Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-10-30
A VERMONT FAMILY.

fIi gs3i Il VEkMONTsfAMILr.
b. Thsyc is.much philosophy end good humor
in the following sketch, which we find in the
IN. H. Mirrcr. We understood
Il is from the pen Of G. Q. Colion, the associate
Of Or. Boynton, the lecturer. W 49, Ell
'uf AFAMILY PICTURE. ian %.
Mr.. Editor: propose TO draw picture Of
''our family for sour readers, and promise
il shall be as truthful ss the majority Of bio.
graphical porlraitufes, drawn by interested
parties. r'.i
Our family is only remarkable for numbers, |
there being ten sons and two daughters We
were raised among the green hills Of Vermont.
BY The aid OF course fare and the absence oI
doctors, all HE ehildsen, with The exception
Of one infant, reached the are Of ihiry'six
years. Only two have since died, ss also our
sainied mother. The limited means Of our
father only enabled him 10 furnish US o com
mon school education; but we were .tTained
10 habits Of industry and The most rigid integ-
rity, With these. endowments--ihe best tbpt
could be given--we were thrown upon our
own resources for successes in life. At the
age OF fifteen or sixteen, each wEs consulted
as 10 The choice Of business or profession he
desired 10 adopt. With falheEs blessings
and mothers prayers, we went forth 10 seek
our fortunes. Let US see the fesuli.
have one brother. Justice Of the. Peace,
"wih fair round belly aud good capon lined"
though he never read Blackstone.
j have another brother, a clergyman, and
chaplain OF the U. s. Navy, who, having ira.
veled through ell parts Of the worlc, has lost
his seciaIian ism, and because he has transfer
red his religion hom his head Tor face) 10 his
heart, is thought by some 10 have lost il. He
hos teen a Governor Of California. WINS sp.
pointed a HisiographeS Of The South Sea Ex-
plorng Expedition, and filled several other
important Offices under government. He had
The honor Of insiiiuting the FIRST trial by jury
in California, building the first school house,
publishing the FIRST newspaper, and making
the first public announcement e( The discovery
Of gold. His poems and lreraEy productions
are his best memorials, lie died for years
since. arfE -ts. '...-
| have anolber brother, clergyman, who Is
q theological book. worm, ond points out 10
others the way 10 heaven with mathema tcol
accuracy, but stays behind himself 10 pick uT
The stragglers.
have another brother, cloth.dresser, who
if moi q gentleman himself, has been mainl,
: instrumental 10 making gentlemen Of others
;, have snoiher,a book binder, whose an
! has been consulted in The seleclion Of many {
! library.
, have another brother, holder, who
: regards slavery an evil and libeiiya blessing
but holds bis slaves foi their good.
I have another brother, farmar, who thinks
; his duty performed when he reads the T'ri
g Lunc, and IS for Liberty and The Meme Law
have another brother, tanner, courier
and shoe maker, who has been so long tinker
i ing the understanding Of other people, that b.
u has become quite philosopher himself. ]
this The reason why ali shoemakers are pro
o verbal phi losophers? .~
d have BisleT, who has around her min
: representatives Of her obedience 10 one oi ;h
n commands; and another sister, who not LAWN
e any children oil her own 10 provide for, ha
i assumed the Gaze OF q whole brood ready pre-
e vded.
+ Aad then there is yonr humble corIespon
e dent-ihe timan, as he was for a time calle
e WHO was once doctor, in embryo) but hay
/ ing "throxp physic TO the dogs" is now liz
ihg by bis wits. In throw oi the dice, (C
Al fofiune) he once came down Judge in Cal
" lornia, and after dispensing (or dispensr
b, With justice for o while, came home with b
le pockets filled with "dust," and salted il dow
l. in Syracuse, believing that salt would say
l. him from poverty He is now managing
ID ho,k and crook ami in an honorable way,
I'd adj 10 bis pile. "sfa
IS We have over us our venerable father, wi
10 is in The ninety second year of his age,
b. whom we all look with the highest reverend
a. and flial affection. fIe can walk six miles
id day with great ease. and his memory is
e, slto~g that he caR repeat large portion
IN the Bible. also whole sermons, aud more th;
g. seven hundred slanzas OF Watts Psalms al
10 hymns. We believe that to the early rel
OF glous tiaining we received from him, nided
as the strong common sense Of oar mother, ur
'r, led TO habits OF economy and industry whi
as he inculcated, we owe whatever success
lSt haye attained 10 lie. We are all "weil
on do" ia tie wosld, aad s0me have becor
y. wealthy. We are oil temperance men, II n
II tteetotallers. We are oil professors olreligio
il not Christians though we take widely d
!" fereni roads on The heavealy way. was
he reminded OF good Methods, preacher, VIII
IN addressing a congrega ion Of different demon
en- nations h1aE
rs "Bre,hren, il is true we don't hitch hors
'el very we'll here, but We aTe comforled with
'ni reflection that We shall be able 10 do SO wh
&c. we arrive in the stable Of eternal salvation
nd There is one reflection to be drawn from
above picture. Wealth acquired by gift is
blessing bot often q curse. lf our father !
been wealthy and given esch.of sus ten The
cir sand dollars, some OF US would have grown
-, in idleness and dissipation, and ended in pt
Gu eriy and crime. There can be no question
iel this.
ind "Honor and shame from no condition rise
20 Act well your part-there oil honor lies"