M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-03-09

WoIAHlhu WAS up 10, anu lie not Only
encouraged him in his undertaking, but
he stood for half an hour and watched
him at his'work. Next day Samuel
Winthrop was removed from the black.
smiths shop to the machine shop.
Samuel often visited his parents.-
AT the end oftwo years his father was
not little surprised when Mr.. Young
informed him that Samuel was the
most useful hand in his employ.
Time flew fast. !. Samuel was twen-
ly-one, Jeremiah had been free al
most two years, and be was one Of The
most accurate and Trustworthy snryey-
ors in fe county. 81.
Mr.. Winthrop looked upon his ell
dest son with pride, and often express
sed wish that his other son could have
been like him. Samuel had come home
to visit his parent, and Mr.. Young
had come with him.
'Mr. Young said Mr.. Winthrop,
after the tea things had been cleared
away, that is fine factory they have
erected in your town.
Yes returned Mr.. Young, fhere
are three Of them, and they are doing
heavy business
q understand they have an extensive
machine shop connected with the fac
tories. Now il my boy Sam is as
good workman as you say he is, per-
haps he might get tirSt-rate situation
there
Mr.. Young looked at Samuel aud
smiled.
by the way continued the old far
mer, 'what is all this noise ] hear and
see in the newspapers about those pat,
ent Winthrop looms? They tell me
they 60 ahead of anything that was
ever got up before
You must ask your son about that,
returned Mr.. Young. That's some
of SamuelS business
'Eh? What, my son? Some oil
Sam
The old man stopped short and gazed
at his son. 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 manutactu.
rerS by surprise.
Whatfdo you meanF he at length
asked. S'~'
1T is s;mnlvS this, father, that this
loom is ro;ns' I' returned Samuel, with a
look OF conscious pride. Il have in,
vented it, and have taken patent
right, and dhave already been offered ter
thousand dollars for the patent right, in
two adjoining States. Don't you re
member that clap. trap you crushed with
your foot six years ago?'
'Yes, returned the old man, whose
eyes were bent on the floor, and over
whose mind new light seemed to be
breaking. -
WELL continued Samuel, that was
almost pattern Of the very loom
have set up in the factories, though OF
course | have made much improvement
and there is room Tor Improvement yet.
And that was what you were study
ing when you used to stand and see me
weave, and when you used to tumble
about my loom so much?' said Mrs
Winthrop.
You are right, mother. Even ther
had conceived the idea have since
carried out
'And that is why you could not un'
derstand my mathematical problems,
uttered MI. Winthrop, as he started
from his chair and took the youth by
' the hand.
| Samuel, my son, forgive me for tht
harshneSS used towards you. have
been blind, and now | see how | mis-,
understood you. While have though
you idle and careless, you were solving
philosophical problem ! could neveI
have comprehended. Forgive me
Samuel--I meant we'll enough, bu
lacked judgment and discrimination.
Ofcourse the old man had long befor'
been forgiven for his harshneSs, and hi
mind was open to a new lesson In hu
man nature. 1t was simply this:--
Different minds have different ca.
pacities, and no mind can ever be driv
en- TO love that for which it has NJ
taste. First, seek 10 understand the
natural abilities and dispositions o
children, and then in your management
of their education for ai,er life, govern
yourself accordingly. George Combe,
the great moral philosopher OF his day.
could hardly reckon in simple addition,
and Colburn, the mathematician could
not write out commonplace address,
Shocking Distress from Poverty
The New York papers record the sui.
eide of JOhu Murnhy an yiishman.