The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-04-20
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his mathematical studies, and could al
ready survey . piece Of land Of many
angles. lie imagined that ~ Samuel
made no progress in the same branch
he was idle and careless. and so treated
him accordingly. He never candidIy
co,fversed With his younger son, with a
view to ascertain the true bent of his
mind !; but he, had his own standard OF
the power of all minds, and he rertina.
ciousy' adhefea to It. s7.;
There was another, thing that Mr..
Winthrop could not see, and that wss
that Samuel was continually pondering
upon such. profitable matter as was in.
teresting to him, and that he was scarce.
ly ever idle; nor did his father SEQ eth
er, that If he ever wished his boy to be.
come mathematician he was pursuing
the very course 70 prevent such q result.
Instead Of endeavoring to max the stu
dy interesting to the child, lie was max
ing it obnoxious. ,...,...<.
The dinner hour came, and Samuel
had not worked out the sum. His faith
er was angry, and obliged the boy to 90
without his dinner, at the same time
telling him that he was an idle, lazy
lad. .. ...f: :gs.....ss sa .-s .E.E
Poor Samuel left the kitchen for his
own room, and there he sat and cried.
At length his mind seemed to pass from
the wrong lie had suffered at the hand
Of his father, and his face lightened up.
There was large fire in the room be-
low his chamber, SO he was not very
cold; and getting up, he went to clos
ct, and from under u lot OF old clothes
he took forth some long strips of wood.
He was evidently fashioning some curi>
Gus affair from these pieces of wood.
He had bits of wire, little scraps of tin
plate, pieces of twine and dozens OF
small wheels that he had made himself
and he seemed to be working to get the
whole together after some particular
fashion of his own.
Half the afternoon had thus passed
away when his sister entered his cham
ber. She had her apron gathered up in
her hand, and after closing the door
softly behind her, she approached the
spot where her brother sat -.
Here, Sammy! see, I have brought
you something to eat. l know you
must be LuDgry.n -.a .r3.r " .z.s .,r
AS she spoke, she opened her apron
and took out four cakes, piece Of pie,
quite an extensive business. Moreover
he had the reputation of being very
fine man. Samuel was delighted with
his fathers proposal, and when he learn.
ed that Mr.. Young also carried OH quite
a large machine shop, he was in ecs a.
cies. His trunk was packed--a good
supply of clothing having been provid.
ed +; aud after kissing his mother and
sister, and shaking hands with his faith.
er and brother, he mounted the coach
and set off fer his new destination.
He found Mr.. Young all he could
wish, and went into his business with
IN assiduity that really surprised his
master.
One evening, after Samuel Winthrop
had been with his new master six
months, the latter came into the shop
after all the journeymen had quilted
work and gone home, and found the
youth busily engaged fitting pieces OF
iron There was quite number oi
pieces on the bench by his side, and
some were curiously riveted together,
and fixed with springs and slides, while
others appeared not yet ready for their
destined use. Mr.. Young ascertained
what the young workman was up to,
and he not only encouraged him in his
undertakings, but he stood for half an
hour and watched him at his work
Next day Samuel Winthrop was re.
moved from. the blscksmith's shop to
the machine shop. f. z e. -
Samuel often visited his parents. AT
the end Of two years his father was not
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; JerenIi.
all had been free almost two years, and
was one of the most accurate and trust
worthy surveyors in the country. Mr..
Winthrop looked upon his Oldest son
with pride, and often Expressed . wish
that his other son could have been like
him. Soon Samuel came home to visi,
his parents, and Mr.. Young came with
him.
"Mr. Young" said Mr.. Winthrop, af.
ter the teathings had been cleared away,
"that's fine factory you have just erec'
ted in your town." ....~-
YES" replied Mr.. Young, "there are
three of them; and they are doing g
very heavy business"
II understand that they have an ex.
tensive machine shop connected with
the factories. Now if my boy Sam is q
good workman, as you say he Is, per.
haps he might get a firstrat situation
there"
Mr.. Young look askance at Samuel
and then smiled.
BY the way" continued the old far.
mer, "what is all this noise l see and
hear in the papers about those Winthrop
looms? They tell me they 60 ahead
of anything that was ever gotten up be
FORE" - "a
and some cheese. The boy was hungry
and hesitated not to avail himself of lis
sisters kind offer. He kissed her as he
took the cakes, and thanked her.
"Oh, what pretty thing is that you
are making?" uttered Fanny, as she
gaZed upon her brothers. labor. Won't