Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-24

the advertisement for proposals for Mich
This must have occurred through a
mistake In the hurry OF giving out
copy o.. -. ~ -.
Not expecting this emergency would
ever arise, never lraraed 10 SET type
but 8 man dou't knus what he can do
until hetries 40 asked your foreman
j. Buckley, 10 give me chance, AS |
wanted to get my letter up, 70 rgat
Ae said l could have "a sit, " told me
10 take a ohrevier case" and 'lead my
matter 50 that 1t would oil M a.s
He then gave me "stick aud rule, "
which set me up in the printing bust.
ness. .l.r.. ,,., ...il 81. ts fgsr
Except that didn't know the differ.
ent boxes where each letter Is kept, and
occupied some time in tnding them; got
involved In the spaces, couldn't find any
stops, got some OF the letters upside
down, others sideways, and the capitals
somewhat mixed; got along first rate
considering the practice had had.
pied the first stickful set up In try
Ing to empty 1t on a galley, and had to
set 1t up over again, when bribed the
devil (printers) to empty it for me.
et Mr.. Buckley thought would make a
printer in time, and advised me to 60
somewhere and learn the business, then
some back and he would give me JOB.
As want the readers OF your paper to
see that can set type, the foreman said
he would put my take in here.
a'a.E 40 my SET. asa
printers sAouLDn'0t Put ON ANY airs
ANYBODY can Sc t tYpe.wHo Ynows ana LHing
ALI Yo'Ve got to Do is to Pick up TIE LEI
tiers, ANd set rheE UP In row, wiTH SpaseS
its Just as EaSy-wHeN you know how
To do IT,. as any Thing Else.
YOU have Got 10 look OUT aSd get e. the HI LET.
UPSIDE doMN, is A Little difficult AT
Beag like trying To readD a neAspapeR
stanqin5 on Your HHyQ Which is not VERY
Easy TILL you CIT USeu To it
then you hvve cot To WakE ALI YOU'RE
LINES even amp tight In the olu : n; Which
L!NeS Are Something's as Harp to JUSTIFY
as SoKe mems ConDUct--whichM MAY refer
topriaaTors' who 60 On t strikes t 'Udddenr
IhAye Set Z Ii this ID in HouIs s. A halt
As the foreman SAID he would like to
get the paper out this week, and he was
afraid if kept at the case all day there
would be so much matter set up that he
couldn't get it all in, knocked off and
called it half day. ......
But / shall not give up the printing
business.
After the brilliant progress / have
made this morning, the evidence OF
which is before you, I shall pursue the
study Of the art and learning that there
is a printing Office in your vicinity for
sale, think will buy it out and learn
the business st my leisure.
1t is good thing to know how 70 set
type.
1t is likewise very respectable bust
ness.
Franklin was printer before he took
to bottliDg lightning, signing the De.
claration of Independence, and the for
eign embassy business.
But he never went on strikes.
He was philosopher, and there Is no
philosophy in strikes.
/ have great regard for printers.
Particularly for the printers o, the
Eagle office, who have set up my letters
during the past four years.
Con9Sa-.ontlr. T wouldn't nut any
thing in the way of thefr welfare.
But newspapers must be printed.
The wants of the American people are
not to be trifed with, and the mechanical
genius OF this age arises equal to any
emergency. VI ' '4 ~
So 1 give the compositions fair warn.
ing that If they don't 60 to work q,
once will invent machine which will
obviate all further necessity for their
services. sf. a. go
1t will be wonderful triumph OF me.
chanical genius; all you will have to de
will be to put your copy in q receptacle
like letter. box, turn crank, and i,
will come out in type ready for the
form.
! had thought of steam foreman to
do the rest of the work-make up the
form and send it to press-but, as Buck.
ley is pretty good fellow, and has q
large family and q mortgage on his
house, | won't abolish his occupation
yet awhile. .t sa.i1..'.
If you want any more ass stance to
set up type, send for me. sa 81
You see what can do. ..l
l, Yours in any emergency,