Year: 1859

dellible as any idea ever cOncicVed ~ his
most wakefnl hours. Long before he reach.
ed bis home he had resolved TO carry out the
spirit Of his dream After brclkras, he made
the necessary preparations to work out a
model. the obstacles that intcrposcd we're
legion. bat he overcame them all Tools
that he conld not borrow he bought. and it
was now that he went TO work most patient
ly and perseveringly, paying very little at
tention to the whisky, as his whole soul ap-
peared TO be wrapt up in one grand object.


His wife, from the beginning OF the work.
thought that his mind was giving way; and
the poor, patient, enduring woman, finding
their stock of money rapidly decreasing. took
in sewing while he sawed, planed and CHS
eled at his model. He grew morose, and sell
dom spoke. Sometimes he would gaze alb
stractedly upon the model for long time,
and then, as IL reassured. be would go 10
work again with renewed energy; and so be
continued for many long and weary weeks,
until the model was finally completed. aud
stood before him perfect in all its parts. As
he worked IL in the presence of his wife,
CLEAN OF satisfaction sat upon his counten-
ance and he smiled. II was the first smile
that had illum natsd his features since be
had been at work upon the model. He car
ried il off to finished mechanic. who engsg.
ed to make duplicate for twenty dollars;
and when be had finished his job. the wife saw
him take that amount from their slender
store more in sorrow than in anger, but she
knew the utter FOLLY Of protesting.


Richard Miller now for the first time con-
suited FREUD in the matter; and that friend
having had some experience in procuring
patents, gave him the benefit ofhis knowledge
To procure the patant would cost thirty dol.
lars more. This alarmed Miller; but the
patent must be had. and that amount went.
In due time the letter arrived, and be had the
rough model and the document-nothing
more. Out of them 1t would be next to i'm
possible to realize. No, he must have
machine capable Of working. He felt stas-
fed that nothing short Of a machine would
enable him to dispose Of bis right But how
to get a machine built wsss question which
puzzled him sadly. Nc one capable of max
ing perfect machine would undertke the
job for less tha II one hundred dollars. Alas
he had no longer that sum Of money in the
house. Miller was almost bordering on des-
pair. when one of the mechanics to whom be
had spoken called upon him in order to make
a more minute examination Of the model.
He was eminently practical man, and he
made most thorough examination, at the
end OF which be declar ed his firm conviction
was the the machine was 6 great invention.
At all events be would be willing to build
one on contingency. II 1t failed to work,
be wonld charge nothing; but IL it answered
the expectation of the inventor, then be would
charge two hundred dollars for the machin e
and risk This was virtually taking al in
terrest in the success OF the invetion, and.
Richard closed with him. The mechanic was
prompt and energetic, and putti & his whole
force TO work, in few days turned over to
Miller Complete machine.


His next business was to give the machine
trial. He went offer to Camden, where be
had an acquaintance in the brick business,
and prevailed upon him TO let the trial take
place at his yard. next day, at ii o'clock.
The proprietor had very little faith in the
machine, but as be had large lot of brick
or sale, he was willing to submit to almost
anything to attract attention to his yard.
To this end he slyly inserted an advertise
ment in several OF the daily papers Of Phila-
delphia, announcing the trial of a wonderful
patent brick machine. naming ths time and
place which Of course he thought would only
be another addition to the long catalogue OF
failures in that line of inventions.


Next day Miller partook of an early break
fast, and then possessed himself OF the last
dollar in the house to pay current expenses.
He bade bis wife be of good cheer-that he
thought he would return before night with
not less thrn FIVE hundred dollas. The poor
woman thought it more likely that he would
return detected. broken-hearten and ready
to die; but she said nothing.


From his house be went direct to the ma
chine shop, and had his invention taken to
the ferry boat, and had il safely landed 4 put
up ready to operate at the appointed hour.


He knew nothing Of the advertisement in the
papers. and was therefore little surprised
to see upwards of hundred persons eongre-
gated in the yard He did not like II, for IN
case of failure the notification woud only
be the greater: but he conscled himself with
the belief that in case Of success competition
might spring up and enable him to realize
one thousand dollars for his right. instead OF
five hundred dollars at which moderate sum
he held It.


The clay having been elevated, the horse
was started and the machine moved. 1t was
a moment of intense anxiety to every one,
and painfully so to Richard Miller. Eurekal
it was triumph Mould after mould OF
beautiful brick were Carried from '-""'n m