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then divide the profits among them.
| Selves,
The Torcczke youth. VIII, had served
4 In the Honved army, laid down thell
In tui iron n ines again. They could. with
| peace of mind. resume their work WHERE
| they had left II, for miners had always
been exempt from military service, and
the Toroczkoans thought 1t would always
/ remain so.
From these young people. therefore
4 Manasseh formed group of workmen
| BY whose aid he wished to give a fresh
| Impetus to the iron industry of the valley
Hts endeavor WINS to educate workmer
| who could well understand the object Al
| which he aimed. The young men VIII:
had returned from the field service were
hest adapted for this. They brought
| with them some military discipline, which
| They were accust7 ned TO united action
/ and to judicious division of labor. Ma.
/ nasseh sent several of them to Germany
In order to acquaint themselves with
| In this manner he endeavored to intro
| duce in his native place an iron industry
| OF larger proportions, which. with aid Of
modern improvements. would be capabls
| of taking up the battle against foreign
competition. This plan, which he had
i formed with practical precautton and
| due deiiberation. developed itself admir-
| ably. The young men worked faithfully.
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derstood HIS business. and the exact OBJ
ject he wished to attain. Manasseh him.
self lent helping hand wherever 1t was
necessary.
One day Blanca inquired: T.
Have I money enough to buy an iron
miner
'.Whatg Would you buy an iron miner
Yes. as a wedding present for you.
You said you would follow new voca-
ton and become miner.
Very well; then we will buy an iron
mine. and ba%tize II, giving It your name;
1t will then Be diamond mine"
The purchase was made the very same
day.
II was very fortunate for him that he
could entrust an important part of his
dif1cult undertaking to partner" whose
conscieftiousness. was beyond all doubt,
and against whose method OF keeping &C
count no objection could be made: who
knew bookkeeping to the smallest detail,
and who was able to give. every day, an
accurate acco INT of the condition OF the
busincss. Such power would be ines
Unable in any Industrial undertaking
But In this partner so busy with fig
ures no on would recognize the former
Princess CagI.ari, the Countess Blanca OF
Zboroy who had been taught In the con-
tie ner own shoe-s.rinss She was now
the guardian spirit of the undertaking
In which her own fortune and that of
her husband were risked.
BY the third year Of Blanca's married
life the Adorjan house had been enriched
with two beautiful children, Bella and
Ilonka The former was the perfect inn
age of Manasseh; the latter that of Blan-
ca. But Anna had taken the care OF the
little ones entirely upon herself. Thus
Blanca could devote herself with the
utmost calmness to her share of the man.
agement of the business; she was never
disturbed In her calculations by the
thought that some accident might hap
- i
Thus everybody here did something OUT
side OF his vocation. Manasseh. who was
by his intellectual ability Quaiified for
statesman. and by his talent and incli-
shares. Blanca, whose heart was with
her little ones, kept accounts; and the
maiden Anna fulfilled the duties Of moth
err. The success of the new fmanufactory
was the object at which they all aimed:
And when everything was going on well
there came one day from the govern
ment the peremptory command that all
young men up to a certain aEe Yho- bad
/ not yet sgTSed = m he army, presen;
themselves in Harrisburg within the next
three days. under penalty of being con-
sidered military deserters. The order In
| cIuded three-fourths of Manasseh's work
men, who went to harrisburg and were
all found qualified to serve. AS a pun
sent themselves voluntarily they were
enrolled for six years OF actual service,
Instead of three.
This was a severe blow to Manasseh's
undertaking. He resolved to, go to VI
emma and present a petition for the dis
missal of HIS laborers from military SER
vice. In case modern, national, econom-
zeal principles. according to which the
miners were allowed to fulfill their mill
tary duties in the mines. did not suffiee,
he could fortify his position by reference
to fayors which had been previously
granted by several kings.
He was as well acquainted In Vienna
as at home In the higher circles of of
ficiais he had many acquaintances, good
friends and patrons who could easily
help him.
perfectly new to him.
Everybody. whose fate has compelled
him to seek the Minotaur knows that
bu .eaucracy lisa much more complicated
labyrinth than that which Daedalus con-
structed; but Manasseh believed that he
could find his way out of 1t. He was
very much mistaken. He had indeed
been able to find his way In the labyrinth
Of the former bureaucracy. but a new
one had arisen in which he, the former
court counselor, was as awkward as the
peasant in the anecdote, who said to the
scolding parrot: II beg your pardon. st A.
cious sir, for not saiutlng you. but
thought you were bird. OF MS TOT
mer acquaintances he found none; even
the positions were not the same, ana II
cost him great labor to find his way
into the ante-chamber of that particular
great lord to whom he had to report his
business. Then again he was Obliged to
wait until the day arrived upon which
the lord received the petitioners. Man
asseh waited long In the ante-chamber.
There were great many present. all of
whom were summoned before him. There
are wishes of which one need only think.
and they will be fulfilled Immediately.
He had only wished that kind fate would
send him an old acquaintance when the
door opened, and Prince Cagiiarl entered:
Manasseh. ii Is true, had not desired
such a great boon, and would have con-
tented himself with something less. but
accident was today in liberal mood, ana
sent him his very best friend. His serene
hirhness himself assured Manasseh that
he was such a friend, for as soon as he
saw him among the multitude OF peouon-
ers he FASTENED to him with beaming
countenance, seized with both hands the
hand of the young man. shook y IN
most cordial manner and said TO him;
ooh. my dear friend, how glad am
to see you here! Upon my honor, l am
very happy. How are you'd ding az home!
Are YOU happy? / am very glad to near
this Heaven bless you.
The Prince spoke very loud IN the ante
room of His Excellency, which only priv
ileged persons take the liberty of doing.
'sWhat brings you here? Business about
recruiting? Do you wish to free some
one from military service? On whisper