The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-08

supported on three frames on hewed log runners.
Slowly the immense affair moves toward the door,
but 1t cannot pass thru. The rear part of the sad
die is too large. To break the wall dangerous for
over the door windows and these are ven
tlators What is 20 be done? Nchevo! This has
been foreseen. The carpenters are already busy;
the Intel Is already propped up on horses. The
sides of the door frame have been taken out and
the rest of the boiler is outside Here there is wait
ing for it large truck with iron wheels
The whole artel" has arrived to remove the de-
sired guest. Soon it is put the truck, balanced,
bolted to it, dashed with ropes. Breast collars
attached in order to help the animals and supports
are fastened to the boiler to keep 1t balanced while
In motion; the whole affair is looked over.
Tomorrow on the road-home!
In the early morning three pairs of steers and two
pairs of horses hitched to the truck The driv.
ers get in line. with Gods helpi Let us pray"
Elantich, who tho old, is lively and energetic be-
gins the boisterous dubinushka''. They bare their
heads and make the sign of the Ell dubinush-
ka, Ohio! Once, now 1t goes by itself" The others
Join In. "Once, once! Tsobe, tsob! Tsobe tsob! On
on A, a. a-a-a! 1t goes goes, goes Oh, yes, It
goes! oh, yes!" Tremblingly and unwillingly the
boiler begins to move.
Only to reach the pike, to get out to it, Well,
there is the first trouble-the gate is too low They
turn around it, but the rear wheels sink into the
ground up to the axle. ITO the levers planks I'M
der the Wheels ahead" sounds the command Du-
binushka, shouts signs, curses, profanity-all blend
into a mighty The rope cuts into the hands,
the friction raises blood blisters, the wheels are
cracking, the planks are bending, the horses are
pulling to the sde the steers stubbornly strain
Ing and the boiler moves, to sink again at the first
moments halt.
But things different on the pike. The animals
are able to pull it unaided. The horses begin to
accustom themselves to the slow pace The men
begin to smoke, now that they are free to do so.
Behind them is a long train of wagons with pro-
visions for the men and feed for the animals with
clothes and tools, extra traces and forth.
TITS going But mulla crossed the road!" ct
was backwoods place and the people were super
stitous.) mulla-he is the same as a priest
mishap might occur!
There are new worries ahead of them-two bridg-
es, one new and strong the other unsafe. me-
chanic orders planks put under the wheels as
safeguard The first bridge is passed safely; the
second begins to crack and rumble as if protesting
against this overpowering weight in it's old age But
nchevo! the front wheels are already on the ground
Suddenly the rear wheels, jumping off the planks,
fall upon the bridge with crash. The whole bridge
creaks and begins to shake Two beams break; but
the artel is ready and does not lose its head The
members hasten to help their future breadwinner off
upon the earth.
They curse the mulla The carpenters remain
to repair the bridge. Everything moves ahead They
glad the danger is over But their Joy is pre-
nature The iron axle bends. What to do now?
versts. But things grow worse and worse-the axle
bends so much that the wheels begin to scrape the
wagon frame. 1t Is lunch time. They unharness
the horses and steers and begin to fry potatoes and
boil soup.
But Silantich has appetite, for he doesn't
know what to do-there be no thot of going back
to the factory, it is too far now; the village black
smith is not able to make the repairs The me-
chanics hold consultation; they heard and the
conclusion is to turn the axle and let the weight
straighten 1t.
"Nichevo, comrades! Let us spit upon the null
La! We will reach our destination"
And they have raised the rear of the truck turn
ed the axle, and started their journey Things
go nicely would that they would continue so. The
arte Is cheerful. Only when going uphill or after
having stopped do they need to be helped. The
old sinner Santich is satisfed-he starts the songs
with such liveness that the men grow enthusiastic
CThe songs hit everyone-the gentefolks, the au-
horities. even the factory women.) They laugh
aloud, playful like herd of colts, and at the same
time they also pull like good horses
There, beyond the railway, on the village road it
will be harder. Nevertheless they begin to calcu-