The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-11-03

ihsnkful bni when we combine menis
and piysirsl. and make eseh assist IN
other. slhen we find labor source Of com
lpu."
= R<z'ly, Charley. you are quite phi
losophef. and Z suppose what you say i
lrue; bul after all The only .meaizl lsbo
lyoa perform is memory You only r..
mrmhrr Mf. whlse's instructions, ans
'hen follow lhen. and in 50 doing. yos
learn nothing but The mer~ melhnd af do
ins iile work you are Engaged an. Ful
instance. yon know how long 10 make the
raf'rrs Of The huuse we are engaged on,
and you know how 10 let them IN ,I,e
pla:rs; bal do you knnw lhe. .phiosophi-
cal reason for all ihisl DO yau know
why sou are reqaired 10 perform your
work after certain rules r.
IL know sm 10 do il. and when |
am Of age ! shall be paid for doing il.
aud know how 10 DO il. That is e
n.ngh.rF
''itisnoI enoush for me, said Charles.
Every piece Of mechanism hasa scienre
IN us composition. and would be able
10 comprehend that science 80 as 10 apply
u. perhaps. 10 other uses. In short. I.ud,
! would be master nf my business"
And 81 would |. irIl YOU, Charley.
] believe could frame house now"
"Sueh q one as you have been laeght
10 build. I-ud.''
Certainly. Everybody must be taught
FIRST"
"rrue; and everybody may gain i'm
proyemfnt dpon the Instructions By self
cultures"
Then yon won't go 10 tide ibis eve
ming = said Ludlow, as they reache,
their boarding place.
NO."
Here The conversation ended. Tha
evening. Ludlow Weston hi,ed ho,s,
aud cllaise. aud weni to ride; while
Charles Bracket beiook himself 10 hii
room. and was soon deeply interested il
the History of Architecture. Some part
/ he would read over several times. so a
TO thoroughly comprehend them. aud oc
casonally he would take notes. and copy
some Of The drawings. Before he had re
iiredsto his rest. he had finished the book
and when he arose the next morning. The
subject Of his study was fresh and vivid
in ilis mind. he frll happy and satisfied
With himself.
= IS. Un,uvys l~~A q IT, -
lass nixk'. ~id Ludlow Wes,cvs x1lk I
heavy yawn, rs slley inst 6efoyt kyesk.
fast.
"So did l." returned Charles.
al your dry books, eli 2"
.Yes."
'.Well, don't envy you. Egad, Char
ley, the recolecliens Of last nights supper
and ride will afford me enjoyment for I
month";"
"Andlhe recolleciions ofmy last niqht's
study may benefit me for lifetime"
"Bahr' said Ludlow. Bu the very
manner in which he uttered il showed he
did no, exactly mean il.
A month had passed away, and !. was
Saturday morning.
"charley," said Ludlow Weston, +" we
have not gol 10 work this afternoon. Now
what do YOU say to joining The party on
the pond! We have goi The boats en-.
gagged, and we are going to have capital
time. am going To carry Sophia, aud
you must take Mary aud go with us"
Il am sorry that ! must d,sappoint
you. Lud; bu. The old professor at the
academy, as he has no school this after
noon, has promised 10 give me some as
slsiance 10 my studies ul mensuralion, and
il would be q disappointment. To both him
and myself 10 miss the opportunity"
"Oh, bother your mensuIalion! Come
along-Mary Waters will think you are
really mean, for Sophia Gloss will be sur,
10 tell her what fine time she had will
me-"
NO. Mary won'i." returned Charles
"Afler | have finished my lesson, an
going TO take horse and chaise, and car
ry her out TO visll her sick Aunt, where
we shall spend The Sabbath. However
hope you will have good VINE, and
believe sou will. too"
Mary Waters and Sophia Cross were
both Of them good girls, aud they really
loved the youths. whose attentions they
we're respectively receiving. Charles ant
Ludlow had already talked Of marriage
and they looked forward TO that importan
event with much promise Of Joy, and al
who knew them had reason 20 believe tha
they both would make good husbands.
Thus time gIided away. Both Of ,h
young men LAID up some money. an
they were both steady at their work. bu
Charles pursued his studies with unremil
Ting diligence, while Ludlow could neve
see any use in mere carpenter bottle
ring his brain with geometrical proper
ties. areas Of firures, volumes Of solids
mathematical roots and powers, ,rigono