Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-01-27

fine duplicate for $50 and when he had
finished his job, the wife aw him take thai
amount from their slender store more in
sorrow than anger. but she knew the utter
FOLLY Of protesting.
Richard Miller, now. for the first time
consulted friend in the matter; and that
friend. baying had sOme experience in pro-
curing patents, gavo him tho benefit Of his
knowledge. To procure the patent would
cost $50 more. This alarmed Miller; bu,
the patent mus. be had, and tha, amour,
went.
Ia time the letters paten, arrived, and he
had the rough model and doeumsnts-noth-
ing more. Out Of them IL would be next TO
impossible to realize. No, be must have a
machine capable Of working. lie fol, sat-
isGed that nothing but u machine would ca.
bic him 10 dispose Of his right. But how
to get machine built was question thN.
puzzled him sadly. NO one capable Of ma
king perfect machine would undertake
the JOB for lees than one hundred dollars.
Alas he had no longer that sum Of MON
ey in the house. Miller was almost bor.
dJrins on despair, when one Of the mechan-
les TO whom hc had spoken called upon him
IN order 10 make moro minute eIsmina.
ton Of tho model. lie was eminsnily a
practical man, and he made most tho.
rough examination. at the end Of which h1
declared hi, firm conviction that the ma.
chine was a grea, invention. At all events,
h, would be willing to build ono on a con.
,inssncy II IL failed 20 work, he would
charge nothing; bu, II II answered the sE.
pcctA,ion OF tho inventor, then 10 would
charge two hundred dollar. for machine and
ri.k. This was virtually taking an interest
in the success, OF the invention. aud Richard
closed in with him. The mechanic was
I prompt and energetic, and puttins hls Who'll
force to work, in a few day. turned over TO
Miller complete machine.
IL. next business was TO give the machine
trial. lie went over 20 Camden, where
he had an Acquaintance In the brick susi.
ne'', and prevailed upon hun to let ,h.
trial take place At his yard, nsI, day at IL
o'clock The proprietor had very little
fiiti in the machine, bat as be bad a large
lot Of brick for sale. be was willing 10 sub.
NIT to almos, anything to attract attention
to hi. yard. 10 thi. end he slyly inserted
an advertisement in several OF the daily pa
per. IA Philadelphia, announcing the trial
Of wonderful patent brick making ma
kins machine, naming the time and place,
which, Of course, hs though; would only be
another addition to the long catalogue Of
failures in that line OF inventions.
Next day Miller psrtook Of an early
breakfast, aud then possessed himself Of the
las. dollar in tho house to pay current cx-
penscs. lie bade hi, vile DO Of good cheer
that hs thought he would return before
night with not les. than five hundred dol.
lars. The poor woman thought il more
likely that he would return detected, bro.
ken.hearied, and ready to dio; but said
nothing.
From hi. house he went dirce, to the ma.
chine shop, and had his invention taken to
the lsrry.boa,, and had il safely landed and
pa, up ready to operate a, the appointed
hour. lie knew nothing oi the advertise
ment in the papers, and was therefore a lit
lie surprised to see upwards Of a hundred
persons congresatcd in the yard. IlS did
no, like It, for in cl.e.of failure tho mortih-
cation would only be the greater; bu, he
consolsd himself with the belief that in case
Of success competition might spring up and
enable him - realize ono thousand dollars,
1T which moderate figure he held it.
The clay having been elevated, the horse
was started and the machine moved. IL was
moment. Of intense anxiety 10 every ne,
and painfully so TO Richard Miller. rlre.
ka it was a triumph! Mould after moad
Of beautiful bFick were carried from il, until
in an incredibly shor, space Of time thou
sand were flashed and drying in the yard.
There stood Richard Miller gazing upon
his invention. II was the full realization
Of his dream in It's minutes, particulars. 1t
was tho happiest moment in his life. He
was just On the poin, Of Offering the right
Of making and vending the maehin- in the
United States to the highest bidder, when
an old Yankee tapped him on the shoulder.
Young man." said he, " that il a very
good machine Of yours, but see where
very important improvement can be made.
Under such circumstances. will give you
ifty thousand dollars for your right, tito
and interest in IL"
Miller grasped one of the levers Of his
machine to keep from falling. No it could
no, be tho whole thing must be coninu-
auce Of the br:ekyarl dream.
How much did you say ?" asked Miller
in doubt.
Fifty thousand :" said the nan. evi.
IDENTIFY ready to increase th, amount IL Mil
Ter demanded IL.
"rlI take it" Sa'pod the inventor, who
still could not believe the evidences OF his
senses.
Then como with me."
A few minutes more and they were on
their way to Philadelphia; and crossing the
river Richard Miller paid tho las. siEpencs
he had in the world for ferrias,. Once ar
rived in the city, they wen, directly to the
Office OF lawyer, where the necessary pa