The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-12

Tia whst this sAid hls father
Is he caueht sia!t of the curious con
straetou oa the floor This is "a,
secret a your idleuess Vow | see bow
il is you cannot master your studies
You spend your time IN making those
fy-cages Tn see whether you'll learn
to attend 10 yonr lesson or not
There
As the father uttered this harsh eiac.
ulation, be pat his foot upon the OBJ
iect of his displeasare. The boy utter
ed 3 quick cry, and sprang forward
but too late, Tie curious cons,inc-
ton vas crushed to atoms the labor
q long weeks Covering lis face With
his hands, he burst iuto tears
Amt YOU ashamed said Mr.. VIM
ihrop great boy ike you, TO spend
your time in making trap claps and
then cry about il because | choose that
you should attend to your stu lies
Now e. to the barn and help Jerry
with the corn
+ The boy was too fail Of grief to make
any explanation, and without wold
he left the chamber; but for long days
afterward he was weary and down.
hearted
Samuel said Mr. Wiathrop, one
day after the spring had opened, i
have seen Mr. Young, and he is willing
to take you as an apprentice. Jerry
and | can get along on the farm, and |
think the best thing you can do is to
learn the blscksmiths trade, | have
given mp all hopes OF ever making u
surveyor out Of You, and If yon had a
farm you would not know how to meas
ure it, or lay il ont. Jerry will now be
able soon TO take my place as surveyor,
md have already arranged for having
him sworn, and obtaining his commits
sion. Bat your trade is a good one,
however, and have no doubt you will
be able to make a good living Of it.
Mr., Young was blacksmith in a
neighboring town, and he carried on
quite an extensive business. Moreover,
be had the reputation OF being very
fine man. Samuel was delighted with
his fathers proposal, and when he
learned that Mr.. Young also carried on
quite large machine shop he was in
ecstacies. His trunk'was packed good
supply OF clothes having been provid-
ed; and after kissing his mother and
sister and shaking hands with his
father and brother, he mounted the
coach, and set off for his new destina-
tion.
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 pew master si1
months, the latter came into the shor
after all the journeymen had Quilted
work and gone home and found tht
youth busily engaged in fitting piece
Of iron There were quite number
Of pieces on the bench by his side, and
some were euriously riyeted together,
and fixed with springs and slides, while
others appeared not yet ready for theil
destined use. Mr.. Young ascertaine(
what the young workman was mp to
and he not only encouraged him in hi
undertakings, but he stood for half al
hour and watched him at his work
Next day Samuel Winthrop was remoy
ed from the blacksmith's shop to ths
machine shop
Samuel often visited his parents. A
the end Of two years his father was no
little surprised when Mr.. Young in.
formed him that Samuel was the most
useful hand in his employ.
Time flew fast. Samuel was twenty
one; jeremiah bad been free almost tw,
years, aud was one Of the most accurat
and Trustworthy surveyors in the coun
try Mr.. Winthrop looked upon hi
eldest son with pride, aud often ex
pressed wish that bis other son coul
have been like him Soon Samuel cam
home to visit his parents, and Mr. Youn
camo With him.
Mr. Young, said Mr.. Winthrop, al
ter the toa-things had been clear'd ava
that's a fine factory you have just erect
cd in your town
Yes. replied Mr. Young; there ar
three Of them; aud they are doing
very heavy business.
/ understand that they have an ex
tensive machine shop connected witt
the factories Now, It my 10y Sam j
good workman, a. yon say be is, PEI
haps he might get a frst-rate situatio
there
Mr Young looked askance at Sanue
/ and smiled
BY the way, continued the old far
mef, .what Il all this noise | see an.
bear ia the paper about those Winthro
looms They tell me they 20 ahoa