Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-24


On tlicir caps made .'a-ionN swift rrA't-
tion- upon the hhtk walls, and when the
mon spoke or smiled there was narNel-
Gus flashing of teeth from ih'lr dark laces.
Always, too, thcrc could neSe'u the glpum-
Ing of their cYchnli~, of 50 fierce steel color
D. this somhcr light The greasy cables in
the shaft were running rvl idly ard some
where I'm that strange, chi sneylihc mole
that extended To ihr ianWal uaNilGn' the
elevator was falling like a missile. A
subtly strong odor of powder SMOKE OIL,
gas wet earth was ccrually in the noStrlls.
Suddenly from behind those curtains OF
Unlike night that stretched before the
passage that led away from the foot OF the
shaft there came mystic low rumble, the
Clank ana rattle oi the chaln~' lhe WINS
Ting slash of whip and "a boys shout.
Then "a train of two cars, drawn by tan
dem of stralning mules, appeared from out
the darkness. me driver tiny hcgrllned
urchin, yelled impe@jl VrlN, swinging ms
long lash. The train stopped ut the FOOT OF
the shaft, ana a. the urchin unlocked ms
team and swung thcm about me yelled to
the men, AIN 1t near quljIln tlinc:
The elevator suddenly app~lr'd' Ilke an
AppaHtl3h. with lis luau "l miners whose
lights tickercd ana iluttc"'d IN reddish
movements. The "in-id" foreman aS he
CIV 49, 49, '' -. '' ~
60 the nrchin "It'u be Cuitiln llmc Ter
you if YOU don't hustle orr more trips.
Git in Wih them thar mules!
With another shout To his team the ur-
chin started them on their turn Journey,
and the rumbling Of the wheels on the un-
even track continued until inc llttIc cane
ing flames on the boy cap ana ON the
head OF the lead mule were nut mere yell
low points OF liEht'
In the chanlp'r at 'h' i.'" VI in' S"'lO
thc lmSlue foreman Np"Ho 10 inc MN
Mr. MiIlalnS 'u'" me I'll paoF c"illIn
When th snli'S 'i,"l@e'
Glt "u' IS Sii':
jerry u"nE
sur" spe Is Sa'u 'he lh9iue lore
man
Inc men slhII'u. Jerry nanF was pop
ular WIN tho miners 81 Ma'i't 5 Ia'ch
shaft. She gave them adorable confidence;
She was such charming ana 'rust lul
irlehu 10 'neae men, ru"Sh' grim anu u',rN
with coal DUST VINO lanurcu All uay III thls
deep hole in the earth FAR from sunlight.
Jerry - hanE with hcr IlSllcd sentences ana
niue gestures, treated theih al as com
rnues NHch 'h'F SPOKE "i H'r one hilSht
thihk th'y were taking Oh Il H'lIe SILVER
IDOL oil some religion, An" h'r power was
never question: licr pa'N HillIc rulcu
mon ana hl"rcoN'r' Sue Huu uoho ii"I
which no man IN 'he Malri Fatcn hau
succeeded IN DONG. Sh' Hou famed Jerry
ltad you ASKED three lnoh'hs before 'hiS
Nlne' VINO ''IrF WIS 'H' 9'"'io '"'9' ~
YOU were man would nave 'o4u you III
most NiVld ana picturesque llahh'r'
which though 1t ml3h' nave Silo' Acu'
would htNc forever NM r'0''u you WY"
Jerry $ character. ii " N'l-.'.ll' ,"c s'lo't
boss would nave sa'.'' a. .r u iIl''o 'li'o II
collect ~ ms lnlua Mp'"S /" I'LL the "oc"
t.on "li" = th' Nlriou-lNi' contrary ISL
sjuhhorN~I. Ni'"cNr7t ana Wo i.t,, liI AlhA
mule IN -I lAe l-ehlEh ana Nllh'sparI'
Coal conUn5 s. mines.
In The first place Terry hnd tau rec
ord. lie came from the SCUM WIN d 10
OF others, and was sent down the mime u
wcat his life away in the cIiAp' lallpii
darkness, pulling heavy cars curing I'M
da-. eating mush and corn, sleeping IN
LITTLE -tall, and having rats rs large as hl'
tens run over him at night
Mi non lfaHN