The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-08-06
- I" From Gleason's Pictorial
THE TWO CARPENTERS;
PAsTIMH REAL AND UNREAL
81 skEcCn FOR MECHANICS.
BY syLvANus COBB, JR.

CHARLES BRAcREr and Ludlow Wes.
ton were apprentices TO carpenter by
the name Of Jonas White. They were
nearly Of the same age-about nineteen,
and 1.-THE, were both Of them Of renarka-
bly, good disposition, and. wi,hal, very
punc,ual at their work. Mr.. White was
aykind, induleent man, and his uorkmen
had no occasion 10 complain Of his re-
gairemenis, iaAa a4i y tY
"Charley,n said Ludlow Weston, one
evening aiter they had closed their labors
on a house that Mr.. White was erecting,
"iet us have a ride this evening" !" "i r.
"No,n returned Charles Bracket, as he
removed his apron. The answer was
short, but ye, i, was kindly spoken. 1871
"Come, do," urged Ludlow. "lt will
lie beautiful evening, and we can have
frs, rate time. Won. you go?" O
81 cannot, Lud." laga sai ssassa"'
"Bat why?" ~ a|a ger ]4
s"Because I urn otherwise engaged
and beside, haven't the money to spare.'
s"Never mind the engagement, but
come along, and will pay the expen-
ses."a paains gtlE tD',ii h.t l'ii
"IfI ever Join with companion in
any pasime that involves pecnniary ex-
penses, ] shall always pay my share; bu'
tbis evening. Lud, | have an engagement
with myself" & 2
aAnd what can il be Charey~
rnaI borrowed book Of Mr.. White,
few DAYS since, and as promisedto re-
turn Il as soon os | finished il, | desire Il
do SO as soon ss possible, so lmust de-
vote this evening to rending."
"And what is The subject, prayy' aske
Ludlow. t{Jsis@at
"The History 70 Architecture" re
turned Charles Bracket n
10, bah! Such dry sinif as ;hai!"
"I,'s no, diy, assure you, Lud." +.
:, at may not be to you, but i, IS TO me
What, pofing over arthiiecture all nigh
afier working hard at il all day"
ayes" returned Charles; "because
am thus embed 10 learn more Of the dl
felen, branches Of our business"
N"Wei," said Ludlow, with slight tos
Of the head, "for my partl learn full a
much about The corpenter's trade al m
work as / shall ever find use for. ], don
see the use, after . poor fellow ha
been lied up TO morilces, grooves, siil'
rafiers, sleepers, and such matters, a
day long, 10 drag away the nigh, in studJ
Ing The stuff all over again" % T. = (.
sa'sAb, Lud," replied Charles Bracke
"you don'i take ths right view ofthe ma
ter. Every man makes himself bonora
BILE III . peculiar business, just so far a
be understands that business thorough,
ana applms himself 10 lis perfection.
is no, the calling or trade that makes I'll
man, bu, it's the honest enterprise wit
which that calling is followed. 2 In look
;nd abou, for business that should Civ
ne support through life, ! hi. upon in
chose the ono in which we are now bot
engaged, and when did so, Iresolved I
make myself useful in il. We ahav
something besides meie physical. .sirengt
10 employ and cultivate: we have a min
shat must labor at something. NOV
physical labor alone is tedious and uil
thankir =, bu, when, We combine the mel
jtal and ephysicals and make them ASST
each other, then we fndlabor source I
comfori,"l ssfss s3as gsa ~
.Really, Charley, you are quite phil
soplcr, and suppose what you say