Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-11-24

every penny Of which l had to pay subse-
q%uently; for, since my success at Stafford,
not a man in England who can read, but
knows my address. 1t cost mo gl0 to OBJ
tain the shilling with which | paid my adj
mittance into the Royal geological Gardens,
where | succeeded, after much modification,
in getting a ghost of the model made for the
bridge. The model, although a bad one, as
,onished everybody. Every engineer of ce-
lebrity in London was called in to decide
whether ii was practicable to thtow it across
the lake. -Four or five of them at the final
decision, declared that the model before
them was passing strange, hut that it could
not be C lrricd 10 a much greater length than
the length Of the model. This was the point
of life or death with me. was standing
amidst men Of the supposed greatest tilrnt
as civil engineers tint the world could pro-
duce, and the point decided against mel
This one time alone were my whole energies
ever aroused. never talked before--l was
haggard and faint for the want Of foOd-my
spirits sunk in SORROW 10 view ofmy mournful
prospects-clothes | had none-yet, stand
ing over this model. did | battle with those
men. Every word ! uttered anne from my
Utmost soul, and was big with 'ruth-every
argument carried CONNECTION. The effect on
those men was like msgic-indeed. they
must have been devils not to have believed
under the circumstances. succeeded. Ny
agreement with the proprietor was, that !
should snperintend the construction Of the
bridge without any pay whatever, but during
the time Of the binding | might sleep in the
Gardens, and if the bridge should succeed,
it should be called "Remington's Bridge"
| lodged in an old lions cage, not strong
enough for a lion, but by putting some straw
on the floor, held the very we'll, and indeed
was a greater luxury than ! had had for many
months. The carpenters that worked on the
bridge sometimes gave me part of their din
ner. On this | lived, and was comparatively
happy. Ii was a little novel, however, 10
see a man in rags directing gentlemanly
looking head carpenters. The bridge tri-
/ umphed, and the cost was Is, and was the
greatest hit ever made in London. The mo-
ney made by it is astonishingly great, thou
sands and tens of thousands crossing it, pay
ing toll, besides being the great attraction of
the Gardens. Not a publication in London
but what has written largely upon it. AL
though | have never received a penny, nor
never will, for building the bridge J have no
fault TO find with Mr.. Tyler, the proprietor,
for he has done all that he promised TO do
that was, 10 call it "Remington's Bird ge."
The largest Woo cut ever made perhaps in
the world, is made Of the bridge. Every
letter of my name is nearly as large as my
self. The bridge TO this day is the promi-
nent curiosity of the Gardens. You can't
open a paper but you may find "Reming-
toms Bridge" Soon after it was built, |
have frequently seen hundreds Of men look
ing at the large picture Of the bridge at the
corners Of the streets and envying Reming-
" .l-z L-.z ..z.l -.-Lz-u =. a..
crowd, literally starving. However, the
great success OF The bridge gave me some
credit with a tailor. | got a suit of clothes,
and some shirts-a clean shirt. Any shirt
was great, but a clean shirt-O God, what a
luxury! Thousands Of cards were left for
me at the Gardens, and men anne to see the
bridge from all parts Of the kingdom. But
with all my due bills in the hands of the
hell born Jews, of course | had to slope, and
came down to Stafford. first built the mill,
which is the most popular patent ever taken
out in England. The coffee pot, and many
other small patents, take exceedingly well.
The drainage of Tixali Meadows is the great
est triumph | have yet had in England. The
carriage bridge for Earl Talbot is a most
majestic and wonderfully beautiful thing
Dukes, marquesses, earls, lords, &c., and
their ladies are coming to see it from all
paris. j nave now more tTueTS LOT OIlUGeS
from the aristocracy than | can execute ir
ten years, if | would do them. Indeed, |
have been so much among the aristocracy
of late, that what with high living, being 81
sudden a transition from starving, | have
been compelled 10 go through a course o
medicine, and am just now convalescent.-
OF course, any thing once built preclude
! the possibility of taking a patent in England
= but its merits and value are beyond all cal
I culation. A permanent, beautiful and stead.
| bridge may be thrown across a river half
e mile wide, ont of the reach OF floods, an
without anything touching the water, at tn
most inconsiderable expense. The Amer
d can patent is well secured at home, | know
n ! shall continue to build a few more bridge
of larger and larger spans, and one of thes
a railroad bridge, in order that | may perfe'
I myself in them so as to commence fair whe
] reach America. | have a great many mol
is accounts of my exploits since | came to Sta
n ford, but must defer sending them until ne'
er time. | beg you will write me, for nov
in since a correspondence has opened, | sha
n be able 10 tell you something about Englan'
y | know it well. ! have dined with earl
tn and from that Observation-Disclosures
to where the knives and forks and plates a
| chained 10 the table for fear they should
g. stolen.
lg am, my dear sir,
ii your obd't servant,