The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-21
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,1sss~f Occasions. t>rSo.-@sE,
f. Fhe Pittsburg Post. says: At one Of the
Allegheny fpulLlries where large cast-iro5l
5s'af wheels are made. a long~standing joke
practced on green hands by some of The
Older employees was 20 send two men after
a pair of wheels. The old employee, who,
in accordance with the plans, picked Lip
g. Wheel which was the exact counterpart
of the cast iron wheels weig hing 500 each,
and lifting his light burden trudged away
TO another partof the establishment while
the other Mf0Gialnen.A concealed IN various
places, laughed thems selves hoarse at tie
frantic efforts made by the new hand
to carry the heavy iron wheel.
Last week. big strapptug young irish
man, just landed from Limerick, secured
employment at the place as a iabOror.
He was put to work with q little English
man, not more than five fee, three inches
in height, and who weighed only liz
pounds. The two We're often sent to carry
mouids and ether heavy articles, and the
big IrishEnan complained that his partner
was only half q man, and not ut to carry
wheels for a. clock tinker, not to talk
about working In ON iron foundry. The
other, men seeing how affairs stood be-
tween the two who We're 50 unevenly
matched In strength perceived an oppor-
tunfty to work the car wheel joke for the
hundredtt time. They posted the, little En-
glishrnan and latter getting the foreman
consent, had the wooden wheel with its
counterpart, a cast-ircGl one weighing $50
pounds, placed at the lower end Of the
foundry, and then they ordered the Irish
giant and the British dwarf to go quickly
and bring the couple Of wheels.
The two started off together; the men
hid behind boxes and barrels, and in an
tic.pation of the fun, ur,buttoned their
vests so as to give their lungs full play for
laughter Little Billy, the I Britisher,
reached the place first, and picking UP the
wooden wheel, hoisted it to the top of his
head and started off with an easy motion
that surprised the son of Erin, who was In
doubt about the ability of the little fellow
to carry one side Of a wheel, not to talk
about Juggling a whole one.
Fat then, bent down, and after giving
THERON wireela mighty tug, Strengthened
himself up, ana with q look of the utmost
amazement depicted ON his face, watched
the Englishman hurrying away with his
load. Then it. was that those: who were
near enough to the scene heard the Lirn
erick man make use of an awful ejacula-
ton. shopping down ne selzed the hea7y
wheel by an almost superhuman effort,
raised it up to a level with his head, and
with the tremendous load in the air stag
gered into the other room and threw It on
the floor with crash that shook the
whole building. The floor gave away I'M
der the shook, and the wheel went clear
through to the cellar, while the men who
stood by in amazement watching the pro-
'digfeus feat Of strength finally broke forth
in a. shout of laughter and applause.
Many time had the joke been per-
petrated, but. never: before was the iron
wheel lifted and carried till an lrisinan
performed the; formidable task.