The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-10-30
IN rss MolpIso Room.


great seisins room.
uvu tlfes o'eieek 10 ihs sitetnoon,
,na The largest "hss,' OF the day y" %
iss taken ee. Tue pic'srs ss sseifs
oss The d.y outside u" dsrt spa
sloony, I'D within tbs bis bslldiss thsfs
seemed 10 bes pfsmsiufs tsiiisht
Oloads OF steam rose ffom ihs damp
,sns, spd here ssd there . bfiiiispt s'os
sLossd shsrs the melted ifpn zee srots
ips iton the cspois OF beng poured IRON
tts isdle into the nol5s 10 tbs ssnd.
Gsoaps Of hslfnsksd men horfisd soouh
sortios With Tremendous energy.
The rev ebsifmsn Of the board OF ditsei
ore, sho had never vi,ntsssd saeh . scess'
followed the general manager into the
noldins room rather timidly.
Iss herd work. you see. remarked The
general msusssr. sni rather fssponsio's
vork. too, Besides. its mighty danger
ons sometimes, snd l dont knov bu. the
men ere ias,i6 ID 10 asking Tor their 10
crease Of pay.
The cbsirmsa did not reply 1t once, be
ing sppsr.ntly irias nervous. H' little
500, Who xss With hin. clups tightly 10
his hand. The eyes Of the boy we're vide
With wonder, but be seemed more issciost
ed than frightened.
The chsirmsn pst,sd the lad on the
bead and reassnred him.
They ere nsver satisfied. ! suppose. he
said, drawing himself up and Poliiog hi'
cost tosstbsr 10 . wsy that important men
have. When 70 we're losins money nntil
our stock xss down almost 10 where vs
would have bad to psy people to tske 1t,
and ~s rsu sts loss simply to keep our
men together, they didn't complsin; but
nov that there Is . bare chsncs OF decent
they want TO share II with u.s.
The general msnsger shook bis head.
They dou't look into the natter strictly
on the iuvsstm cot bssis, l fear, be said
The trouble 10. asserted the chairman.
elsystins bis voice 9 little that 1t might
resoh the general manager above the din
OF The shop. the rank and ale OF them sre
little better than horses, snd. be went on.
pleased With his comparison, come horsss
know vould be sshs smed OF . rood many
OF them
wss one Of them myself Tor . good
msny years. remarked the general msns
ger. dryly.
OF eourse l said pbs rank snd file. IN
tsrposed the obsirmsp, hastily. There
ere exceptions in oil classes H veil ~ cas-
ss. Now. right on our bo,rd OF directors
there ere meo thst . good, stsAdy-going
donkey would bs . ashamed Of. and the
cbsirnsu laughed 10 highly sel'-ss.isaed
wsy 10 the tsciiul msnper 10 which be bad
%, hinseli right
The general msnseer smiled erimly. bat
q sds 20 response, and presently he sug
eesled passing on to II spec the new trAss
ioundiy
Tae little son bosevsr, had been isscio
sted By the closing me s. snd bo whis
pered ,h.t be wanted TO ptsy longer, l
dco't like to leave you alone, answered the
chair 10 ,n the chsirmsn; you might get 10
the way
Wants TO stay. does hep said the general
msnsger. Well, be can, il you are willing.
III put him 10 charge Of one OF the men,
and We can come through here on the way
back. BE will erj,y SEEING them pour the
big castings.
Hs beekoned 10 one OF the men, . stsl
vsrt, curly haired young fellow. George.
be said, the little isllos wants to see the
big ones poured T.ke esrs Of bin until
10 come back.
All right, sir. The verkmsn held oot
bis bsud, snd The boy promptly vent to
him.
My stsr,l rj,culsted the chairman Hes
usually strsii Of strange 8
He kross good horse when be secs
one. rewstk,d be general mansger, as be
st.iked slong shesd.
Oh, nov. l Say. protested the cbsirmin,
that vas only ny II tie jokel
And this y. pply mine. rsturned the
usnsger. smiling. Is the big iron doors
closed bebind them.
George Smith. Big George SLith"
they called him, to distin1 uish him from
"Lluls George B nj b. ~ho vss pattern
uaker. took the boy by the hand snd led
him over 10 c sale place by the ttons wall
oil the building.
II you sill and right there. be said
you sill be ssis. and you csn see every
thin,.
Tue lad cIuDs 10 The sorkmse's hsnd fol
Q q momeut 10 resssure himself
Whs, is the bot. red siudf be ssksd
sJpdennaly
Ths, isn't Loi. red stth. replied Biz
George. smilins. That's rsd-hot stnh =
melted iron. 81 hot that trims like vs
or. sud 10 ssch OF those boxes and pile'
o. ssnd there Ia . sort ot hole. OF bolt
or holiov. that's Just the shape Of sou'
thiue that vs vent TO m.te out oi iron
We poor The tols foil OF bot iron, snt
chen II cools il turns h,fd sssiu; then ~
shovel the s,nj sssy, and there is the cas-
log 10 there last the right shape, and 81
% .de oi iron.
Il dee. The hole get ,hsr.f s'ksd th'
lille boy, promptly
We make . moIel oi uooi nst sut
pfess the damp ssti oil srouoi y, sn'
chen us ists the mo lei on, IL leaves u
n .ps 10 tbs nj IDLE q The rnd
The i.i s.htsi 10 ssk bns they soi To
model ou', bat . f,llos wcrtmsn iasi
,h., uomsu, b cioaei u Bs usorss, ga
b. tarsed s..y SoT .issd s'ili. li!,l
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