Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-03
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PATIENCE &c, 10 IN TooL COX
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AitH4s CIV Utt 1901 box Tor the
'rSt time in his life, and he was eager
10 make something useful. and did
not want 10 practice ON something
ornamental, as his mother suggested
wonld be the wiser plan So he SET
TO work 10 make little stool. tina,
his grandmother could rest her fee,
upon when She sat in the rockins
chair.
First. he bought cherry wood, u
30 It was called. with some money OF
his own, as he wanted il to be- all his
ewn gift. Then h made plan OF q
stool, and also picture OF il. Ac-
oordinS 10 the plan il would have
top. four legs. four crosspieceS and a
little biz of decoration at each corner.
He sawed and planei it and meas
ured and joined The piccec. and alto
sether made very scientific job OF
II, bur il wobhled and did not conform,
10 the plan at ali. Then he took !,
al. apart. very patiently. and remade
it. and, finally, after three trials, ne
had very good looking piece of fur
ure.
Ills mother was more pleased be-
cause of the patience Henry shove
n making over III, stool Than she was
in the final production.
Il want to tell you Il story that has
bearing on the subject. Henry she
said.
Your grandfather and his brother
once bought some land and your
grandfather thought there were signs
OF Il very important mineral to be
found in it. They were both interest
ed in chemistry and began to MAKE
experiments, because they were not
near enough to Il scientific laboratory
to have the matter decided.
Your grcat.uncle worked all day
ever the analysis, and then gave il
Up, lut your grandfather would not
do so. His brother sold his land al
an advance on his paying price, but
your grandfather would not do it. He
worked for Il week, and then, finally,
became so certain that he was right
about the mineral that he went to
New York and mad Az analysis of the
ere made and becamc,a rich man. be-
cause of the deposit.
That is the reason that ] should
like TO nave you careful and painstak-
Ing about everything YOU attempt to
do iou.may not always make mOney
/ BY it, but you will strengthen your
own character. Remember, that If Z
thing is worth doing at all ii is worth
I Going well. and il you do not consider
/ i. worth doing well. don't waste time
with it at all
1t would be interesting TO know how
many articles Henry worked over fol
the next six months. but besides the
stool he did not finish but two pieces
one a waste basket for his mother
and the other a handkerchief bo,
for his sister. They both were per
1ect in every respect.
When he was satisfied with then
he began to make plan for cedar
wood box for his mother to keep The
blankets and wooden clthes in durins
the summer.
He found a great deal of trouble il
getting cedar wood, with the amount
OF money he had, and az yet he ha,
not succeeded. Moreover, he vii
have to have strong brass clamps fcl
the box and VIII find it, perhaps nor,
OF job than he can accomplish witt
his limited knowledge of carpenter
work.
But he has been taking lessons a
school and has visited cabinet shop
md carpenter shops, and is quick Il
observe and remember, and realize
that it is a big job that he has on hand
but he is bound to succeed, and hi
mother is sure that he will, even if h,
is a long time doing it.
Henry had all sorts Of things t,
contend with in his first efforts, b.
cause he found his tools too small 70
practical use, and had to replace
many of them with bigger tools, an,
that meant saving money to bu,
them.
Il have given up candy and sod
and all things of that kind he toll
his aunt, "and am saving all m.
money for tools"
He sold replica Of each OF tn
three things that he made and adde'
to his money, and is on the way to be
coming an expert in his line OF work
But one of the most interesting
things that Harry has done is to OF
eanze a carpenters club and the boy
meet and exchange plans and tall
about their work Very few of then
are as panstaking as Henry, and S,
he is the president of the club an'
his work is model for them all.
Bright Child.