Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-30
ehe Trtais and TrtbniattONs OF a Printer's

At the late Anniversary Celebration Of the |
Washington Typographical Society, number
% admirable speeches were rasds, and auong
Nrm the following, BY G. B. Wallis, Congres.
= ur1 reporter.
hiR PSesiDErT--- Gentlemen have nothing
- say. suppose though, .he reouiai,on to
cay something is imperative. Gentlemen, am
one q you if the trials Of "a printers devil nd
she vcissjiudss OF a jcurneyu,sn printers ad.
vea,urers are the test. Many Of you are &C.
Gnan,ed with the ou,liae Of my career from, the
time 'ha, was an apprentice TO the late iona.
,i'sn Ellm', OF this city, (peace to hi. -oul.) who
was fsmrliarly known In his Office BY the en-
1honnus sign ficntion of "Old Bomb" ! see
h"fore me fellow. apprentice (Mr Daniel
Snth) with "Oid Bomb" bad been the devil
laughter, and Daniel eucseedcd in the digni
tee .! that Office. lie knows, and know. and
>e cannot forret the peculiari.ies Of printers
snpenticos' life, flour own are TO be taken a,
f',e standard "Od Dvmb," of summer even.
'"qa. gave us our supper under The arbor Of an
-brla vine in his cstden, but tie fruits Of the
ne we're ntescictcd 10 Us ard our evening
'G"nl uniformly consisting OF certain broled
anrcimcna consisted of dish q! red herrlngs.
And sm here reminded OF most singular CO.
'.c,lence We all know, and Daniel YOU
pp.v, and know, and Mr.. President and Mr
K fcaie. you know, that from time immemors
'ae devil has been associated with our craft.
trou the tradition of the Devil and Dr.. Faus
rs down, our ancient ally, the devil has been
=" Appendsge Of q printing Office, inevitably and
''rNorsb'e. The Justice Of the association is a
".Iher questionable fact is so. And then, too,
you all recolcct or ought to rccollect, the n.
c.dsnt in ip,ure history where the devils, by
TIE divine command OF our Saviour. were ex-
relIed from certain individuals and, taking re.
lu9e ha drove o:hog,, isnpelled them and pro.
lied them down the mountain decliyity and
through the chaPparrals [laughter into the
rares If tho sea. WE'LL now, know not why
,ur good "Od Bomb" persisted in feeding his
teviis on behring's, unless he believed that the
whole tribe were descended from those thus dri.
ven into the sea, and concluded that they must
have acquired. az matter Of course, taste for
salt fsh. [Gsneral laughter
But again, my bFethern. when contemplate
von in the aggregate a. journey mer, canno,
ant rcHec, with pride that I, too, am printer
that hove known something off, printers che.
inered career, and have experienced something
III the facility and the good grace with which
printer adap,s himself to the exigences Of his
case laughter, and 60 it may not be amiss 10
detail q little circumstance OF tramp OF mine
through Pennsylvania bona .fde tramp-a
,oarncy OF 600 miles to Columbus, Ohio, under.
lahen on foot, with finances on hand amounting
Ia the extraordinary sum total of sss,75. laugh.
tori But got several fat jobs on tho way,
aud q, the end Of my journey had a surplus in
hand OF seven dollars and fifty cents. Laugh
,e,l
Mr.. President II was an autumn dDy, md
The evening sun was shining asian, the u,oan-
tains; there was cold grnyness in the sky,
and melancholy stiffness around, save the tin.
king of the cow bell. here and there nlong the
hills There was something in the sadness and
loneliness OF the scene IL harmony with the de.
ISOLATION Of The lonely travellers thoughts. The
snn was setting, when your narrator deserted a
houEe OF entertainment on the way eide, promi.
-ng, froru the proofs Of comfort abou, it, good
'nre, and a pleasant rest Tor the night. The
king hls me"rsehaum' 'nd with his iee' thrown