Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-04-09

he attst sot n
kimself. I'd Ike 20 SEJ~. f -ol--- 800
got IN ahead % ne"
u so happened. therefore. hat ~
permission OF tie section foreman
bury night vatchmsn came on a.
hour after BrtteAes left This night
~atchman had a bCshy beard. Other
wise ne had The sane proportions of
Mr Britchss BellnAn- In course.
the night watch man assured himself.
the union wouldn't stand Tor re
workin' day and Night. 90 Sotter
plaster Or The makeup And 7 sottcr
watch hat hole 20 see she ton't gst
away from ne. For when hole gets
away from a man-especiaiiy a hois
Ike this one-it aint no essy 5co 90
get another"
Mr. Beliman had worked only fsv
DAYS and fev nights when he struck
something Nth bis spade that gave
him Joy.
II this Amt 4 vein OF gold oeAriug
ore" said Mr. Britches I'm wager
irs the underground part % The Coln-
ty banks undergraduates and II It's
that. Why then it Is a vein oi gold.
lie was right IL vas portion oi
the banks cellar sail tie hastily rnv~
cred Il up. hung around until The Nhls-
tie blew. then De left and. returnin-
later In The evening. brought With hiu'
q new sat Of sharp tools
I'll get this job finished by morr
i, ing." said this night Vatchman. 'or
I'm Dutchman"
he removed a layer OF TAR coating
then a layer OF cement Then he struck
p the bricks
: Nov" be said 70 himself -n she
: aln1t more than three fee< thick Ia
b have her through In no time That
, what"
= But that Wall vas blank wall and
= q had been laid many. many years
r. betors. when there were no trade
D unions. ard no employers associations
. and when cement and bricks were
e cement and bricks when the nrst
gray streaks OF dawn had appeared IN
y the SKY above the subway britches
, had not nnishsd But be judged from
, the sound his hammer made that
2. thsrs 49, but one layer OF bricks stu
y 90 bs removed.
= Tomorrow night said Britches 20
+ himself tonight. I mean. Why-the
ls trick'u be turned 20 T. Aud no mis-
T. take"
=. He took day OF and rested up- Hs
he wAs made OF nssh and blood ant n
ls vas tired But that night hs startce
H. IA. refreshed In mind AID body
~ dep peace Nas uncn him for he kne-
be that IN % mirntrs .e eIrIi .r tl
~ tse bark ArI there un man
~ Is. rruIs rurf rna
e-| trs.1r ~ t.r. rs
o. DrImar
ONE 81 one % .oosrf fl. Nr.-fs
.I- .Fa-s Eight. .t aas tao as. ts M
&C. b, l+slr .ne t.ie H.l .tt Ie
tat 1858 head inside 10 ls ftr. l 81.
"a fr- .-s ple.lrat for rt.. rre.a-.
I'D Win a dArA Ian neu
sd Nov" be nnaliy explained. = lH'
We ,sy possessing him, now. here ! an
nd The hole wAs Just vide enough 60 a
NIT bis body. and Be pulled hlmse
AA carefully through and dropped down
al the inside noor.
.rs 'sHo. hoi" exclaimed Mr. Briteh
IN BellnAn. sofviy. this IL nrts. Z
fHlr-
an. he didn't want 70 show hght
, IL he xroped his way carefully aoo
er across what seemed % be q little roo
II VA. as he suspected. . coal ceill
ian Be crossed Il. and the boiler root
lar VIeked lock and entered stiil Anotn
ry- roou. In this room ne walked into
1y. wall and stepped back suddenly. As
did so his heel trod upon sonethi
hs soft Suddenly the room WAS nood
In WITH q bright white light Bri,cf
rh.. xasDed anc looked behind him
,Ov- You stepped on my corn. grow
VA n voice IN his ear II Vas tbs voice
very big man. This bis man piaa
the his hand upon Mr.. Bslimsn's should
an- Then Beliman looked IN front % n
eani Two other men were looking on. sIn'
TIE ing cigars. They were blue unifor
And brass buttons. They smiled
80 Britches Bellman-
.ne6 rs this the gentleman. said o
Arrhiy. who has no use for evidene'
iKhsk BeIlrnan EAsped agkin- The ban
xAI said another. has been A-vatchin' ,
for two days: they wanted 20 stop >
nan. bat we wanted you 70 so on. until !
that nnsshed ths-the Job"
, sci Gee" Essped Beilmsn. holding
4 81 hfs wrists. IL finished X. all rial
Nl A Cheerful Losar.