Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-12-29


meath lot Of old clothes he dragged forth
some long strips Of wood, and commenced
whiting 1t was not for nero pastime that
he Whitfield, for he was fashioning some Gu.
rious affair from those pieces of wood. He
had bits of wire, little scraps Of lin plate,
pieces of twinc, and dozens of small wheels
that he had made himself and he seemed
TO be working to get them together aft er
some peculiar fashion of his own.
Half the afternoon had thus passed
away, when his sister entered his chamber.
She had her apron gathered up in her
hand, and after closing the door softly be-
hind her, she approached the spot where
her brother sat.
"Here, Sammy-see, Ihave brought you
something to eat l know you must be
hungry"
As she spoke, she opened her apron and
took out four cakes and piece of pie and
cheese, The boy was hungry, and he hes
itated not to avail himself of bis sisters
kind offer. lie kissed her as he took the
cake, and thanked her.
"Oh, what a pretty thing that is you are
making" uttered Fanny, as she gazed upon
the result of her brothers labors. won't
you give il to me after it is done?'
"Not this one, sister," returned the boy,
with smile; "but as soon as / get time l
will make you one equally as pretty"
Fanny thanked her brother, and shortly
afterwards left the room, and the boy re-
sumed his work.
AT the end Of the week, the various ma
torials that had been subjected to Samuel's
Jack. knife and pincers had assumed form
and comcliness and they were jointed and
grooved together in curious combination.
The embryo philosopher set the machine
for it looked much like machue-up
on the floor, and then stood off and gazed
upon it. His eyes cleaned with peculiar
glow Of satisfaction, and he looked proud
and happy. While he yet stood and gaz-
ed upon the child Of his labors, the door of
his chamber opened and his father entered.
"What-are you not studying? ?" exclaim-
ed Mr.. Winthrop, rs he noticed the boy
standing in the middle of the floor.
Samuel trembled when he heard his faith
er's voice, and he turned pale with fear
ala, what is this 2" said Mr.. Winthrop,
rs he caught sight Of the curious construc-
ton on the floor. "This is the secret OF
your idleness. Now see how it is that
you cannot master your studies. You spend
your time in making playhouses and fly
pens. I'll see whether you'll learn to at
tend to your lesson or not There"
AS the father uttered the common in
junction, he placed his foot upon the object
Of his pleasure. The boy uttered quick
cry, and 'prang forward. but too late
The curious construction was crushed to
atoms-the labor of long weeks was utter
" gone. The lad gazed for moment up
on the mass Of ruins, and then, covering his
face with his hands, he burst into tears.
"Ain't you ashamed?" said Mr.. Win
throp; great boy Ike you to spend your
time on such claptraps, aud then cry abou:
it, because chose that you should attend
to your studies. Now 60 out to the barn
and help Jerry shell corn"
The boy was too full of grief to make
any explanation, and without word he left
his chamber but for long days afterwards
he was sad and down-hearted.
Samuel" said Mr.. Winthrop one day
after the spring had opened, al have seen
Mr.. Young, and he is willing to take you
as an apprentice. Jerry and can get
along on the farm, and | think the best
thing you can do is to earn the blacksmith S
trade. l have given up all hopes of ever
making a surveyor out of you, and if you
had farm you would not know how tc
measure il or lay it out Jerry will now
} soon be able to take my place as surveyor
and have already made arrangements fol
5 having him sworn and obtaining his com
: mission. But your trade is good one
, however, and have no doubt you will b,
able to make living at it,"
Mr.. Young was blacksmith in neigh
boring town, and he carried on quite an ex
tensye business, and moreover, he had tn,
:. reputation of being fine man. Samue
a was delighted with his fathers proposals
G and when he learned that Mr.. Young als
$ carried on quite large machine shop b.
] was in ecstacies. His trunk was packed
: a good supply of clothes having been pro
e vided; and after kissing his mother and sis
: ter, and shaking hands with his father an,
= brother he mounted the stage and set OF
It for bis new destination.
e He found Mr.. Young all he could wish
t and went into his business with an assidui
= ty that surprised his master, One evening
= after Samuel Winthrop had been with hi
T. new master six months, the latter came in
d to the shop after all the journeymen ha
l. quit work and gone home, and found th
+ youth busily engaged in filing a piece c
h iron, There we're quite number of pieC
n es lying on the bench by his side. and som
d were curiously rivited together and 6xe
: with springs and slides. while others appea
d red not yet ready for their destined use.-
5, Mr.. Young asecrtained what the youn
workman was up 10. and be not only er
l. couraged him in his undertaking. but b
l. stood for half an hour and watched him I
h his work. The next day Samuel Winthro
At was removed from the blacksmilh's shop
J. the machine shop,
is Samuel often visited his parents. A
IS the end Of two years his father was not
a little surprised when Mr.. Young informe
re him that Samuel was the most useful han
Is in his employ.
Time flew fast Samuel was twenty-on
d Jeremiah had been free almost two year
as and he was one Of the most accurate an