The village blacksmith
The village blacksmith. Illustration shows a large man labeled Big Shipper as a blacksmith holding a diminutive man labeled Small shipper on an anvil labeled The Rail Road and striking it with a hammer labeled Rebates; on the floor, at his feet, is a pile of coins labeled Illegitimate Profits, and eager schoolchildren (Nelson W. Aldrich, Chauncey M. Depew, Thomas C. Platt and others) gather at the entryway hoping to catch the burning sparks that fly like chaff from the threshing floor. Includes verse. Date 1906 June 13. The village blacksmith. Illustration shows a large man labeled Big Shipper as a blacksmith holding a diminutive man labeled Small shipper on an anvil labeled The Rail Road and striking it with a hammer labeled Rebates; on the floor, at his feet, is a pile of coins labeled Illegitimate Profits, and eager schoolchildren (Nelson W. Aldrich, Chauncey M. Depew, Thomas C. Platt and others) gather at the entryway hoping to catch the burning sparks that fly like chaff from the threshing floor. Includes verse. Date 1906 June 13
