The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-06-26
THE WORLD rs GOVERNED TOO MUCH,
There was another thing that Mr..

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Winthrop could not see, and that was
that Samuel was continually ponderine
upon such profitable nlalter as was in
teresting to him, and that he was scarce
ly ever idle: nor did his father see, Ell
ther, that if he eyer wished, his boy, to
become mathematician, he was pursu-
ing the very course to, prevent. such a
result. Instead of endeayoring to make
the study interesting to the child, he
| was making it obnoxious. .o.....
! The dinner hour came, and Samuel
had not, worked out the sum. His IA
ther was angry, and obliged the boy to
60 without his dinner, at the same time
telling him that he was an idle, lazyl lad.
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 he had suffered at the hand
of his father, and his face lightenea up.
There was Il fire in the room below his
chamber, so he was not very cold; and
getting up, he went to closet and from
| under a lot of old clothes he took forth
some long strips of wood. He had bits
of wire, little scraps of plate, pieces of
Irvine 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
Der. She had her aprou gathered up in
her hand, and after closing the door
softly behind her, she approached the
spot where her brother sat. r.
"Here, Sammy, see have brought
you something to eat. know you must
be hungry"
AS she spoke she opened her apron
and took out four cakes, a piece of pie
and some cheese. The boy was hungry,
and hesitated not to avail himself of his
sisters kind offer. He kissed her as he
took the cakes, and thanked her. SO
ooh, what pretty thing is that you
are making?' said Fanny, as she gazed
upon her brothers. labor. '.Won't you
give it to me when it is done?'' rti
"Not this one, sister," returned the
boy, with smile, "but will make you
one equally as pretty"
Fanny thanked her brother, and soon
after left the room, while the boy went
on with his work. ,..
Before long the various materials that
had been subject to SamueTs knife and
pincers were joined and groyed together
in a curious manner. t-, $50 a..
The embryo philosopher set the ma
ctine-for it looked like a machine
upon the floor, then gazed upon it in
tently. His eye cleaned with a pecu-
liar glow Of satisfaction; he looked
proud and happy. While he stood and
gazed upon the child of his labors, the
door opened and his father entered.
"What! are you not studying?" ex-
claimed Mr.. Winthrop, as he noticed
the boy standing in the middle Of the
floor. g
Samuel trembled when he heard his
fathers voice, and turned pale with
fear.
s'Ha! what is that?" said his father,
as he caught sight of the curious con-
struction on the floor. s'This is the Sc
cret of your idleness. Now I see how
it is you cannot master your studies
You spend your time in making those
tiy-cages.a I'll see whether you'll learn
to attend to your lessons OF not, young
man. There!" SEQ, giu7 ~ s4gfza.
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
crushed to atons---the labor of long
weeks. Looking at the mass of ruins
and then covering his face with his
hands, he burst into tears.
'FAin't you ashamed -. said Mr.. Win
throp; 'Ea great boy like YOU to spend
your time in making clagtraps, and
then cry about it because. choose you
should attend to your studies. Now go
to the barn, and help Jerry to shell
corn.'' '-t ....,.,-..,...., b., ..,.,,,
The, boy was too full of grief to make
any explanation, and without any word
he left his, chamber. But for long days
afterwards be was weary and down
hearted.
samuel" said Mr.. Winthrop, one
day after. the spring had opened, ssI
have seen Mr.. Young, and he is willing
to take you as an apprentice. Jerry and
I can get hlong on the farm, and think
the best cling you can do is to learn the
blacksinith's trade. 1 have given up all
hopes Of ever making surveyor out of
you, and if YOU had a farm, you would
not know how to measure it or lay it
out. Jerry will soon be able to take my
place as surveyor, and l have already
made arrangements for having him
sworn and obtain his commission. But
your trade is good one, however, and
L have no doubt You will be able to make
a good living at it,"
Mr.. Young was blacksmith in a
town, and he carried On
quite an extensive business. Moreover,
he had the reputation Of being fine
man. Samuel was delighted with his
fathers proposal, and when he learned
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