Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-20

10 out, II you WISH; Dut uOn stay long,
as there is great deal to do, and | hope
you'll help us out"
As the door closed behind him turned
TO Abe, saying:
"Well, tell me about him. Where did
he come from. and how did you happen to
get him to work."
"Shortly after you went away this after
noon he walked into the room and sang
out, Here am! Which frame do takeY
asked him who he was and what he want
ed. I'm Reddy Morgan he said, and I've
got three medals as champion print, pc
destrian and faster. want a square, and
am willing to dis, print, pull the press,
swing IA brayer or write an editorial to pay
for the fodder | knew then he was
printer, and as we needed help badly / gave
him the meal ticket and sent him down to
Steve's telling him to get his dinner after
which, if he would come back, he should
have a days work and be paid in cash
for it,
"That was proper; but did he explain
why he was in his present fix, or tell where
he came from?"
"No. He only said that he had Just
walked into town about an hour before,
and didn't like to ask him anything. Oh,
yes; he inquired who lived in the white
frame house on the corner, two blocks
down. / suppose he meant Mr.. Simpsons
place, and so told him. We'll, your Smp
son is a cold blooded snoozer,' he said Il
stopped at his back gate, where he was
feeding some pretty straight looking grub
to ch-legged dog, and asked him for a
handout. He threatened to set the dog on
me- and said if didn't get out of that he'd
have me locked up il the calaboose.
didn't seem to move with sufficient CELEBRITY
to suit his nibs, so he flung a chunk of
wood at me, and it caught me right be
tween the shoulders. Ill get even with
Simpson, old man; you just turn a rule
there"
"Let us hope he will" remarked. did
he help you out much?"
"Well, | should say so! He was back
from his dinner in half an hour. and the
way that fellow has been piling up type
since is a caution. He didn't want any
supper-and wasn't surprised, for had
glanced at the meal ticket when he came
back from dinner About o'clock he
borrowed a quarter from me. saying he
wanted to 90 out and get shaved. didn't
say anything when he came back with all
his beard, for his breath beat him in.
guess he's out now paying for his telegram
with the rest of that quarter"
lies character, Abe, there's no doubt
On that score. And | rather like the ex-
perience. Have the cub go down and tell
Steve to put up double lunch for tonight,
and to make it as good as he can. We may
not have such a royal guest soon again, so
let's give him "A banquet"
Just then Freddy" entered the room,
and it wasn't necessary for him to say he
had found the telegraph Office closed and
another place open. His eyes sparked
and his step was buoyant. He was primed
for "A big nights work-and he did it,
Everything went smoothly, and we got
the first side off ut 1890 We got up IA long
report of the Grassy Creek meeting. the
specials to the STAR were more numer-
Gus than usual, and didn't have to set IA
line. At o'clock everything was up,
enough to fill without using a line of dead
ads. something which had never occurred
with us before Morgan called for a
"hump backed rule" and pitched in to
make up the first page. When he was
ready to lock up he reached for the cigar
box filled with quoins.
[Quoins are hard wood wedges made
with mathematical correctness in assorted
sizes and used for tightening the types
when in the form" so that they can he
handled as one piece of metal
You haven't got the most complete
plant in the country, boys; but youS bet
ter fixed than Il shop | struck up in Iowa
last week.
Flows that" asked Abe.
"Why, when asked for the quoins up
there the spider legged rooster they called
foreman grabbed "A hatChet and rushed
out the back door In two minutes he
was back with limb OFT of IA scrubby oak
which he proceeded to chop and split up
into small pieces. As he placed about
half ii cord Of the chunks on the stone be-
side me, he said; "Confound it! I'll break
that cubs back if he don't quit carrying
my plugs home for lindling wood! | split
"A big lot of bully ones the other day
Fact, boys"
As soon as the forms were on the old
Washington handpress | settled with
"Reddy.' AS handed him his money he
said to me:
Say, boss, NAV roll over on that pile
of paper and get a short snooze? want TO
take the boat for St. Louis today-it's easy
beating them-and need little rest"
Certainly. You may lie down on the
paper. But why do you hurry Off Better
stay a while with u.s.
Cant do it; I've pressing engagement
in St. Louis, and ! don't have to work
when I've got money I'll be back this
way some day to pay fellow grudge |
owe him; but | can't stay now. What
time will "A boat be alongs"
picked up a sheet Abe had just pulled,
and after consulting the river news said:
The Tom Jasper, of the Northern line,
will be along about noon. That reminds
me that have to he at the wharf when she
comes down; SO I'll see you"
| stepped into the "sanctum" TO write a
letter | wanted to send by private messen-
ger on the boat. Ten minutes after, when
| passed through the work room, "Reddy''
was fast asleep on the pile OF paper, despite
the racket made by the Old press Across
his chest lay "A large piece of cardboard, on
which he had written, in hand large
enough to attract the attention of the men
who worked on the weekly, Call me when
the Tom jasper blows her horn
| | was just finishing my breakfast, at
| 1870, when | heard familiar whistle.
There's the Molie, aid must run down
to her"
When ! reached the wharf the Mollie
| McPike, a stern wheeler at that time
known to every man, woman and child
| from st. Louis to Keokuk, was Just max