Middletown transcript., 1873-03-01

while others appeared not yet ready for
their destined usc Mr.. Young ascertain
cd wha. the young workman was up to,
and he not only encouraged him in his
undertaking. bu, he stood for half an hour
and watched him at his work Next day
Samuel Winthrop was removed from the
blacksmith shop to tho machine shop.
Samuel often visited his parents At
the end Of two yelrs his father was not
little surprised when Mr. Young Informed
him that Samuel was the most useful hand
in his employ
Time flew fast. Samuel was twenty
one. Jeremiah had been free almost two
years, and was one Of the most accurate
and trustworthy surveyors in the country
Mr.. Winthrop looked upon his eldest
son with pride and often expressed wish
that his other son should have been like
him. Samuel had come home to visit his
parents. and Mr.. Young had come with
him
"Mr. Young" said Mr.. Winthrop. af-
ter the tea things had been carried away
',ha, is fine factory they have jus, G.
recicd in your town"
Yes" returned Mr. Young. ",hcrs
are three Of them. and they are doing a
very heavy business"
Il understand they have an extensive
machine shop connected with the factories
Now, il my boy Sam, is good workman,
as you say he is, perhaps he might get a
FIRST rate situation there"
Mr. Young looked a, Samuel anil smil-
By the way" continued the old farm.
er, what is all the naiso see and hear
in the papers about those pa'ent Winthrop
looms! They tell NE they "a ahead oi
anything that was ever got up before F"
"You must ask your son about that, =
sai / Nr Young. This some Of Sam.
ucl'. business
"Eh What. Some OF Sam--'
The oil man stopped short and ga1ed
at bis sln He was bcwilirrcd II coul |
no, BE- tia, his son hi. llc sou--was the
inventor Of the grea, power loom rha, had
taken the manufacturers BY surprise
"What h you mean :" be a, length in.
qnirA
1T i. simply ,hi-, father. ih1, The loom
is mine. returned Samuel, with c1pscou,
-! pride II have invented i, and taken 1
pltcn, right and have arclig been Of
frrsl tn thau>aul dollars f1r tic patent
righ, IL nao niio,nihs Nja; Dou'' you
rem,mbes .hs a..p.,up Won crushed with
yoar tn "a laais ago.:
Yes. replied the old man, whose eyes
wife hnt & the flor. and 0grr Who's
mial new lght seemed hfaiGiae
Wet. sAtHu ! Stmu ! thl, wa
almg.; iastaru though. oE cauf.e,
hayc made aitera.taa. aud improvement.
aud there j. room for more.
kni that So, what yen ware ,ndyin.
when yau usel ,5 stand and sec me weave
aul lamhl' With my Dom 80 nucl:s sal.
Ms Winthrop
loa ar, right. mother Even than
hal conceived tie ilea which have sine
carried out
And that is why you coul not under
stand my mathcmatic prob.ems. ut,crei
Mr. Winthrop, "a he started tram Il
chair and took the youth hy tls hand
samuel, my sou, forgive mo for III,
harshness 1 have used towards YOU
have been blinded, AMI now - how
have misunderstood you. While though
YOU were idle anl careless, YOU were soly
ing philosophical problem | could neye
have compreh.ndgl Forgive nc. Saal
uel-l meant well enough. but, lacka,
Judgment aud discrimination
Of course the oil man hal long hef1r
been forgiven for his harshness. and Ii
mind was opened % new lesson in hu
man nature Ii was simply this: Dill
: crou, minds iave different capacities. an
no mind can be driven to love that f
, which it has M taste ffst, seek 10 un
, lersianl the natural abilities and disposi
tions t children, aud then in your mar
agcmeu, Of their education for after lif,
govern yourself accordingly Gcor.
: Como, the great moral philosopher
! his day could harlly reckon in simp
1 addition, and Golbonin the maihemat
I ciau, could not write out common plat
/, address.