The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-30
THE INVENTORS ROMANCE

the railroad SnOp NJ o"H"e''"N'
home was unpretentous, though com
Portable. NY brothers and were I'M
pressed with the idea that the heighI Oh
mans ambition was attained when nc De-
came q master mechanic.
Having been graduated from scbooi ~
II. was ambitious 10 enter the summer
vile academy, where tho higher branches
wore Taught and young men were pre-
narcd for college NV father could not
afford 81. ms he had six mouths TO III, ana
very cnpacjous mouths they were, 10
indce by the rapidity with which they
cmptied thSflour barrel. was quite
favorlte with the principal OF the village
school. and he recommended me 10 MI
Kemble. principal Of the academy, who
wanted a boy around the place to make
himself generally useful, tor when nc
woull get tuition free. was soon IN
stalled as general utility at the academy
Charley Rawson and / formed the
urinary Latin class, and We quickly De-
came fast friends Charley and his sister
had been left orphans at a tender age, and
were adopted by childless uncle, whose
wealth was 10 revert TO them. / envied
HE advantage in having Judge Rawson 10
assist him when he got stuck In his trans,
lations. Night after night i plodded
along unaided - "Romulus tRomulus)
primns first Occult ttaughp ltalos the
Italiausl agriculturam agriculture. And
nv sohoitous ma often threatened to APP
prentice me 10 an agriculturist IL didn't
get TO bed But / managed TO keep pace
with my chum.
NV HOLIDAYS spent with Charley max
ing raids ON his uncle's potato bin AFTER
big tubcrs to roast on the river bank, or
in fishing, berrying or nuttng. In these
latter excursions there was frequently a
third party. my little friends sister Jen-
nie. a JOYOUS tomboy of Is, who could run
"a race or lump fence with either OF us.
After year Of nv academic experience l
was rapidly coming to understand the
breach that divided us socially and raved
more or less at fate that had thrust me
upon tho world without silver spoon in
my mouth.
At the end OF two years In the academy
concluded that IL was time for ME 10 go
10 work. Before the close Of the summer
vacation applied to the foreman Of the
machine shop for a situation, and sur
prised nv father one day when informed
him that should be off to the shop with
him next morning. Well, put in five
years at the trade, and at Il bad good
knowledge OF it, Meanwhile death had
been reaping harvest in the old home,
and il was now broken up. came to
New York city and secured a foremanship
in Munzell's shop.
now turned my attention 10 inventng
an Improvement on the system OF packing
boxes On the axles Of car wheels. With
that problem solved, knew that cool
500, 600 awaited me from syndicate Of
leading railroads Of the country. For five
wears | devoted all my spare time TO
studying and experimenting. II possible.
I determined 10 find device that would
supplant the oil and cotton waste, and
that would overcome what engineers fear
IT, the mot box"
While at the academy had been vel
come guest at Charley Rawson's. His
uncle and aunt were indulgent, and Jen-
ME and lie and might turn the house
INSIDE down for all they cared. Con-
stantly thrown in Jennies company, the
result was that fell head over ears in
first love, and after | had gone TO work
hung around the place evenings like
specter, in the hope of encountering her
We were good friends, aSd with my first
weeks wages / bought her q box of per-
fumery--three little bottles Of differen;
ilavors 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 a. Co, in Philadel-
phia, became a successful lawyer, got
married, and was recently selected coun-
" Judge at Summerville.
The week following Charley's depart
ure Jennie was bundled of to n young
ladies' seminary near the Quaker City, To
get polished in French, music and paint
ing Before her departure 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 fortnight. For a whole year
she wrote regularly, and as the time
tolled by her letters seemed 10 grow In
affectionate assurances. AZ the end Of
that time Jennie came home to spend
vacation. l called on her, and was re-
ceived with the same artless, unaffected
greeting of year before.
1t is unnecessary 10 remark that Jennie
had other admirers in her own set, and
some of them treated the young fellow
from the machine shop in rather dis
dainful manner | was over sensitive, l
suppose, but | swallowed my chagrin like
soldier Jennie's young lady friends
who had big brothers ambitious to bask
In her smiles, were not slow to expreIs
their surprise at my temerity.
The aunt became alarmed, and con-
cluded 1t was about time TO step IN and
prevent mesalliance. Instead Of Jen-
ME, the aristocratic old dame received me
in the parlor one evening, and in mild
but firm tone intma,ed that my absence
In the future from the Rawson mansion
would DO highly appreciated. took the
hint, but / met Jennie before she returned
to school. Between her s0bs she told me
that both her uncle and aunt had re-
minded her that she was young lady
now; that she should look among her
own circle for young gentlemen acquaint-
ances, and, further, that unless she cut
all communication with me they would
cut her of with 81 AS q dutiful ward
she had promised to obey. We exchanged
little mementoes at parting, and l re-
turned 10 the lathe.
One wear AGO | Derfected my device.