The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-21

Cory o'Lanus,s writer on the Brook
lyn EGgie explains how the strike in
Brooklyn affected his interests:
DEAR EAGLR:-I was much distressed
when heard Of your family troable---
that your cOmpOsitOrs had gone OIL on
a strike.
recollect when our cook struck,
some wears ago, the family got up and
found no breakfast waiting for them,
and the picture flashed upon my mind
of the CONSERVATION oi the people of
Brooklyn suddenly deprived of their
Edgie.
And was my .seekly epislle 10 be
cen no more. aud JOY vanish from sat
urday nights henceforward 2
The thought was not to be endured.
You know how came to the rescue,
and advised all my personal friends To
rush To your assistance.
O'Pake was out Of town-but, as he
don't know how to set type, this was
fortunately Of no consequence.
O'Bldue who was born n type stick
er. went To work with manly devotion.
And il was touching to behold our
ex- Postmaster pull OH his coat and do a
square DAYS work.
IL - said that his feelings were un-
necessarily lacerated by having 10 set
up the advertisement for proposals for
Nicholson pavement.
This must have occurred through a
mistake In the hurry ofgiving out the
copy.
Not expecting this emergency would
ever arise, never learned TO set type;
but man don't know what he can do
til he tries, 50 asked your foreman,
J. Buckley, TO let me have chance. as
| wanted TO yet my letter up.
He said could have "slt," told me
To take "breyier case and lead my
matter, so that 1t would hll up.
He then gave me n stick" and "rule, I"
which set me up in the printing bust
ness.
Except that didn't know the differ.
ent boxes where each letter Is kept, and
occupied some time In finding them;
got involved in the spaces; didn't hnd
any stops, got some Of the letters up
side down, others sideways, and the
capitals somewhat mixed; l got along
drst rate, considering the practice ] bad
had.
pied the first stickful set up in try
| ing to ell pity II ON galley, aud had 10
/ set il mp over again, when bribed the
devil (printer'sl to empty 1t for me.
Mr.. Buckley thought ] would make
printer In time, aud advised me To go
somewhere and learn the business, then
come back aud he would give me job.
A. want the readers OF your paper
to see that | can set type, the foreman
said that he would put my take IN
here.
my sEt
printers sHoulLDn'Ot Put ON ANY
airs
anyBodY can Sc TYPE WHO Nnows
anG LHing.
/ tile LErters, AID set thee w Ia A
row, WITH SpaseS sud Stops. :.
it, Just A. EdSy--wHen you
know how To do It......aS any Thing
/ Else
YOU have Got 10 look OUT and get
the letters riGhT slpe u. Whlel A
You SIT THeE UPSIDE doMS' j. A
/ hTtLE diFiCUlt Al tR-t.
BeuIg IKE trying To read ReHsPs-
Pr = stamping on Your Havdi Whi9h
| il not
very EsE TILL You git U.ed To It..
I then YOU haAe got To makEALd yOurE'
/ LINES
even snD LIgHl In the ooluEn;
! Which
The PriNteR. Call -s1 JasSt'-
/ Fing~1f"
Lanes Are SometMEs n Hard to
JUSTIFY ~ SOKe men,, COnduci
I-whiCH MAY refer 10 printers, "hO
20 ON Z -tri KeS 2 Suddenly -
have Set Al THIS UP in Hours
a A hAln
! Asthe foreman said he would like to
get the paper out this week. and be was
afraid II kept at the case all day there
| would be so much matter set up that
be couldn't get il all in, ] knocked of
and called IL half day.
But shall not give up the printing