Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-12-20

sill be popular Two or three weeks
a,o,scd, however, and the buzz OF a hun
,fred busy friends began TO hum upon MS
ear-,oo much OF this--too much OF that,
and not enough of another description oi
matter: he hslened--he was perple%ed
1t was The medium he had been pur-
suing; how should he now act lie al
las made up his mind wholly excluded
the description of matter that had toe
fewest advocates, and Increased The
uranium of other kinds; a dozen or Two
were sun lett oornpiaiuauts, and as he
could do nothing with them he sci them
down as eyphers with me primer; with
these exceptions he sui resolved TO
please every body.
Next came IN one Of MS worthy neigh
bors with Iampoon il his hand Tor an
enemy OF bis, abd politely requested Is
iasefti3n. Sutton s-w a dangerous pre-
dlcamcni staring him IN tie iate tie
published II ne should make pe"
man and host oi conn xiohs ms enc
mlee---he reasoned the matte over win
himself, and concluded 10 refuse II 50 III
scrtion. The author became outrageous !;
he and lis friends turned thcT taces
against the printer, and poor Niit "as
soon compelled 10 add "a eas hall a
doc IN ct phyrs TO his already ienBhentd
row Is lore this clfCums ance bal D.
come cool on his memory, iioek Vi
birds few across the viatge, and The
opinions Of the people became di'ldSo
on The question, whether they were "iid
ducks or Wild geese. Suaon published
the fact, aud gave his opmipn tncy were
ducks; the geese party ca'led h'm
fool, each penny, siraggler, and
puppy; III almost despair ne added
dozen and halt cyphcfs 10 The account
he was keeping. Bat when he looked
al thai account even now, II oore d small
proportion TO the population OF tho conn-
try, and he concluded that lie would al
least eventually please majority 81 The
people il he could nol succeed w,th all.
Even III this, however, he was utior-
luna,ey disappointed; election tunes
came on there ere iwo candidates tor
Governor, AMI Sutton was put COM
pletely at MS WITS end. He knew nell
iher OF The Candidates 10 this matter oi
their politics, as they were both repre-
scented to be plain, honest, s'erins pa
trio,s, be could not conjnIe up al objec-
uon. and both parties demanded his ex
elusise assistance. Wnat was TO be
dont .! H. s,ood neural lntle whi,e,
until he found himself rapllly Soins uul
Of favor win BON partlss. lac crlsia
demanded change oi policy. He &C
cordingiy mace a bold push, aud sided
with the slfo isest party, cons quemly
he broke wl.h ali The Others, made a few
warm irencs and very many biter enc
mics. VIII saw now the oIignm ny oil all
his prospects; he odd not Change MS re-
solullpn however, bu coih1ed ms pes
to the pleasing OF the parry wl1se Cause
he espoused, Surely, ht though IS he
sighed over these yicIssi.udes, | soa4i
keep thesei3 whom have made thls
great sacrifice, in my interests, an1 IN
sure their good Will.
Bat the time nov drew nigh, shcn 10 /
please his creditors, was necessary - |
collect all the money due from ms cus-
toners. IL owed for paper, and lnk
ard rent, aud types, aod press; aud
these must be pad for. Tae collector
was rugged If, and sent on the round
two weeks brought him back, with about
ten per cent. on his accounts, and Wlh
the news that Messrs. A. d &. &c. ~
Guiding hundred names, wished their
papers stopped il they were to be dun
ned in this way.
/" A ass" said viii, as he sat down in
his office door in utter despondcncy, -,
his the end Of all my care aud NORTH
cation. In striving TO please all have
offended ALL" But honest Win Sujton's
is not solitary case. This bret chap
ter pl printers trials will be recognlz ed
al this day BY some OF the craft, though
Bill is under the marble, and his office
turned into hncks,er shop.
From Slman's Journal of Science and Arts.
ON THE CUTTING OF STEEL. BY SOFT
IRON.
Extract Of letter 10 the Editor from
The Req. Herman O1yget dated
CornwaH Conn FEB. 8, 1928.
s. take The liberty TO communicate to
you fact, which has lately come 10 m,
knowledge, and which, lndge may be
OF considerable use to mechanics, asd
perhaps in philosophy. 1t may not,
however, be new to YOU.
"Mr. Barnes, Ga cabinet maker in
this place. mad occasion to repair cross
cut-saw, a saw to be used by,two per;
sons) OF very hard plate, which would