Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-12-16

without his dinner, at the same time tell /
ing him that he was an idle lazy child.
Poor Samuel left the kitchen. and
there he sat and cried. At length his
mind seemed to pass from the wrong he
had suffered at the hand OF his parent,
and took another turn, and the marks OF
grief left his face. There was a large
fire in tine room below his chamber, so
that he was not very cold, and getting
up he went to a closet, and from beneath
a lot of old clothes be took forth some
long strips of wood and commenced
whiting. 1t was not for mere pastime
that he whitfield, for he was fashioning
some curious affair from those pieces of
wood. He had bits of wire, little scraps
of tin plate, pieces of twine, and dozens
of small wheels that he made himself,
and seemed to be working to get the
whole together after some particular
fashion of his own.
Half the afternoon had thus passed
away, when his sister entered his cham
Der. She had her apron gathered up in
her hand, and after closing the door
softly behind her, she approached the
spot where her brother sat.
Here, Sammy-see, l have brought
you something to eat. l know you must
be hungry
As she spoke, she opened her apron
and took out four cakes. a piece of pie.
and some cheese. The boy was hungry.
and hesitated not to avail himself of his
sisters kind offer. He kissed her as he
took the cakes, and thanked her.
oh what pretty thing that is you
are masking ? uttered Fanny as she gazed
upon the result of her brothers labor
Won't you give it to me after it is done?'
Not this one, sister, returned the boy.
with smile, but as soon as 1 get time
l will make you one equally as pretty
Fanny thanked her brother, and short
ly afterwards left the room, while the
boy went on with his work.
| Before long the various materials that
had been subject to Samuers jackknife
and pincers had assumed form and COM
illness, and they were joined and grooved
together in a curious manner.
The embryo philosopher set the ma
chine-for it looked very much like a
machine-upon the floor, and then stood
off and gazed on it. His eyes cleaned
with peculiar glow of satisfaction, and
he looked proud and happy. While be
stood and gazed upon the child of his
labors, the door of his chamber opened
and his father entered.
What are you not studying ? ex-
claimed Mr. Winthrop, as he noticed the
boy standing in the middle of the floor.
j Samuel trembled when he heard hi,
fathers voice, and turned pale with fear.
Ha, what is thisT said Mr.. Win
throp, as he caught sight of the curiou,
construction Oh the floor. This is tht
secret of your idleness. Now l see how
it is you cannot master your studies.-
You spend your time in making play
houses and fy-pens. I'll see whethe
you'll learn to attend to your lesson o
not. There!
As the father uttered this common in
i junction, he placed his foot upon the oh
4 ject of his displeasure. The boy utter
ed quick cry, and sprang forward, bu
: too late. The curious construction wa
: crushed to aroms--the labor Of lon
2 weeks. Looking at the mass of ruin.
: and then covering his face with his hand,
4 he burst into tears.
Aint you ashamed ? said AIr. wiz
+ throp, a great boy like you, to spen
II your time in making clap-traps, and the
d cry about it, because | choose that yo
d should attend to your studies. Now 2
e to the barn and help Jerry shell corn"
l. The boy was too full of grief to max
= any explanation and without a word
e left the chamber, but for long days afte
% wards he was weary and downhearted.
e Samuel said Mr.. Winthrop, or
? day after the spring had opened, har
h seen Mr.. Young, and he is willing
r take you as an apprentice. Jerry and
le can get along on the farm, and think thi
Of the best thing you can do is to learn ii
A blacksmith's trade. have given up :
hopes of ever making a surveyor out
r. you, and if you had farm you won
As not know how to measure it or lay it OF
10 Jerry will now soon be able TO take Z
r place as surveyor, and l have alrea'
ly made arrangements for having bin swo
II. and obtaining his commission Bot 20
,e trade IS a good one, however, and ha
10 no doubt you will be able to make 60