The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-04-09

A large room filled with machinery
and stacks upon stacks of manufact-
ured goods. a drowsy humming of ma
chincrv and a strong odor of grease.
Dust from the heavy shipping burlap
and steam and smoke ill the air and
cause surrounding objects to be seen as
in heavy fog.
At one end of the room is a long
row of machines, before which sit
Young boys, ranging in age from 8 to
ID years, feeding them. All through
the long day they sit. with bent backs
and weary fingers, with eyes ever and
anon wistfuIly turning to the few mar
row windows in the room, through
which they occasionally hear a glad
shout from some urchin in the street.
The boys are looking little bright
er at just this time; they sit erect;
there is more animation in their man.
ner and following one eager little
fellows glance YOU see the hands of
the old dusty clock point to the hour
$50, and you understand that the days
work will soon be over.
Suddenly loud scream strikes the
ear, heard plainly through all the dull
humping and whirrng of the ma
chinery. Another and another, and
the terrified girls employed in another
part of the building stare with white
faces at each other.
stop the cugiuc?' is heard and the
foreman looking i'll the direction from
whence come the screams, takes in
the situation at Il glance and fairly
flies to one Of the machines near the
end of the row.
Aud presently limp, huddled piece
of humanity is placed on pile of bur
lap, blood flowing and staining it. and
then you recognize the little eager face
that had been Watching the clock.
The dGathiy palior of his little face
shows through all the dust ana CRIME;
the eyes are closed and only a faint
groan now escapes his white lips.
Poor little man! He had been I'M
usually eager 10 reach home that eve
ming, for Was not to-day his birthday.
and had not his mother smilinglv told
him that morning that he must hurry
home, and when nc asked the reason
did she not shake her head mysterious
~ and place her finger on her lips?
Was not that sufficient to make any
little lad anxious for o'clock?
Ia turning TO look at the clock he had
knocked his lunch-box from the side of
the clair where it huug, and STOPPING
to pick it up ut the same time Whisper
inc TO the boy behind him that it was
near quitting time" his arm was
caught IN the shaItiug and before the
engine WAS stopped had been broken
IN three places.
Before the office of the factory in a
handsome p.3Hctun, sat II young pretty
gnl at whom many glances Of admira-
tinn were east. She Was idly watch
inm the people passing. and presently
noticed iEat the factory hands, as they
left the huildin~, gathered i'll little
knots rs though discussing something.
instead OF hurrying by as was their
wont.
What is the matter, Frank?' said she
| to the junior partner, who WAS adyanc-
| ing toward her. They were cousins,
and aS she had been driving near she
stopped To take him with her.
'Oh. one of the boys got hurt" he
answered. carc,esSiv. Did you enjoy
| yourself last night?'
The careless tone Jared upon the
/ xirl and she said quickly: "Oh. never
mind that, but tell me about the little
fellow. Is he hurt badiy?H
Nothing scrious-you can't XIII
boys like tIlat. An arm broken. | be-
| licye."
Let me 90 and see him cried i'm.
pulsivc Edna, and in spite of heI
Cousins frowns and eXpoStuations she
| hurried through the Office and iuto the
! factory.
Why are you all standing around?'
she asked. why don't some one &C
for physician?'
We're wailin' for the patrol. miss
TO take him to the hospital to get
treated, = said the foreman.
What? In this condition. Why
the poor boy will die on the way. GC
for a physician this instant she said
Mr.. Cameron SAYS we amt to stol
here a-foolin' round. but was TO ge
the chap out as soon as we could
Orders IS orders, miss. and we've got
TO obey ,em even when we knows it!
hard. said the burlv engineer. whC
had been so tender in carrying tn,
little one.
Shame. Shamew cried Edna. How
eau any one bc so cruel? Do YOU q
for the nearest DOCTOR she said TO tht
man nearest her ''and have him. come
here with all possible speed. Il vii
be responsible, she continued seein!
the mans hesitation. Il will explain
to Mr.. Cameron"
She looSened the boys collar, batheC
his forehead gently famed him anC
strovc TO make him rs comfortable a
possible until the doctor should ar
rive.
She felt the greatest Indignation to
ward her cousin. How cruel, hoy
utterly heartlesS he was and sh
thought with intense scorn of the ten
der speech. which he had made her tn
evening before aud to which she hat
listened with such pleasure.
Second cousins they were. but
nearer and dear relationship had bee
hinted at, not altogether TO her dis
pleasure. aud SC ne had considered th
matter practically settled. But nov