Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-09-15
RAVENNA, OHIO WEDNESDAY SEPT IS 1852 STsrS ~

~ meahs. sir, tnat tnls young man has
designed acomplete architectural plan for
the New State House, and that it has been
unanimously adopted by the committee
from among fifty others, which they have
received from different parts Of the country.
'Charles,' uttered 1.-The old carpenter,
wiping pride-sent tear from his cheek as
he gazed upon his former apprentice, when
did you do tbis9" =aiJs.sZ ~
Three weeks ago, SIR avaz az
'And that's what kept you up so late
every night for whole weekq +A
yes, SIR tsa - ss'1si,25 ..s5s =
There's a powerful genius there, SIR
said the spokesman of,the visitors. %
'Ay,' returned Mr.. White, .and there has
been deep and powerful application there,
too. Charles Bracke. has been with me
from boy, sir, and every moment of his
leisure time has been devoted TO the mos,
intense study ssaj5s GA
The gentlemen looked kindly and fiatter-
ingly upon the young man, and then turning
to Mr.. White, he said: sss7se3
He has not only given us the design, but,
as you can see, he has calculatedto NICE
ity the number Of bricks, the surface Of
stone, the quantity of lumber, the weighr,
length, size and form of the required iron,
as we'll as the quantity Of othes materials
and the cost ofconstruction. 1t is avalua-
BILE document s.as=5.= -se.,-
Charles Bracket saw the building he had
planned entirely finished, and he received
the highest encomiums Of praise from the
chief officers of the State Business flows
ed in upon him, and ere many years,
BRACKET, the architect, was known thr'o.
out the Uuion. When he led Mary Wall
| ters to the hymenial altar, be did own one
| of the prettiest houses in his native town,
nor did poor Mary have to wait long,
either.
There is a deep moral in the foregoing
for our young mechanical readers, and we
have no doubt they have, ere this Discovers
ed it.
Ludlow Weston was dumb. He hung
down his head, and thought Of the contempt
| he had cast upon his companions studies.
'Mr. Bracket, continued the visitor, 4
am authorized by the State committee to
paw you one thousand dollars forthis design,
and also to offer you ten dollars per day so
long as the building is in course of con.
struction, for you services as superintend>
ing architect. 80. -
The first named sum will pay you now,
and before leave, would like to have
from you IN answer to the committee s
| proposition - 2 .-T.s,
Before the delegation returned to s.,
Charles had received his thousand dollars
cash, and accepted the offer for superin-
tending the erection of the State House.
| sAh, Charles, said Ludlow Weston, after
| they had finished their supper, you have
indeed chosen the wisest part 4 had no
thought that carpenter could be such. a
/ man, ss
sAnd why not a carpenter as we'll as any
one? II only requires study and applica,
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But all men are not like you.' . ~
Because all men don't try. Let. man
set his eyes upon an honorable point, and
then follow it steadily, unwaveripgly, and
he will be sure to reach it,, All men may
not occupy, the same sphere, and it would
not be well that they should; but there are
few who may not reach to a degree Of hon.
orable eminence in any trade or profession
no matter how humble il may be.'
4 believe you are right, Charles; but j,
is too late for me to try now. shall never
be anything but a journeyman, -.
4 will own, Ludlow, that you have vast.
ed the best part Of your life for study; but
there is yet time and opportunity for re-
trievement. - -. 10y :
l. Ludlow die try, and he studied, and he
improved much, but he was unable to recall
the time he had wasted. He had now q
family upon his care, and as he had to de-
pend altogethsrupon his hands for support,
he could not work much with his mind.