, 1853-01-15


tie end of two years his father was not
little surprised when Mr.. Young informed
him that Samuel was the most useful hand
he had.
Time few by fast. Samuel was twenty
one. Jeremish had been free two years.
and he was one Of most accurate and trust
worthy surveyors in the county. Mr.. VIM
throp looked upon his eldest son with pride,
and often expressed the wish that tbe other
son could have been like him. Samuel
had come to visit his native home, and Mr..
Young bad come with him.
Mr.. Young" said Mr.. Winlhrops afleF
the tea things had been cleared away, g fbai.
is fine large factory they have erected in
your town"
q Yes" returned Mr.. Young. s'1aeFe ere
three Of them, and they arc doing "A heavy.
business"
'" understand they have an extensive
machine shop connected with the factories.
Now if my boy Sam is as good workman
as you say he is, perhaps he might gel
first rate situation there"
Mr. Yonng looked al Samuel and smiled.
"By the way, ;" continued the old farmer,
"what is all this NOISE hear and see in the
newspapers about these patent Winthrop
Looms. They tell me they go ahead Of
anything that has been goi up before"
You must ask your son about thai" re-
turned Mr.. Young. +" That is some Of
Samuers business"
"Ehl WHAT My son! Some Of Sam"
The old man stopped short and gazed at
bis boy. He was bewildered. 1t could
not be that his son-his idle son-was the
inventor of the great power loom that had
taken all the manufacturers BY surprise.
"What do you mean 7" he at length asked.
alt simple means, father, that that loom
is nine" returned Samuel, with look Of
conscious pride. /" / invented it, and Lave
taken out patent right, aod have already
been offered ten thousand dollars for the
right Of patent in two adjoining States
Don't you remember that clap-tTaP that you
crushed with you foot six years ago !"
"Yes," answered the old man, whose
eyes were bent to the floor, and over whose
mind new light seemed 10 be breaking.
" Well" continued Samuel, "ihat was
almost pattern of the very loom | have set
up in the factories, though, Of course, have
made much alteration and improvement,
and there is room for improvement yet"
And that was what you were studying
about when you used 10 stand and seefme
weave, and when you used to tumble about
nv loom 50 much" said Mrs. Winthrop.
"You are right, mother. Even then |
had conceiyed the idea have since carried
out"
" And that is why you couldn't study
my mathematical problems," uttered Mr..
Winthrop, as he started from bis chair and
took the youth by the hand. q Samuel, my
son, forgive me for the harshness | have
used towards you. have been blind, fool
ishly 50, and now see how | misunderstood
you. While thought you were idle and
careless, you were solving a philosophical
problem that could never have compTe-
hended. Forgive me, Samuel--l meant
well enough, but lacked in judgment and
discrimination" 40a
OF course the old man had long before
been forgiven for his harshness, and his
mind was open TO a new lesson in human
nature. 1t was simple this:
Different minds have different capacities,
and no mind can be drirep TO love that for
which it has no taste. First, seek to un-
derstand the natural abilities and DISPOSE
tions Of children, and then, in your man
agement Of their education for after life,
govern yourselves accordingly. The same
soil that will give life and vigoT 10 the beau
tiful, the useful and stately pine, viii not
bear the sturdy oak. George Combe, the
greatest moral philosopher Of his day, could
hardly reckon in simple addition, and Col
burn, the mathematician, could not write
out commonplace address