American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-16
AUTHORS AND EDITORS.

dare say there are few amateurs incipiens
professors of literature, who do not think hat the
editor of agazne is the most comfortable work.
man in the craft.-He is not subject to The rejec-
tions and notifications which sometimes fall TO tha
lot Of less potential PERSONS and has the power of
patronising his friends and annoying his enemies
just as much as he pleases All this is very true.
but, TO my sorrow, must dispute the inference.
| was once, in dark hour of my ate, induced 10
become the Lord of one of these great creations
myself, and, though was depossd'immediatey af-
ter the publication Of my FIRST number, ! obtained
quite enough experience TO turn pale at the sight
OF proof sheet ever after. set to work with the
determination OF being popular, aud encountered
the cares and fagues OF unriddlng hieroglyphie
manuscripts, and patching up broken sentences.
with the constancy OF literary martyr. hunted
in holes and for genius in obscurity, that
might display il to the noon day. and felt my heart
warm al the gratitude with which was about to be-
rewai ded. i reviewed new publications, paintings,
and performances Of all descriptions. with the ten.
derness of parent the FIST pledges of his fond
ness; was on both SIDES H. politics; and never
received communication from the veriest ass which
was not attended to a. pun.tuaily as ve-letter.
One would have thought that VIII So m nv claims
to universal good WILL could not all,of obtaining
1t. Alas aftt hdgetin. and iesering yeel 10
skeleton. | discovered tina folks If my aling are
something IN the predicament OF house dogs, which
not only cursed for every honest ba. hey Ike,
but mistrusred and vlfed even when they awr tor
favor. Before | was IN power wa. considered
good sert of per on enough and had as many
friends as most people l could walk The streets
without thought Of danger. and 90 about nv BUSH
without fear Of criticism In one tref garter
Of a year have outfallen the fall Of Ph9 on I
have not only made no new friends, but have lost
all my old ones. I cannot show my face without
being booted like an owl by daylight, and shall new
er again pu, pen to paper without seeing each mis-
cradle sentence drawn and quartered and hung up
to public view the remnants OF the malefsc'or.
who presumed to lord it over his bet'ers. Expos
tulation is out OF the question. A blockhead who
has undergone the scratching out OF sentence. is
as impatient q. though il had been his eye; man.
uscrip, which has been returned is morally certain
of becoming wadding for pistol; and look upon
all the obligations which have conferred
many thunderboIts which are destined to crack my
ex editorial crown. In addition to all these grew
GUS circumstances, the numerous assurances which
l have received OF the fallibility of my judgment.
have altogether destroyed the confidence which
used formerly to repose in it, feel shy OF hazard
ing opinion upon the merest trifle, for fear It
should be disputed. My taste, vision and hearing,
totally dferen, from those of other people; and
had not materiel to prove what have here advance
ed, doubt very much whether should have VEN
tured to say word upon the subject Fortunately,
when commenced my editorial functions, bought
a huge handbook to hold contributions. The iavors
of my friends soon crammed it to splitting; but
when store houses of this kind come to be threshed
cut and winnowed, it is astonishing what cloud Of
chaf is produced for every particle OF solid grain.
NV whole treasury was expended in my one CAM
papn. and Sc, about filling my box (Which has
been the very box of Pandora in every thing save
the article of Hope) with the first fruits gift Il is
now, il possible, fuller than it before and If the
reader likes the samples am about to give him.,
will feas, hin as long as he has an appetite. Tha