The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-09
BaiIcy's Book.

Boston correspondent of the New
York 7ribune has got hold of advanced
sheets of the book prepared by Mr., J. NJ.
Bailey, "The Danbury Ne,os Man." soon to
be published by Shepard & Gill, of which
he gives the following information
The title page of this book is quaint. Its
motto is one of the authors own sentences:
at is just as impossible to get along with.
out advertising, as it is for cross-eyed
man TO borrow gum" | will quote the
title in full:
Life in.Danbury Being brief but
comprehensive record of Il remarkable peo-
pie, under more remarkable circumstances,
and chronicled in most remarkable man
ner, by the author, James NJ Bailey, 1.-THE
Danbury Neses Man." and carefully com
piled with pair of eight dollar shears, by
the compiler.
We have also an engraving Of Mr. Bailey
according to which showing he is young
and handsome man, neither cross nor
''cross-eyed," but with face which is the
best possible letter of Introduction. In his
preface he tells us why he wrote the book.
To the friends of The News, who may
take up this work, the question may come,
Why did he write book 1t is natural
inquiry. 1t has assailed hundreds before
our day it will iniiict hundreds in the
years to come. And probably there is no
form of Interrogation so loaded with sub
tile torture as this qery one, unless it is to
be asked for Il light in strange depot by
ma hnl itot ootnptaI mi ~
thousand as the man to be the most likely
to have match Various authors have
various reasons for bringing out book and
this reason may or may not be the reason
they give it to the world | know not and
care not. 1t is not for me to Judge the
world, unless am elected.
1t is q matter which lies between the
author and his own conscience, and know
of no place where it would be less likely to
be crowded. But my reason for writing a
book is so novel, so different from all others,
that the public may be pardoned for feeling
an intense desire to know it. Some have
written book for money; l have not.
Some tor fame; have not. Some for
love; | have not. Some for kindlings |
have not. | have not written book for
any of these reasons. or all of them COM
bined. In fact, gentle borrower, | have not
written book at ALL have merely clipped
it.
Yours truly,
CLIPPER.
But in this preface it appears that he has
not quite freed his mind, so he starts off
with second one as follows,
SOMEWHAT INTRODUCTORY
This work is designed to while away
stray hour which the borrower may have
at odd times. The matter has been care
fully selected with view to suiting all
cases and conditions. Within its covers
the banker may find relief-athough it is
extremely doubtful and here is something
for the farmer, the artisan, the undertaken,
the laborer in the mines, the porter, the
merchant: the student, the man Of leisure.
the hackman, etc. The matterwas written
at odd times and generally right after pay
day, and it is submitted to the bosrower
with great deal of timidity, but with the
earnest hope that it may be the humble
means of making money.
If in its perusal one single Cor even mar
ried) borrower is made, .purer and better,
and his life made to appear brighter, and
his soul lifted up generally, shall sincerely
rejoice to hear IT, Address me at Danbury
enclosing stamp
''TnE DANBuRY News MAN"
have given you these extracts because
nothing could write about the book would
characterize it half so happily. 1t will
certainly lbs the best advertised volume of
the season, since there is no man, just now
so universally quoted as its author. 1t
contains all his best and witticst sayings
including various new sketches not before
published. Several Boston publishers com
peted for the volume, and Messrs. Shepard
Il Gill are to be congratulated on their sue
cess in obtaining it.