Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-06-02
A LADY'S VISIT TO THE PRINT.
ERS.

from the newspapers; think should like
that, 1t is so much like patch work.
''Yes, madam, we excissorize some.
though we are obliged 10 weave consdera.
bic cloth ourselves. Suppose you occupy
our chair, and give the public your idea OF
editing a paper.
"Me! goodness wouldn't sit down there
and write, where every body is staring al
one, for the world; writing makes one SO
cross. Besides, your table is all ink, il
would soil my dress; why don't you have a
nice mahogany table, with white curtains
at the windows! What makes you hang up
these dusty old papers around the room?-
If | was obliged to stay here the floor should
be washed, and a carpet laid down; it must
be dreadful to live So"
s'Oh! these are orr files; we couldn't dis
pense with them very well :and as for car
pet, we fear it would brighten away our Gus.
TONER'S"
''Dear me; the gentlemen are so care
less about everything nice, that don't think
they are comfortable, unless they can have
their room all Uttered up Did you write
all these sheets to day?'
"Certainly, and we are not near through
yet"
"Why-it takes me whole day to COM
pose and copy letter. hope you don't
scrawl and blot so when you write to the
lades?"
ave never have that pleasure mad
am"
"No-and you don't write for them eth
er, or you would no, print such dry stuff
as You do. DOME put any thing more a.
boat Congress and O.egon in the paper
will you? it is so dull. But what are those
men doing in the other room with their
sleeves rolled up, and making motions as if
they were going TO fight somcbody?"
''Those are our cDinpositors setting type !;
You see they all have IA stick on one hand
and they place the type in with the 9TH
err"
81 don't see any sticks, unless you call
those square pieces OF iron so; what curious
names you printers have; | always tho't
a stick was TO walk with'
NV II, ours m Ike The words walk; those
little boxes that we call cases, contain the
letters; and the printers put thsm together
lno words and sen ences by The aid Of that
i'ltie piece of iron that you speak Of
Well, | declare! doctors and lawyers
knew bad cases, bu, never knew that prin-
tiers had before"
"CegranIy madam; they sometimes are
foul cases and hard cases, too; but what
may be expected Of those who lead the
LIE Of the devilsY
"Why! do theya Do tell me VIVA, that
man is filling that trough with water
fr?'
''Iie Is going 10 wet the paper, you
know"
80. yes! thought YOU always sprink-
led your papers and ironed them to make
them look so smooth; and suppose that
great gallows looking machine is your man
gle."
.That's the press, madam: this handle
is the Archmedean lever which moves the
world. Just notice lis power; you perceive
that it is broken lever"
"Why in the world then don't you hive
II mended? The men are always so slack !;
but what are those things that resemble long
pctule framesW
"Those are what we term galleys"
"You have ga,leys, hey? didn't know
that the Printers were so much Ike the
Romans, before. Look yonder; what's that
boy doing?'
'Oh, he is distributing a hands nl ofpi."
"WeIl, should think handful wouldn't
be much among so many. What are you
going 10 do with those slips ofprinted pa
per!':
"These are proofs, and we are obliged
10 read them;-won't you sit down and
help us?"
..No, indeed | can't bear 10 read any
kind Of proof, unless some trial for breach
of promise. | don't believe the ladies would
ma good printers"
''Pardon us, madam, but we think they
would, their slender fingers would be the
very things for handling small caps. nonpa.
riel, diamond, agate, and minion; they
might do we'll, even with long primer"
.sPshaw! don't mention it; neve, could
abide the name oflong primer since ma used
make me learn The catechsm ont Of tt
G, o mess! gracious! if havn'l so'led my
gloves by touching some OF your types
w nat ureaOiul lnlng u would Oe 10 Se'
| your ink on lady's hand!"
PREVENTATIVE OF WAR.-Rev. Mr..
Moffa,, the distinguished African Mission.
AIRY, relates the following incident:
A lilile band of converted Africans,
with others around them, had me, on Sab
bath morning in the centre Of The village in
theopen air 10 hold the early prayer meeting
before the services of the day. They were
scarcely seated, when party Of marau
ders approach from the interior. Moshen
arose and begged the people TO sit still,
and trust in JEHOVAH, while he vent To
meet the maraudes To his inquiry what
they wanted. the appalling reply was,
"your cattle; and it is al your peril if you
raise weapon 10 resist" There are my
Cattle" replied the ch ef. and resumed his
position al the pra:er-meetng. A hymn
was sing. a chapter read, and then all
knseled IN prayer 10 that God who only
could save. The sight was too sacred 10
TO be gazed on by the ruiiians;-they all
Withdrew without touching a single article