The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-10-03

/ smother ci sek, hDd ttDFGDlLR hllUh lN'
out snd rolled 10 the ground at bis feet
The lad opvnsd bis mouth sod shF.efe'
but 30 terrified was be that tue soun'
stuck 10 bis throat, 80 II be bad been ~
At Of nightmare.
thin, red stream followed the islleI
hrct sod tdctled down the iuruace sid
ike running lava Then came another =
srmiug noise, aud thin gap halt ssl
doxn the mssoury let out more OF tA'
hissirg metal
Where vas Georgef Was the unisitbiu
fellow still bunting for his pipef The iul
ma was burftiue, With only poor, bal
IDIOT lad o guard It.
Whist could be doi he did what pei
hops lad 10 bis right mind would mol
have dared TO do Rushing TO the sot th
Of the furnace be seized the long irCn rod
that stood near, aad tapped the vent, One
deperate thrust with sharp point mp the
terrible funnel,s few quick ,prylng strokes,
Stand back uov The ooufnlug clay fell
away. and the yelloWtshite food spnrted
ont with resistless force 1t lesped into
the clay lined lrougbs, aud hlssed its
way.
The fool" had done deed worthy Of .
general on a field Of battle,
Was It too lste2 Every moment new
assures opened in the doomed furnace.
Some Of the upper stones ,oppled over,
Still the metal poured out into the mould,
But the waste was great from these gap
ing flaws
The pressure was relieved by the open
vent. but tie leaks multiplied continual
| ly. II was running race with ruin.
Poor "Mopus' stood powerless before
the coming catastrophe. His knees knock
ed together and bis bead swan. A great
heap Of red hot brick ard rubbish fell at
bis feet. He bad barely thought to go
out of the way and save his life He heard
wild shout OF human voices in the dis
tsnce, thea an awful roar behind him. and
be saw and felt himself pursued by surges
Of seetbing FIRE. Sharp, bistering pains
pierced his flesh at hundred points, The
rest was all horrible dream. II was as
# be had suddenly sank into the earth,
and had been swallowed up forever.
BY seven o'clock, comparative quite
reisned on the scene OF the disaster, Ruins
lay everywhere. The engines bad quench
ed the flames that had caught the build
ing, and the men, blackened with smoke,
stood in silent groups about the remains
of the furnace. 1t had fallen to pieces,
and nothing was left but heaps OF stesmI
ing rubbish.
Poor "Inventor. who had been found
with the tapping rod in bis band, lying
on his face in the sand, frightfully burned
had been carried to lis home.
Little was said, but the few words spok
en- uttered with DO mild emphasis the nat
ursl wrath OF the matter and hands against
,be man George. whose ercuses Tor him
self only exaggerated his offence.
Soc what he's done they ssiG,a few days
later, ss they stood 10 the bali burned
foundry. Five thousand dollars gone to
waste 10 q mlnntel The best job in twen
ty years spoiled The rascal to go hunt
ing for his pipe, and leave the suffering
idiot to watch Is that all he can say for
HIMSELF Out upon such carelessness ]!
Why, the boy didn't even know enough
to bawl ont when be must have seen the
furnace tumbling TO pieces
The master who had more at stake than
the men, Of course felt the loss more keen
Y than they. He almost wept with ming
led grief aud rage. Suddenly something
peculiar caught his eye among the debns,
and be cried 10 a startled voice;
HsllooI What's this? What's thls?
He snatched up fragment OF one Of
he trou BIS which bad led from the fur
mace to the mouIds There were traces
of the stream OF brouz' still running IN 1t
Then the possible meaning OF the IRON
found 10 the injured boys band flashed
upon him.
Bling me a shovel, qulcL he tIclsim
ed.
A spade WAS put io,o bis hand, and be
began ntrvoDsly to heave away the hot
mass that lay piled over the bell mould.
+, WAS herculesn task but be worked like
a giant. and three or four OF bis men took
hold and helped.
Brickbats, ore, Stag aud ashes flew ID
every direction. Presently the master 6
spsde penetrated the sand and touched
something hard. II ttooped down. Then
lesped up like one half frantic, and ply
log bis spade With redoubled energy, tore
away the remsining sand, disclosing what
rocked like q great me sllo ung.
Men. be cried out, lifting his flushed
face, ''the bell Is csstI'
Who did thl,2 ssked every excited voice
ar soon ss the cheering died away.
| Come With me. tuo or three OF youl
cried the master think know who did
ii. Ilss mrsclel
They buried away TO the home OF The
half wilted boy. The attendant met them
With her fnser on her lifs
The poor boy IL 10 brain fever sue