New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-03-06
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The bill met with neither sncersnor oppos..
ton in the Senate, but tho business OF that
house went Oh with dsc0urasn3 slownoss.
AT twilight on tho last evening ot the session
(March 5, loiJ) there were no bills before
1t. AS 1t seemed impossible for it - be
reached III regular course Uct.ge tha hour Ok
adjournment should arrive, tho Professor,
who had auXiously watched tho Lagdy move
ments Of business all day from tho gallery OF
in the Senate chamber, went with Il sad
heart to hi. hotel aud prepared b. leave Tor
New York at an carly hour tho next morn
Ing. While ut breakfast servant informed
hun that a young lady desired To SEQ him IL,
the parl0r.
There he met Miss Annie Ellsworth, then
young school sirl-thc daughter Of his iu.
innate friend, Hon. Henry L. Ellsworth tho
First Commissioner Of Patents-who said,
a, she extended her band to him IL have
come to congratulate you.'
Upon what" inquired ths professor.
Upon the passage Of your bill" she r..
Piled.
"Impossibls It's fate was sealed at dusk
last evening You must DO mistaken"
Not at al" she responded. "Fathcc
scut rne to tell you that your bill was passed.
He remained until the session closed, AMI
yours was the last bill but one acted upon,
and it was passed just five minute, before
the adjournMent; and am 90 Glad - DO the
first one to tell you. Mother SAYS, too, that
you must come homo with 14s 10 breakfast"
The invitation was readily accepted, aud
the JOY IL the household was uubound,d.
Both Mr.. aud Mrs. Ellsworth had fully t,e-
loved In the project, and tho former, la his
confidence III Is aud III his wduu !gieuishl,
for Professor Morse, had spenl az lLa clog
ing h0urs ot the session 10 tho Senate Cham.
!aa. f|0.n fKyl.g liz. q. ft.f-
along, and giving IL all tho iug4Gn.s og 10
high psrsonal and Official po3ll.yu.
Crasp!ug tho hand of his young ftsad, the
Professor thanked her again aud again FOX
bearing him such pleasant tGLgs, IHd as.
sured her that abe should seEd Oyer tia wire.
the first message a. her reward. The lulttcc
was talked oyes IL tic family, AL Mrs. Els.
worth suggested q message which pro!essc:
Morse rsferrsd TO the daughter Tax her up
prevail and this was the QUO which s4s sub.
seGuently .eut.
a lin!s moro than . year aacr that t.uo
the linz between Washington aud Baltimore
was completed. Professor M0rss was in thu
former city, aud Mr. Alder. Vail, Ill, assls.-
ant, In tho latter the Gl:. In tie chamber
Q! tho Supreme Court, the latteg Ia the Mount
Clare depot, WHEN lLS cigcu.. being perfected
Professor Morss sent 10 N.ss Z J. yQg.l gJy
he. message, aud u came.
WHAT HATH GOD wRoCoag.n
II vas ssu. IN trplicats n the do.-aaa-
line language OF The !ns,rumeu. % Batl-
moro, aud wa. the Ggst ps.sags ever trans
mlIled by recording telegraph. A facs!r.
lie Of that message, With Professor Aor,e'g
Endorsement, IS here given.
The story OF thls frat message has bean
often told with many cxaggeraI.Ons. Il haa
roamed about Europe With various romantic
material attached % II, originating ma!aly ia
the French imagination, and has started W
anew from time 10 time 10 our own country
under fresh forms, but the above story t. sim
ply and literally true. An lnyen,o. ia despair
receives tho news OF his unexpected success
from bis friends daughter, and be makes he.
promise which he keeps, aud thus links hss
name with his own, and with an invention
which becomes one Of tho controlling inst-1.
ments Of civilization for a.! tlIe.-Sypon.'s
Monthly Jov March.