The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-12-23

making" uttered Fanny, as she gazed npop
the result ~ hsr hTlther's lab0rs, won't
you give lt % me :"
"Not this one, sister," returned the boy
vith q smile, "but o. soon as ! get lime
will make you one as pretty"
Fanny thanked him and shortly aherward
left the room, while the boy went on with his
work.
Before long the various materials that had
been subject 20 samuela jgokknife and pin
Gers had assumed form and comlinesa, and
they were Joined and grooyed together IN
curious mtnner
The embryo philosopher set the maohne--
for u looked very much like o machine-up-
on the floor, and then stood OF and ghzed
upon it. His eye CLEANED with d peculiar
glow Of sataholon and he look cd proud and
happy, While he stood and gazed upon the
child of his iabors the door Of bis chamber
opened, and his father entered,
"What-are you not studying w exclaimed
Mr., Winthrop ~ he noticed the boy stand
ing ia the middle Of the floor.
samuel trembled when he heard bis
fsiher's voice, and thea turned pale with
fear
"IIa, what 10 this p" said Mr., Winthrop. a.
he caught sight Of the curious construction
On the ll0oF.- "lAia IA the secret Of your idle
ness Nov l see how it 10 you cannot mas
ter your studies, You spend your time IN
making play houses and Ay-pens, lll see
whether you'l learn TO attend 70 your lesson
or not There Z"
F A. the father uttered this common injune-
ton, be placed his foot upon the object Of his
displeasure. The boy uttered a quick cry
and sprng forward but-toO late The curl.
Gus construction was crushed 10 atom,-the
labor Of long weeks, Looking at thd mass
Of ruins, and tHon covering his face with his
handa, ho burst into tears,
"Aint YOU hshamed" |" said Mr. Wbthrop,
"a great boy like YOU, 20 spend your time Ia
making c.ap-trapa, and then cry about Il be-
cause | choose that you 4ould attend 10 your
studies. Now so 10 ukNrn and help Jerry
she'll corn"
The boy was too full Of grief to make any
explanation and without a word he lefi the
chamber, bat for long days afterwards he was
weary and down.hcnrttd.
"Sdmuel,' said Mr. Winthrop, one day af-
ter the spring had opened 81 have seen Mr.,
Young, and he ia willing 10 tako you ~ on
apprentice. Jerry aud ! can get along on
the farm, and think that the best thing you
can do Is 20 learn the blacksmith trade.
have given up all hopes Of ever making a
surveyor Of YOU, and II YOU had q farm YOU
would not know how 20 measure il or Las il
out, Jerry Will soon be able TO take my
place az. surveyor and have already made
arrangements for hr|ing him sworn aud OBJ
tanning his commission. But your trade is
good one, however, and have no doubt YOU
will be able 20 make a good living by it,
Mr.. Young Was blacksmith in a neigh.
boring town, and he carried on quite an ex-
tcnsiyo business Moreover, he had the rep.
utaiion OF being very fine man. Samuel
was delighted with his fathers proposal, and
when lac learped that Mr. Young also carried
or quite a iurIyr ufariiftre shop, tie
stacics. His trunk was packed--a good sup
ply OF clothes having been provided aud sf
Ter kissing his mother and sister, and sha-
king hands with his father and brother, he
mounted the stage, and set of for his new
destination.
liz found Mr. Young all he could wish,
and went into his business with an assidui,y
/ that surprised his master.
One evening amer Samuel Winthrop had
been with his new master ak months, the
latter came into the shop after all the Jour
neymcn had quit work and gone home, and
. found the youth busily engaged in fitting n
piece Of iron. There were quite n number
of pieces on the bench by his side, and some
were curiouSly riveted together and fixed
with springs and slides, while others appear
ed not yet ready for their destined use. Mr.
Young nscertained what the young workman
was up TO, and he not only encouraged him
in his undertaking, but he stood for half nm
hour aud watched himra at his work. Next
day Samuel Winthrop was removed from the
! blacksmith shop 10 the machine shop.
Samuel onon visited his parents. At the
end of two 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 twenty-one,
jeremiah had been free almost two years,a and
was one of the most accurate and trustwor-
thy surveyors in the county.
Mr.. Winthrop t6oked upon his eldest son
with pride, and often expressed wish that
his other son could have been like him. Sam.
ucl had come home to visit his parents, and
Mr.. Young had come with him.
i. MIR. Young" said Mr.. Winthrop, after
the tea things had been cleared away, " that
is fine factory that you have just erected in
your town"
"Yes," returned Mr. Young, "there are
three of them, and they are doing a heavy
business"
81 understand that they have an extensive
machine shop connected with the factories--
Now it my boy Sam is as good u workman
as YOU say he is, perhaps he might get first
rate situation there"
Mr.. Young looked at Samuel and smiled
"By the way continued the old farmer,
"what is all this noise | see and hear in the
paper about those Winthrop looms? They
tell me that they go ahead Of anything that
was ever got up before"
You may ask your son about that" said
Mr.. Young. "That is some of Samuels bu-
siness."
"Eh9 What? My son P Son of Samu-
uel-"
The old man stopped short and gazed at
his son. He was -bcwildered. 1t could not
be that his son--his idle son-was the great
inventor of the great power loom that had
taken all the manufacturers oy surprise.
"What do you mean P" he at length in.
: quTrUt.
1t is simply this. father, that the loom is
mine" returned Samuel. with conscious pride
" have invented it, and taken putent right,
and have already been offered ten thousand
dollars for the patent right in two adjoining
stntes. Don't YOU remember That clap.trhp