Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-07-10
For The Herald
THE DUTY OF TIE READIN';
COMMUNITY TO YOUNG Az.
runRS
For me U,rold

COMMUNITY TO YOUNG Az.
THORS.
How small is the number Of individuals,
Who profess TO read an authors frat work.
Even those who boast themselves to be lit.
crnry rom 0isSeurs ~ every sense Of tho
term, will not unirequen,ly cast aside, wnh
the utmost carelessnc.s book, which bears
upon IT'S title page, the name OF an unknown
writer. Perhaps, however they may have
examined 1t with some accuracy yet here
is the same result, you inquire the reason,
and you are told, that the book rs very
likely well enough IN itself, but that II want,
the name; when It's author shall have wrll.
ten more, md shall have gained some CO
!ebrltv, !, will then most certainly rs rcCat
ded as i,'descrves bu, Mt present the thing i,
utterly impossible Mistaken reasoning
A young man, Just from college, crnmiuI
/ OF learning but out at his elbows and peck
ct, who can find no other means ty
which he may, for the time being, acqptc
comfortable Subsistence, d,tcrmnc' to
write book. He knows how well hen
qualified for the task, and he sets himself
about it. He knows too that with nil he
ability, il still will be exceedingly dl(iicu,
10 please iastidious reading community
Some prefer one style Of composition otA.
ers, another. To win the lavor of all,
therefore, IS more than either he or nug
other person can expect. However, his
work goes speedily on, and having been
finished is carried to publisher, The authors
brcas' alptatlng with the contrary emo
] a. # hoH nd Dpbl ",
Gays, "sir, perceive ,hn, your production is
one OF merit, but you know that you have
no, yet gained name in the literary world,
consequently, you cannot 10 reason expect
that should pay you for yonr copyright,
more than a hundred and Ghy dollars, -
The indignant youth pockets his manuscript
aud gocs hrher He proceeds to Nos .,
who receives him no more to his sallsfac
lion. and so on To Nos 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, in
succession, at the Office Of which last he Fl
naiy leaves his piece IN disgust II IS
printed, and read by n few and truly they
are iew indeed. The great majority throw
it away. and it is at once forgot, together
with lls author Thus IS wrong, very
wrong. a new work, nDd by a new VIZ.
ter, should be attended to, for the follo2 InC
reasons, If for no other: by 50 doing, others
will certainly be caused to succeed from tho
same pen. The prospects OF many m9u
have been heightened in carly life Ey the
GOODNESS OF neglect Many promising mi
has been made to dstrua hjs own abh.r
by the undcssTytd shIof Of conl'mpt g.,
slowed oy others, older, bot less tal,ulI
than himself The true, way then VI pr.
noting The cause ofIiIcro,ure, is 10 snc.1-
age bsc.anrr1 in The ara Of competition oa
the Olber haDl, TO discourage such, is 70 ua.
! pose an incubus upon j, which nothing al.
can entirel y remove Favor old writers. !.
/ you Win, bW do not forget ncw oars, ~.
member, that very shonIyIbc suHa.n me-"
! fall upon Ihat company, who now play on
the stage Of literary emln, ace aGi la1l
this curtain canno, again rise, except id'fa
be Others 10 occupy the vacant place Pro
vide before hsDS Tor such an emergency
Judge not 400 harsbly Bm,'e MT "I..o.l
Discrimination. b. not puudri l..