Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 132
ash, the whole rangeof the discovery burst upon me.Yes/ I said, that is somethingwhich this continent must have/ Upon my return I laid it before Mr. Scott, declaringthat it was one of the inventions of the age. He re-marked : You are enthusiastic, young man, but youmay ask the inventor to come and… … It was Mr. T.Woodruff. 104 Men Who Have Risen The notice came that my share of the first paymentwas two hundred and seventeen dollars and a half.How well I remember the exact sum! But two hun-dred and seventeen dollars and a half were as farbeyond my means as if it had been millions. I wasearning…
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