The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-10-30

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and pen manufactures. ] hesitated as TO
which to see first; but, remembering the
axiom. that the "pen 10 migIltter shsn the
sword" concluded to 60 with the stronger
party, and accordingly drove TO Mr.. Joseph
Gillotts pen mandatory, In Graham
street II is not their custom 10 admit
straugera but my card Of introduction to
the overseer. acted 40 an open sesams"--
Some other branch Of mechanical industry
| would have interested me more than PEN
making. but It Is worth seeing, notwiths
standing. should think that moro than
twothirds Of the work is done by females.
I watched a pea from its incipiency, and
followed II with my eyes through each stage
OF cutting, bending. stamping, punching.
slitting. heating. softening. grinding. tenn.
pering, oiling. elesnsing, enamslling. bak-
ing, cooling, asserting, counting. pack.
ng. marking, and shelyipg. Now the
moralist may take Il up. IL he will.
and trace il. In imagination, till he sses
IL welded to holder. and In joyou,
fathers hand. make record OF an infants
birth or, grasped in the u uemLling hand OF
some dying Dives. make haste to misbestow
the wealth he must resign; or, elutchsd by
the tyrant. IL may, with one cruel stroke,
condemn patriot to lonely dungeon; or.
changing hands. the patriot may give freo-
dom TO slsve. But. truce to such wild
vagarissi Now, lets see how swords are
made, and II, among them oil. one can b.
found to suit the hand Of justice. But mol
for justice and the sword, like oil aud water,
never can unite. Cicero says that Justice
consists in doing no injury to msn." dis
like swords, and wish they'd make plough.
shares instead, or use them for opening
oysters o-..tr.,. :
"Ths worlds mine oyster, which I with
good sword. will open."-AScrKNr PIsroL.
'Tis said that swords were made In Bir
mingham as early as the ancient Britona-
Cromwells army was supplied with $4,000
swords from Birmingham. Leaving the
sword factory, resumed my cab, for
drive round the city, to zee the public
buildings had not time now, however.
for more than eursory glance. Ny host.
SIr. Jones, being member OF tho City
Hall which a. .on.;d.-. ...n,s.s,,
3,e,J ia, an o,oo.n, .no.,,,. 90 a.. 80,
ouob,v arso;., s,vIo ,hono,, T.. s;....s,s-
are not gigantic. Its length 10 l45 feet !;
height and breadth. oaoh, 65 feet; length OF
columns SO feet and diameter 8 feet. 6
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in,t;tnt;on csI,sS tba aa,;,5 ~ ,ha nj.
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both monts and nun.S Nss, IN. .ohooy :.
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| their exs,r;or snn.,ronco. 5;I %, 80.
them inside. There arc two theatres. in ono
| Of which the celebrated actor Maereadv wa,
trained. Birmingham has piv.n 70 IN,
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