The North-Carolina standard., 1847-05-19
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g1ohn Jay, at 29 years Of age, was member ofih
teVelpionary Congress, and being. associated will
Lee ana Llvlng gston on the conlmitte for drafting
an address to the people Of Great, Britain, drew
up that paper himself which was considered one
ot the most eloquent productions of the tims. A
81 ne penned the constitution of New Y ork, ane
70 year was appointed chief justice Of ths
State, Ats4, ne was appointed minister to Spain
II At the age of 26s Thomas Jefferson was lead
ing member of the Colonial Legislature in Vir
ginlas Al 30 he was a member of the Virginia
Convention, at 80 a member, of Congress at 80
ne drafted the Declaration of Independence. ,reaa
Milton, at the age of %, had written his fnes
miscellaneous Poems, including his LAlegro
Penserosop Comus, and the most beautiful of Mono
Dies sdj y,..8b Srt e-z4prosf ri ao;i5saa
Lord Byron, at the age of 90, published his
celebrated satire upon the English Bards an
ScotchsReviewers; at %, the first two Cantos ol
Child HaroId's Pilgrimage : Indeed allthe poetic
treasures of his genius were poured forth 10 their
richest profuson, before he was "a years old; and
he died al 37.,,,-- rar iig, ,a;-j.,I ai,sf,,-ar.
Mozart the great German musician, completed
all his noble compositions before he was Sd years
old and died at 36. b 10! ss&aoh- BIS" sis'e SOS
Pope wrote his published poems by the time he
was I9 years old, at 90 his Essay on Criticism
at 81 the Rape of the Lock, and at Is his great
work, the Translation ofthe Iiad.
.Dr Dwights Conquest of Canaan was com.
menced at the age of l6 and finished at %, AT
the latter age he composed his celebrated dsserta-
ton on9the history, eloquence and poetry of the
Bible which was immediately published3 and re-
published in Europe. g 7ai s1'1' -. i-''"Fq 4a@
A Chapter fn the life of Senator Allen.
Mrs. aAIlen was a lady Of plain, unasst,niing
munpers, and of retiring habits. Her Toss, will
be severely felt by her surviving partner, who was
very warmly devoted to her; and who, during her
hours of Sickness clung around her bedside, with
a heart overcharged with sorrow. There is some
little romance associated with the marriage of Mr..
Allen.iwhich accounts, in some measure for the
more than usual grief of the widower. Allen,
as you we'll know, emigrated from North Caroli-
ma to Ohio He was saddIer, and worked at his
trade for some years in the latter State. When
he ran for Congress, in 1888, he had been Rep
reseptative in the Legislature, and exhibited re.
markablc powers Of eloquence upon the stump
He was, however, poor, and you know what a
damnable crime it is to be poor. 90! 10. --s'1 -
81 Allen courted his now deceased wife, and was
rejected not by her, but by her father, who could
not see what mechanic wanted with his daughter
This occurred while Allen was in the Legislature
and may be circumstance like many others in a
mans life, that settles his destiny forever. 1t ap-
peared that Allen, from that moment, was deter
mined to shine in the world. Every energy was
exerted and every discussion in the Legislature
but raised him in the estimation of the people
The man who forbid him his house became can
didate for the House of Representatives, land i'm
upon his heels, came Allen. He ira
versed the whole district and made speeches at
every cross-road His competitor had the advan-
tage the district but he had neither. the talent
nor the address of the poor saddler.l Allen was
elected. He had got the better of his political op-
poncnt, but he, in turn, had married his daughter
10 some one else 1t was still glorious triumph,
and Allen held up his head, and went on. Tom
Ewing's term in the Senate expired in 1887. and
The the young men determined upon taking Allen
up as their candidate for the successorship. The
Struggle came on, and those who had succeeded in
obtaining majority in the Legislature, combined
heir strength upon Allen and elected him. In
IS49, the poor saddler, who was denied the hand
Of woman because her father did not think him
rich enough, will have served two terms in the
Senate of the United States, from the third largest
State in the Union. But what gives better. con-
,lusion to our story is, that the lady, after being
married to another for some time lost her husband
by death she subsequently, received the addresses
Of her first lover, who had experienced no abate-
nent in his warmth of devotion and finally accept
ed his offer of marriage. They had lived some
few years in the greatest happiness, seldom being
separated, and always prefering to reap pleasure
in the noiseess circle of the fireside, where the
pride, fame and fattery ofthe world are exchaug-
ed for the true. warm and just sentiments of the
heart. Who cannot shed tear of pity over such
] DEATH ~ 81 1852 q" t73 --" 'o,i