Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-01-23

nlihts Lao presence Hf1alnEl 10 l'th''F a'' sos
talents and err lti1u ar, the 5oast Of tiie great corn
merelul emporium
Mr. NsRrL,Nce c1nr sd his thanks f'r this
| sad aud uncxprsfed compliment, compliment
which he sad Ma douhly grateful 10 haa. ~ coal.
ine from trends assembled here the rspreO HlH-
t,vcs andupon the an hrrsary of fraternity &" aaW
the occurrences and habit OF his Iilc had gwen ham
occasion to know much Of and 10 ostctns h.aiv
| Amongst the earliest Ireoll nrtlons my hoVsh
days h. sand were the aml- mr. and instructive N.
| cidenlS OF the early life OF Benjamin Franklin. A
related by himself aud one q, the circumstances
winch most struck aud excited ny boysh lmag a1-
on IN that beautiful narrative, was that ri his call
in, the office IN which hc workc,. IN London O..
| gci according to the trarhuonary phrase oi Eng
! lish printers II Is term that has gone much ont
OF USE, | have since learnt un tbs slds the Atlantic
In tn, Chapel However, about which our great
philosopher aud patriot printer first cNelted my cur
osty II has been the fortune think the good ior.
nIne=--ofmy life to have sincc pissed many hour.
| These were hours which sometime, used u fiat.
Ter myself might be useful 10 olhns dizzy werc
certainly always agrraablealld interesting 10 my
self w,s there very carly aud very frequently
struc, with the general intelligence and miorma-
ton OF the craft aud was often dchshtea with the
native talent, the literary requirement, the liberal
principles, and the ardent minds, OF many OF them,
| with whoml there became acquainted ! there
made many acqnananecs amongst your fraternity
whom shall always tclnembcr with respect and
| kindness and not few friends whom honor and
esteem have received amongst them the best OH
| erS, as friend lnor cam | FORGET ~ aid,
| suggestions corrections an author One instance
Of this occurs 10 me at tbs moment, and the
time and occasion will not allow me 10 pass II over
! | was ENGAGED some years a:so IN a miscellaneous
literary work III conjunction with two OF three
trI,ns> whose writings are amongst the most valued
productions OF native literature. The volumes were
most accurately a. well AS very beautifully printed
Before the sheets had reached the binder, and ong
|biorc they had fallen underline eyes OF any regular
4atQral critic was surprised with review OF the
worl, ~ one of our best and most widely circulated
literary journals twas written with great talent
rs well rs elegance and spr,htinrss Of stylc, aud
| IN theme friendly spalt On mqolring ior the
name Of o,n good nutQrcd and able critic, the an.
hors were SUI, rlscd to learn that he was the compo-
y,tor who had hctu the whole of the manuscript
and who knew II on, " IN that way Ourtricnd has
since land down the Slisi for the pen, and is now,
/ trust winning his way 10 fame and fortune III a
! mother country
| Although | single out tins instance | mention n
not us a singular one but merely as an example Of
on, amongst many similar. ,.,,, l.
q' w .,,,',n,,,, ,a, learnt to
ri,c due import 10 Franklin term of the Cha,
pcl, which If has come Obsolete in many parts
| 81 our coenfy' ought mol TO !" 80
| thcre learnt. amongst printers, and presses, ano
form, what every day 5 obscrs alton my life OH
Of doors coahracd to me, that tbs was indeed
| GHapGr.--uot Ola fabulous dcitv, or uadltonory
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