Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-11-10

nd thanked her.
"Oh, what a pretty thing thas is you are
haking! uttered Fanny, as she gazed upon
he result of her brothers labors. Won't
on give it to me after 1t is done?"
" Not this one, sister," returned the boy
WITH smile, but as soon as L get time l
will make you one equally as pretty"
Fanny thanked her brother, and shortly
afterwards left the room, while the boy went
IN with his work.
Before long, the various materials that had
been subject to Samucl's jackknife and pin
GERS had assumed form and comelinoss, and
they were joined and grooved together in a
curious manner.
The embryo philosopher set the machine
for it looked very much like machine
upon the floor, and then stood off and gazed
on it. His eye cleaned with peculiar G low
OF satisfaction, and he looked proud and hap
Ply. While he stood and gazed upon the
child of his labors, the door of his chamber
opened and his father entered.
"What-are you not studying?" exclaim-
ed Mr.. Winthrop, as he noticed the boy
standing in the middle of the floor.
Samuel trembed when he heard bis fathers
voice. and turned pale with fear.
&" Ha, what is this 2" said Mr. Winthrop,
as he caught sight of the curious construc-
tin on the floor. This is the secret OF
your idleness. Now | see how it is that you
cannot master your studies. You spend
your time making play houses and fly pens.
I'll see whether you'll learn to attend to
your studies or not There
AS the father uttered this common injunc-
ton, he placed his foot upon the object of his
displeasure. The boy uttered quick cry,
and sprung forward, but too late. The Curl
Gus construction was crushed to atoms-the
labor of long weeks. Looking at the mass
of ruins, and then covering his face with his
hands, he burst into tears.
" Amt you ashamed 2" said Mr.. Win
throp, "a great boy like you to spend your
time in making clap traps, and then cry
about it, because choose that you should
attend to your studies. Now 60 to the barn
and help Jerry shell corn"
The boy was too full of grief to make any
explanation, and without word he left his
chamber but for long days afterwards he was
weary and down. hearted.
Samuel? said Mr. Winthrop, one day
after the spring had opened, Il have seen
Mr.. Young, and he is willing to take you as
an apprentice. Jerry and | can get along
on the farm, and | think that the best thing
you can Ito is to learn the blacksmith's trade
[ have given up all hopes Of ever making a
surveyor out Of you, and if you had farm
you would not know how to measure it or lay
it out Jerry will now soon be able to take
my place as surveyor, and | have already
made arrangements for having him sworn and
obtaining his commission. But your trade is
a good one, however, and l have no doubt
you will be able to make good living at it.
Mr. Young was blacksmith in neigh
boring town, and he carried on quite an ex.
tensive business, Moreover, he had the rep
utation of being very fine man. Samuel
was delighted with his fathers proposal, and
when he learned that Mr. Young also carried
on quite large machine shop, he was in
ecstacies. His trunk was packed--a good
supply of clothes having been provided; after
kissing mother and sister, and shaking hands
with his father and brother, he mounted the
stage and set off for his new destination.
He found Mr.. Young all he could WISH an
went into his business with an assiduity that
surprised his master.
One evening, after Samuel Winthrop had
been with his new master six months, the lat
ter came into the shop after all the journey
men had quit work and gone home, and found
the youth bvslly engaged in fitting piece oil
iron. There were quite u number Of pieces
on the bench by his side, and some were cur
iously rivited together and fixed with springs
and slide, while others appeared not yet rea
dy for their destined use. Mr. Young ascer
tanned what the young workman was up to
end he not only encouraged him in his under
taking, but he stood for half an hour and
watched him at his work. Next day Samu
ell Winthrop was removed from the black
smiths shop to the machine shop.
Samuel often visited his parents. At tn,
end of two years his father was not a little
surprised when Mr. Young informed him tina
Samuel was the most useful hand in his EN-
ploy.
Time flew fast. Samuel was twenty. one
Jeremiah had been free almost two years, ant
was one of Il most accurate and trustworth,
surveyors in the country,
Mr.. Winthrop looked upon his eldest sol
with pride, and often expressed wish tina
his other son could have been like him. Sam
uel had come homo to visit his parents, ant
Mr.. Young had come with him.
Mr.. Young" said Mr.. Winthrop, afte
the tea things had been cleared away, "tha
is fine factory they have just erected ii
your town."
eyes," returned Mr.. Young, there ar
three of them, and they are doing very hea
Wy business"
81 understand they have an extensive ma
chine shop connected with the factories. Nov
if my boy Sam is as good workman as yo'
say he is. perhaps he might get first rat
situation there"
Mr.. Young looked at Samuel and smiled.
"By the way" continued the old farmer
what is all this noise hear and see in tn,
paper about those patent Winthrop Looms
They tell me they 60 ahead of anything tina
ever was got up before"
You may ask your son about that" sal
Mr.. Young. "That is some of Samuel's busi
nes."
"Eh? What My son? Some of Sam
The old man stopped short and gaezd at hi
son. He was bewiIdered. 1t could not
that his son-his idle son--was the invento
of the great power loom that had taken a
the manufactures by surprise.
"What do you mean ?" he at length in
quired.
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