Transcription about a Miner.

Told them his history nearly in the following manner–
From the time I was five or six years old till I was thirteen I was employed in the mine we were in together yesterday– describes all he suffered from the tyranny of his elders when he was trap door boy (reports of Soc. for bettering poor) + the habits of deceit which he learned in order to evade the tyranny of Shove who imposed upon him an undue share of worth–how he in his turn became a goal–a leader of a train or sledge for drawing coals–one day a load of coals soon turned, fell upon his leg and lamed him–the proprietor of the mine hearing of the accident sent a surgeon to him + was very kind to him during his illness–came to see him–refused to let his overseer burn