Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 374
Witham. Her son was left to the care of his good old grandmother,who was very kind to him and sent him to school. Inhis early years Isaac did not appear to be a very brightscholar, but was chiefly remarkable for his ingenuity inall mechanical occupations. He had a set of little toolsand saws of… … 339 340 Men Who Have Risen The neighbors looked with vast admiration at thethings which Isaac manufactured. And his old grand-mother, I suppose, was never weary of talking abouthim. Hell make a capital workman one of these days,she would probably say. No fear but that Isaac willdo well in the world…
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