Henceforth a man shall be a man here. Some things have been done that the men in this quarry are ashamed of. They believe now that every man has a right to work and live under the law according to the dictates of his own conscience.
For the men,
(Signed) Jonnasen.
IN THE OVEN
By Richard Washburn Child
“I am inclined to think that a girl’s wit is quicker than a man’s in a tight place, if the place is tight enough.”
Mr. Colchester had spoken after we had been silently sitting for several minutes watching the mist that was creeping over the moonlit water and listening to the chirp of the crickets in the grass.
He always began a story by stating the moral. His way was to present some conclusion and then prove it by a personal experience.
“I was thinking of my sister,” he explained. “She once saved us both from a fearful death. If it had not been for her ready wit I should have been a biscuit!”