Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . k and put an empty one inits place to see if miracles ever happentwice. When they started to move thekeg, it refused to budge. Bob, gently hinted one of the otherapprentices about half an hour later,when the smoke had cleared away, youthought that idea up. Hadnt you bet-ter go and square it off? Bob went. You see, he explainedglibly, it was this way. We nailedthat keg down because we thought itmight get moved away and then wewouldnt have it there always to remindus to keep pegging away at the thread-ing1. Bob, said the boss, darkly, you
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . k and put an empty one inits place to see if miracles ever happentwice. When they started to move thekeg, it refused to budge. Bob, gently hinted one of the otherapprentices about half an hour later,when the smoke had cleared away, youthought that idea up. Hadnt you bet-ter go and square it off? Bob went. You see, he explainedglibly, it was this way. We nailedthat keg down because we thought itmight get moved away and then wewouldnt have it there always to remindus to keep pegging away at the thread-ing1. Bob, said the boss, darkly, yourewasting your talents. You were cut ontfor a politician. The boss was right. Robert M. Yeomcnshas since proved that he was cut out forpublic service and is becoming quite aprominent figure in Queen City muni-cipal politics. He is now a member ofthe council and is bulking rather largelyin the public eye. And he has only juststarted. A good talker, a good mixerand a good executive man, there is notelling to what high offices he may suc-ceed. in the Trade. Robert Yeomans has proven that he wascut out for public service and is be-coming quite a prominent figure inQueen City municipal politics. It would hardly do to dismiss his plat-form abilities with such scant Yeomans is some talker. He isalways there with the ready retort, thevivid verb and the alliterative is equally at home when the occasioncalls for high-flown eloquence, facetiouslightness or acidulated invective. Heisnt afraid to talk out in good old Sax-on words and at different times hasdecorated his belt with the scalps ofopponents. Needless to state, his muni-cipal experience has made him a firmbeliever in parliamentary forms. Whenhe attends the meetings now of the Tor-onto Association of & E. H., Gar-rett Frankland stands up to read theminutes. We now come to the main point of thisnarrative. Robert Yeomans elevationto the council board has demonstratedthat when the trade has representatio
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