The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-06-13

fathers proposal, and when he learned
that Mr.. Young also carried on quite a
large machine shop he was in exstacies.
His trunk was packed-a good supply of
clothes having been provided and after
kissing his mother and sister, and sha-
king hands with his father and brother,
mounted the stage and set off for his
new destination.
He found Mr.. Young all he could
wish, and 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 latter came into the shop after all the
journeymen had quit work and gone
home, and found the youth busily enga-
ged in fitting a piece of iron. There
was quite number of pieces on the
bench by his side, and some were cur
iously riveted together and fixed with
springs and slides, while others appear
ed not yet ready for their destined use.
Mr.. Young ascertained what the young
workman was up to, and he not only en-
couraged 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 blacksmith's 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 in form
ed that Samuel was the most useful hand
in his employ.
Time flew fast. Samucl was twenty
one. jeremiah had been free almost
two years, and was one OF the most acur-
ate and trustworthy Surveyors in the
country.
Mr.. Winthrop looked upon his eldest
son with pride, and often expressed a
wish that his other son should have been
like him. Samuel had come home to
visit his parents, and Mr.. Young had
come with him.
Mr.. Young" said Mr.. Winthrop. af-
ter the tea things had been cleared away,
-" that is a fine factory they have jus
erected in your town"
!" 1es," returned Mr.. Young. there
are three of them, and they are doing a
very heavy business"
II understand they have an extensive
machine shop connected with he facto-
ries. Now if my boy Sam is a good
workman as you say he is, perhaps he
might get frst-rate situation there"
Mr.. Young looked at Samuel and
smiled.
!" BY the way" continued the old far
mer, "what is all this | hear and see in
the papers about those patent Winthrop
looms ? They tell me they go ahead Of
anything that ever was got up before"
" You may ask your son about that"
said Mr.. Young. "That is some Of
Samuels business"
"Eh q? What My son? Some Of
Sam"
The old man stopped short and gazed
at his son. He was bewildered 1t
could not be that his son--his idle SON
was the inventor of the great power loom
that had taken all the manufacturers by
surprise.
What do you mean ?" he at length
inquired.
Ii is simply this. father, that the
loom is mine" returned Samuel with
conscious pride. "I have invented it
and taken patent right, and have al
ready been offered ten thousand dollars
for the patent right in two adjoining
states. Don't you remember that clap
trap you crushed with your'foot, six
years ago ,"
Yes. +" answered the old man. whose
eyes were bent on the floor, and over
whose mind a new light seemed break
ing.
WE'LL" continued Samuel. {" that
was almost pattern, though, Of course.
| have made much alteration and i'm
provement, and there is room for more"
"And that was what you were study
ing, when you used to stand and SEQ me
weave. and then fumbled about my loom
SO much ?" said Mrs. Winthrop.
+" You are right. mother. Even then
/ had conceived the idea which | have
since carried OUT
And that Is why you could not un-
derstand my mathematical problems. Z"
uttered Mr.. Winthrop, as he started from
his chair aud took the youth by the hand
+" Samuel. my son, forgive me for the
harshness ] have used towards YOU.
have been blinded, and now see how |
misunderstood YOU. While | thought
YOU idle and careless, you were solving
a philosophical problem | could never
have comprehended. Forgive me, Sam
uel-I meant well enough. but lacked
judgment and discrimination"
OF course the old man had long be-
fore been forgiven for his harshness. and
his mind was opened TO new lesson in
human nature. Ii was simply this -
Different minds have different capacities,
and no mind can ever be driven to love
that for which it has no taste. First
seek TO understand the natural abilities
aud dispositions of children, and then in
your management Of their education for
after life. govern yourself accordingly.
George Combe, the greatest moral phi
losopher of his day, could hardly reckon
in simple addition. and Colburn. the
mathematician. could not write out u
common place address.
A country parson had singular pc.
culiarity of expressioD always using the