Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-13
italian and Rutland Marble
FISH AND PEIILosoPHY.'
nR. @ MINTOSH,

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~ Would inform the inhabitants of Bradford county
that he respectfully solicits 900 subscribers for his local
work entitled " FISH M PHILOSOPHY or Sketches
made During a Short Sojourn in Northern Pennsylvania. y
The book will consist of from $50 to 800 pages, limo,
and will be bound in embossed muslin. The price will be
81 ,0c. As the work was not written to indicate
any particular theory, or TO advance any particular inte-
rest, it is difficult to say what it aims at further than to
help while away a leisure hour or two, in what the Au.
thor hopes, not improbable reading.
The pages are chiefly devoted to descriptions of local
scenery incidents while Treating on the ScLrader branch;
literary criticisms and "reminiscences conversations, de-
velopments 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-nor 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. He
therefore seeks to make a corporate concern of it, and
thus share with the subscribers the Odium of failure
should it fail. 1t Is a purely, gratuitons 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 ~auto-da-fe, of what
cost him so much pains and time to create or he Ger.
tainly would commit to the flames what remained unsold
of the edition, should they remain too long on his hands.
He is determined to pay the publisher on the receipt of
the edition, should it be printed, asking no tavors and il
600 subscribers can he had, he 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 Z" the poor mans one little eve lamb, that
was unto him as 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-wi 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 embellished frontispiece, enclosing a medallion
likeness of the principal character, DIR. Plum: And should
a second edition follow, he-the author-wille 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
antecedents, the author has no doubt that Plum would
gladly wear a wig for a whole year, to have the pleasure
of furnishing to his friends so interesting a souvenir.
The publication of the book, then, is dependent on the
receipt of 600 subscribers, and one month will be allowed
for names to be given in. If, at the expiration of that time
only one person has subscribed, or any other number be-
tween that and 600-unless very closely approSimating it
the book will not Of course be expected to see the light.
But, il the entire number be obtained, those who have
signed, will, in three months from the closing OF the sub
~scription lists, be supplied with a copy, or copies, as they
may have ordered. :.
Subscription lists will be opened on Monday next,at all
the stores, and at the z. o. i'm the borough ; and at Z. ii.
HERRIcK's, at Athens. At Burlington, there VIII be one
at Messrs. LONG & MERRy's store, and at Ulster Mr.. SoHN
M,rHER aud at Monroe, Mr.. SEYMOUR PHINNEi, VIII act
as agents. Others may be authorized.
Towands, October IL, 1863. y H.