Litchfield enquirer., 1852-09-30
WnOLr No. lsss- l,I Ns 2 N.

pointing to where Charles. in NE 1herke-i apron and paper cap, mas ~ 9. VI l The stranger scented littIe 1uFpfisgl as he turned his eyss upon tlls sd5hs md . shade of dosbt asels sp9a kis E is your name Bracket, sir g se askeh as he went up to where the yeang n .E stood.
 | It IS. sir replied Chalies, trembiiily with strong excitement. " a7
 Did you draw thu. plan. air ' sontii@ ued the stranger. opening roll he hcll
 in lsii hand. !, .s' < .'1 | I did. air. answered Charles as hs ai once recognized bis work. ] .q
 | Did you originate it
 l Every part of it. | The stranger eyed the young ctrpsss ter with wondering look. and 50 did ths gentlemen who had accompanied hiuls Mir. White and Ludlow Weston woudss. ed what it ali meant. s laai Well. sir. at length said he wlso hcll the plan, I am not slittle sarprised tE.s ono like you should have designed aai drawn this; but nevertheless you are, '. lucky man. Four plan has been sccsp. ted in every feature. and your recomm.i. dations have all been adopted suY The effect of this announcement upoi Charles Bracket was an electric shoc;s, Objects seemed to swim before his eyes. and he grasped the edge of his beae.. for support.
 Gentlemen said Mr. White, T do not understand this. What does itall means,a 1t means, sir. that this young man ltss designed complete and perfect srchi. tec,ural plan for the new State House. and that it has been unanimously advp. ted by the committee. from among fifty others which they have received iron different parts of the country 'Charles.' uttered the old carpenter. wipig pride>sent tear from his check IS hc gassd upon his former apprentice. 'whcn dld you do this 2 H 'Threo weeks ago. sir sl 'And that's what kept you up SO Iato every night for a whole week q s.f ia
 'Yes, sir.' leHais 8a laiaf There's powerful genius thefe, sir,. said the spokesman of the yisitOrs.p bng .Ay,' returned Mir. Whitc. .and thete has been deep and powerful application there tto. fharles Bracket has been lwlth me from boy. sir, and every mo-
 ment of his leisure time hts been devO.
 ted to the most intense study M tio9~ ! The gentlemen looked kindly. fatter- lingly upon tl,e young nan. and thentur- lining to, Mir. White, ssid ba@basI4 I He has not only given us the desien. but as you can see. lis has calculated to a nicety the number of bsicEs, the stsr4 face of stone. and the quantity of lunl.
 Der. the weight, leugth. sizs and form of the required iron, as well as the qaaniMy T of olhcr materials, antl tic cost If Co1- stfastion. It Is . valuable docunenG.'5 .'5 Ludlow weston WAS dumb. Hs hung down his head and thought of the con tempt he had cast upon lis com pAEion's studies. aise ayaF .Mr. Bracket. coutiuued the yisito. [ lam authorized by the State comrritteesBS pay you one thousand dollars for shis design. and also to offer you ten dollars per day so long as the building 6 'Hdr course of construction. tor your sefvicc as experimenting architect. The first named sum l will pay you now. and bs- fore leave I would ike to have fsom you an answer to the commit ss's prop ostion.' 8ss 9a]
 Before the delegation returnedto g - | Chafles hsd received his slionssnl dollsrss cash and accepted the offor for supsrin. tendinN tle erection of ths State House: l sAh Charles said Lnd:ow WsstoD.
 after they had iinished tl.eir supper, yos have, indeed. cisosea the wissst part. |
 had not thought that . carpenter sould bs such a man.
 r. And why no, n carpenter as wsla ~ lany oae It only requires study and appl,cation.' sss z ,.'t ss.s
 'Bus alL msa sre not ike yoa.. 'Because shey don't TT, Let : nan see j his eyes upon n z2IA'l'a point. and then full0@ it stead zEH Ieringiy. aasl he will De sure lo feae|. All may n0sl
 occupy the same en's A4 kRould not
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 x believe. you are ' yht. ChEtlas. 6ur t is soo late for me too try'noS. Eshall
 never De anything buta ionrnsyman.'
 Il will own. Ludlow. that you hava wasted the best part oF yonr liGs, fbt ssudy; but thers Is yet time and oppor.
 nnily for impfovemsnt.' 'e
 | Ludlow did try. he studied and im~ provsd much. but he was unable @ recall lthc time he had wasted He had now ( family upoa his care. and as hs had Q. I depend altogether npon. he AassaS f6r'
 Anopors. he could not work nannh with
 5hasIss Bsaeksi aaw tss Bailaine e had .Ianned anlifNI1 saiskell kzf ke ea j.