Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-15
4 Born Niachinlst.

Henry Maudsley. one of the most eminent of
English mechanics. whose death is reported to
among the news brought by the last foreign
steamer) had his mechanical instinct strikingly
developed His father was carpenter but
Naudsley himself was much fonder of working
in iron and would often excite the anger of the
foreman by stealing of to an adjoining smithy.
he urged go hard for the change that when fl
teen years old he transferred from the car
penter 10 the blacks NTH shop Here he be-
came an expert worker IN metal. and was soon
quite noted for forging "triyers" with great
speed and skill, the OLD experienced hands gath
ering round TO admire him when at his work.
They tad in the shOp-which belonged TO the
naval works OF Woolwich--a very accommoda-
ting experimenting officer. who would blow his
nose 10 a peculiar manner when approaching. 30
that ali forbidden Jobs, and making 'iryers'
among them was put out of the way by the
time he entered the shop. When a boy has the
innate love of his trade that Maudsley had, and
thousands OF American youth all over the coun
try to-day be does remain at the foot of the
ladder Take a boy-there are plenty such
who has no particular prediction for anything.
and put him a a trade, and he will always
main a mere workman.
But boys like Maudsley. almost without know
ing il. are urged on TO something better. At this
time Brahmah. the lockmsker, had great diff
his locks with the neat precision be wanted.
Young Maudsey was suggested to him. and on
being sent for the Woowich blacksmith came 20
London He was then but eighteen Yeats DID,
strong. muscular tall aud remarkably handsome
But both Brahmah and his foreman thought he
was too young to be put in the shop with Old
workmen worn out vice bench vas laying
near BY, and Maudsley seeing his chances were
III danger. asked permission go right to work
and fix il up. He did 90, and the JOB so
splendidly executed that he was az once engaged.
ani he became as much a fsvorite in this his
former shop As before said he was extremely
haadsome-an Apollo among Vulcans: and has
personal advantages, with bis mental activity,
had their effect on his fellow workmen. who Ia
city acknowledged him as Their leader and su-
perior
lie rose 10 position and became foreman. In
1871 he opened a shop of his OWE, and he and
his wife for pretty girl had little time before
accepted the hand of the handsome blacksmith
clearing the hired shop of the dirt and rubbish
left in Il by former tenant His first customer
was aFtist. who gave order for the iron
frame of large easel and thenceforth Maud
| Sey shop bad plenty OF work. His next sue
cess was the slide rest with which his name il
usually identified invention. toe, which all
familiar with the use OF the turning lathe, now
consider indispensable Maudsley subsequently,
became famous manufacturer of machinery !;
but even sheR he employed numbers of men,
and found il necessary 10 labor more with the
! head than the hands, he USED 20 go often 10 the
forge ana work enthusiastically with the sledge
hammer, just from sheer love Of his art. Ia time
his shop became a. ~ we're college Of mathe
NAUTICAL art. from which the bear mechanics
were proud To- graduate.