The Republican journal., 1871-12-14
Ihe Fathers Error.

Mr. solomon Winthrop was a plain old
farmer austere, precise man, who
did everything by established rules, and
could see no reason why people should
grasp at anything beyond what had been
reached by their great-grandfathers He
had three children-two boys and girl
There was jeremiah, seventeen years
old Samuel fifteen; Fanny fourteen.
Ii was cold winters day. Samuel
was in the kitchen, reading a book. and
so interested was he, that he did not no.
tiee the entrance of his father. jerry was
in the opposite corner, engaged in cypher
ing out a sum which he had und in his
arithmetic.
Sam said his father. "have You
worked that sum out yet 90
NO, father" answered the boy hest
tatingly.
Didn't tell you to stick TO your arith-
metio till you had done it ?" said Mr..
Winthrop in a severe tone.
Samuel hung down his head, and look
ed troubled
Why haven't you done ii ?" continued
the father
II can't do it, father tremblingly said
samuel.
Cant do it And why not ? Look at
H. IA 'G,1' r m'I III ,.'' ts ,,"u h
iann hocord ho 'l n1d '"rn ~"
.:Ia,,,, in,a-, 't ta' "a e" "r
,ral,I,' r,tbo" I,o1 l0.,, $500 ,.ai,'
AT all for me-
-, i,ta.o.+ =, ~ ot,,5 Go' lei-
- that ~ , ,w"r ''"V ''0'
..It,s ," r'rl n mi ,,hiioso,h,, ta.hon
,yorly on ffdJ1act;ol,Cf 10 II.
owor tbiS instant and ,hon oot ,-o,,r isL,
and don,t LOT n,a 500 Won f,.on, 1n,r
ar;tb,not;o NIL ,r,c.t
10 va, nnd .nst WIN '0'0 WIS
Samrel mada M ans,vor bn4 s;lentlv
ba INIT orar liz nb;loso,br and thon 10
no+ bis sl,to ava 81 ,, !, ,la
eornnr lie In tran,h1ad AVA III n'os
n1o;staroJ for ba u+as Vow, ,,nha,S,,
Uis f.thor bod hoon bor,h 4,,a,J ~
id H. r>It AXE - - - ~ l'''''
,.Sa,, ), saiJ law ~, saor O., tho;,
f,+l,o, Ioa cr|l,,o ~ >, H. ,,a,., I'm a.
that s,,,, fos wy, So VI ''''' '''''' W.
s,No Iarr1 }, ronIioa tho ,,o,,noa, t,,otl
ar Win a ara+ofll laol- ..tbat viii ha
da.a;rino f,tha,. IN tr1 10 a. tho .,,,,,
hnt fioT tbat T shall not sucoond ),
c,,,,,,aI ,,,arl.aa ,.,',1 t,a,1 H.. - a
n,,nnsa lis mind was ' nor on tbe snh '
iect before hin, Tho roots and snno,.as
H. 49,. t-l - ;o',1 III
ear i','@ r. - toI, go
~ i,,a e
al 4ha ,,.o 10 ~ ~ l.
',iu NV N.Y. iie tIiou, .no i'io'0 ''e "e
~, Pii - ~. r1ti1.,
~ 'l''i was i''' ia'iiei o''' my ''''''e'
7''. . mn
o'iii'!ct M q VI isnt IVY anu uii0orl
i'i'nl9P "'s u II lii"'iieiiia'lCla,i
O''l,le r ooieiii ne
o1''o N'' NV anu nc oI'iieu ma ms
10y slio''ll ne Iihe nun ne consiueieo
Ina' l''e a'Ile % e,,ucatlolal pel Ti:,
10y ~ 'ne power 81 con4uellh? r1uuiiu'
~" "r1h esoeu '''e opiilio,i ''iat'
were Hucllu nvin2 theh' ne coull g1ge
.ne o''' seoi.ttiloian a ha1o tussel: ~.
fe'iie0 iIot " u,l''ei staii9 riiat uiiieie i'
minus were mace win alllefeh' eapaci-
LIS @'iu "ii'' one MN" Sraspeo WIN
asst "notiiei VI e'u'i power "oulq IAN
=" coiilp'Fhphc, ,, hence' because Jerry
gIeA7eu I"Pl'',} WIN ms lla'heni1licdl
St!'ale7, ana couio alreaay survey piece
~ Iano ol many ahsleS' ne i'naSIheu lhal
~ 7'uiuri iilaue ~ ~ PROFESS ~ tno saile
naucn' nc was IVY an" naieieaS' an"
treate" nun accordingly: Ne never can
ulI,J co.lNeiseo WIN MS younger son,
WITH a view TO ascertain the true 6ens OF
ms miha nu. ne hao ms own standard OF
me power OF an mihaS' ana ne peflina-
'iously "uherea 10 1t. WV.
ilere Wa anot''el 'hlli9 .ilal MI, j." Luz
shioo Gouiu not :ee' anu lnal was llli'
9aliluel W. e'ltinual'S ponueiIns upon
~ ol,t'i' ,i ,l'Isaoi % a. ,nlJ, o9ran
10 pihl, any ,nal ne was scalceiy eyer
Iuie, lol Hlu ms ialnel seo' ellnel' tiiaL II
nc ~ "'sneu ms 10y " peSoilio Z. iial,,e-
tll,eclan, ne was pursuing a'it Tue very COURSE
~ P,sfen' s 81 an d Lesun J.. o,. a.,
ln9te"u Vi e'oea'o lins 20 iiiahe lhe
stupy intelea'lh? ~ tne cii'io' ne was
mating an II op'oAlous-
o u.el ,o tho ''iI Is sathon Ia.
mol WORKED our lne 81 sum. ms 1a'ner was
.ns T. "nu oo. r. .ne ~ W w Mi.nou'
ms uiniel, q. t :nI 'anlo tnlo 'eiiihS NH
Una. ne was ai iuie e. iazy lau. e. !.
Ioor 'oa'iiuel . .he. 'i e. hitohen iol M
otn ioui" L.; "i,u s'11io ne "a, "nu ~ 80
az. AZ ionln us ii,Iu ss.J ~ ~. p"Ss ,i0n
me M,1ng ne mao IL, 5un eaa a, ie manu- %
ms l"'nei' anu ni: ioe7 ilsn'olo" up
neip wa la NJ Il. .no looni ooio"
MS c'ianioel' ~ li,aV NC was ho' Yeiy ooiu
anu set'ihs up he "enI ~ closeI anu
et un onn VI st in" ' ne cn No 'o Ha
lollh soile ioh snlPs " woou. ne
W. : es c aa'n ,i;ana soms Sufioqs
had h;,s so Of wire little scrans Of Tin Mate
au ni'S o. mliu ''a na s' dapa ", l, prase
pieces 81 VIII h;,s oU.en na b a,,al
m,eei Una. nI t 40 at thn aho 40 tooe.h
gu " NC woiAl"s ~ ~ 'n0 e "n:.e ":
er a''ei so'n7 l"''''''''' '"'"'''' ~ "'>
OWL. ,e a., a had .h,,. o5
Ian .h~ hs s;sto ontarod h;s p opa ~,
amay' "n1n ~ ei'lsl en'ono LII ms on'i!i-