The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-12-24


shaking hands with his father and
brother, mounted the stage and set of
for his new destination.
He found Mr.. Young all he could
wish, and went to his business with al
assiduity that surprised his master.
One evening after Samuel Winthrop
had been with his new master six months
the latter came into the shop after all
the journeymen had quit work and gone
home, he found the youth busily engaged
in fitting piece of iron. There were
quite number Of pieces on the bench
by his side, and some were curiously
rivettcd together and fixed with springs
and slides, while others appeared not
yet ready for their destined use. Mr..
Young asccrtaincd what the young
workman was UP to, and he 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 of two years his father was not
a little surprised when Mr.. Young III
formed 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, and was one of the most
accurate and trustworth surveyors il
the county.
Mr.. Winthrop looked upon his eldest
son with pride, and often expressed .
wish that his other son would have beer
like him. Samuel had come home tc
visit his parents, 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
just erected in your town."
les,' returned Mr.. Young, &c there
are three of them, and they are doing /
very heavy business"
Il understand they have an extensive
machine shop connected with the fac.
tories. Now if my boy Sam is as good {
workman as you say lie is, perhaps hc
might get first-rate situation there"
Mr.. Young looked at Samuel ant
smiled.
BY the way" continued the Ole
farmer, "what is this noise [ see anG
hear in the papers about those Winthrop
looms ! They tell he they 60 ahead OF
anything that was ever got up before. >
{" You may ask your son about that, %
said Mr.. Young. s'That is some Of
Samuel's business"
" Eh! What! Ny son? Some Of
Sam-"
The old man stopped short and gazcd
at his sou. He was bewildcred. II
could not be that his son-his idle SOL
was the inventor of the great power
loom that had taken all the manutac-
turers by surprise.
&" What do you mean ?" he at length
inquired.
cit is simply this, father, that the
loom is mine," returned Samuel, with
conscious pride. 81 have invented it
and taken patent right, and have
already been offered ten thousand dol
lars for the patent right in two adjoining
States. Don't you remember that clap.
trap you crushed with your foot, six
years ago ~
"Aes," answered the old man, whose
eyes were bent on the floor, and oyel
whose mind new light seemed breaking
Well, continued Samuel, {" that wa.
almost pattern, though of course
have made much alteration and improve.
mcnt, and there is room for norc.''
"And that is what you were studying
when you used to stand and see nlt
weave - said Mrs. Winthrop.
t" You are right, mother. Even ther
had conceived the idea which l have
since carried out"
"And that is why you could MOI
understand my mathematical problems, ,
uttered Mr.. Winthrop, as he startec
from the chair and took the youth by the
hand. "Samuel, my son, forgive me
for the harshness | have used toward.
you. / have been blinded, and now see
how | have misunderstood YOU. While
| have thought you idle and careless
you were solving aphilosophical problem
could never have comprchended. For.
give me, Samuel meant we'll enough
but lacked Judgment and discrimination. ,
OF course the old man had long befor,
been forgiven for the hardness, and his
mind was opened to a new lesson il
human nature. 1t was simply this:
Different minds have different cana.
cities, and no mind can ever be driver
to love that for which it has no taste
First, seek to understand the natural
abilities and dispositions of children, ant
then, in your management Of their edu-
cation for after life, govern yourself
accordingly, George Combe, the great.
est moral philosopher Of his day, could
hardly reckon in simple addition, and
Colborn, the mathematician, could no,
write out commonplace address.
0~I~The following curious account is given