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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
39
This
is
a
short
story,
and
soon
told.
It
seemed
a
light
affair,
for
half
a
dozen
men
to
meet
in
the
early
morning
and
toss
off
such
a
business
before
breakfast.
But
what
a
work
was
that
to
which
they
thus
put
their
hands!
A
capital
of
a
million
and
a
half
of
dollars
was
subscribed
in
those
few
minutes,
and
a
company
put
in
operation
that
was
to
carry
a
line
of
telegraph
to
St.
John's,
more
than
a
thousand
miles
from
New
York,
and
then
to
span
the
wild
sea.
Well
was
it
that
they
who
undertook
the
work
did
not
then
fully
realize
its
magnitude,
or
they
would
have
shrunk
from
the
attempt.
Well
was
it
for
them
that
the
veil
was
not
lifted,
which
shut
from
their
eyes
the
long
delay,
the
immense
toil,
and
the
heavy
burdens
of
many
wearisome
years.
Such
a
prospect
might
have
chilled
the
most
sanguine
spirit.
But
a
kind
Providence
gives
men
strength
for
their
day,
imposes
burdens
as
they
are
able
to
bear
them,
and
thus
leads
them
on
to
greater
achievements
than
they
knew.
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