Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-02-09
4 LadY's Visit to a Printing once.

from the newspapers; think should like
that, It is SO much like patchwork
Yes, madam, we exscssorizs some, tho
we are obliged to weave considerable cloth
ourselves. Suppose you occupy our chair,
and give the public your ideas Of editing
paper
sMel goodnessi wouldn't sit down here
and write where everybody is writing,
alone, for the world; wiring makes per>
son so cross. Besides your table is all ink, !,
il would soil my new dress; why don't
you have nice mahogany table and nice
white curtains. What makes you hang up
these dusty old papers in the room3 Ii |
was obliged to stay here. the floor should
be washed anc carpet laid down; it must
be dreadful 10 live in such manner
%, those are our 6les; we couldn't dis.
pense with them very we'll; and as for q
carpet, we fear il would frighten away our
customers
Dear me, the gentlemen are so careless
about everything nice, that | don't think
they are comfortable, unless their rooms
are alIlitered up.s Did you write all these
sheets to day.
sCertainly, and we are notsthrnugh yet.
why it takes me whole day, 10 COM
pose and copy letter. | hope you don't
scrawl and blot SO, when you write to the
ladies7 7,z..a ss.s
~ We nevSf had that pleasure madam
sNo-you dom, write for them either,
OF. you would not print such dry stuff as
you do. Don't put anything more about
Oregon or Congress in the paper, will you
Iii is SO dullp
But what are those men doing in the
room with their sleeves rolled UP, and
making motions as though they were going
to fight somebody
Those are our compositors setting type;
you see they have stick in one hand, and
they place The type in with the other.'
4 don't see any sticks, unless you call
the linle pieces Of iron so; what names
you have, l always thought stick wss to
walk with
tWell, ours makes the words walk;
those little boxes that we call cases, con>
tain the letters, and the printers put them
thgether into words and sentences by the
aid Of that Iitlle piece Of iron you
speak Of
well, Ideclare! Doctors and lawyers
] knew had cases, but [ never knew that
printers had before.' &.s..-s
Certainly, madam; they sometimes are
foul cases and hard cases too; but what
can be expected Of those who lead the life
efthe deyiisP
why, do theyi I'm sorry to hear it.
Do ten me what that man is filling that
trough with wafer for.
He is going 10 wet paper you know
% yes thought you sprinkled your pa
pers and ironed them, to make them look
SO smooth; and suppose this great gal
lows looking machine, is your mangle.'
That's the press, madam, and this ham
die is the Archimedean lever which moves
The world. just notice it's power; you
perceive it's broken lever
why The world Cont you have it
mended. The men are always SO slack;
but what are those things that resemble
picture eslramesa,
Those are what we torn galleys.,
You have galleys, hey, did not know
that printers were SO much like Romans
before, S
slsALUuA yoiiu0t 0t-8uut 10 klus uON uol uS:
oh, he is distributing a handful of pi.
g Il shouldn't think handful of pie would
be much amongst SO many zzzzs
What are you going TO do with those
slips of printed papera'
These are proofs; and We are obliged
70 read .hems Won't you cit down and help
usl, s55.s
No, indeed; cant bear to read any
kind Of proof, unless sometime in trials for
breach, Of promise. don't believe the Ia.
dies would make good printers
Pardon us, madam, but we think they
would. Their slender fingers would be
theyery things for handling small caps,
nonpareil, agate, pearl and miniop; they
might do.well even with long primer.
.Pshaw, don't mention it. never could
bear The name Of long primer since ma
asked 10 make me learn the ca.echism ou
of il. Oh, good gracious if ! haven't spoil
ed my gloves, by touching some of your
old lypei What an awful thing it woult
be 10 get your ink on my hand. Coco
morning.
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