The broad ax., 1907-01-05
The Negro Astronomer and Mathematician
Author of One of the First AL
manacs In America.
AN INTERESTING STORY WRITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR TIE peo
Ak BY COL. CLARKE IRVINE OREGON,
CHAPT. VII.

dame here l am to ST.. Linz
You are mis'2l. ..... r,-.
WELL" replied Mr.. D.. &c.. ..r s-ror,
the business Of his i....
Ilasterer and M son .. ,-. -
his father"
Then there is som. -. g77rs
ker whose son is name. it,. ..., VIII,
is an artist and scl,lar ..aar
Il don't know OF an. ... rars-
heard of any such nor I'D ..s.aro
there is another family OF ...s mama
in Baltimore"
1T is very strange .....eI II,
gentleman in a thought lone. MN
when 1 was at the studio OF .... friend
and saw that little work a..ationed
and expressed my admirar.oa he sail
to me positively that it Wa nor dona
by himself, but was the work of ,
youth a Colored young man of the
name have told you and where he
resides. Indeed, he said that. in all
such work this young man surpassed
himself and any others he knew OF
and his name is as l say to YOU, Ben
Banneker."
THAT is the name of M son. no
doubt of it," said she, but nv son is
not what you say, artist but god be
thanked he works with his father a
plasterer. o, remember the child al
ways had a love for book learning and
had some idea of getting to be some
thing else than plasterer, but I would
not have it so and | held out good.
You see his father was Of the same
opinion with the boy. He would say
to me, why contrary him. Book
earning-it is good thing and sing
it is more high than plasterer. More
Hight Mel made fun of them, not
bad. High or not high, SEE !. my son
shall be a plasterer. That l told him
aid that he is, ha ,ha. ha," laughing
and clapping her hands.
Then, my good woman, since, as
you so forcibly assure ME that, am
deceived" said the gentleman rising
from his seat and speaking in tone
of irritation, land your son is only
permit me to bid You good
day, expressing my regret that have
made such an intrusion upon your
time"
ooh, that don't matter at all But
may I ask you about this Ben
Banneker OF the same name as ours
what do you want with him when
you find him." she asked as she lit
the gentlemans way to the door, it
being know evening.
81 supposed l had told you. But no
matter. 1 will offer him a good place
II he is able to do the work. 1t is to
make the calculations and to do the
finer work on the Annual and Year
Book for the House at Philadelphia.
"And does such business pay any
hing worth while?"
The man laughed, but seeing the IN
nocent simplicity of the woman re-
Piled kindly.
my good woman, l think it would
pay very well. l am authorized 70
,ffer him his board and lodging anu
IN average wages amounting TO is
much as five hundred dollars for the
work to be DONE"
Five hundred dollars, You VIII
i've him five hundred dollars
the good woman from whose
land the candle a most fell IN heE
20, what luck it would
,e had It happened to my Ben. no"
orry I am now But what's ln0
Ise Of that? Good night sir! An Il
ny little Ben had learned to do su'n
hings," said the poor woman return
ng after the departure of the strans
II, what luck for US if so-ior l
know Ben would have MADE tn'
money and then that old fool "nO
ais himself Dan deQuinet ana u0
les every body, would have let MS
on marry our girl. Good God-on'
ever knows in this world WHAT =
est. The hind sight always seems
lear-the foresight dull and u4iA'
I would, to-day l would nO''
o-morrow can't"
And so the good soul went on ni@A
lg her reflections and conclusions %
hat she lost and what she mlsn'
ave gained had her son happened y
e the one the visitor was seekins
AXE with him to philadelphia Tor Deu'
GARD and five hundred dollars WIZ
be heard the voice Of her husoanu ."
q was entering the home.
Go be Continued)