Excerpt from The Clockmaker, or the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville, Vol. 2 of 3 IN consequence of the favourable opinion expressed by you Of the First Series of The Clockmaker, an' English Publisher was in duced to reprint it in London; andi am in debted to that circumstance for an unexpected introduction, not only to the British Public, but to that Of the United States. The very flattering reception it met with in both coun tries has given rise to the present volume, which, as it owes its origin to you, offers a suitable opportunity of expressing the thanks of the Author for this and other subsequent acts Of kindness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.