The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-08-29

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the sash with, and when he had broken it
be put It back In his pocket and forgot it.
Thus was Charley saved-atd sated from
more than IN ignominious death, too. He
was saved to be Z noble, virtuouS man; and
his mother once more took ample delight
and Joy in the love and tender care Of ber
only child. i''t lii.'-e ''''
When Charles Ambold knew that Moul.
ton Warren had expiated his crime upon
the gallows, he sat down and pondered upon
his past life. The thought Of his old CON-
panion's being hanged sent strange thrill
through his frame. But he was able to
trace out, clearly and logically, this terrible
result from the course of life the Inflated
man had pefsued. He shuddered rs he re.
membsred how far be had gone in the same
course himself; and he was able to see the
only safe path for any youth.
Not only must he shun temptation-not
only keep clear Of even the appearance oi
vice-but, above all, he must shun all evil
eompanioqship. A youth may take Al the
s66dp Sessldt;ons thought can Sd0fd, ut d
he continue one evil companionship he Is
not safe!
Geo. Stephenson, the FatAer Of Railroads.
Though mainly an engineer, he was also Z
daring thinker on many scientific questions;
and there was scarcely subject Of specula.
ton, or department Of recondite science,
on which he had not employed his faculties
in such a way as to have formed large and
original views. At Drayton the converse
ton often turned upon such topics, and Mr..
SlKPHEHsoN freely joined it. On one occa-
sion, an animated discussion took place be-
tween himself and DIR. BuCKLAND on one OF
his favorite theories as to the formation oi
coal. But the result was that DR.. BUCKLAyD,
much greater master of tongue-fence than
STEPHENSON, completely silenced him. Next
morning before breakfast, when he was
walking in the grounds deeply pondering,
Sir Sir WILLIAM FoLLETT came up and asked
him what he was thinking about2 "Why,
Sir WILLIAM, am thinking over that argu-
ment had with BuckLASD last night.
know am right, and that if had only the
command of words which he has, I'd have
beaten him." "Let me know all about it,
said Sir WILLIAM, "and III see what can
do for you" The two sat down in an arbor,
where the astute lawyer made himself thor
oughly acquainted with tee points Of the
case entering into it with all the zeal Of an
advocate about to plead the dearest interests
of his client After he had mastered the
subject, Sir WILLIAN rose up, rubbing his
hands with glee, and said, "Now am ready
for him" Sir ROBERT PEEL was made ac-
quainted with the plot, and adroitly intro
troduced the subject of the controversy after
dinner. The result was, that in the argu-
ment which followed, the man science was
overcome by the man of law; and Sir WILL
LIAM FoLLErr had at all points the mastery
over Dr. Buckland. "What do you say, Mr..
Stcphenson!" asked Sir Robert, laughing.
why" said he, ~ will only say this, that
of all the powers above and under the earth,
there seems to me to be no power 80 great
as the gift Of CAB" One day, at dinner, du
ring the same visit scientific lady asked
him the question, Mr.. Stephenson. wha
do you consider the most powerful force in
naturs." "O!" said he, in . gallant spirit
AZ will soon answer that question ; it is the
for If woman look with affection on young
man, and he should 60 TO the utterrnost ends
Of the earth, the reccolleetion of that look
will bring him back there is no other force
in nature that could do that" One Sunday
when the party had just returned from
church, they were standing together on the
terrace near the hall, and observed in the
distance . railway train flashing along,
"Now, Buckland," SAID Mr.. Stephenson, 81
have poser for you. Can you tell me what
is the power that is driving that train p
"Well," said the other, - suppose tits one
Of your big engines" but what drives the
| engine;" 40, very likely a canny Newcas
| tie driver" "What do you say to the lgh,
| of the SUM-" How can that be-" asked the
doctor. 1T is nothing else," said the engi
neer: ait is light bottled up in the eartt
for tens Of thousands of years,-light, absor
bed by plants and vegetables, being neces
sary for the condensation Of carbon durin:
the process of their growth, if it be no car
bon in another form,-and now after bein'
buried in the earth for long ages in the field
of coal, that latent light is again brough
forth and liberated, made to work, as in tha
locomotive, for great human purposes. ~
The idea Was certainly most striking ant
original one like fash of light it illumi
mated in an instant an entire field of science
Life Of Geo. Stephenson.