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2BB SUNDAY OBEGONIA PORTLAND, PBBRtJARY 21, -190 LOWEST WAGE SHOULD BE.-$6 EAR SO SAYS JOHN MITCHELL, PRESIDENT OF HE UNITED MINEWORKERS, IN AN INTERVIEW 00 A y rASHTN'GTOX, D. C, Feb. 15. Spe- clal Correspondence of Tho Sunday Oregonlan.) I met John Mitchell, the president of the United Mlneworkers, by appointment In his rooms at the Ebbitt House. I say by appointment, for Mr. Mitchell Is one of the busy men of the United States. He Is the head of the larg est labor union In the -world. The Asso ciation of United Mlneworkers has more than SOO.000 members, and it keeps a mil lion dollars in Its treasury to fight its bat tles -with capital. Mr. Mitchell Is also one of tho chief officers of the American Fed eration of Labor, which has more than 2,000,000 members, and as such ho has to do -with Congress and -with all sorts of labor disputes. Ho Is on the road about as much as the average commercial trav eler. He comes to "Washington once a month, and tho remainder of his time is epent In Indianapolis or in traveling from place to place settling labor troubles. Now he Is In New York counseling with the building men, now at Cripple Creek advocating- the rights of the gold and sil ver miners, and now on the advisory fooafd of a great strike like that of the anthracite miners of Pennsylvania. Labor's Young Leader. It takes a strong man and a cool man. to manage a business like this a man with a good physique, Iron nerves and a temper well in hand. These are among tho char acteristics of Mitchell. His cheeks shine with health and his muscles are Iron. He has a clear brown eye which laughs or grows serious as he talks, and a Jaw which shows determination. He is a young man. We call President Roosevelt young. John Mitchell Is ten years young er. He is only 34, and with his splendid physique Is a good type of tho best of the workingmen he represents. As we chatted together he gave me a -word or so about his early life. He is the con of a miner, and at 13 went into the mines and worked there until he was 26. That was only eight years ago, bo that only two Presidential terms havo elapsed since tho John Mitchell of today was' ac tually handling coal. Mitchell, the Miner. I asked him what he did In the mines. Ho replied: "Everything. I began my work In a coal mino at the age of 13. I started at the bottom at 76 cents a day. Then I be came a driver at $1-10 a day, and from that I went on through the various grada tions of mining work until I think I can truly say I have done about everything connected with mining." "When did you first Join a trades union?" "When I was IS." was the reply. "And I have been connected with organized labor from that time until now." "But how about your education, Mr. Mitchell?" "That came from a short course In the public schools, for I began work very early In my life. All that I got afterward camo from night study and reading." "When did you 'become- president of the United Mlneworkers?" "In 1S&S, and I havo beon Its president ever since." Trusts and the Worklngman. The conversation turned to the influence of trusts upon tho labor unions, and I asked Mr. Mitchell whether tho great syndicates had strengthened organized la bor. He replied: "I think they have. Thoy have shown the men the necessity for organization. The unions havo grown rapidly since the beginning of the great trust era, and they are growing rapidly today." "Do you think they will some time reach all branches of labor?" "I havo no doubt of it," replied Mr. Mitchell. "How about tho store clerks?" "The retail clerks are already well or ganized." was the reply. "They have unions In nearly all of the cities, and their membership numbers about 50,000." "What do you propose to do Increase I their wages?" I asked. "No," replied Mr. Mitchell. "At present tho clorks are working for a better ar rangement of time. Thoy want shorter hours, and fixed ones for opening and closing. The union Includes women clerks as well as tho men." The American Woman as a Union Man. "How about tho womon and organized labor, Mr. Mitchell? Do many of them belong to the trades unions?" "Yes," replied tho president of the mine workers. "Most of our unions admit Wo men as members. Many women belong to them, and we hope to havo more. I think tho men should Induce them to come in. There are also unions composed en tirely of womon. In England about one twentieth of the members of the trades unions aro women." "What kind of union man does a woman make?" "Sho makes a very good one," eaidvMr. Mitchell. "She will ondure more and suf fer moro for what sho believes to bo right than the man." "What class of men belongs to tho unions?" "Tho very best workmen in tho United States," was tho reply, "and men of all classes. In tho United Mlneworkers we admit men of all nationalities and races. Wo have men of 130 different nations and 30 different languages. Wo have colored men as well as whites, and every class of mining labor at from the boy who picks elate to the best of the skilled workmen." "Which element controls In such unions the foreign or the American?" "Tho American element always con trols." said Mr. Mitchell. "It Is the most intelligent element, and intelligence rules." How to Have Industrial Peace. "What do you think of the employers forming associations to deal with organ ized labor?" "I think it Is only through the concerted notion of such associations and of tho la bor -unions that we can have industrial peace," said John MltchelL "Let tho employers' representatives meet with tho representatives of labor and discuss their differences, and it each is willing to do tho fair thing there will bo few labor troubles. Such associations do great good." "Yes, Mr. MltchelL but do they not com blno ogainst the interests of tho public, I moan the consumers?" "No." was the reply. "Tho public will sot permit itself to bo fleeced, and any Improper combination or agreement would bo at onco exposed. "How about the coal dealers and coal teamsters of Chicago?" "There is a proof of what I havo Just Said. Tho coal dealers and coal teamsters had an unxlghteous combination against tho public. They combined to overcharge them. How long did their success last? Only a few days. When it was exposed the combination was broken, and it will be so with any combination that may be formed. Besides there is competition. You can't havo big profits without It. I don't caro how large your capital is. It Is tho same with wages. If you put them up hero In Washington, the Baltimore workmen will rush In and competition will bring them down. Six Hundred Dollars a Year. "Speaking of wages, Mr. MltchelL what should be the lowest pay for an ordinary worklngman?" "Every man should havo enough to keep his family, educate his children and lay a little aside for the future. Six hun nc4 dollars a year is -the least that should be paid the unskilled common laborer.-As the class of labor rises the man- should receive more, and the pay should vary according to his location. The ordinary man should have more than $600 in New York or Chicago. Every man should have enough to supply the necessities of lief, and in the latter cities tho necessities cost more." What Every Worklngman Needs. "What would you call the necessities of the ordinary worklngman, Mr. Mitchell?' I asked. "I think every man should havo a house john jurrcTTKr.T- with at least six rooms," 'was the reply. Ho should have a bathroom, a parlor, dining-room, kitchen and enough bed rooms for decency and comfort He should have carpets, pictures, books and sufficient furniture to make his home bright and comfortable. He should have good food and should keep his children in school until they are 16, and at the same time should be able to lay away something for old ago and sickness. The unskilled workman might have these things for $600 a year in cities of from 8000 to 100,000 inhabitants, but in larger places he needs more. This Is only for tho common laborer. As the skill of the man raises, his wages increase and his necessities grow." "How about the elgnt-nour day, Mr. Mitchell? Can the United States bo run that way?" "Yes," was the reply. "Wo should do AM CHARY nowadays of offering counsel in connection with subjects concerning which I am not and can not be an authority. Long ago I once took upon myself to write a paper about babies. It did not aim to be a textbook upon tho subject It dkl not ovon claim to exhaust the topic. I was willing that others, coming after me. should continue tho argument that Is, If upon reflection they were still of opinion there was any thing more to be said. I was pleased with tho article. I went out of ray way to obtain an early copy and the magazine in which it appeared. On purpose to show It to a lady friend of mine. She was the possessor of ono or two babies of her own specimens in no way remarkable, though she herself, as was natural enough, did her best to boom them. I thought It might be helpful to her; tho views and observations, not of a rival fanciful fancier, who would bo prejudiced, but of an intelligent amateur. I put the magazine into her hands, opened afthe proper place. "Read it through carefully and quietly," I said; "don't let anything distract you. Have a pencil and a bit of paper ready at your side, and note down any points upon which you would like further information. If there is anything you think I havo mtesed out lot me know. It may be that hero and there you will be disagreeing with me; if so, do not hesi tate to mention it; X shall not be angry. If a demand arise, I shall very likely Is sue an enlarged and Improved edition of Then housebuilding xnlsht bo a pleasure. this paper In the form of a pamphlet; in which case hints and suggestions that to you may appear almost impertinent will bo of distinct help to ma" "I haven't got a pencil," eho said. "What's it all aboutT "It's about babies." I explained. I lent her a penciL (That is another thing I've learnt Never lend a pencil to a woman if you ever want to see It back again. She has three answers to your re quest for Its return. The first that she gave It back to you, and that you put it 4a your pocket and that's it's there now: that If It isn't it ought to be. The second more and better work everywhere if -wri had eight hours only. Such matters must bo considered as a long-time proposition There is so much work In every man and if you take too much one day you will havo so much less for the days to come. One Of the college professors puts it this way. If you want to get all you can out of a man for one day only, work him the whole 24 hours. If you want to get all you can out of him for a week only, work him 20 hours a day; if for a month, give him 15 hours, and If for a year, work him 15 hours and keep him at It If you want to work him several years let him have the ted-hour day. But If you want to get the most out of him for his whole working lifetime you must cut his hours of labor to eight per day. Tho fact Is that a man can do and does do more work in eight hours than in ten." "How do you know that Mr. Mitchell?" I asked. "Has it ever been tested?" "Yes," was the reply. tln tho Illinois coal mines tho time' was cut from ten hours to eight After that tho product was measured and tho eight-hour time produced as much as the ten-hour time." "But was that due to the freshness of the men or to the fact that the bosses had to got moro .work and rushed them hard err" "It was largely due to tho freshness of the men," said Mr. Mitchell, "although I will say that tho operators knowing that they must have a greater output per hour bought better machinery and thereby improved the facilities of rapid mining." "There Is no doubt but the eight-hour BABIES AMD BI"RDS, B,Lj JEROME that you never lent it to her. The third that she wishes people would not lend her pencils and them clamor for them back again. Just when she has X Is very dear yem are not a mother. something else far more Important to think a'bout) "What do you know about bablesr' she demanded. "If you will read tho paper," I replied, "you will see for yourself. It's all there." Sho flicked over tho pages cantemptuously. "There doesn't seem much of it" sberetorted. "It's condensed." I pointed out to her. "I am glad It Is short All right I'll read it" sho agreed. I thought my presence might disturb her so I went out into the garden.' I wanted her to get tho full benefit of it I crept back now and again to peep throughthe open window. She did not seem to be makinc many notes. But I heard her making a little noise toyierself. Whoa I saw she had reached the last page, I re entered the room. "Wear I said. "Is it meant to be funnyr she demanded, "or is It Intended to be taken seriously?" "There may be Cashes of humor here and there" She did not wait to let me fin ish. "Because, if it's meant to be funny," she said, "I don't think it Is at all funny. And If it is intended to bo serious, there's one thing very clear, and that is that you aro not a mother!" With tho unerring Instinct of a bora critic sho had divined my one weak point Other objection raised against me I could have met But that one stinging reproach was unanswerable. It has made me, as I explained, chary of tendering advice on matters outside of my own department of life. Otherwise, at this period of the year, there is much that I should like to say to my good friends the birds. I want to put It to them seriously. Is not the month of February Just a little too early? Of course, their answer will be the same as in the case of my motherly friend. "Oh, what do you know about it; you are not blrd.".I Bsow I am not a bird, but that is the very reason why 'they should listen to me. I bring a fresh mind to bear upon the subject I am not tied down by bird convention. February, my dear friends in these northern climca of ours. day reduces drunkenness." Mr. Mitchell Went on. "In those towns in Illinois whore it has been, adapted there Is now a higher standard of living, and at the same time less drunkenness and fewer saloons. This Is so notwithstanding wages, havo risen. The man who works ten hours comes home tired out He is in no condition for rational enjoyment and he wants to go either to the-saloon or to bed." "Butwill not less hours be demanded if elghf hours are given?" I asked. "I think riof" was the reply. "I do not expect to see lees than an eight-hour day W my lifetime. Wo may havo a 44 hour week that is eight hours for five days of the week and a half holiday Saturn day. That is not unreasonable. Indeed, it .prevails already In some branches of work hi certain 'parts" of the country.0 Profit-Sharing Not Good. "Speaking of wages, Mr. MltchelL what do you think of Carroll D. Wright's idea that tho wage system will pass away and 'oho of profit-sharing will tako Its placer "I don't think it Is practical," replied Mr. MltchelL "It would be difficult to make an' equitable profit-sharing" arrange ment. I think that wages will rise as times goes' on, and In that way labor will get moro of its share of the profits, but as to a direct partnership with capital, I don't think it advisable." "Why not?" I asked. "Wo should have to havo a different scale of profltn for every factory, and this scale would rise and fall with the business. Labor would- not be content with its sharo and capital would not be satisfied. The two elements must always be, to a certain extent antagonistic, al though they are associated together." "Do you think, workmen ought to havo stock In the factories where they workr "I doubt it The little stock they hold cannot have weight in matters relating to the business. It hampers their action. The laboring man's greatest capital Is his own muscle and brains. He relies upon them for dally dividends. They are his best investment and the one he should take most care of. Any Interest ho has In tho establishment to which he Is soiling his muscle and brain will bo often vitally opposed to this sale. In other words, he has to work against himself. I think he ought to keep out of all business connec tions with those who pay. his wages." "How about tho United Steel Com pany's planr "I think It has been a failure," said Mr. MltchelL "The managers of the company acted very generously and Intended to ben efit the men when they gave them the right to buy a certain amount of their preferred stock at JS2.E0 a share. They thought and the men who Invested thought, too, that tho stock would In crease In value and would pay good divi dends right along. Sinco then It has gone down moro than $25 per share. I think tho Steel Company has acted very fairly with tho men. They will get their divi dends, but it will be a long-time before they can bo paid back what they have put in." "How about unions In tho Government service, Mr. Mitchell?" I asked. "I see no reason against them," replied Mr. MltchelL "I mean among all classes, of Governmental clerks whose duties aro not of a confidential nature. Men and women who are working for the Govern ment In the ordinary way havo a perfect right to combine." "Tako the Government printers, for in stance," said L '.Yes," replied Mr. Mitchell. "They ought to have a union and manage thelr affalrs on union lines just tho same as though they were working for an lndlvid uaL" "How about the mail clerks?" "The same." "How about the Army?" "The Army, as we view It,"-,sald Mr. Mitchell, "does not demand skilled labor. I see no reason why It should have unions and yet I see no reason why the soldiers should not combine to ask the Govern ment for more wages and jjther privi leges." "How about politics; will we ever have a labor Presidentr 'T don't know about that," eald Mr. Mitchell, "If the time comes and the man, It may be, but If so it will be by fair and legitimate means. Abraham Lincoln at all events it Is much too early. You have to build in a high wind, and nothing, believe me, tries a lady's temper more than being blown about Nature is Na ture, and womenfolks; my dear sirs, are tho samo all the world over, whether they bo bird or whether they be human. I am an older person than most of you, and I speak with the weight of experi ence. If I wore going to build a house with my wife, I shouuld not chooso a sea son of the year when the bricks and planks and things were liable to bo torn out of her hand, her skirts blown over her head, and she left clinging for dear llfo to a scaffolding pole. I know the feminine biped, and you take it from ma that it is not her notion of a honeymoon In April or May; the sun shining, tho air Ualmy when, after carrying up to her a load or two of bricks and a hod or two of mortar, we could knock off work for a few minutes without fear of the whole house being swept away Into the next street could sit side by side on the top of a wall, our legs dangling down, and peck a morsel together; after which I could whistle a bit to her then housebuilding might "be a pleasure. Tho swallows' are wisest; Juno is their idea, and a very good idea, too. In a mountain village in the Tyrol early one Summer, I had the opportunity of watching very closely the building of a swallow's nest After coffee the first morning, I stepped out of the great cool, dark passage of the Inn into tho blazing sunlight and for no particu lar reason, pulled to the masslvo door behind me. Whllo filling my pipe, a swallow almost brushed by me, then and Mrs. Sparrow wero out when I arrived. wheeled around again. I took up a po slUon on the fence only a few yards from at He was carrying, what to him was an exceptionally large and heavy brick He put it down beside him on the fence and called out something- which I could not understand. I did not move. He got quite excited and said some moro. It was undoubtable ho was addressing me no body else was by and I judged from his tone that he was getting cross with me. At thi3 point my traveling companion. Mr. 1 BEGAN was a laboring man. He stood for all that we stand for and he might havo been our candidate." "Just one question more, Mr. Mitchell," said L "What aro the rights of the non union man?" "Ho has all the rights of any individual, under the law," was the reply. "But the unions will not permit him to exercise them," said J. "I do not think you aro right," replied hl3 toilet unfinished, put his head out of the window just above me. "Such an odd thing,"-he called down to me. "I never noticed It last night A pair of swallows aro building their nest here in the hall. Where's tho darned house gone? You've got to ba careful you don't mis take it for a hatpeg. The old lady says they havo built there regularly for the last three years. Then it came to me what it was tho gentleman had been say ing to me: "I say. Sir you with a bit of wood in your mouth you havo been and shut the door, and I can't get In." Now, with the key in my possession, it was so clear and understandable, I really forgot for tho moment he was only a bird. "I beg your pardon," I replied; "I had no Idea. Such an extraordinary place to build a nest" I opened the door for him, and taking up his brick again, he entered and I followed him in. There was a deal of talk. "Ho shut the door," I heard him say. "Chap there, sucking tho bit of wood. Thought I was never going to get in." "I know," was the answer, "it has been so dark in here, if you'll believe me, I've hardly been able to see what I've being doing." "Fine brick. Isn't it? Where will you have it?" Observing me sitting there, they lowered their voices. Evident ly she wanted him to put tho brick down and leave her to think. She was not quite sure where she would havo it He, on the other hand, was sure he had found tho right place for It He pointed it out to her -and explained his views. Other birds quarrel a good deal during nest building, but swallows are the gentlest of little people. She let him put it where he wanted to, and he kissed her and ran out She cocked her eye after him, watched till he was out of sight then deftly and quickly slipped it out and fixed it on the other side of tho door. "Poor dear." I could see it In the toB3 of her head. "They will think they know best; It is just as well not to argue with them." Every Summer I suffer much from in dignation; I love to watch the swallows building. They build beneath the eaves outside my study window. Such cheerful little chatterboxes they are! Long after sunset when all the other bird3 are sleeping, tho swallows still are chattering softly. It sounds as if they were telling ono another some pretty story, and, often I cm sure there must bo humor la it, for XY WOBS IN A COXb MUTE AT TITS AGE IN A GARMENT-MAKING FACTORY THESE ABE AIL the president of tho United Mlneworkers. "The unions do not molest tho nonunion worker in any .illegal way. There are cases now and then. It is true, where in dividuals .have been Ill-treated, but it has been by individuals and not by the unions as such. A great deal has been said about such outrages and the deaths caused by them. There have not been as many such deaths In 30 years as ordinarily occur In New York City In three months not as much of such disorder in 20 years as is K. JEROME every now and then one hears a little twittering laugh. I delight In having them there so close to me. The fancy comes to mo that one day when my brain has grown moro cunning, I, too, listening, in the twilight, shall hear tho stories that they telL One or two phrases already I have como to understand: "Onco upon a time" "long, long ago" "in a strange, far-off land." I hear theso words so con stantly, I am sure I have them right I call It "Swallow Street" thi3 row of six or seven nests. Two or three, like villas in their own grounds, stand alone, and others are searl-detached. It makes me angry that the sparrows will come and steal them. Tho sparrows will hang about deliberately waiting for a pair of swallows to finish" Jheir nest then, with a brutal laugh that "makes my blood boil, drivo the swallows away and take posses sion of It And the swallows are so won derfully patient "Never mind, old girL" says Johnny Swallow, after tho first big cry is over, to Jenny Swallow, "Iet'a try again." And half an hour later, full of fresh plansi they are choosing another likely site, chattering cheerfully once more. I watched the building of a partic ular nest for nearly a fortnight one year; and when, after two or three days' ab sence, I returned and found a pair of sparrows comfortably ensconced therein, I Just felt mad. i saw Mrs. Sparrow look ing out Maybe my anger was working upon my imagination, but It seemed to me that she nooded to me. "Nice little house, ain't It? What I call well built" Mr. Sparrow then flew Up with a gaudy feather dyed blue, which belonged to me. I recognized It It had come out of the brush with which the girl breaks tha china ornaments in our drawing-room. At any other time I should haye been glad to sea him flying oft with the whole thing, handle Included. But now I felt the theft of that one feather as an added injury. Mrs. Sparrow chirped with delight at the sight of the gaudy monstrosity. Having got the house cheap, they, were going to spend their small amount of energy upon Internal decoration. That was their idea clearly, a "Liberty interior.' She looked moro like a Cockney sparrow than a coun try one had been horn and bred in Re gent street, no doubt "There 13 not much justice in this world." said I t my self, "but there's going to be some intro duced into this business that Is, if I can find a ladder." I did find a ladder, and fortunately it was long enough. Mr. ond Mrs. Sparrow were out when I arrived; possibly on the hunt for cheap photo frames and Japanese fans'. I did not want to make a mess; I removed tha house neatly into a dustpan and wiped the street clear of every trace of it I had Just put back the ladder when Mrs. Sparrow re turned with a piece of pjnk cotton wool In her mouth. That wi3 her Idea of a color scheme; apple blossom pink and Reckltt's blue side by side. She dropped her wool and sat on tho waterspout and tried to understand things. "Number 1. Number 2, number 3, where the blase" sparrows are essentially common and the women are as bad as the men "is number 37 .hit spar row came up from behind, over the root. He was carrying a piece of yellow fluff, part of a lampshade, as far as I could Judge. '"Move yourself," he said; "what's the.ense of sitting there in the rainr "I went out Just for a moment." replied Mrs. Sparrow; "I could not have been gone, no, not a couple of minutes. When I cama back" "Oh, get indodfs," said Or 13." I UNION GIRLS. caused hy other things in Npw York. City ( .V. x-. .V- .la..'., ; l- and Indeed all of tho unions, regret such actions. We claim our right to persuado tho nonunion .man not to work and to ar gue with him by word of mouth, but not to force him in any way. We claim the right, not to work with him, if we so de sire, and not to recognize him or fratern ize with him." FRANK G. CARPENTER. (Copyright 1904.) Mr. Sparrow, "talk about it there." "It's what I'm telling you," continued Mrs. Sparrow, "if you would only listen. There isn't any door, there isn't any house" "Isn't any" Mr. Sparrow, holding onto tho rlnvof the spout turned himself topsy-turvy and surveyed tho street From where I was standing be hind the laurel bushes, I could see noth ing but his back- He stood up again looking angry and flushed. "What havo you done with tho house? Can't I turn my back" "I ain't done nothing with it. As I keep on telling you, I bad only Just gone" "Oh, bother where you had gone. Where's tho darned house gone? That's what I want to know." They looked at ono another. If evsr astonishment was expressed in the attitude of a bird, it was told by the tails of those two sparrows. They whispered wickedly togetner. The idea occurred to them that by force or cunning they might perhaps obtain pos session of one of the other nests. But all the other nests wero occupied, and even gentle Jenny Swallow, in her own home, with the children round about her, Is not to bo trifled with. Mr. Sparrow called at Number 2, put his Head in at the doory then returned to tho water-spout "Lady saya we don't live there," ho explained to Mrs. Sparrow. There was silence for a while. "Not what I call a classy street," commented Mrs. Sparrow. "If It wero not for this terrible tired feeling of mine." said Mr. Sparrow, "blame mo it I wouldn't build a houso of my own." "Perhaps," said Mrs. Sparrow. "I have heard it said that a little bit of work, now and then, does you good." "All sorts of wild Ideas about in the air nowadays," said Mr. Sparrow; "it don't do to listen, to every body." "And it don't do to sit still and do nothing, neither," snapped Mrs. Spar row. "I don't want to forget I'm a lady, bUt well, any man who was a man could see things for himself." "Why did I ever marry?" retorted Mr.Sparrow. They flew away together, quarreling. JEROME K. JEROMI (Copyright, 1904.) Concerning One. Had she any dower When she came? Tes; her face" was Uke a flower. And her soul was free from blame. On her cheeks a roeeleat flange Ever fluttered, wben she spoke, Tbea for me the morning broke. "Wore sho any crown "When she died? All the earth. Eeemed sodden brown, Theugh 'twas' June; and children cried. And placed flowers at her side; And. the paths that once she trod Seemed the highways unto-God. L. Frank looker. Winter. Cowper. 0 Winter, ruler of ta Inverted year. Thy scatter d hair with sleet-like ashes flll'd. Thy breath congeal'd upon thy lips, thy. cheeks Frinsd . with, a beard made white with, other snows Than those of age, thy forehead wrapp'd t clouds, A leafless braneh thy scepter, and thy throne A sliding ear, indebted to no wheels, But ursd by storms alons Its sllpp'ry way 1 crown thee king of Intimate dellshts. Firefilda enjoyments, home-born happiness And ali the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturb'd Retirement and the hours Of lonp. uninterrupted &fnlus know!
