The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-15
GEORGE WILSON.

a.!ew ysarI aimee, The Rev. Mr.. Gal.
.aaAsI wss walking in The streets II Hart.
ford, there came running to hin q poor
boy. Of very ordinary 6rs; sight appear.
saee. but whose intelligent eye 6xsd ihs
gsnielan's aIas:io1. - he boy iaauir.
ed. Sir, can you :sli me Of man Who
would iIks bog 20 ~ork kF kin AMI
lssra - resdf" Whose boy are yeu,
aad wssrs 60 you live ?" ~ have no
parents" vas he reply. "and have ius,
rln away from he work house because
they will net teach mo 10 read" The
reverend gsnslsman made srfssgsnenls
with the auihoriliss Of The tcwr, AMI took
The boy 1910 his Ssh family. There lie
learned 20 read.
Nor vas this al. He coon acquired
the con6isnss Of his associates. sy his
fai;hfulness and honesty. lie vas allow.
edibs use Of bic trend. library, aud made
rsPid progress IN The acquisition Of know
ledge. II became necessary after while
Ina, George should lssvs NJ. Gsllsudet,
sni be became apprentiesd 10 q cabinet
maker ia the nsighborhood. There, ihs
sans Integrity won for him the same "a.
vor OF Lie new associates. To crafty his
inc!InaIion fcr s,ady. his master had In.
tie room suishea sOr him 10 ira spa. p.a
of she shop. whs'e be dsvoisa bic leisure
time 10 BE tavori,s psna.s. Here he
made large siiainmsnts in the malhema-
lies. ia the Preach language, and olhsr
branchrs. - 49, z@5 80
After being IN this situation few years.
40 be sat 81 Tea with the family. one svs-
hing, be al at once remarked TIA, he want. |
e. 10 20 10 France. Go 70 France, ~
sad his nIs;sr, surprised that The apps.
ren:ly contensd snd happy youth had |
thus Suddenly become DISSATISFIED with
his siiuation-" for WHAT" "A.k Mr..
Gallaucst 10 tea 20. morrow evening, - con-
timed George, and ! will explain"
His reverend friend vas invited accord
iayly. aud al tea inns ihs apprentice pre-
scented himself with his manuscripts in
English and French. and explained his
Singular intention 10 20 TO France. POI
I'm the time OF Napolson. he said,
"a prize vas offered by the French Co
vernmeni for the simplest rule Of measur-
ing plain surfaces Of Whatever outline.
The prize has reVer been awarded, aud
thst method I have discovered" lie
then demonstrated his problem to the sur.
prise aud qualification Of his friends, who
immediately furnished him with means Of
defrsy;ng HE expenses. I'D wi.A letters
Of inirodarsion TO the Hon. Lewis Cass,
hen our Minister At the court n France.
He was introduced tn Louis Philippe. and
in the presence Of King. the mobiles, and
the American youth de-
bic problem. and received n
plsutiis Of the Court. He received The
prize which he had clearly won, besides
valuable presents from Lhe King.
He then took lsners Of Introduction.
md proceeded TO the Court Of 81. Jsme,.
where bs took up similar prize offered
BY some Royal Society, and returned to
The U. States. Here he wss preparing
10 secure The benefit Of his discovery, by
''ten', when he received letter from the
Emperor Nicholas himself, one Of whose /,
ministers had attended his demonstrations
II 81. James. inviting him 10 make hi. re-
asen"s ai'he Russian Court and furnish
ag him With ample means for his onifi,. q
lie complied with the invitation, re-
aired TO 81. Petersburg. and i. nov pro- :
ss'oF Of narhsmaii:s in the Royal Col 10
sgs. under the special protection Of the
Iu;ocrat Of all the Russiast 5s-..-.
This narrative the writer has never seen n
hu, the gshslefasa who sels,- n
d to him the circumstances attributed the II
angular success Of young Wilson 10 his a
integrity sad fsithfulness. lii g..
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