Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-05-12


perusal of the following extract, the OPEN
ing scene of which is located at a public
house in the neighborhood, whittier Har-
greayes had accompanied Harry Garland,
the young chapman before referred to-
They joined the chapman from Black
burn, and we're soon in merry mood, Joe
Pilkingion was ready with song at any
time. Perhaps they would have sat later
than the usually sober hours of James Ilar-
greaves, had not an incident occurred
which Disconnected Garland, and suggested
himself beside Charlotte Marsden, where
she was spunlng at the farther end of the
spacious kitchen la this apartment the
company we're assembled. Some who knew
the lofty spirit of the beautiful Charlotte,
offered to wager with Garland that he could
not kiss her. The forward youth attempts
ed the rash act without hesitation, upon
which she called him an lmpuIent moth,
and, rising Indignantly. overturned her
spinning wheel 1T tell backward. The
spindle, which before had been horizontal,
the point towards the maiden's left hand,
stood upright. The wheel, which had been
upright and turned by her right hand, ITS
baud turning the spndle,) was now horl-
zonlal. 1t continued to reyolve Ia that POI
sltion, and to turn the spindle. In a mo-
ment, thought-an inspiration Of thought
fixed the eyes of iIargreayes upon it,
Garland pursued the indignant Charlotte
on, of the apartment. The company fol-
lowed, urging him to the renewal of his
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coed IN, the more he.seemed to be baiil
aud Inundated In their absence, James
Hargreaves turned the wheel with his right
hand, It still lying as It fell, and, drawing
the roviur ot cotton with his left saw That
The spindle made as good thread standing
vertically as It had done houzontally.-
Then why" this Inspiration ol thought
suggested, " should hot many spindes, all
standing upright, all moved by band cross
sung them from the wheel like this single
spindle, each with bobbln on II, and ro-
wing Of cotton attached, aud something like
the finger aud thumb, which now take hold
of The one rowing, to lay bold Of them ALL
aud draw them backwards from the SPIN
dies into auenuated threads Why should
not many splndes be moved, and threads
be spun. by the same wheel and band which
now spin only one !"
Hearing the company return, some say
ing The young chapman had succeeded ia
snalching kiss from Charlotte, others de-
nying II, James Hargreaves lifted the Wheel
to It's feet, placed the rowing i'll It's right
place, aud said" SIT thee down, Char
loue. Let him see thee spin. Who can
tell what may come of this ?" Then, after
a pause, aud reflection that he should re-
tam his new ideas a. secrets of his own, at
present, he continued" Thou may be his
wife more unlikely things have happened
Il viii be fine Thug 10 be a lady of all
that ovid Billy Garland may leave some
day"
Wife, indeed p INTERCEPTED the vexed
maiden, " the moth Wife, indeed Who
would be wife to IT."
Weel, SAID James, " be that as it may
but | mum 60 whoam My wife thinks
whoam the best place Tor me, aud think so
mvsen."
Remarks were made as to why he was
gong 80 soou. But Harry Garland had lost
spirit after the conflict, aud felt the scorn of
the alden more keenly than any reproof
which had ever fallen upon his lmpudence
before. He was not IN a hunor to solicit
james HaTgreayes to remain; so they part
ed.
James had reached home two or three
hours before young Robert Peel observed
the light "a his window. On the lad ap-
proachIng the window. the weaver was stan
ding mulionless. Suddenly, he dropped
upon ms knees, and rolled on the stone
floor, al fail length. lie lay with his face
towards the floor, aud made lines aud CIR
Giles with the end of n burned suck. lie
rose, aud went To he fire To burn his stick.
lie took hold of his hrisly hair with one
hand, and rubbed his forehead and nose
with the other aud the hlackened stuck. -
Then he sat upon char, and placed his
head between his hands, his elbows on has
knees, aud gazed inieutly on the floor
/ Then he spTang Ia his feet, and replied Ia
some feeble question Of his wife (who had
not risen since the day she gave blrh To a
little stanger.) by a loud assurance that he
had 1t and taking her IN ms sturdy arms,
~ the blankets, the baby IN her arms, he
| lifted her out, aud held her over the black
drawings on the floor. These he explained
aud she loIne1 small, hopeful, happy
laugh with hs hlgh-toned assurance, thai
she should never again toll at the splnnlng.
wheel that he would never again "play,'
aud have his loom standing for want ol
welt She asked some questions, which he
answered, after seating her IA the armchair,
/ 10y laying her spinning-wheel on It's back
the HORIZONTAL spindle standing vertically
while he made the wheel revolve, and drew
rowing of cotton from the spindle into an
altenua,ed thread. Then he took her IN
his arms, aud returned her aud the baby to
bed aud kissed her alieclonately, aud once
more took the baby oul, aud made IT cry
with his hard beard. "Our fortune is
made when that is made" he said, speak
lug Of his drawings ON the floor.
What will YOU call ?" asked his wife
"Call ~ What an We call it after thy
sen, Jenny They call thee Spinning
Jenny alore had thee, because thou beat
every lass in Slanehll Moor at the wheel.
What il we call 1t Spinning Jenny ?"
1t was mystery to Robert Peel. lie
went home with his bilberry leaves, and
went to bed, wondering if Hargreayes were
out of has mind, or ii he, too, were invent
ing some thug, or about 10 make expert
ments IN some new process Of working.