South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-10-28


pressed Mrs. Bradley quite favorabiy.
! learned that nv literary friend was
. widow now. and had son OF sixteen,
whom she was anxiouo to send to col.
lege, though At present she lacked the
means necessary for that purpose. Sue
liasd us we'll enough to continue our
acquaintance, and gradually our friend.
ship became mutually deep and sincere.
She returned our calls. and we showed
her the city. After Shile we learned
moro of her history.
Her husband had been an inventor.
and had spep, the whole of his married
life in contriving machine for a GER
tain purpose. success in which undertake
ing promised him an ample fortune.-
Like all inventions, he lad been at the
jumping-of place for many long aud
weary years. without seeing his way be-
yond that point. Az last, however, lie
had completed his invention and secur-
oil patent; but before he could take
any farther steps his hand was arrested
by death.
The possession he left TO his widow
consisted of his patent and load of
debt accumulated during the Jumping
Oft days. when the returns for the lit
ersry labors were not sufficient to keep
The family and pay the costs OF tie
thousand and one tests and experiments
which we're found Indispensable to the
progress OF the invention. OF the two
iegacies, one was Of about as much use
as the other. She knew no way OF turn.
Ing the machine TO money. making. Her
knowledge of the world deferred her
from throwing IL upon the market. She
had infinite faith in the high value Of
her husbands invention, and would not
risk the chance of losing it through
fraud and her own inexperience, especi.
ally as In that case IL would fall into IN.
worthy hands.
She showed me the patent, and saw
at once that the production was one OF
great pecuniary worth. For fear OF
possible disappoiutmeu,, however /
would not express all the hopofulness
felt for her.
TT appears to me to possess much
merit rs practical invention said /,
and ii you will trust me, / will give il
full and faithful trial.
will it cost much p she asked eager.
ly.
Under other circumstances it would
| cost about thousand dollars; but, sit.
uaied as | am, with every convenience
in my factory, | can test it for half that
sum-
1T is a great risk
Il am willing to take it. And ir we
meet with success | will manufacture
the machine for ten per cent of the
profits
Are you doing yourself no injustice
! in this Z?
! None whatever. IL is my venture
and II lose By it shall owe nv failure
to deficiency in mechanical knowl-
edge
Then you have faith in the machine p
I she asked.
have | replied quietly. 'sulicien,
TO take this risk
Very well, then. With that under
standing it is bargain. l would no!
trust any one but YOU
10 make long story short. the ma
chine proved q grand success. aud
have since MANUFACTURED thousands OF
them. The debts whose liquidation had
/ proved such u tedious aud painful task
TO Mrs. Bradley melted away as if By
magic. and young Bradley went to col :
lego and has just graduated with hon
| ors.
At thirty five | am on independent
man, but | still keep my factory, and
suppose | always shall, as a source oil
amusement, even if l have no son "a
whom TO leave the business.