The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-07-20


said, but oh, my how your moth
er will scold if we cut them up
they are almost new"
Leave that to me. Mother i
out and we will get the batter,
made before she comes back"
So they went to work, bringing
the sugar-bowl and the tea ,pOj
into requlsition for battery cells
and soon had the battery compile
ted.
The scraps of the kettle ana
the washboard told the tale to the
amazed mother-in-law, but "she
didn't scold just then. She could.
MT" The two children were too
happy in their experiments-the
"scold" died out before it was ut
tered.
That night the appliances were
slipped INTO their sleeping-room.
and in stocking feet they pursued
their work. Before morning they
produced their first plate-all bad
but one little patch, that Mrs. Moss
declared was 'Just beautiful"
Sometime after this they moved
TO Philadelphia, where type. setting
earned the bread, and the evenings
gave time for continued expert
ments, Mrs. Moss would purchase
and mix the chemicals during the
day, and they would work together
at night. Sometimes success seem
ed SO near, all the time would be
given to experiments, and want
would compel the sacrifice of their
household stores. Nearly ali was
gone at one time but feather-bed
"a gift from Mrs. Moss mother.
which they had resolved never to
part with. He said: "If | only
had few dollars, success would be
sure"
Mrs. Moss soon came in with
$40 bill.
"Why, Mary, where did you get
that ?"
~ heard our washerwoman say
she was saving money to buy
feather bed; go | sold her mlne,"
adding with a merry laugh, "feath-
er-beds are unhealthy, any way.
We will pick out soft board it
will make us grow straight"
There is one characteristic thing
about the lives of these good peo,
pie. 1t was always eve" Writ |
ing to friend, Mr.. Moss relates
this incident
"lt is only just to say that with
out the assistance of my wife, it is
very doubtful whether | should
have succeeded. She became quite
as enthusiastic in the matter as my
self. My other relatives had lost
all hope of my ever succeeding,
and did all they could for many
years to dissuade me from pursu-
ing ii further. On one occasion.
We had been baffied for several
weeks over a certain difficulty. We
lad tried everything to overcome
t, in vain. There was one expert
nent we had tried that seemed
aullless in theory, butt too failed l
n practice. Ny wife insisted that
We had not given it fair trial. I
We were in state Of almost per-
ect desperation, as we were work 0
lg on a real order, which would y
ring us forty dollars, and the time =
II delivery was past due. For !,
everal nights we had scarcely /
ept. 1t was two O'Clock in the s
forming, and sat down upon the il
ed in a complete state of exhams- o
on, and fell asleep; but my wife :,
etermined to stay up all night u
I'd repeat the experiment that she az
had not been fairly tried. ia
ate in the morning | awoke, ri
oused by the sun shining in upon ~
y face. My wife had not slept at -
Though pale and haggard, l saw a
at she was smiling and very hap la
:. She had taken our last few m
nee TO but a good breakfast-a r.,
It loaf Of Graham bread, coffee iI'
tn milk in it-and a quarter of a TO-
und of butter. The butter and r,
lk were luxuries we had not of
en for many a day. 40
Il knew by her looks that she Ne
d succeeded, and did not want pc
eat until ] knew just hOt0 but ca
, must eat my breakfast first. ag
1t Graham bread with good but. RI
:, oh, how delicious 1t tasted -
d the coffee was to me like the p
ctar of the gods; every sup an
emed to give me new strength. an
hen had eaten TO my satlsfac- tn,
n, she took from her hiding in,
ice some Observation-Disclosures -
It. She had repeated the expert 'h
mt several times to make sure IN;
1t it was not a delusion. We wi
ished up the order, and got the m,
}, and were rich again. Had not -,
1t experiment succeeded, the ~
oss process might never have
en- heard Of, for it was really the
y way in which that part of the %
rk could be successfully done. We
was the last link necessary to WI
Ike the chain complete" us
But 1t makes world Of differ ru
&c about the kind of man a wo- tn,
IN helps" says one, and truly. th'
All the work of Mrs. Moss was Ne
e holding up a ladder, studying pl
With strong hands, and pointing to
the sunlight above. She knew PHI
, "kind Of man"that was climb alb
!. Here is a bit ofDro of: CO.
:. Al - - r Geo Ill A. I s,,s