The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-11-22
MECHANICS II ONE.

write this simple narrative OF the life OF
New FORK mechanic, as an experiment.
1t seems 10 me that it may be interesting
and useful; but | may be mistaken in both.
An author has the same partiality for his
works that parent has for his children; his
babies are all beauties, and his geese all
swans. Sill, when read in print what |
have written Nhcn my child is dressed up
in other clothes think can look at it with
rnore impqrlialty. Will the reader take
this little sketch on trust. and leave me time
to decide whether shall write another.
As IN editor, my whole life was enc of
communion with the people. | read for
them, studied for them, wrote for them. -
h,Al, we had but little personal acquaintance
1t was like two persons getting acquainted
by writing letters. True, | mixed wi h
them as often as | hal the opportunity |
nel them AT PAGES Of amusement, at balls,
and public meetin g, and dinners, AMI Gel
ebrations and Festivities of all sorts. But
the world has other faces than those 1t wears
on holidays, and these my present protes-
sion gives me chance Of seeing. am
forming personal acquaintance with socle'
". | ace men in their hours of deepest
sorrow as we'll us iivcIiost joy. | study hu
n,anity in all its developments. from the
structure Of bone to the cause and effect Of
a moral emotion. Ii seems TO me that with
out violating single proprlety, | may make
this observation of use. in those hours oil
leisure when resort to the pen, with some
tliihg Of the same feeling as actuated the
worthy tailow chandler, who in selling out
his business, in which he had grown very
rich, stipulat5dthat he should have the priv
ilesc Of coming INTO town and assisting on
melting days. 2s
wei, l shall try. II fail, the effor
need not BE repeated. If succeed to my
own iSflcton--tor how can | judge o
yolrs?--I shall have opened new placer
in this newspaper California, in which
an digging, that others may have whatev'
,er precious metal comes 10 the light. Bu
to my story yc
One evening in the early part Of winter
the door bell rang with energy, and th'
servant announced man, who wished t'
see me. A 'man" is one thing with ser
ylnt, ''gentleman' another, and d "per
soa" something different from either. Th,
man stool in the hall, but wondered VIII,
he had not been called a gentleman.
wis puzzled where to place h m myself
His dress was very neat, but plain and rath
er course His linen, that badge Of refine
m mt, was white, in perfe,t order, and al
most elegant. Everything abouthim seem
sedIsubstsntial; bas nothing gave clue +
his position in life. / all outward seem
Ing. hs Was simply a man.. Wben,h he spoke
Tome his sadne $ was simple, clear, direct
and with certain air Of seif-reliance, furth
est possible from vulgar blusterer.
Doctor" he said, Il wish you TO com
and see my child We fear he is threaten
ed with Group" sb a4 W.
u Ipat on my hat and preparedto accompa
eny him, for if tue case was as he supposed
tliere wasno tims To loie. In this disease
single heur would Nuke lifc's difference
In a moment.we were in the street an,
walking briskly up one Of our avenues
Th child lie said had been playing out I
doors, had eaten heartily AZ supper, gone I
s.eep,aal wakei up short time since yer