The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28

would mt him or look becoming Where
hair did not grow about his face
freckles did.
Mrs. IIannis. worried about her
paper. disappointed in her hopes, sorry
Tor herself and this poor Immigrant
ieau tie letters he had from the Scot
fish printers he had worked for and
determined he would not do. The let
tefs spoke we'll enough of him. but
the man by his very manner spoke III
OF himself. He was so mild of voice,
SO hesitant OF speech. so Magnificent
That he never could fill 4 foreman's
JOB. even If the foreman of the Chris
tian Champion only bossed himself,
one journeyman printer and the print
er's devil. fI
Mrs. Hannis cleared her throat to
tell him she was very sorry and so
iortn. and then. in the goodness of
her heart. she did not say it. but in
stead and with grave misgivings she
told him she would give him trial.
Whatever David Macgregor's short
comngs We're they did not include
lack of knowledge of Typography. He
mad to stand on box when he stuck
type. but he was a fast and accurate
compositor. He loved the business,
too Mrs. Hannis had noticed the
and clear-the one redeeming feature
in his homely makeup. AS she got
to know the wee Scotchman better
she got to think less of his size and
his ma ngyness and more Of his eyes
There was not lazy bone in his
body. Once he got the hang OF the
shop he was able TO set more out OF
the plant than any foreman Mrs.
Hannis had emplo, ed. He delighted
in doing an artistic bit of work.
well-set. attractive ad had all the
has for an artis,2 The journeyn,an
printer and the i4tnter's devil who
had been inclinedj to scorn him at
first. had come TO Recognize his abil-
ity is a craftsman, and his soft spoken
orders We're obeyed more faithfully
than the loud and sometimes profane
ones of his predecessor.
David had not been in the shop many
DAYS before he went trembin Ely to Mrs.
Hannis to borrow money. He had a
wife and various children. They had
He had rented a house and grounds
out fifteen miles from the city. The
rent was SIS month. The house was
a tumble down shack. but 1t would COW
or his brood for the time being But
all his cash was exhausted
Mrs, Hannis advanced enough to re
lieve the family's immediate needs
She was happy to do so. for one of her
hobbies was to help deserving immi-
grants. This was the beginning 1T
was not long before Mrs. Hannis was
busy keeping books David never had
2 fun weeks wages coming to him.
There always was something happen
ing that neccsstated the borrowing
Of money. Donald had fever or Kath-
leen had to have shoes or Mrs. Macsre-
Eor had given birth to another ,oungs-
ter or little David had fallen and
broken his collarbone or Eileen needed
= new dress. 1t always was something
for the wife or children never ANY,
thing for himself. He w.,e the same
rough clothes he had on the day he
applied for work and the same coarse
SHOES. Half the time he slept in the
Hhop NJ night that he might save the
chr iare I would cost to go home He
made cont'dant of no one eXcept Mrs
iihnnts- Sometimes he owed her SOS.
sometimes $50. Once he almost got
clear Of debt. but something happened
10 set him back again Occasionally
Mrs Hannis got tired of this chfonic
imrecuniositv. hut David was a rare
hand at borrowing and never failed 10
get what he asked.
II was 81 weird life David Macrrcgor
lea IN those DAYS To feed the family
WIS IN i,Self a task There We're nine
or ten children: Mrs. Macgregor. who
was nearly six feet tall. did all the
sewing. mending washing.
ironing David. TO reduce the home ex-
nenses cultivated the little patch Of
ground about The old shack. getting
M ~ dawn such DAYS as he was home
TO work in the garden Such nights
rs ne did not sleep'in the shop he
utiiizeh to teach the children. He was
passi"natelN devoted to the little ones.
no sacrifice on his part was TOO great
Tor them. Recognizing their power