The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-04-20

Sio" VI SNSASiACllous lie lOOkeu pTOuO
and hanpy,s While he stood and gazed
upon the child of his laborz,l the door
opened and his father entered.
"What! are You not studying?" ex-
claimed Mr. winthrop, j as he noticed
the boy standing in the middle Of the
floor. c1,EGf,a2
1 Samuel trembled when he heard his
father's Voice, and turned pale with
fear. ,2..a
"Ha J. whatlis this a. said his father,
as he caught sight of the curious coii-
struction on the floor. "This is the Sc
cret of your ihleness. Now l see how it
is you can not master yo,rstudies. You
spend your, time in making them n.y.
cages. I'll see whether you'll learn to
attend to your lesson ornot. There!"
3. AS the father uttered these harsh ejac-
ulations, he put his foot upon the object
of his displeasure, The, boy uttered a
quick cry, and sprang forward, but too
late. The curious construction was crush
] ed to atoms-the labor of long weeks.
Covering hls face with his hands, he
burst into tears. "Ain't you ashamed?"
said Mr.. Winthrop, "a great boy like
you. tospend your time iii making clap
| traps, and then cry about it because
choose that you should attend to your
studies! Now go to the barn and help
Jerry with the corn.''
The boy was too full Of grief to make
any explanation, and withouta word he
left the chamber; but for long days af
forwards he was weary aud downheart
ed.
samuel" said Mr.. Winthrop, one
day after the spring had opened, II
have seen Mr.. Young, and he is willing
to take you as an apprentice. Jerry and
l can get along on the farm, and think
that the best thing you can do is to
learn the trade. l have given. up all
hopes of ever making surveyor out Of
you, and if you had farm you would
not know how to measure tor lay it
out. Jerry will now soon be able to
take my place as surveyor, and have
already arranged for having him sworn,
and obtaining his commission. But
your trade is a good one, however, and
| have no doubt you will be able to
make good living Of it.'
Mr.. Young was a blacksmith in a
neighboring town, and, he carried on
"You may ask your son about that"
said Mr.. Young. lit is some of Sans
business"
"Eh 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 manufac-
turers by surprise. ....,.......,. ..
"What do you mean? ?' he at length
inquired. -...... ......
ut is simply this, father, that the
loom is mine," returned Samuel, with
conscious pride. IT have invented 1t,
and taken out patent, and have al
ready been offered ten thousand dollars
for the patent-rigbt 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 to the floor, and over
whose mind new light seemed to be
breaking. sa4 @lr'~ @.lF - ri .@S4 II
''Well, y continued Samuel, "tlat was
almost pattern, though of course, 1
have made much. alteration ahd inn
provement, and there is COON for much
more" ,5,.. ...gsi.a ...gGazs sE4 g.
| And that was what you We're study
ing when you used to stand aud see me
weave, and when you fumbled about
my loom SO much,' said Mrs. Win-
throp. s...:r, laa 1ntsG -.. ..
you are right, mother. Even then
had conceived the idea which l have
since carried out"
"And that's why you chould not un-
derstand my mathematical problem"
said Mr.. Winthrop, as he started from
his chair and took the youth by the
hand. ''Samnel, my son forgive me for
the harshness have used towards you.
was blinded, and now see how l mis-
understood you. While thought you
idle and careless, you were solving ii
philosophical problem l could never
have comprehended. Forgive me, Sam
uel l ment well enough, but lacked
judgment and discrimination.
OF course the old man had long before
been forgiven for his harshness, and his
mind was opened to a new lesson in
human nature.
He was taught " hat some parents are
slow to learn, simply because they do
not try to win the confidence of their
children by loving sympathy. g..
Human souls are of as many varying
tones as musical instruments, aud have
to be attuned with hand as delicate
and as skillful. Different minds have
different capacities, aud mind can be
driven to love that for which it has no
taste. First seek to understand the nat
ural abilities and dispositions of chill.
dren, and then, in your management of
their education for after life, govern
yourself accordingly. In the same fam
lily you will often find that every boy
has taste or bent of mind differing
from each Of hts brothers.
This variety Of talent is a mercif.l
provision Of our Heavenly Father, For
Universities of gifts" a field of varied la
Dor is happily provided in this wide
world. Some Of the most eminent mu-
sicians, whose talents have enchanted
tens Of thousand, have no taste whatev-