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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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But
others
there
were--sharp,
shrewd
men--who
thought
they
could
see
through
a
mill-stone
farther
than
their
neighbors,
who
shook
their
heads
with
a
knowing
air,
and
said:
"It
was
all
a
stock
speculation."
One
writer
stepped
before
the
public
with
this
solemn
inquiry:
"Now
that
the
great
cable
glorification
is
over,
we
should
like
to
ask
one
question:
How
many
shares
of
his
stock
did
Mr.
Field
sell
during
the
month
of
August?"
This
he
evidently
thought
was
a
question
which
could
not
be
answered,
except
by
acknowledging
a
great
imposition
on
the
public.
If
this
brilliant
inquirer
after
truth
really
desired
to
be
informed,
we
could
have
referred
him
to
Messrs.
George
Peabody
&
Co.,
of
London,
with
whom
was
deposited
all
of
Mr.
Field's
stock
at
the
time,
and
who,
during
that
memorable
month
of
August,
sold
just
one
share,
and
that
at
a
price
below
the
par
value,
which
had
been
paid
by
Mr.
Field
himself.
Whether
this
was
an
object
sufficiently
great
to
set
two
hemispheres
in
a
blaze,
we
leave
him
to
judge.
To
those
who
have
followed
this
narrative,
all
these
conjectures
and
suspicions
will
appear
very
absurd.
The
personal
reflections
of
course
deserved
and
received
only
the
contempt
with
which
a
man
of
character
always
scorns
an
imputation
on
his
personal
honor.
But
while
these
anonymous
scribblers
might
be
despised,
many
honest
people
not
disposed
to
think
evil
were
sorely
perplexed.
That
the
cable
should
continue
to
work
for
three
or
four
weeks,
and
then
stop
the
very
day
of
the
celebration,
was
certainly
a
singular,
if
not
a
suspicious
circumstance;
and
it
was
not
to
be
wondered
at
that
it
should
excite
a
painful
feeling
of
doubt.
The
distrust
is
quite
natural,
and
ought
not
to
be
matter
either
of
offence
or
surprise.
On
the
contrary,
those
who
are
fully
satisfied
of
the
facts,
ought
rather
to
be
glad
of
the
opportunity
which
such
questions
afford,
to
present
the
amplest
vindication.
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