Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-12-08
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"r1sH AND PHILOSOPHY
/. JOHN M'INTOSH.

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Would inform the inhabitants of Bradford county
that he respectfully solicits GOO subscribers for his local
made During a Short Sojourn in Northern Pennsylvania"
The book will consist Of from $50 to 800 pages, l2mo,
and viii be bound in embossed muslin. The price will be
81 90. As the work was not written to vindicate
any particular theory, or to advance any particular inte-
rest, it H. difficult to say what it aims at-further than TO
help while away a leisure hour or two. in what tho An
thor hopes, not Improbable reading.
The pages are chief1 devoted to descriptions of local
scenery incidents while Trouting on the Schrader branch;
literary criticisms and "reminiscences conversations, de-
yelopnents of local character, poetry and philosophical
reflections.
As the publication of the book is not a question of
bread, the author can use the liberty of speaking plain
In the first place, then, he cannot afford to publish the
book unaided-norw would he if he could for the simple
reason, he is unwilling to shoulder the responsibility of
committing a-possibly-poor book to the world. lie
therefore seeks to make a corporate concern OF 1t, and
thus share with the subscriber the odium of failure
should 1t fail. tls a purely gratuitous matter. gentle
men, sign, or not sign. In the second place, the author
is unwilling to have his stock OF books added to, by too
many hundred copies of a work that failed to redeem the
price Of its publication neither does he desire the horror
Of witnessing the awful spectacle Of an autD-da-fe, of what
cost him so much pains and time to create for he SER
tainly world commit to the flames what remained t1nsold
of the edition, should they remain too long on his hands.
He il determined to pay the publisher on the receipt of
the edition, should it be printed, asking no favors and if
GOO subscribers can be had, lie will do so. He can afford,
however, to wait, should the 600 refuse to come to the
rescue. The Ms will not diminish in value. 1t will re-
main as it has done, cherished by the owner, as was cher
ished and loved g the poor mans one little eve lamb, that
was unto him AZ a ~daugher." The author will ask no one
to undertake to publish it on the strength of its merits:
perhaps from pride, perhaps from a prophetic apprehen-
sion of its lack of merit. Time-perhaps-will determine
if he did well to be influenced by the latter consideration.
The author will further say, that should the desired NUM-
Der Of subscriptions be obtained, he will feel tempted to
promise an embellshcd frOntispiece, enclosing a medallion
likeness of the principal character, DIR. Plum. And should
a second edition follow, he-the author will exert all.the
influence he can command to secure for the original sub
scribers a lock Of that distinguished individuals hair as
thank Heaven, he is appreciative, and, judging from<his
anteeedentS, the author has no doubt that Plum would
UIl1lv wear 81 Wip far n whole yea tn haya the Measure
of furnishing to his friends so Interesting a souvenir.
The publication of the book, then, is dependent on the
~reccipt'of 600 subscribers, and one month will be allowed
for n.mes to be given in. If, at the expiration of that time
only one person has subscribed, or any other number be-
tween that uad G00-unless very closely approXimating it
the book will nIt of course be expected to see the light.
But, if the entire number be obtained, those who have
signed, will, in three month"; from the closing of the sub
s~eription lists, be supplied with q copy, or copies, as they
may have ordered.
Subscription lists will lie opened on Monday next at all
the stores, and at the p. o. in the borough and at c. Ii.
HERRlcK's, at Athens. At Burlington, there will he one
at Messrs. LONG 81 NERRY's store, and at Ulster Dir. JOHN
MATHER , and at Monroe, Mr.. SEYMOUR PHIsSEY, will act
As agents. Others may be authorized.
Towanda, October Is, 1855.