“None that could not be surmounted, sir.”
“Right again. That’s the way I like to have things done. The young man who can accomplish impossibilities is the man for me, and the man who gets along in this world.”
The young fellow turned his cap over and over in his hands, and, although he was evidently pleased with the commendation of the manager, he seemed embarrassed. At last he said, hesitatingly:
“I am very anxious to get on in the world, sir.”
“Well, you may have an opportunity shortly,” replied the manager.
Then he suddenly shot the question:
“Are you people going to strike?”
“I’m afraid so, sir.”
“Why do you say ‘afraid’? Are you going out with the others, or do you call your soul your own?”
“A man cannot fight the Union single-handed.”