Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-06
WHAT 1T COST HIM.

We were sitting on the piazza of the
hotel enjoying the warm breeze OF late
Indian summer. Mt Katahdn's snow
capncd summit sparkling inn the sun
seemed more grand and beautiful than
ever. now that We We're about 20 leave
10.
This is a great place in summer. but
about in the middle of January, with
snow about six feet dcep-eNcu>e me,
said Win Hartman.
.Wcl. BOYS. sorry you're going to-
morrow. the proprietor interrupted be-
fore any one could reply 90 Wills re-
mark You've bagged q good lot OF
game. though, that's certain. Been
through the paper milL / suppose
Everybody goes there.
As the object of our hunt had been
moose and deer instead OF paper, we
were obliged Co confess that We had
not
Ought to GO, If you've never seen
paper manufactured. Ncyerli have a
better opportunity. Haven't much OF
ANYTHING t0 DO just now and TIL take
Won over, &c you'd like.
We assembled and soon stood at the
door of the Wharton Paper Manufacture
c.......,,. An borr later we had
-. ,',..l.r. the leadership of
our hotel proprietor, who was % stock
holder of tho company and found our
selvc, back boo the office again.
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~. ,,.-ireJ fo- rbe first time that hc
,,... ..stsI In, a heavy on ken chair which
,,.s'. mod. NOR. norfabIe bv means of
I,roe round rubber-botrd wheels. As
3D.. chair WAS rolled out from behind
tbe desk we saw that both legs had been
amnutatod lust above the knees.
..Ten wears AGO this very month"; he
heran. when comfortably seated by the
window. ..mv father was drowned in the
Tarbiue rapidS Three months later
,ss had moved to this place and I was
ar work I'm this MILL When j say We.
moan mv mother and myself. I was
d wear, old then. and as received but
half pay my earnings were very small,
They were enough. however, 90 provide
food and shelter. I worked iu the tu-
f~hiur room. where YOU have Just seen
the white pulp taken ont of the water
b,a cylinder covered hv fine wire cloth.
passed through the series of large iron
rollers and then come ont transformed
into rolls of white paper.
I'VE were frequently obliged to work
late 40 night to finish orders. So that
shipments could Doe made the following
morning. 10 was on One these nights
that. contrary to my custom, ON my way
home ] passed through thc olacA-a>h
room where the liquor is reduced 10
ash Co Doe used again cooking the wood.
Joe. the Waterman. was uoddiug as us
mai bv tine furnace door. ] did not wake
him. but walked quietly along the side
of the tank. The liquor within was
soothing and bubbliug under the intense
heat of the furnace. Before / reached
tine end of the tank Thought I noticed
81 ncculiar odor. as If the liquor was
rsrapine. This had hardly attracted
INV attention when / saw tine >tcaming
LIQUID issuing in a small stream from
mole I'm the side of the tank. Two or
three bricks law ON the outside. and
evidently the pressure of tine liquor had
forced them ont.
81 ,rrasned tho situation 40 once. and
sav, rhot unless tho leak was stopped
i,,r,ediatolv tho room would Doe flooded
md tbe min burned. 10 was but
tbo ,yorf, of an instant to seize one of
tho bricks and force 90 into the opening
This partially checked the flow. l was
inst reaching for another brick when
some one seized me roughly 10y the
shoulder. At the same time another
hand seized the remaining bricks. and
rr.hed them into place.
"A nrertv niece of work Won re mp 90.
frfyfr' to burn the mill. and turn us an
or,t of emplovmcnt.' calculated I'm harsh
zones the man who had seized me by the
shoulder. and who firmly retained his
hold.
...Yis. % pritty pace OF work..
echoed his companion Yer foinc
Friuch Dad. Wis yer are, with Yer glib.
i'm tonene. Let's fetch him straight
to ola Whartou's, Steve. He'u laru him
to soft buildiu' afrc. and turn honest
mon out off work.
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