The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-03-31

; and ] ihiok that the best thing you
, can do is to learn the blacksmith,
trade. have given up all hopes %
ever making n surveyor Of you, ani
| If you had farm you woul1 not kIow
how to measure it, or lay il out
Jerry will soon be able to take my
place a. surveyor, and | have already
arranged for having him sworn, and
obtaining his commission. But your
trade is good one, hcwcvcr, have
no doubt you will be able to make a
good living Of it,"
Mr.. Young was a blacksmith in q
neighboring town, and he carried on
quite an extensive business More
over, he had the reputation of being
n very fine man. Samuel was do
lighted with his fathers proposal, an
when he learned that Mr.. Young ais
carried on quite large machine shop,
he was in ecstacies. Ills trunk was
packcd.-a good supply of clothes hav-
ing ing been provided and after kiss
ing his mother and sister AMI shaking
hands with his father and brother, he
mounted the coach, aud set off for his
new destination.
lie found Mr. Young all he could
wish, and went into his business with
an assiduitv that surprised his master.
One evening. after Samuel Winthrop
had been with his new master six
months the alter came into the shop
after oil the journcymcn had quit work
andy one home. and found the youth
busily engaged 10 fitting piece of iron
There we're quite a number of pieces
on the bench by his side, and some
were curiously rivited together, and
ti=ed with springs and slides. while
Others appeared not yet ready for their
destined use. Mr. Young ascertained
what the young workm,u was up TO
and he not only encouraged him in his
undertakings, but he stood for half au
hour and watched him at his work
Next day Samuel Winthrop was re-
moved from the blacksmi,hs shop to
the machine shop
Samuel often visited bis parents
At the end of two years his father was
not little surprised when Mr.. ioung z
informed him that Samuel was the
most useful hand in his employ.
Time flew fast. Samuel was twen-
ty-onc Jeremiah had been free al.
most two years. and was one Of the
most accurate and Trustworthy sur.
veyors in the county. Mr.. Winthrop
looked upon bis eldest son with pride,
and often expressed wish that his
other son could have been like him
Soon Samuel came b)me to visit hiS
parents, and Mr.. Young came with
him. o
Mr.. Young said Mr.. Winthrop.
after the tea-things had been cleared
AVA, that's a fine factory you have
just erected in your town"
YES replied Mr.. Young; "thcre
arc three of them and they are doing
u very heavy business"
II understand that they have an
extensive machine shop connected
with the factories, Now, If my boy
Sam is as good a workman. a. you say
he is, perhaps he might get first.r rate
situation there
Mr.. Young looked askaucc ut Sam
ucl, and smiled.
by the way continued the old far.
mer, what is all this noise | see aud
hear in the paper about those Win.
hrop looms? They tell me that they
20 ahead of any thing that was ever
got up before p
"iou may ask your son about that
'aid Mr.. Young "lt is some Of Sam
lel's business"
'Eh ! what, my son Some of Sam
v
The old man stopped short and gaz-
ID at his son. lIe was bewlldered.-
L could not be that his son-his idle
Ion-was the inventor Of power
Dom that had taken all the manufac-
urers by surprise.
What do you mean p he at length .
inquired.
at is simply this, father, tha, the
DOM is mine," returned Samuel, with
onspicuous pride. II have invente d
/, and taken out q patent, and have
lready been Offered tcn thousand dol.
ars for the patent.right 10 two adjoln- :
ng States. Don Z you remember that y
lap-trap you crushed with your foot
tx years ago p
"Yes.' answered the old man, whose
yes were bent to the floor, aud over Il
whose mind a new light seemed to be K
II
"Well,' continued Samuel "that p
'as almost pattern, though, OF course o
have made much alteration aud im- e
and there is room for Il
iuch more" l
"And that was what you were stud b
ing when you used TO stand aud see b
10 Weave. aud when you iumbled b
bout my loom SO much ?" said Mrs Il
Winthrop. l.
"You are right, mother. Even then 81
had conceived the idea which have G,
ince carried OUT is
sand that's why you could not uu' d
erstapd my mathematical problems"
aid Mr.. Winthrop, as hs started from 81
Is chair and took the youth by the is
ands. Samuel, my son, forgive me "
" the harshness l have used towards =
ou. was blinded, and now see how G,
misunderstood you While l tho't p
on idle aud careless, you were solv-
-, 4 a /. Il,