Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-11-09

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1881, PC Vas Wi.aout mo9ey ana spent
nrst nve months ~ VANITY looking TOT sons
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plan, hying az tue une II iess soahs tarse {
pence per uay. ls IN Upon ss.aN1,los
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limbs became aisIoftcu WY. 81 usaatisn, and
hc was Literally eoVeree silen rags anu YER
min, consortIng az ne naa ~ uo, Win me low
est beggars N LONDON. cNiii ne a.e nov ees-
pair, The incidents Of thq succeeaing tnrec
months he does not reiatq Ills sunerlnss
were so grcattllat hlsliead gurned1gfay ire
| had to pay to usurers Alusto OBTAIN sniii.
ing for admittance to the ihoyal 1oo.ogicai
Gardens, whore he succeedca after much NOR
LITIGATION, in getting theghoft Of amodcimades
lof the bridge Tie model although bad
one, astonishcd every body Every engineer
Of celebrity in London, wss called in to de-
I4cide whether twas practicable to throw 1t y
cross the lake -Four or fis'e Of them, at the
FINAL decision. declared thatlthe model before
them was passing strange, but that II could
not be carried to a much grsater length than
the length Of tho model This Was the point
of life or death with the inventor. He says:
Twas.standing amidst meh of the supposedS
greatest talent, as civil engineers, that tho
world could produce. and tie point decided
ara;ns, mo This one timI alone were nv
Whole energies ever aroused Ineyer talked.
before-I was baggard and faint for want Of
food-.my shirts SINK in sdrrow in view 81
~. + oshes 7 had none
vet, standing over this mtdel, did battle
with those men. Every worn uttered came
from nv inmost soul. and wls big with truth
every argument carried dsnyiction. The
effect on these men was liketmagie--ilfdeed,
they must have been devilslnot to have be-
Eevct,- nnder the c;renn1stancls succeeded Z
Nv agreement with the urolrietor was, that,
| should superintend, the colt ,truction Of the
bridge without any pay whatfycr, but during
the time of the building night sleep intho
Gardens. and If the bridge slould succeed, it,
should be called .Remingt4ts BpsagG I
lodged in an old lfoa'scage. n4 strong enough
for aglion. but by putting solae straw on tho
FOOT held. me very we'll, and indeed, was .
greater luxury than had fok many months
The carpenters that fworks3 on the bridge
sometimes gave me part Of &heir dinner
On this lived and was comparatively hap
by. 1t was a little novel, htxcvcr, to- see
man in rags directing gent3 manly locking
head carpenters The bridgitriumphed, and
t. ecost was GO, and'w tile greatest hitever
made in London. The. motey made BY II
was astonishingly great, tho4sands and tena
of thousands crossing i, payssngs tph, besides
being the great attraction 70 hhc 6ardens--
Not adjudication III l'onfof Dutwhas mas
written largely upon H. al Fhingh ! nave ne
yer received penny, nor eyds VIII Tor build
ing the bridge
\. The success Of his invention etse him, however,
celebrity, and he says il also gavsim credit win
tailor. y !!
] got suit of clothes andltomc shirts
I clean shirt Any shirt was gseat, but clean
shirt--O God, what a luxpTg Thousands
of cards were left for me III the Gardens
and men came to see the Fridge from al
| parts of the kingdom. tir4E built the mill
which is the most popular PATENT ever taken
| in England. The coffee pot Tnd many other
small patents, take exceediigiy well The
drainage Of Tixall- Meadowsils the greatest
triumph have yet had in. England The
carriage bridge for Earl TaltSJt IS most ma.
j6stic and wonderfully befatlful thing
4 Dukes, marquesses, carls, ibrds, 8c-,. and
4 their ladies', are coming to Me II from all
parts | have now more orfers for bridges
from tho ar r Than san execute ,1 n
4 have been SO much among 5th arstocracy Of