The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-05-14
Newspaper Fanciers.

We have a friend who is a most noia
ble specimen Of this class. lie is n reg
ular viriuoso in "perishable literature
lie takes ten or twelve Journals from diff
ferent parts of the country, and woult
rather be deprived of his dinner-epi
cure though he is than forego the
pleasure of their pefIsal from day to day
He pays for them always in advance
lie well knows the pfecatious hold tina
they have upon public approval, how the
merest mistake Of a pen may lose then
hosts of subscribers he is fully aware
that brain work is, and ever has been, o
all kinds, the most poorly remuneraied
and that editorial labor, no matter how
much it may build up private interests
is always undervalued by its greatest
debtors lie is missionary in the good
cause. He reasons with his neighbors
often and at length on the manifold ad-
vantages Of well-regulated newspaper,
and interests himself, sometimes to the
neglect of his own business, in The COL
lection aud forwarding Of subscriptions.
1t always affords us great pleasure to
watch him while reading one of his fa>
vorites, his "darings." as he londly calls
them-lhe Piaindealtr, for example.
lie first unfolds it with great care, places
it upon the stove, and bends over TO in.
hale the grateful odors that rise from its
newly.prirned surface. lie watches the
drying process with almost schoo-boy's
lmpa,ience, and, when all is ready, seats
himself snGgly in capacious rocking
char, poises his heels upon the table
edge, and abandons himself to its pages.
If the leader specially harmonizes with
his own views, he signifies his approval
by frequent and noisy slappings of the
left leg, and when his eye rests upon
some particularly ingenious point, he
leans back, and, with glance at the
ceiling, fixes its import forever in his
memory. He carefully treasures up in-
portant news items, and keeps a huge
folio in which he pastes all sorts Of ma>
rine statistics, for he is a heavy ships
owner, aud has been calculating a table
of risks for the last twenty years. He
notes well the various fluctuations in
stocks and markets, aud his ample for
tune bears witness TO the good use that
he has made Of his knowledge in that de.
partment. In short. noIhing escapes his
observation he never neglects the poets
corner; he has hearty laugh for the
funny stories he charge, his mind with
the raciest jokes, to be used in next days
conversation and we have heard him
declare that well. written advertisement
pleased him more than any thing else in
the world. He is stay-at-home uni
versal traveller; he can give you all the
characteristics of Kamtschatka scenery
and climate; and narrates with ease the
discovery and uses of the South African
" COW tree" lie is familiar with every
new invention, at home and abroad, and
knows the whole history of Paine's
light" aud the merits of the "paddle>
wheel controversy"
You cannot catch him off his guard,
in religious, commercial, or political sta
Ilslics and as for United States history,
he can treat yoI to complete abstract,
from the days Of Americas Yespucius
down to the receipt OF the last paper.
y gu must he careful how you venture
IN borrowed jokes in his presence- as
ne may quietly put you to the blush bv
the date of their first appear
,nce in the Piaindealcr.
lie reads books, of course. but they
Ire few in number he knows that in
many of them the ideas are sparse, aud
he words innumerahe-an ounce of
,utler on an acre of bread - and he pre-
ers 10 find the substance of the thing
condensed in one Of his newspapers.
To conclude. he is happy in all his
domestic relations--is beloved husband
md father, and the whole neighborhood
eoose with perfect confidence on his
opinion. He is their Nestor, aud his
learlhstone is we'll worn with the ieet Of
Nd and young. lie Is now IN the de-
line of life. yet he finds the path easy
nd pleasant, and, when he looks back
Ipon the "years that are fled, he finds
lille that can cause regret here, or mar
us prospects for happiness in eternity
|Yeaueiand (Ohio) Piaindcaier.
AN IRisu SALUTE.-Two Irishmen
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