Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-12-07
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Ii was in the lall ur 1865 that | was told hy
my father Ora her a stern specimen Of the old
Puritan stock made somewhat conceited. per-
haps from having held the exalted position Of
| Vermont magistrate in connection with the du-
ties Of the pow,) that was welcome to the re-
manning wear of my minority, adding that |
/ would soon find it more of task to seek for
myself than | anticipated That he hoped
would now sec how much harder il would be to
supp lrt myself than it had been under the guild
/ ance and protection Of parental care.
Unable to toll manually or 10 endure longer
the duties Of teachcr, ! undertook the sale Of
books. This failed Next | sold medicines /
and Yankee notions This also failed Then
| sold stencil plates sending to market 10 have
them cut. Sales were ready and the business
suited me- bnt had to pay enormously for
plates, travel the country twice over, pay heavy I
express bills, lose some plates from delay and
others by mistakc. All these difficulties togeth- !
er with my never varying rule as TO resnectable
boarding plac and my restless experimenting
for the purpose OF becoming the possessor OF
tools for cutting my own plates The man who
furnished my plates finally became suspicious
that | would sooner or later develop the pun-
ciple ami make set Of tools for the manufdc-
ture Of my own work Accordingly to thwart
me in my plans he notified me that he would no
longer furnish my work. was then far from
home among strangers IN the city OF Montreal
Returning to Saratoga Springs IN the summer
of 1856 | entered the blacksmith shop Of Briggs
e. Hodgman and labored necessarily for SIX long
weeks at the end OF which time found myself
the producer Of the first set OF stencil tools
ever saw. Having originated not only these
tools but also the entire process Of their manu-
faciure, felt confident new era IN my lie
was already commenced. After filing my peck
cts handsomely with the proceeds OF my tools
: informed my friends Of my whereabouts and that
: wore GOOD cloth and would like to have mother
soc how bia dash could cut without splitting
/ She accented my invitation to the Springs and
4 finally induced me to return with her to Spring
field VI the home Of nv friends On nv ar
= rival home the news spread like wild fire that
r had made A fortune at cutting stencil plates.
Father took the fever hard and at once pro-
nosod \ Trim with me South for the following
It w;ntpr But could not leave town until a
sta,.;l tool r,anu(actovy was founded for could
~, elhov, my way tbrouqh the streets Actual
H. has;eged and iermenied without cessation on
IN hands 7 finally opened nv works and COM
nenced bnildinG machinery for the manufacture
"a ~ stencil tools But father was bound | should
N % on a trip South, and to CRAFTY him ] went.
We had not left our own New England borders
z, before he yellow deposits in handsome amounts
re ~ ;ncreass G,and ~ way day by dav into the
saG.s Of the different hotels from town TO town
S ,sbsre We ~. s,onned.
n DIR landlords took The fever; tho waters cot
10 b,ld of ii. every railroad conductor knew it
and The few sets of tools took with me were
IS cathaaled long before we reached New York
xe where we deposited our funds. took quiet rooms
At GOOD hotel. and If ever two mortals partic
+" nated in any real comfort we were those two
during the winter Of 5G-57 that father and my
self leisurely spent in New York. The coming
r fourth Of March and adjacent weeks found u
psf busy with our stencil tools at Washington. Re
n ceiving exhorbitant inducements n ne way
orders for tools, tather returned 70 ms Iari! an
myself to The further development OF stencil too
hv machinery at my works at SpTlnened' W;
- Furlherlng my inventions and ming few
We the most important demands TOR tools | began
90 think more OF some true source o. pleasure
Being very fond Of music resolved to take
pc trip alone and as met with competent teacher
ew ] received from time TO time SUCH prachcai NM
ba and instruction as enabled NE TO ENJOY a song
the piano when | wished for real diversion
re- Dressing with care and attention, and, as ma
III ter myself maintaining the demeanor Of an J,
dependent business traveller OF uneXcepuonab
habits, readily commanded the klhdest an
he most welcome favors Of the best society IN eae
IAN place ! canvassed.
How many All How many We're u
IN. sacja blessings which fell to my lot during Il
md summer Of 1857.
Returning to Sprinrfeld VT, in Oct, 5
ock found Il entirely out of the question longer
net NEGLECT the field of invention before me and co
n seGnently fixed the resolution permanently III
ile tb6ngh lie Golden field spread out so vast befo
oks me in euttinr stencil work was the most y
certain TO secure me all that heart could wis
confess 7 wanted 70 become great man
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W. f,5 ldroIs waived 10 con
" IA Ga-sa,.ar an, nav ;,dre me-
I,,,,d ,,ysslf c5r {onnd;oo
nav I;nL az, rro,d 70 bo he :,
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a''q eAs,us.e EN-, h,s o,ts,;ors5 ovc,
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IS by .'l' - Lo yo,,s +, L,Io gained bar
LII w i'se P,'So go ~. ,s &c ,,sra e.,
vpv SOM -. o n9 tr,;sbes for $40
Ii Of ~, ~ ornal methods
~ 60, - baya inst3l
ester r. Ir of o. ,he ryince