The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-24

AZ be Eever got another chance, 70
show what be was made Of Many
other J. HIS have made similar re-
solves After he got out most every
body gave him the Icy Mitt, but finally
he Accepted Position Cor. as some
might say. Found a Job In a Factory.
he started IN az 81 a week. working
with the boys. for JAN birds cannot ar
ford to De either fastidious or finicky
They have 70 take whatever offers
So The J. Il started TO work
Now. IN every shop or store there
/ s. always some oue-man. boy or girl
who knows whore Things are.
II you set ten girls az work in
room, you viii fnd by the third day
that nine Of those girls are asking the
tenth Girl these questions:
Is this all right:
Where Is the thread?
What shall / 10 nextg
And the tenth girl tells the others
whether the work f. right and where
70 find things ard what they had better
do next. In one week this tenth girl
win be on hand little earlier In the
morning I'm order TO lay out the work
for the day. and at night she Will stay
q little later In order TO put things
away.
And she viii show IN various ways
that she thinks OF the work outside Of
working hours-between the time she
goes home az night and the time she
returns In the morning.
or course the quibbler will here In
terpose an objection 10 the effect that
the probabilities are that the ten girls
will be equally stupid and one and III
be absolutely llstless unless inspired
by fear OF the Blue Envelope or the
coming footsteps OF the Boss. think,
however. that the objection need not
be seriously considered, for the fact Is
that at least one person out OF ten Is
not only loyal. but has a goodly grain
Of executive ability that can be Guilt
waited through exercise. Responsible
ties gravitate TO the person who can
shoulder them. and power flows to the
man who knows how.
And II so happened that before the
j. r. was in that factory month the
boys were going 20 him, asking him
where things were. When they ran out
Of one kind OF work they would ask
him what they should do next. And
be, knowing the sequence OF the work,
would advise them. $1,000
Now, there be employers who are
Proud and overbearing, but others
there be who have Common Sense.
And II so happened that the man who
owned the factory where the ]. b.
worked had a modicum OF Common
Sense. Seeing that the ]. p. knew
where things were and what should
be done next and that the J. Il. put
the work away at night and got II out
In the morning and planned things at
home and picked things up instead OF
walking over them or kicking them
aside, why. the Boss encouraged the
J. II. and Raised his Wages.
So the J. r. evolved into a Right
Hand Man and IN time came 20 know
q deal more about the details OF the
business than the Boss and ! believe
eventually married the daughter OF the
Boss. Inherited his money and became
sole owner OF the Factory. but Of
these things I am not certain, so ! do
not record them. But the little Incl
dent I am about 10 record really hap
pened. One day the Boss saw tws
girls who worked In the factory COM
ing IN with basket OF wild clematis
These girls proceeded 10 festoop the
pillars Of the bic room with the beau.
tifui plant. 'who told you to do
thatr' demanded the Boss
why, Mr.. so-and-so," said the girls.
referring 10 the j. b.
Ibid you send those girls away dur
ing working hours after weedsT ask
ed the Boss shortly after OF the ]. II.
certainly" was the answer. you
see. noticed those particular girls
seemed very white and not very strong
and sort OF nervous and worn-they
say they have things tough at home
and ! Just thought I would try TO I'M
prove their compilations and spirits by
giving them n run out In the sum
shine"
soho! You thought they were get
ting Prison Pallor. did your
Yes, you guessed H. was thinking
OF Prison Pnllor."
"And so contrived an excuse 70 send
the girls or two mile walk out across
the ieldsT'
Yes"
HAD Prison Pallor yourself, ehT
'Yes."
USED 20 look into a pocket mirror
and thought Il was GhostY'
Possibly"
Never saw the blue sky except
through a grating or when walking
lockstep across a stone paved court
wayr"
"You have It."
well. look here. j. b.; don't stand
around here Keeping me from work.
wish e Lord could find a few more
]. BIS 20 help run this shebang. And.
say. make a little list Of the pale. nery-