The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-10-23
select STORY.
THE JOURNEYMAN'S TRAVEL,
Or stray leaves from the diary OF JOURNEYS :
man Printer.


"Iou can have this case" said the
foreman, "here is stick-here is som,
copy; and if You would like quiet and
steady partner, you will find this gentle
man still enough in all conscience"
The printer merely looked up and
smiled in acknowledgment of the fore
mans compliment, and kept on with his
work; while the foreman turned away to
some other business
We worked on steadily until dinner as
we were in hurry to get the paper up,
without exchanging a word or even
look. In the afternoon had more time
to study the physiognomy Of my neigh.
Dor. lie was young man of three or
four and twenty, with handsome features,
and rather intelligent cast Of cvunte
nance. His face was quito pale, and the
raven darkness OF his hair. eyebrows and
| eyes, made me Immediately come to the
to the conclusion, after studying his
physlosnomy, that he was hard student
during his leisure hours; or that, de-
priving himself of the relation of books
or other sources of employment, hcspent
his walking hours at the ease The latter
supposltion, time proved correct.
As day after day passed, became more
acquainted with him; and | fouad him
to be a singular character Beneath his
| stand he had constructed kind of closet,
which contained a spirit lamp, mattress
with bedding, few cooking utensils,
and small stock of the plsinest kind of
/ food. a.
When the hours Of meals arrived, he
would set down to his frugal r,pa tt
Worked necessarily during work hours,
hardly leaving the Office, unless t. pur-
chase food or upon some errand OF that
kind. Morning, noon aud night when
returned from my meals, invariably
found him at the case, working away
with all his might, as If some great issue
depended upon the Improvement of eve
ry moment. suppose he slept upon the
cot which he kept in the closet, but a ne
was always at work when left at night,
and when | returned in the morning, |
could not positively assert that he did so.
| am not garrulous when imploycd at the
case. and as he would not first address
the, would not speak to him-so when
the fun and jokes were passed around
the other cases, we were as silent As the
grave. | was not long in discovering
that there was some mystery connected
with him, and that his intense appllca
tion To labor was not prompted merely by
dssire to make moucy; fer if there is
nything in phrenology, judging from tn
formation Of his head, he is the only on,
whom | would have selected from score
for a spendthrift. Dcrasionly his cheef
would tnsh, his eyes light up, aud hap
py smile would oyerspread his features
then the smile weusd 90 away aud his
t ewes would iil with tears, while an ex
preston Of sadness--almost despair
would settle upon his eountenance.
have been tempted thousand times t
ask him the cause Of this--but "a he ap
! peared so cold and isolated, | reftaine,
: from doing so. as it is not pleasant prof
fering sympathy unasked.
"WclI, how do You like your neigh
|. bor!" asked one of the jourueymen
a me, as we were descending the stairs oa
morning.
IL eau hardly make him out, said |
6 che appears to be a strange sort OF be
ing, yoa are better acquainted with hin
than how do you like him.
For my part | hate him, and what
: more, he has not friend In the Who'll
Office. That fellow has been here TO
four months, and has not spoken wor
to any one. \ man that makes sue
+ bills as he does, and boards up his none
like miser, | have very littlo friendshl
for. We wouldn't any of US care
much if he would be a little sociable, an
spend dollar or even dime occasion
ally, but no--he hangs on to 1t as II h
b was afraid the eagle on it would sprea
its wings and fly away with it, doing hli
out of fse cent piece But he can
stop here long We haze iasalted h'm
dozen times, and he must have less spun
than think he has, if he don't resist
Wen get him into aquarrel and the
have him discharged"
j" Bcn," said /, Id you know an,
thing about his history? lie may hay
some all absorbing end to accomplish
which is the cause Of his untiring asst
uity. You should have u little ehar''
IN for the fellow, and take Crockets mott
"be sure you are right, then 60 ahead
"No, we know nothing of him, and
circumstances are as you suppose, 1t vi
be his own fault if they are discovere
too late, for we have tried often enoue
= to scrape an acquaintance with HIM
You had better not take up on his sid
if YOU do not wish to incur the displea
ure of the whole office. Good night.
had some charity for the fellow, an
resolved to see him righted should ne z
into difficulty. soon saw that ne W
very unpopular, and that |, who felt rat
Z. er disposed to make allowances for hi
considered as his friend Many we
the Jokes cracked at our expense; whc
ever the Quaker corner Gas the place. Q
cupied by us was dubbed) was mentio
= ed. universal litter ran around the
ts dce. These little things irritated
se some, but as | was not tie principal Q
iect at whom their arrows were aihe
| resolved to forbear, and let him spea
"I say fellows" said rowdy iooki'
= customer, who went by the name OF Ach
do Quakers ever have camp me-
ings'
6 aYes," answered another, "they m
in Quaker corner every night-the feli'
, camps out upon the floor every nap
- takes?"
"Well," said another, eve heard
:. boarding at the market house and sie'
ing on the bridge, but never ssw an
lustration Of it before
INa.la. if thau wnuld take In boa