. Little Jack of all trades, with suitable representations. sot;My anvil I strike while the iron is hot. The JACK OF ALL TRADES. 1 I The labours of the Smith are highly tobe prized, since every trade, more or less, isindebted to him. The Blacksmith softensiron in his forge, and by shaping it withhis hammer on the anvil, furnishes us withbolts, bars, and keys, to secure our housesand property from thieves; hoops forbarrels; tires, or bands, for wheels; nails,which though seemingly insignificant,are of the first utility; grates and fire-irons, ploughshares, and most other im-plements of agricult
. Little Jack of all trades, with suitable representations. sot;My anvil I strike while the iron is hot. The JACK OF ALL TRADES. 1 I The labours of the Smith are highly tobe prized, since every trade, more or less, isindebted to him. The Blacksmith softensiron in his forge, and by shaping it withhis hammer on the anvil, furnishes us withbolts, bars, and keys, to secure our housesand property from thieves; hoops forbarrels; tires, or bands, for wheels; nails,which though seemingly insignificant,are of the first utility; grates and fire-irons, ploughshares, and most other im-plements of agriculture. Mankind should be estimated by theirusefulness in society, and not by theiroutward appearance. From the natureof his work, the Blacksmith is covered withdirt and soot; and yet, were the springof oar carriage to break on the road, orone of our horses to lose a shoe, nothingwould give us more pleasure than to seea Blacksmiths shop, where we might besupplied with a new spring, or have thehorse new shod, and thus be enabled topursue our journey. a 6 THE. THE WHEELWRIGHT. The useful horse, swift, beautiful, and strong,Through street and road drags coach and cart along,Hard are his labours, yet more pains hed feel,But for the useful man that makes the wheel. The centre of the wheel, which is madeof wood, is called the nave; and from thisproceed the spokes, like the rays of a star;the circle outside of these is composed ofparts or fellies, two spokes running intoeach. The wheels, secured by linch-pins,turn on each end of the axletree. THE
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