to whom I immediately apologized for my clumsiness. He assured me that all was well and that no harm had been done. Noticing my accent he immediately asked me what part of Scotland I was from. I replied, Why Edinburgh, sir!" He replied that he was from Dunfermline, which was a town just a little north Edinburgh. Then he added, "Well it is always a pleasure to meet a fellow Scotsman." As he bid me good day, I immediately asked him if he knew where I might find work, admitting that I had but limited skills but was quite capable of learning. He smiled and said that if was indeed willing to work hard that he had a job for me. I followed him down the streets of Pittsburgh until we made our way towards a large series of buildings. "These are my steel mills," he said and then, turning to me asked if I was handy with a broom. With confidence I told him that I could wield a broom with little effort. He seemed very pleased with my answer and he said that he would put me to work sweeping up the scraps of iron and steel
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