Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-24
ONLY A CARPENTER.

was always SO particular I can't un-
derstand it,
s'Cupid's darts, suppose. He is
very elegant-looking if he is a car
penter, and if Belle is satisfied I am
sure we need not worry
s'But Belle is so refined and so eX-
elusive, and she has such lofty ideas
about everything. I always imag-
ined that some nobleman or prince
from the other side of the Atlantic
would have to court her."
"Then you don't believe in natures
noblemen? Why may we not have
real noblemen on this side of the
broad Atlantic? Originally, what
caused the difference between men?
Why did some one man become ruler
over others of the same tribe? If all
men are created free, and equal. why
do some rule while others obey? Why
do some lead while others follow?"
81 suppose some have more talent
than others, but only think of marry
ing man who works with his hands,"
"Why not? We all work with our
hands in some manner. The hands
were made to work with, whether we
saw, chisel or plane with the carpen-
ter, hold the pen with the author, and
put our thoughts into words for the
benefit of the public, ply the needle
with the seamstress, handle the brush
with the artist, lay bricks with the
bricklayer or simply fan ourselves
with the lady of leisure. What does
it matter? We all work with our
hands,"
"Of course, but you know what 1
mean. Socially, carpenter and an
author are not considered equals. -
because socially people seldom
look beneath the surface. A man
may use his hands in some mechani-
cal work and have a fine mind and
noble thoughts, and fortunately, if
his mind fits him for something high
er, he need not remain carpenter,
or a bricklayer, or whatever it may
be. | have been reading of a poor
English carpenter, who while work
ing away with his hands, also man
aged to keep his head working. You
know it is harder to step from one
walk in life to another there than
here, yet this poor carpenter mas
tered language after language. When
he was twenty-five years old he had
a good knowledge of Latin, Greek,
French, Spanish, German, Hebrew,
Syriac, Chalidee and other eastern
dialects"
| HOW COuI( u6 +.
'sBy steady perseverance.
sob yes, / was going to tell you.
He was at work in country house.
when a fire broke out and burned up
his tools. He was quite destitute.
although his head was full of knowl-
edge. A clergyman knew his ability.
and got him the position of teacher
in a school. Afterwards he was re-
commended to the University of Cam
bridge as suitable person to teach
languages. The king appointed him
Professor of Hebrew and other east.
ern languages, and Professor Lee (the
poor untaught carpenter) was con.
sidered one of the greatest scholars OF
the day and country"
"And is Bellies carpenter going te
be shining light among dead Ian.
guages?'
''He is studying a profession, ant
will probably make his mark by u.s.
ing living language, instead Of
dead ones. As he is a free-borr
American clrizen, he may aspire te
the White House for all we know"
''But how did Belle ever meet will
this wonderful carpenter who is tt
plane his way into the White House =
"Among the hills. He stopped a
the same hotel. One day Bellies ia
ther over-heated himself climbing :
mountain and was taken sick. Thi
young man, Will Anderson, was tn,
one in the party who knew what t.
do. He took care of the old gentle
man and got him back to the hotel il
safety. Old Mr.. Wilson thinks An
derson saved his life, and so doe
Belle. Intimacy was thus commenced
Mr.. Wilson invited Anderson to tn
house and suppose he and Bell
have found that they are intended fo
each other. She thinks that she i
going to marry noble-man.'
every romantic, but / can't under
stand how he can have the manner
and ideas of a gentleman
II cannot see why mechanical worl
need prevent a man from being
gentleman. Among the Jews it wa
the custom for every boy to learn
trade. ST. Paul was a tent-makel
and supported himself by his trad
: even while preaching the gloriou
Gospel. / hardly think any on
: would consider ST. Paul an inferior
He was scholar, brought up at th
feet of Gamaliel, a famons teache
!. or doctor of the law, and / think til
most fastidious would call him
:, gentleman"
"Yes, but / don't think that s.
> Paul is exactly model for societ
now. He lived SO long ago."
'sAnd lives for all time in his e,
ample ard his writings. But we hay