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Heroes of the Telegraph
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John Munro
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The
hard-fisted
farmers
of
New
Jersey,
like
many
more
at
that
date,
had
no
faith
in
the
'telegraph
machine,'
and
openly
declared
that
the
judge
had
been
a
fool
for
once
to
put
his
money
in
it.
The
judge,
on
his
part,
wearied
with
the
delay,
and
irritated
by
the
sarcasm
of
his
neighbours,
grew
dispirited
and
moody.
Alfred,
and
Morse,
who
had
come
to
assist,
were
careful
to
avoid
meeting
him.
At
length,
on
January
6,
1838,
Alfred
told
the
apprentice
to
go
up
to
the
house
and
invite
his
father
to
come
down
to
see
the
telegraph
at
work.
It
was
a
cold
day,
but
the
boy
was
so
eager
that
he
ran
off
without
putting
on
his
coat.
In
the
sitting-room
he
found
the
judge
with
his
hat
on
as
if
about
to
go
out,
but
seated
before
the
fire
leaning
his
head
on
his
hand,
and
absorbed
in
gloomy
reflection.
'Well,
William?'
he
said,
looking
up,
as
the
boy
entered;
and
when
the
message
was
delivered
he
started
to
his
feet.
In
a
few
minutes
he
was
standing
in
the
experimental-room,
and
the
apparatus
was
explained.
Calling
for
a
piece
of
paper
he
wrote
upon
it
the
words,
'A
PATIENT
WAITER
IS
NO
LOSER,'
and
handed
it
to
Alfred,
with
the
remark,
'If
you
can
send
this,
and
Mr.
Morse
can
read
it
at
the
other
end,
I
shall
be
convinced.'
The
message
was
transmitted,
and
for
a
moment
the
judge
was
fairly
mastered
by
his
feelings.
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