. Phaeton Rogers; a novel of boy life . es. The first necessity was a press. Ned, whom weconsidered a pretty good draughtsman, drew a plan forone, and he and I made it. There was nothing wrongabout the plan; it was strong and simple — two greatvirtues in any machine. But we constructed the wholething of soft pine, the only wood that we could command,or that our tools would cut. Consequently, when weput on the pressure to print our first sheet--feeling asproud as if we were Faust, Gutenberg, Schofer, theElzevirs, Ben Franklin, and the whole Manutius familyrolled into one — not only did the face
. Phaeton Rogers; a novel of boy life . es. The first necessity was a press. Ned, whom weconsidered a pretty good draughtsman, drew a plan forone, and he and I made it. There was nothing wrongabout the plan; it was strong and simple — two greatvirtues in any machine. But we constructed the wholething of soft pine, the only wood that we could command,or that our tools would cut. Consequently, when weput on the pressure to print our first sheet--feeling asproud as if we were Faust, Gutenberg, Schofer, theElzevirs, Ben Franklin, and the whole Manutius familyrolled into one — not only did the face of the types go intothe paper, but the bottoms of them went right into thebed of the press. THE ART DESERVATIVE. 119 It acts more like a pile-driver than a printing-press,said Ned, ruefully. It11 never do, said I. We cant get along, without Fay. When he makes a press, it will print. When Fay makes a press, said Ned, he 11 prob-ably hire somebody else to make it. But I guess that sthe sensible way. I suppose the boys would laugh at. NKD S PLAN FOR A PRESS. this thing, even if it worked well; it looks so dreadfullycheese-pressy. It does look a little that way, said I. But Faywill get up something handsome, and Ive no doubt wecan find some good use for this- -perhaps keep it in thecorner for the boys to fool with when they call. They 11be certain to meddle with something, and this may keeptheir hands from the good one. I dont intend to run the office on any such princi-ples, said Ned. The boy that meddles with anythingwill be invited to leave. I2O PHAETON ROGERS. Then you 11 make them all angry, and there wontbe any good-will to it, said I. Ive heard Father saythat the good-will of the Vindicator office was worthmore than all the type and presses. He says the Vindi-cator lives on its good-will. That may be all very nice for the Vindicator saidNed ; but this office will have to live on hard work. But we must be polite to the boys that patronizethe establishment, said I. Oh, ye
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