The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-05-01

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y transfer and apply to their own line Of bus
moss the inventions and discoveries that hav
/. been made in other departments Of art An
IT industry
Jonas understood little of the refnemen
h Of his son, but he opened hi: eyes when We
}. it obtained lucrative appointment in ,
large metallic mandatory, FIRST in London
I and then in Paris. In letter informing
o his parents of this good fortune. were en-
o closed the whole Of his savings from his sal.
ary.
I Master Jonas shook his head ut this pas.
sage, and cried out, deeply moved, yet as
r though vexcd, while tear Of motherly ten.
derness stole down Martha's cheek NO
no by no means! What is the fool think
, ing Of? He'll want the money himsclf-a
simpleton. Let him wait till he comes to
the masterpiece. What plcases Inc most in
the story, is his contentment and his hu-
mility. lie is not ashamed of his old silver
watch yet. 1t is not everybody that could
act 50. There must be strong legs to sup
port such extraordinary good luck. These
the bursch has!
After years OF absence, tho young man
ut Last walks suddenly into the p.ternal
home, on his fathers birthday, and makes
them all scream and weep with joy.
'llark yc. burSch." exclaimed Jonas,
who regarded him with athcrly delight,
'thou ssem'st to me almost too learned, too
refined, and too elegant for Veit Jordan.
What turner has cut 80 neat piece Of fur
niture out Of so coarse piece Of timber.
His stay, however, was short. NJ. and
Nine. B,llarmc This employer ut Paris,)
had been 10th, almost afraid, to let him 60
The feeble state Of health of tho former be-
san to be 80 serious that he durst not en-
gage in the bulk Of his Affairs In the
space Of a year both felt SO complete conf.
dence in Veit's knowlcds 20 Of business, and
in his honor, that they had taken hun as q
Iar,ner in trade, and in the foundry
lIencelortli, NJ. Bollarme contributed his
capital only; Veit his knowledge, care and
industry.
The reform Of the guilds, and the estab-
lishment Of chronological school for the
young .workcrs-both through the in.
strumcntality Of Jonas-we have no room
to touch for VIC must say parting word
On the reunion Of the family by Veit's 70.
turn permanently from abroad. Notwith-
standln. the prosperity Of tho now old
couple, everything, ay, everything, was rs
he had left it years asJ-as he had known
It from childhOod-only Christiane not
There stood yet tho two well secured old
deal tables, wrinklcd, though from tho pro.
trudins Gbrcs Of the wood; there were the
straw bJttom,d stools still and ut the win.
dow, Mother MirthL's armchair, bslore
which, rs u child, he had repeated his les.
sons; there still hung the same little glass
between the windows; and the wall clock
above the stove sent forth its tc.tac as fast
y rs ever. Father Jonas in his enlarged
workshop, with moro journeymen an up
prcnticcs, smclted and hammered. fled and
formed still, from morning to night, rs be-
iors. The noble housewife w about yet as
busy rs Il bse she had managed the house,
keeping without q servant since Christiane
had been grown up. And yet Veit came
back with the same cheerful disposition that
he had ever shown. In tho simply furnish.
cd rooms which Martha had fitted up for
him in the upper story Of tho house, be for
got the splendid halls, tho boudoirs and
ant;.chamb,rs Of London, Paris and B.l.
llrme estate; tho GJb,lin tapestry. the
gold. framed pictures, the convenience of
elegant furniture, and artificial dclicacies of
the tabl, on silver plate
Assisted by the patronage Of the prince.
he established great foundry in his native
town. Of ball and cannon. bronze and brass
and on his marriage with the aforesaid
Christianc, the sovereign name handsome
present, in a hanls)m, manner, 'as small
token of the gratitude to family that had
been 30 useful to the country
In addition to the hinl.workers' school,
there now arose. under the auspices Of this
family, u trainins.school for teachers, q ll.
bor-sc!ool for fem lies, anl other establish
mcnts. Tn, towa WI, emb ,li,hcl; tn,
land in the nei shb1rhood rose in value; un.
cleanliness and bIrbirisn in fool, clothing
and houses disippclrcl. 'Only old men
md women, grown rusty in the habits and
the Ignorance Of many years. complain that
tho times arc wors,; at the sight Of high.
er civilization, they complain Of the luxury
and the pride Of the world nowadays us
superstition dies out, they complain Of 'hu.
man incredulity, and the downfall Of rcli.
sion.' The day Of Judgment say they,
is ut hand
But Master Jonas, when seventy years
had slvcrcd his hair, stood almost equal to
strong man of thirty, happy, indeed, by
the side Of pious Msrtha, in circle Of his
children and childrcn's children. honored
by his fellow citiz.ns, and honored by his
prince. lie often told the story Of his boy.
hood, how he used to 70 about hawking
with Father Thaddcus, the tinker; and his
face slowed with inward satisfaction, when
he compared the former period with present
changes, in the production Of which he
could never have imagined he was to have
~ considerable share. Then hc used to
cxclaim--
Have no. always said it? Clear un
derst.nding only in the head. love to ones