Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-09
THEY WRoNGEp HIM.
Big sam Was Not as Cold and Heartiess g
 He Seemed.

Big sam Was Not as Cold and Heartless as
 He Seemed. |. Coarse-grained, rough in his ways and speech, the men in the shop wanted none of his society and felt pity for his wife and children. He kept his place because brute strength was needed instead of skill. While otker worklnen sang and whistled, he was silent and morose. Children sometimes looked into the shop, but if they caught sight of Big Sam they fled in terror. A child lost and frightened and hungering would have run away at sight of that scowling face.
 One day, just before the noon hour, something went wrong with one of the machines in the shop. There was a crash and smash, and worllTnen ran about crying out that Tom White had been killed. They thought so at first, but as they washed the blood from his face and put a coat under his head for 1 pillow. they discovered that life WAS still there. One man rushed away for doctor. while Big Sam coolly gazed at the injured man for moment and then put on his coat and walked out 
 doors.
 That's like him-a man without the feelings of common humanity" the men whispered to each other as they noticed his going.
 Down the street and through the yards came tot of girl, not over six years Of age, with a dinner basket in her hand Every noon for the last six months she had put in an appearance, and a score of the workmen had come to know her as Tom Whites girl. That was her fathers dinner in the basket. Strange that no one remembered that as the whistle blew she would be at the door-that if no one met her she would walk in and see that mangled and bleeding object. But one man did re- member it, and that man was Big Sam. The child approached to find him smil- ing as no man would have believed he could smile, and when he spoke to her she looked up in surprise that so big a man should have such a kind and wom- anish voice.
 "Well, little tot, that's pops dinner, eh?' "I'll hand it in to him myself and you may run back home. wish had little girl like you to bring my dim ner
 "Yes. sir" she replied as she stood 1 with a finger in her mouth and shyly looking up at him.
 lis the mamma heme?"
 .sYes, sir.
 'sWell, you run home like good girl and tell her that your pa is coming soon. He hurt himself little-just 2 little, mind you-and the boss says he'll give him the rest of the day tt smoke his pipe at home. Do you un derstand?"
 .Yes, sir"
 ..Jusf hurt his foot, you know, ant maybe we'll have to .help him over 1 Not much of hurt, but we'll come over with him. Tell your ma wei soon be there, and she isn't to be bi worried Your pa is just laughing oyel l it, but we'll come over with him."
 The child ran away smiling, and Bif Sam entered the shop with the dinner basket in his hand. Tom White opened his eyes and looked from the man t the basket and back, and his lip quivered.
 Don't worry, Tom," whispered Bil Sam T was out there in time t catch her, and she'll tell the wife tha it's only your foot-only trihe of hurt
 And when the others knew what has occurred they whispered together;
 .We have wronged Big Sam and vii ask forgiveness. He was more thought ful and tender than any q ua. o-pe