Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-11-09

Ohb ihSo no hucW Ahu Ueen, UuU " ma.
chine enthroned. Those two smaller
dynamos Azuma-zi by force OF con-
trast despised; the larger one he pri-
vately christened the Lord OF the Dy-
namos. They were fretful and irregu-
lar, but the big dynamo was steady.
How great it was! How serene and
easy in its working! Greater and
calmer even thar the Buddhas he had
seen at Rangoon, and yet not n2gtion-
less, but livingl The great black cJ,js
spun, spun, spun, the rings ran round
under the brushes, and the deep note
of its coil steadied the whole. 1t af-
fected Azuma-zi queerly.
Azuma-zi was not fond of labor. He
would sit about and watch the Lord OF
the Dynamos while Holroyd went away
to persuade the yard porter to get
whisky, although his proper place was
not in the dynamo shed but behind the
engines. and, moreover, if Holroyd
caught him skulking he got hit for it
with rod of stout copper wire. He
would go and stand close to the colos-
sus and look up at the great leather
band running overhead. There was a
black patch on the band that came
round, and it pleased him somehow
among all the clatter to watch this re-
turn again and again. Odd thoughts
spun with the whirl of it. Scientific
people tell us that savages give souls
to rocks and trees - and a machine
is a thousand times more alive than a
rock or a tree. And Azuma-zi was
practically savage still; the veneer
of civilization lay no deeper than his
slop suit, his bruises and the coal
CRIME on his face and hands His ia
Their before him had worshiped a me-
teoric stone; it may be, kindred blood
had splashed the broad wheels of Jug
gernaut.
AT last his dim feelings grew more
distinct, and took shape in thoughts
and acts. When he came into the shed
one morning he salaamed to the Lord
of the Dynamos, and then, when Hol-
royd was away, he went and whis-
pered to the machine that he was it's
servant, and prayed it to have pity on
him and save him from Holroyd. AS
he did so rare CLEAN of light came in
through the open archway of the
throbbing machine shed. and the
Lord of the Dynamos, as he whirled
and roared, was radiant with pale
gold Then Azuma-zi knew that his
service was acceptable to his Lord.
After that he did not feel so lonely as
he had done, and he had indeed been
very much alone in London And
even when his work time was over,
which was rare, he loitered about the
shed.
Then, the next time Holroyd NAL.
treated him, Azuma-zi went presently
to the Lord of the Dynamos and wills.
pered: Thou seest 0 my. Lord!" and
the angry whirr of the machinery
seemed to answer him. Thereafter il
appeared to him that whenever Hol
royd came into the shed different
note came into the sounds of the great
dynamo. my Lord bides his time, >
said Azuma-zi to himself The in.
iquity of the fool is not yet ripe" And
he waited and watched for the day OF
reckoning, One day there was evi
dence of short circuiting, and Holroyd
making an unwary eEamination-ii
was in the afternoon got a rather
severe electric shock. Azuma-zi from
behind the engine saw him jump of
and curse at the peccant coil.
Holroyd had at first Initiated hi.
niger into such elementary con
ceptions of the dynamo's working a,
would enable him to take temporary
charge of the shed in his absence
But when he noticed the manner il
which Azuma-zi hung about tbs
monster, he became suspicious. He
dimly perceived his assistant was "ur
to something" and connecting hin
with the amounting of the coils will
oil that had rotted the varnish in on,
place, he issued an edict, shouted
above the confusion of the machinery
Don't zee go nigh that big dynamo
any more, Pooh-bah, or all take thy
skin off, Besides, If it pleased
Aluma-zi to be near the big machine
it was plain sense and decency t.
keep him away from 1t.
Azuma-zi obeyed Mt the time, bu
later he was caught bowling before tn,
Lord of the Dynamos. At which IIol
royd twisted his arm and kicked hin
as he turned to go away. A
Azuma-zi presently stood behind Thu
engine and glared at the hated Ilol
royd, the noises o. the machinery tool
new rhythm and sounded like fou
words in his native tongue.
1t is hard to say exactly what mad
ness is. fancy Azuma-zi was mad
The incessant din and whirl of tn
dynamo shed may have churned up hi
little store of knowledge and bi,
store of superstitious fancy, at last
into something akin to frenzy. A
any rate, when the idea of making
Holroyd a sacrifice to the dynamo
fetch was thus suggested to him, i
filed him with strange tumult O
eXultant emotion.
That night the two men and thei
black shadows were alone in the she,
together The shed was lit with on
big arc light that winked and flick
cred purple. The shadows lay blacI
behind the dynamos, the ball valve
whirled from light to darkness, an
the engines beat loud and steady. TIL
world outside seen through the opel
end of the shed seemed incredible
dim and remote. II seemed absolute
q ly silent, too, since the riot of the ma
chinery drowned every external sound
Far away was the black fence of tn
yard with gray shadowy houses be
hind, and above was the deep blu
sky and the pale little stars. Azums
r ri suddenly walked across the certe
of tho she'd ahova which tho laa tbe