The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-20
ENGRAVED ON STEEL.

nations wealth collectively, and over his own
wealth Individually.
Bunglegutt-who has been returned by ma
iOrity of nine hundred and ninety-nine of the
most enlightened of Lower Pighurst, to serve
IN the Imperial Parliament-is admitted on all
hands, to be mp to thing or two; his grasp
ever the mysteries of political economy is so
tremendous, and his appetite for statistics Is so
alarming, that ever since he came out with his
exhaustive pamphlet, "What will Britannia do
when her last shovel Of Goals has been put on
the fire ?" not only the Lower Pighurstians to a
man, woman, and child, but the political econo-
mists and the most cunning staticians in all
parts of the kingdom have combined to con-
slider the great Bunglebutt as a match for any
two Chancelors of the Exchequer, one down
and the other come on. Yet all this is nothing
10 what the great Bunglebutt has since done on
the momentous coal question Bunglebutt is,
himself, great manufacturer, and consumes no
end OF tons OF Goals every week. Our daily IN
creasing consumption OF Goals so rankles IN MS
heart that he sees the day wnen it will be all up
with England and her Goals, together 10 ayerS
this etupendous calamity, the mighty ihlnd OF
the far-seeing Bunglebutt has been hard at
, work. both in and ONT of Parliament until the
interesting result has been the producuon OF
his truly stunning work. our empty Ooatcel-
lars and What's to Fill themW
Only thinkl book on the great coal ques-
ton consisting OF one thousand-and-one closely
printed pages, filled from beginning to end with
never-ending variety of statistical tables from
which teVen the most hungry statician can
appease his appetite to his hearts contentl
Only think Twenty-one editions-one
thousand each-of "0ur Empty Coal-cellars,
and What's to Fill them 2" devoured in the short
space of twenty-one days, by twentyone thou
sand admiring political economists and stunned
staIicians, each and every one OF whom talked
himself clean out OF breath to twenty-one more
almost driven-mad political economists and
stunned stotcians who had not been fortunate
enough to make a purchase of Our Empty
Coal cellars, and What's to Fill them"
Nevertheless, twenty one editions, of one
thousand copies each, demolished in twenty-one
days, is not half enough to satisfy the craving
OF the public upon this home-touching topic
All heads ESPECIALLY the thickest aud hardest)
are filed with Bunglebutt. The fame OF Bun
glebutt resounds everywhere, morning, noon,
and night. Every twenty+four hours the lame
of Bunglebutt turns up in every column of
every morning and evening newspaper. no mat
ter what may be its price or its political color
Then who can wonder that the twenty-second and
much augmented edition of "0ur Empty Coal.
cellars, and What's TO Fill Them ?" has gone TO
press
But at the last moment, when the painting
public are almost at the point of frenzy for
this twenty second and much augmented edi-
tlOn, the splendid idea strikes somebody that
it should be adorned with portrait of the great
Bunglebutt, beautifully engraved upon STEEL
in the highest style of art"
Jolterhead, the eminent Photographic artist of
Lower Pighurst who has accomplished no end
carte de visltes of the mighty Bunglebutt in
every possible pose-sometlmes with his left
foot thrown over his right foot, with his hat in
his right hand, and sometimes with his left
hand upon his left hip, and his hat upon the
table, against which he rests gracefully has
Just accomplished great triumph, in the shape
OF large portrait of Bunglebutt. Hence the
splendlG idea of somebody-perhaps the immor-
tai Eunglebutt himself-that "0ur empty Coal
cellars, and What's to fill them?" should here
aff ha dali araA 10 fhaT n,,I1 hal
lished with this Photographic portrait of the
great Bunglebutt beautifully engraved upon
steel, in the highest style of art"
The dreadful consequence of this sat the last
moment" determination is, that Pickpeck, the
engraver is sent for, and Is commandingly re-
guested to engrave upon steel the portrait OF
Bunglebutt in the highest style of art" IRON
a muzzy and black-as-your hat photograph as
quick as "a flash of lightning" There is no
help for it; the public are painting for the
twentysecond and much-augmented edition of
.,Our empty ,Coalcellars, and What's to fill
them?" The book is ready to go to the binder.
1t is, therefore, Pickpeck, the stipple engraver,
the dawdling Pickpeck, who alone keeps as it
were, the cellar-door OF publication shut up, and
simply because he cannot engrave, Gin the
highest style of art" the portrait of Bungieoutt
as quick as flash Of lightning"
However, whether the great Bunglebutt is
beautifully engraved in the highest style of
art or not, the art and mystery of engraving
portrait upon steel is not to be accelerated
beyond putting on the screw,n in the shape of
working night and day; this poor Pickpeck
does, but engraving even book'portrait upon
steel is work of time for all that; besides
which, Bunglebutt is the proud possessor of
peculiar obliquity of vision in one eye, and that
simple, 1t not beautifylng, Circumstance will
bring much wailing and woe upon Pickpeck,
the engraver, before Bunglebutt is done with.
IL happens to be halt-past p. NJ, on Monday,
when Pickpeck has undertaken the flash OF
lightning" impossibility. The muzzy and black
as-your-hat photograph has been delivered to
hun; the size of the steel plate has been settled
upon; and so, to save time, although it is two
miles out of his way yet on his way home, Pick
peck posts along to the steelplate maker to
order his plate; but somebody has ordered hal.
a1dozen Flash of lightning" plates five minutes
before the arrival of Pickpeck, 80 Pckpeck is
content to accept the promise that he shall have
his ''lash of lightning" plate last thing on Wed.
nesday night, or first thing on Thursday morn
ing. Here's delay-What is to become of ''Our
empty Coal.cellars, and What's to fill them Yr
What is to become of the painting public Down
with Pickpeck!
Pickpeck returns to his home to prepare fol
action. The first serious thing to be accom-
plished is, TO carefully TRACE the outline of tn;
portrait Pickpeck selects fine clear piece o
gelatine, or glass paper, fastening it down ove
the portrait, which, being q photograph, doe
not show as perfectly through the glass pape
as Pickpeck could desire; nevertheless, with tht
aid of magniiying-gass, and his properl,
sharpened etching-needle, Pickpeck manages Il
trace, that is to say, slightly to scratch or cut
on the upper surface of the glass paper, tn
outline OF Bunglebutt's majestic countenance
as it shows itself through the transparent shee
of glass paper.
At length the steel plate arrives; Whereupo
ickpeck we'll washes with turpentine tn
polished side thereof, besides further poliship
that same side by friction with whiting; then b
prepares to lay an etchngground. Havin
frmly fastened hand vice TO one end of tn
steel plate, by which it may be held out at arm
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