unchanged
features watching the look Of astonishment
that Shone OH the mans round fat face
"Why not, Ii we paid them all the highest
prices" ..-.- ...
"Well sir, it wouldn't be month before
bad and good would all be worth about the
same, and that as little as the poorest Of
them. 1t would be poor way to encourage
them to be siflart.n - --... -
docs Graves work in your roomr'
"Yes, but he is just going out for this
nornin'-his"-
send him in II you can find him. Philip
rose to his feet now, and was walking the
room impatiently when John Graves slouched
in. He turned on him rs if he was going to
do violence to his visitor. but it was only
question he hurled Mt him.
"What do you think ought to be changed
In the mile Speak up now, and let me know
your mind" - ...
II think we work too hard for our pay,
then,r drawled the iaborer, but his mind was
In an unusually excited condition.
"That Is because the public want such
goods as ours SO cheap"
"There's other things to cut Oh besides labor
forever and ever. Oh, no, ye can't bSy poor
cotton, it would show in the cloth; We can't
save on machinery, IL would spoil yer sales;
but if we carders and weavers and spinners
be cut, it don't leave mark on the cloth.
But 1t leaves deep gashes In our hearts and
Joys, you be sure" Graves looked at the
young man to see if he might go on, but he
could not read his masters face. He hesi-
tated moment and then he continued.
There nint poor bert girl n; the rlih
but might live life so happy it would make
q strong man cry to think of it. We are of
more account than your machinery. No
beltin' or patent self acting springs could do
our work; it takes immortal souls, and intel
lects in the image of God to do it. It's the
same sort of work you do, and compare what
the two Of us gets. We aint fairly paid till
yxs cvofa pf nSta of hQ
sweet things in this world we have longed for
so long don't care what yer wise book
men says" Was the young proprietor angry,
he stood so grave and still! What change!
Time was when pity would have shone on
every line of his face. But he might have
been statue for all appearance of melting in
him now.
II pay you the market price, as much as
the other mill owners"
Well, God have mercy on his poor children,
If Philip Breton could make that excuse!
The man sat down without all invitation, and
leaned his brawny elbows ON the table.
snow SEQ here, you told me to speak my
mind, and am agoin' to- We are poor; we
amt got nothin; we can't lay back and wait
for our price. We want somethin' to eat
today; we come to you for work; we
must have work, il it only earns US
a loaf Of bread Is it right, then, to value
us at what we can be got for! If we could
haggle with ye, and hang off the way a little
ready cash let's a man do, there might be
some sense in it. But you never let US get
enough ahead for that. It's work or go
hungry with us. The poorer we gets, the
tighter ye can squeeze us, and sometimes
wonder why ye gives us as much as ye do
s'pose a man might live on a little less. And
it's all business, as ye say" ......-,..., ,-.,..
Philip had seated himself but he said
nothing He had given the man the priv
ilege of his tongue, and he did not seem dis
posed TO stop him. ~.,y,s.,,, Z
''Is the right price Of thing what man
II give for iti If they had the money, men
would give 81 100000 for q breath of air,
when they're stihed. Would st be right 70
pump Off the air, and then let it on at 81 ,0O0y
900 a breathipgs II you was drowning.
you'd give, 81, 600 600 ta he saxea IL it was,
only to hold out polo to yer. Is that fair
price for holdin' out polea We're starvtn'
unless We can get bite TO eat Is 1t any
more right to bargain with us for q life Of
| bard work, for Just enough toliveoni A man
wants soulethin' more than food. He wants
to send bis, children to scheni, to eet loafin'
hour now and then, to make himself some-
thin besides brute. He wants-he wants
some such things and chances as you have.
Why, squire, we're all men trgether." The
mans eyes looked across at Philip with q
vaguv ~istfusnsss, as II hs were thinking rof
DE beautiful Possibilities Of Life 90 far all
drudgery and want. =,
J "But wiiat d tiiare To- .dcP'S exclaimed
I Philip in an impatient tone that put to flight
all the workman's foolish fancies. The young
mans heart seemed changed TO flint. "Yon
don't want to be objects Of charity, do youw
John Graves Strengthened his arms along
the table; then he stood up.
Charity Well, no, not such charity as
picks creature up today as soft as baby,
and drops him Tomorrow like dog. But if
payin' yer help enough Of yer gain so they
can know what life is-if that is charity, as
| You call it, give, it to u.s. ,Ye needn't be so
precious fraii of huTtin the lahoring classes,
as they call 'em, by treatin' 'em too we'll
They're sinkin' every day lower and lower,
and lots of fellows in specs keep a warnin'
4 you not to spoil 'em, not to hurt their pride,
orIbreak their spirit by givin' 'em something