The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-01-03

Tor one moment. think II possible that a
boy got up in that style could perform
tho most ordinary duties of a printers
apprentice. Ten minutes talk with him,
however, effected partial revolution in
his mind in the boys fnvor,a as lie was
greatly in want Of another apprentice ,ho
was not inclined to be over particular
He tore off a slip CT proofpnper, wrote
few lines upon it hastily with pencil,
and told the boy 10 take it to Mr.. Bliss
That piece Of paper was his fate The
words were: Guess red better try
HIM Away went Horace to the garden,
and presented his paper. Mr. Bliss,
whose curiosity had been excited to n
high pitch by the extraordinary contrast
between the appearance of the boy and
his real quality, now entered into a long
conversation with him. questioned him
respecting his history, his past employ.
mcut., his parents, their circumstances.
his own intentions aud wishes and
the longer he talked, the more lis
admiration grew. The result was, that
he agreed to ACCEPT Horace as an APP
prentice, provided his father would agree
TO tho usual term; aud then, with eager
steps, and light heart, tho happy boy
took tue dusty road that led to bis home
in Westhaven.
You're not going to hire that tow
head, Mr.. Bliss are you p asked one Of
tho apprentices at tho close of the day
: | am was the relly, and if you boys
are expecting to get any fun out of him.
you'd better get it quick, or you'll BE- too
lato., There's something in that tow.
head, as yonll fad out before you're
week older
~ day or two after. Horace packed up
bis wardrobe in small cotton handker.
chief Small as it was. it would have
held more ; for its proprietor never had
more than two shirts, and one change Of
outer clothing at the same time, TN he
was Of age. Father and sen walked,
sido by side, to Poultnoy, the boy carry
ing his possessions upon a stick over his
shoulder.
At Puultncv, an unexpected difficulty
arose which for time made Horace
trcmblo in his high-low shoes. The
terms proposed BY Mr. Bliss were, that
.nd ~ ro.o;ro he boora an,, ~ ,m,n,,. ~ a'ii.r,
n vc,r Sow NJ Craslsv kaJ Lie n'r,'
ideas on the subject of apprenticeship
and he objected to this proposal, and to
every particular oft. In the first place,
he had determined, that no child Of his
should ever be bound at all In the sec.
ond ,l,ce he t,onaht 6yo yo,r. r nu u mu
rcasanablc timc anJ in ,hc tI;rd ni,nn
bo consiJ.rcJ twoniv do,lar. - re,r r' an,
boorJ , comncn.o,;cr r;I;cuI v,l,, IL,
nrnror,ion,tn r. tLn sor'.;oos nL;ot Itnr
pco m would bc roonircd 70 renJsr',nJ fn,l.
lv On eacb and al Of ,Lcso no;n,s bs clnna
,ohi, on;n;on with tLo ,cr,citv IF CO.
lev. Mr Bliss appealed to the established
custom Of the country five Years wa.
,ho usn,l ncriod tbo con,no,. ~
f,r,d was tho us,,I thing thn hi"1;nr
WIS no;ot essential tn iho emnInrnris
;ntc,c.t And At evcrv n,rss IN tbr cnn.
vcre,tion tho nnnc,liIg voic,nf H..
wa be,rd ,F,,bcr T sucss ron,a bo,,cr
mnko barroin witS Mr. HGss' or
{ F,,bor 7 ones, il wont m,,o mncb Az
ference ; or, Don't you think you'd Oct
ter do it. father p Al one moment the
boy was reduced TO despair. Mr.. Bliss
had given it as his ulttmafum that the
proposed binding was absolutely iudis.
he could do business in no
other way.' We'll. then, Horace. said
tho father, 'let us GO home The faith. /
er turned to 90 4; but Horace fingered |
he could not give it up and so the faith. |
or turnod a,ain tho negotiation was re. |
opencd. and after prolonged discussion.
n oompromise was effected, What the /
terms were that were finally agreed Ia.
7 cannot nositiyely state for the three
~ onoirs which 7 have con,ulted nnon
tho subject give three different repiics
prob,hiv However. thew wcre.-uo bind.
irc and no money for ak months then
ih.v bov copld if be chose hind himself
Far tho romainIcr of tho five vears ,t
rortv dollars n ysor. The onnrcutice to bc
boarded from the berinnipr And So
la f,ther went home and the son wen,
,,r,ioh, 70 tho nriuting oficc and took his
;rst Ins.on in ,hc nrt of setting tvno
......L. .e,o. :, m.u wo,I 70
"A ~" Hon'n NJ ~, "'y ~ vi -,
Eric county pepnsylvanis, and bought
omo w;iI I,nJ ,bo,o from which he
,raduallv created n farm leaving Horace
'onr IN Tern,ont Crossnow gr,ws wbnrc I
h., I.,,Io hamso s,ood in Westb,vcr in
,hi,L H., f,n,;,y lid Ionyest and The
% ~ IN wb;ch ,Lor .,ored their hov and
an, ~ tho;r ~ co,,l" Ioans forw,rd i;ke ,
,aoI;nU slsub,nt md lots in tho dav. !
oh, ,brondh ran ,hons,nd ana rturesE ;
g., ,ho neiahhors po,nt ont tho free ,