Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-24

earth, ana IT'S covering OF grapes ana pants, us
trees and its fowers-while over head is stretch
ed the broad arching sky, inviting him to use-
ful reflection, and urging him to "look through
nature, up to natures God"
LADY'S VISIT TO A PRINTING OFFICE.
$50 you set there all day and cut out pieces
from the newspapers think should like that,
it is so much like patch work"
I" Yes madam, we eXcissorize some, though
we are obliged to weave considerable cloth our
selves. Suppose you occupy our chair, and
give the public your ideas of editing paper"
"Me goodness! wouldn't sit down here
and write where every body is writing, alone
for the world; writing makes person so cross.
Besides, your table is all ink, it would soil my
new dress why don't you have nice mahog-
any table and nice white curtains at the win
dows! What makes you hang up these dusty
old papers in the room? If was obliged to
stay here, the floor should be washed and car
pet laid down; it must be dreadful to live in
such manner"
go, those are our files ; we couldn't dispense
with them very well; and as for a carpet, we
fear it would brighten away our customers"
"Dear me, the gentlemen are so careless
about everything nice, that don't think they
are comfortable unless their rooms are all lit
tered up. Did you write all those sheets to-
day?"
Certainly, and we are not through yet"
Why, it takes me whole day to compose
and copy letter. ! hope you don't scrawl and
blot so when you write to the ladies?"
"We never have that pleasure, madam"
"No-you don't write for them either, or you
would not print such dry stuff as you do"
Don't put anything more about Oregon or
Congress 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 mo-
tons as though they were going to fight some
body"
"Those are our compositors setting type !;
you see they have a stick in one hand, and they
place the types in with the other"
81 don't see any sticks, unless you call the
little pieces of iron so what names you have,
| always thought a stick was to walk with"
"Well, ours make the words walk; those lit
tie boxes that we call cases, contain the letters,
and the printers put them together into words
and sentences by the aid of that little piece of
iron you speak Of"
swell, declare. Doctors and LAWYERS
knew had cases, but | never knew that printers
had before"
Certainly, madam they sometimes are foul
cases and hard cases, too but what can be ex-
pected of those who lead the life of devils?"
"Why, do they I'm sorry to hear it. Do
tell me what that man is filling that trough with
water for"
"He is going to wet paper, you know"
80, yes thought you sprinkled your papers
and ironed them, to make them look so smooth !;
and suppose this great gallows looking ma
chine is your mangle."
"That's the Press, madam, and this handle
here is the Archimedian lever which moves the
world. Just notice its power, you perceive it's
a broken lever
"Why in the world don't you have it mended.
The men are always so slack; but what are
those things that resemble picture frames!'
"Those are what we term galeys."
You have galleys, hey! didn't know that
printers were so much like Romans before"
Look yonder-what is that boy doing?"
ooh, he is distributing handful of pi."
IL shouldn't think handful of pi would be
much among so many. What are you going to
do with those slips of printed paper!'
"These are proofs, and we are obliged to read
them; won't you sit down and help us %
"No, indeed! can't bear to read any kind
Of proof unless sometimes in trials for breach
of promise. don't believe the ladies would
make very good printers"
"Pardon us, madam, but we think they would.
Their slender fingers would be the very things
for handling small caps, nonpariel, agate, pearl
and mnion; they might do well even with long
primer"
"Pshaw, don't mention it, never could bear
the name of long primer since ma used to make
me learn the catechism out of il. Oh. rood
gracious! If haven't spoiled my gloves, by
touching some of your old types! What an
awful thing it would be to get your ink on my
hand Good morning"
STATE FAIR-As the time approaches for
the State Fair we hope the great agricultural
interests in the interior are making extensive
to attend, as we understand they
are. From what indications we have, we think
this year will eclipse entirely the former fairs in
this State