Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-18

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Al Bay on THE BRIDGE
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q AY, Jack, did you ever see such
~ piece of foolery as building this
enormous bridge over miserable
little stream no wider than gutter?
{ Old Harrison must be stark mad and
no mistaken
II 4 were he" replied Jack, I'D
cell the bridge and buy some water
with the money!
I've split some lemonade on the
table," cried Harry. 81 wonder how
long . bridge will have to build
ACROSS that?
And the two young. sub engineers,
pleased with these Jokes, ut the ex-
pense Of their chief, resumed their
work in somewhat better humor.
Behind pile of timber, n few yards
Oh, within easy hearing of every word
they said, stood no less person than
Mr.. William Harrison himself-thc
cnieI OF whom they were speaking.
ZOE moment mis- hard old face flushed
angrily; but the flush melted into a
smile Of half plying contempt, as he
turned slowly away, muttering:
Wei. well, my fine fellows. it won't
% very long now before we see who's
wrong and who's right"
At the first glance, however, 1t GER
tainly did seem us IL Jack Hopkins
and Harry Burt had some reason to
laugh at the bridge which they were
helping to build.
Eleven arches, each having span
OF thirty feet, stood ranged in stately
procession over a mere thread Of
water, barely sufficient to wet one of
the central piers. True, the rainy
season was at hand; but, even In the
rniny season, how could this miserable
little rivulet ever swell into a second
Niagara
30 thought Rnrt on1 Honk,ns mn,
5 -. TOO thonoht not J, raw ~ tho,, ~,
rlish suhor1inates As FIR ,tho tJindoo
workmen who swarr "a ovar +,,a h,.,5s.
from one end To the. other thes
Thought nothing about the m.ttar g.
long n thew rot their days wo .os ana
their tlav,s food the Enpl,sh bnrr.
.eas,.t, 1rrcat master, was walco,no -
a,ut,a E a hr,d,,a orar I tron,,,, IA =.
liked
Day NV day the bridge adva need To-
ward scomnletion. for fhe railway NJ
which Il formed BART was y very
important one. md Mr.. Harrison had
received orders to finish ii as Quickly
as possible. But, although he made
all the haste he could, he took good
care that no part of the work was
hurriedIy or inefficiently done.
sWhateyer's worth doing Mt nil. ia
worth doing WELL" he would say: "and
its better to put a little extra work
into this bridge than to have to 6uild
another. IL this breaks down.
Every day. md nil DIV long. the old
( fellow was at his post. in the so,lad
white sun hat and threadbare cotton
Jacket Mt which his iandif,ati vonn.
slientenants laughed behind his hacl.
so we'll did he keen, the men IN tn
their work. that nil was readv q fnl,
Scrtr,ght before the fine when +ha
i r.inv seoson usually set in and tha
nerf dav Int one was fixed for tho
nrst train across II.
1Tba evening hefore the ceremonn
Mr. Harrison, went out upon the bridgs
= - .,aop . hort him and Rnrt ana he
r,ns having nothing better "a do III
4 800 Mn,
~ - a,osa ,,,n .,,,..+ -,
.a.- 80 49, ,,,,,,a,, IA ass'.. ~. tne
ss1nAns 1e CIR ..-1s.I pe' aneu "1i
va 49,. 81. 80. 10 ever.
ne 49, a. stsas,,,a. az a.u neavy.
1nu tue ~. 80. a.a..,,.. cAieu
) tnlousn ,ns ss a,, 81 - ,ow OF
me r.ser peu. 800, ~ law more
iangu,uly an a,sa - = ~ were
Z t'rea my eN. .,,s o ~ @
SUBWAY ~: .saa. ..ousn .ne
e.l'l ~, 80 a..,ast tha..aa.,,a.a s .rat
4 stoou W s as .,,,a .ha..,. ne,n SKY
overnung py a .n,h, snos.,y maze. a
strange, gun SCUM sussesnse u rar-
s on tnnnuer. oul nars sue, anu snarper.
y anu altoselnet mv.v nAe .ne toll'lls VI
cart over psDD.y loau
IN. veteran ens ne. oen. nls gray
nead iOr"aru " nsten anu very
grave iook came over Jus IRON lace.
Wnats up, M. HARRISON! asked
Burt. leehng vaguely uneasy, tnough
he hardy knew Why
But, before .ne olu lnan could reply,
deep. booming souliu' "nich came
rapidly nearer ana nearer tolloWed
the mysterious SOUND.
All az once Tue upper phrt OF tne
river cnannei. tne Dare graVel Deas