The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-06-26

One evening after Samuel Winthrop
had been with his : new master six
months, the latter came into the shop
after the joHrneymen had all quit work
and gone home, and found the, youth
busily engaged in fitting piece of iron.
There were quite number of pieces on
the bench at his side, and some were
curiously rivete1 together and fixed with
springs and slides, while others appear
ed not yet ready for their destined use.
MI, Young ascertained what the young
workman was up to. and he not on ly
encouraged him in his undertaking, but
he stood for half an hour and watched
him at his work. Next day Samuel
Winthrop was removed from the black
smith shop to the machine shop. 20 ijG
Samuel often visited his parents. AT
the end of two years his father was not
a little surprised when. Mr.. Young in
formed him that Samuel was the most
useful hand in his employ. = Hoi'-,- y
Time flew fast. Samuel was twenty
one.,9 jeremiah had been free almost
two years, and was one OF the most ae-
curate and worthy surveyors in the
country. ....,... re-
Mr. Winthrop looked upon his eldest
son with pride, and often expressed a
wish that his other son should have
been like him. Samuel had come home
to yisithis parents, and Mr.. Young had
come with him. 4'r4,. ss.,, g.
''Mr. Young. said Mr.. Winthrop, af-
ter the tea things had been cleared
away, "that is a fine factory they have
just erected in your town." "t-9il ..s'
''Yes," returned Mr.. Young, "there
are three of them, and they are doing a
very heavy business .ss#, ele,c
81 understand they have an extensive
machine shop connected with the facto-
ries. Now, if my boy Sam is good
workman, as you say he is, perhaps he
might get u tirst-rate situation there"
Mr. Young looked at Samuel and
smiled. so,
''By the way" continued the old far
mer what's. all the noise 1 see and
hear in the papers about those patent
Winthrop looms? They tell me they go
ahead Of anything that was ever got up
before?' .ccsra
"You must ask your son about that, :"
said Mr.. Young. ''That is some OF
Sans business RS tia -, 8
sch? What! some of Sam 20
The cid man stopped short and gazed
at his. son. He was bewldered. Il
could not be that his son-his idle son
was the inventor Of the great power
loom that had taken all the manufaetu-
rers by surprise. IA a1y.I0G9 d2iUa
''ly hat do you mean 20 he at length
inquired. aal a5ss7 a-.. .sga-,s,tsgo,
sit is simply this, father, that the
loom is mine" returned Samuel With
conscious pride. 81 have invented it
and takena patent right, and have al
ready been offered ten thousand dollars
for the patent right in two adjoining
States. Don't you remember that clap
trap you crushed with your foot six
years ago:'' $3.50.
Yes replied the old man whose
eyes were bent to the floor, and over
whose mind q new light seemed BEAM
ing .g8.a13@o544 s,l 9i agaggzd odr
a''Well, continued Samuel, 'ssthat was
almost q pattern, though. of course, l
have made alterations and improve
ments, and there. is room for more"
"And that was what you were study
ing when you used to stand and see me
weave, and then tumble about my loom
so much :" said Mrs. Winthrop sss
are right, mother. Even then
had conceived the idea which have
since carried out"
"And that is why you could not I'M
derstand my mathematical problems"
Mr.. Winthrop, he started
from his chairand took the youth by
the hand "Samuel, my son, forgive
me for the harshness. ] have used toward
you. ! have been blinded, and now see
how ! have misunderstood you. While
l have thought you needless and care
less, You were solving a philosophical
problem / could never have ccompre-
hendeda Forgive me, SAMUEL meant
we'll enough but lacked judgment and
discrimination, ,fo;a;,ss..a -.
Oflcourse the old man had long before
been forgiven for his harshness, and his
mind was opened to new lesson in hui
man nature. = 1t was simply this: Diff
ferent minds have different capacities,
and no mind can be driven TO love that
for which it has. no taste. First, seek
to understand the natural abilities and
disposition Of CHILDREN, and then in-your
Of their education for after
life, govern yourself accordingly
George Combe, the greatest moral
of his day, could hardly
reckon in simple addition, aud Colburn,
the mathematician, could not write out
a commonplace address,.
DREAMS. TO dream Of goose, i'm
plies sitting for your picture. To dream
of heaps of gold, indicates misery and