The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-15
WANrND A BRINrER.- "Wanted

w ANrND "A HRINTER.- "Wanted
"a prihter,a Says a contemporary.
Wanted IA mechanical curiosity, with
brain and fngers--a thing that will set
50 many type a,sday-a machine that
will think and acb but still machine
being who undertakes the most sys.
gtematic and monotonous drudgery, yet
one the ingenuity Of man has never sup.
planted mechanical y-that's 'prin.
A printer-yet for all his sometimes
dissipated and reckless habits-a work.
or, at all times add hours, day and night;
setting upin close and unwholesome
Office. when gay crowds are hurrying to
the theatres-latessGll, when the street
revelers are gone aiaS the city sleeps
in tbelfresh air Of the morning-,n the
broad and gushing shhlght-some print.
ing machine is at; his cas-, with his
eternal, unvarying click cliokl
Click click the polished types fall
into the stick the mute Interpreters of
expression are, marshalled INTO line, and
march forth as immortal print. Click |
and the latesvintelligence becomes old
the thought principle-the idea Inv.
ing sentiment. Click | click from
grave to gay, item after itenl--a robbie
ry, a murder, bit Of scandal, grace
ful and glowing thought---are IN turn
closed by the mute and Impressive fingers
OF the machine, and set adrift in The sea of
thought. He must not think of the fu.
tule nor recall the past--muss not
think of home, of kindred, of wife, or of
babe-his work lies before him, and
Thought is changed to his copy.
You know him by his work who read
the papersand are quick at typographical
errors, whose eyes may rest on these uu, o
evidences of ceaseless toll correspond.
ents editors and authors who seorn the
simple medipm Of your fame, think not
that the printer is altogether machine
think not he is Indifferent to the gem
OF which is he but The setter-a substle
may leave their -fragfance 7upofa ats his
worn fingers. But when You seek .
| friend, companion, adviser-when vo,
would elevate one who for sympa,bv y
may represent either or bot6-wben
you want Judges, legislators, governors
and preside"ts-2 ye people, adver.
tise :-"W Wanted-a printer"
A MATRMoNIt TRroK.-A rich o,I
widower in Cana is said to have proc.
ticed very arq scheme to gain the
hand of the belldof the village, He.
: got an old gypso tell the young ladv's
7 fortune in word which he dictated %
! follows: Myfar young lady. yonr
star will soon Y id for short time bv
very dark fd, but when it rean.
!. pears it will c1ue to, shine with un. |
! interrupted sIdor until the end yof
. your days. RE one week wealthy
= old widowerY hrng q suit of black
. g and fine cat nat, will pay you a
q visit and reqFour hand in marriage.
y ~ You will, I his offer become his
20 20 wife, and b{ widow in possession
~ of all his pm, before the close of
~ ~ this year. 4next husband will be
ii the yonngnPf whom you think
~ y most at pssi Three days after, The !
e, old gentlmfressed in The manner m i
ne aescribe6bygypsy, presented him.
e self to II, alady, and the marriage
VS. followed lear is more than out ut u
me ,,s but the on widower still fingers. p
'il Latey, |eorgia, Confederate a.
IN tarnedup d been in the war and ~
Fge never jeer; had been four times ;,
'ra reported hd on at last coming II;
IAN home foul wife had believed the M
WI. WI. reposs, dmarried another man.
'ost He ieteIto give her up butt
ter said he mber of sympathizinp fri
'as hields, ing that sticks in my ty
E5' cras, gHis her a marryin' a th'
The dumed efhe'd a been a man del
,r is and foufonntry as I hev done, adj
,ess. / shoulf: He was lying up in det
i Of the me 4hen I war toin' my ! v
is to duty, cuss, and that's what T
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