Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-12-17


bly, Of Tie
/ now but .ue cranRlng OF machinery ana inc
clicking of type"
Well, wha, Of that, fair lady? True, the oil
| we may use is rot so highly pcrfumed us that
with which you smoother your ringlcts: but
for all that il has the same basis-aad is applied
to tar nujlgr purpose. The rianking' OF our
machinery may no; be pleasant TO your over
refined taste bu. to the true Poet it has
sound swpclrr even than ,inkling OF cymbaIs." !"
The clicking" Of type may be even disagree
able 10 You; but ire had rather lnlr il aud cause
it than br possessed Of Ilc gil! OF Il JENNY LIND,
were We TO have our choice Of the two.
Ours is glorious mission, fellow craftsmen.
Princes and poirntatcs own our sway, and there
is no earthly power migh,icr than ours. AS We
stand up to the ':casc," worn and weary though
We NAV be, we have at least the comfort OF the
thought that though we cannot find al acre Of
Gods earth that we may call otT oma-though
we are poorly paid and heavily tasked-though
there NAV not be one to whom We may say
go" or to another Comc"-though We may
well know that we shall leave no "mighty
name" behind US, with our fame blazoned on
history's page and sculptured in marble-yet
we are assured that our works " shall not perish"
Long after we shall have been laid beneath the
sod. the "silI, small voices" with which we
havs spoken will 60 on with their mighty work,
accomplishing the good which we have sought
while living. With our "mallcts" we are dri-
wing home "wedges" that shall in time overturn
Z. .principalies and powers" With shooting
irons" of more effect than Sharpes Rifles" or
"Coll's Rerolver's," we march to the battle
against Wrong, far more sure of victory than
they who WELD the sword
Oftcntimes rs we have stood ut our "case, !"
merrily sticking" the magical strips Of metal
which seemed is things Of life under our fingers,
have We laughed in our sleeve" as we thought
how many would be anXiousiy watching for the
result of our labors how many hopes and fears
hung on the mere ipse dirH Of the types how
much the " leading men" and $ first writers" OF
our day are indebted to the humble but none
the less valuable 'labors Of the Typo And
again our heart would grow sad as we thought
OF those to whom We should be the bearers OF
evil tidingS How many of those who read the
dolorous headngs-" Dreadful Dsasler!" Fear
ful Railroad Accidents and Great Loss of Life!
&C., are untouched by the sad news! 10
To many and many home do we thus convey
the sad intelligence, and as we do so, there swells
up in our helrt 4 prayer for the loved ones
left behind" and hymn Of thanksgiving that
noe were not of those who were so suddenly and
so fcarfuIy launched into eternity.
But we have higher and a nobler mission than
that of mere messengers. Printers are emphati-
cally the Rcforn,ers of the age in which they
live. In these dirty rooms where few but
mechanical sounds are heard, a busy work OF
Mind is going on. Those rough looking mer
standing by their cases are eyen now, perhaps
giving to the world their own great and noble
Notwithstanding with metallic tongues words
that will cheer some fellow Worker or spur up
some Dreamer, 10 works he never thought him.
self capable of-sowing seed by the wayside
that in time will spring up and bear good frui,
even an hundred fold'-planling vine thai
shall at some future day shelter the weary Pill
, grim on Life's journey--slriking rock froH
whence shall gush fountain of pure water, re
frcsling to many faint and disheartened dcni
zen of tliis cold world of ours. No "neu
measure" is proposed-no new principle il
Science. Ar, Politics or Mechanics, is promul
galcd-but these busy Prnters-these read.
Thinkcrs-scizc upon ii and proceed to gen
tighten the public" upon its bearings and its up
3 piicalions--for wonderfully practical set ar
e they. Educated, as they generally are, in tn
G sternest of all systems, that of hard won expe
ricncc, they look at life as Reality, divesed 0
t false adornings and outward shows. BY tn
Q time that they arrive at manhood's years, fo
their Printer life must needs commence early