The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-04-21

while death had been reaping harvest
in the old home, and it was now broken
up. l came to New York City, and Sc
cured foremanship in Munzers shop.
now turned my attention to invent
ing an Improvement on the system of
packing boxes on the axles of car
wheels. With that problem solved, l
knew that cool 800, 900 awaited me
from syndicate of leading railroads of
the country. For five years devoted
all my spare time to studying and ex-
perimenting. If possible. l determined
to find device that would supplant the
oil and cotton waste, aud that would
overcome what engineers fear in the
',hot box"
While at the academy I had been a
welcome guest at Charley Rawson's. His
uncle and aunt were indulgent, and
Jennie and he and l might turn the
house upside down for all they cared.
Constantly thrown in Jennie's company,
the result was that fell head over cars
in first love, and after | had gone to
work 1 hung around the place evenings
like spectre, in the hope of encounter
ing her. We were good friends, and
with my first weeks wages l bought her
box of perfumery-three little bottles
of different favors nesting in the blue
silk lining.
Some months after ! had left school
Charley informed me that his uncle had
decided to send him to Princeton, from
which institution, by the way, he was
graduated in time. He then entered the
law Office of Pearson & Co., in Phila-
delphia, became a successful lawyer got
married, and was recently selected
county judge at Summerville.
The week following Charley's de-
parturc Jennie was bundled off to a
young ladies' seminary near the Quaker
City, to get polished in French, music,
and painting. Before her depar turo we
had long interview on the river bank,
where we had so often romped and
played. Jennie promised that she
would write me long letter every fort
night. For whole year she wrote
regularly, and as the time rolled by, her
letters seemed to grow in alfsctionate
assurances. At the end Of that time
Jennie came home to spend vacation. l
called on her, and was received with
the same artless, unaffected greeting of
a year before.
1t is unnecessary to remark that Jennie
had other admirers in her own set and
some of them treated the young fellow
from the machine shop in a rather dis
dainful manner. was over sensitive, [
suppose, but l swallowed my chagrin
like a soldier Jcnnie's young lady
friends who had big brothers ambis ous
to bask in her smiles, were not slow to
express their surprise at my temerity.
The aunt became alarmed and con-
cIuded it was about time TO step in and
prevent mesalliancc. Instead of Jcn-
ME. the aristocratic old dame received
me in the parlor one evening, and in
mild but firm tone intimated that my
absence in the future from the Rawson
mansion would be highly appreciated.
| took the hiat, but met Jennie before
she returned to school Between her
sobs she told me that both her uncle
and aunt had reminded her that she
was young lady now; that she should
look among her own circle for young
gentlemen acquaIntarces, and, further,
that unless She cut all communication
with me they would cut her of with a
dollar. As dutiful ward she had
promised to obey. We exchanged little
memeatoes at parting and I returned to
fhe lathe.
One year ago l perfected my device,
which has been tested on several roads.
Competent critics pronounced it a sue
cess, and six months ago, in compli-
meatary letter signed by several rail-
road presidents, ! was informed that
would fad a certified check payable
TO my order in the trust company's
office, as they hal decided to adopt my
improvement.
III.