The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-01-26
Srlrrt StOrp.
JIM HAWTHORN.
A True sketch OF a PluclSy Boy Who
Was In Earnest
wm leus. rriar tn l.hasae'phia rime-

Pretty c~A way G" -I@aA &" iesi"W-
.aGlaoui7ed Jim Hawthorn pau'ins a
nomcut as be- va- entering the lr'u waJk,
a. .laucc 81 d figure n-t,,ijn1 tIp the -tr,,i.
cues, 81, al rgb, ,hon.h he ,'u.
iinuc,l Etiquette ouly Fer'nl,- # flannel
-birt. Gr special ~,eIsl u,,t-i"n> anal 'hr-
isn one ii ihen
The uhiJ} ot wheel. IN she machine shop
--.n drowned the tune hr started ,n
whistle but he kepi mp the mo,i"O. ali the
,tue The GRAND he had h,en sent "u
had l,,.rn satisfactorily attended g" and he
,..oA mp his work again as qaiskly a. I-'-
,iblc. li.ht hearted and a'o,i- naiurd
he entered into cyery task with cnlhu-
,ia,ui. q. though working Ger puq-r''
instead # fran ncg,~-ity
Nv. wba, q uice supper. mother -aId
JJ,u. A. hc al d,wu that evening in the
vay dining r-'m
I lway> try tn have thins u'ec t"s
yon. Jane loyin.ly rvpli'-l Nr, uaw-
,horu. but -,mciuis- ttls ji-aM.',utp'l
uh,n yug iid n,s -.-slu 6" aI4Eyytstc my
rfioE5z
WcH working gives seIiaw ana app
title Ulfen when have l--sn "tt Yacht
ire I thosl.hi I wa> hungry hHi ssurh"u
il was altogether iificU.nt fr.n lhs ieeliug
have saw when sct hon.c ia che even
ipg and eyt dr--sd up Ry the way.
.Jeakm. ai yaehiing rcn',nsis me q an o.
currencc ihi, meruju- The toreman sent
me ou, in a hurry aud ju>s rs va, cum-
ins hack mes Fannic ~tanc, and .he
la..ke,i A. Though She dij nai Suuw nee ln
the same flannel ,hir that ! have worn
:, often when IIzyiue tenni. oy oss '-at-
ing with her
Iou vill have tn learn tha' sirru,u.
stances ,nske difference smiled his
muthrr
'Of c,,ar-e don blame her iar -eie;y
i very cxaeting E,i,luei,c draws line
iust a. distinct a. the chalk marx II the
teuui, c"url Rui a, am neither mar
tyr noy rctoriner 2 Fr.cccj io -syl,iy
my appetite. said jim aaahle l,nsvv to
resist the tempting supper
I nee, Mr Morgan on the -tIeet this
morning. said Mn. Hawthorn, and be
e,mplimcatei yeu or the interest ycu arr
takin. in your work tie -aid though
he was very much surprised when y"u ap
pied 10 him. iH he thought that a bay
who graduated at the head ~ hi. rlas,
would want g. enter enc If the learned
professions.
But De- intend making my work a
learned prOi,-,siou, al lea~, for me Jim
spoke mp, earnestly.
Jim enthusiasm did not die aut A.
san a. the novelty Of hi- work had worn
otF. In fact he didn allow the novelty
to wear "a, for he made it a point 70 learn
something new every day lie ueg only
won the favor Of his employers, bur al~p
the esteem q all the workmen for no
matter where he wa placed he was courte-
Gus and kind 10 his as~ocia,c. without
however being familiar.
There gocs the whistle. said the fore
man Of the machine shop aud before the
noise had stopped tools were dropped and
many of the workmeu threw their euaJs
over their shoulders and rushed out with
out even waiting 10 wash the diH from
their hands
I was in hopes we could finish this
piece of work for it l. holding other work
back.
/ will willingly stay and help you,
cheerfully spoke NJ jim We can >o0n
get it through
Well, jim always count YOU Is worth
a half dozen boys, 81 with Your six and
my one the seven of as ought To soon get
il done smiled the foreman.
Ii took them little longer than they
had expected but Jim considered himself
well repaid for the extra exerrion in the
knowledge he had gained on several sub
jects just as they were lacking up Tom
Allen, the head engineer came running
over to the shop and called ouI to the fore
man:
Lend me your key Charlie; as we shut
down for a holiday tomorrow I'm going to
take the biz engine apart and may want
some wrenches or tools out of the shop.
Oh. can | come down and help YOU?
asked Jim.
You better take all the holidays You
can get. for We don have many. cept
when there breakdown what ain t
likely, if can help it
But | want 10 learn something abont
engines, persisted jim
Well if you We nothing on hand come
around and | Il make use of YOU
Where you goin'? called couple Of
the men who were passing the deserted
works as Jim was entering the next morn
ing.
1 avn going to help Tom Allen over
haul the big engine | hope You Il have
a pleasant day. replied Jim in good
natured way.
Oh. on a little make eh2' queried one