The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-07-23
AN-ALPHABEr OF sELr-mADE MEN

The following from Household Words give
in brief space the names and characteris-
tics Of eminent living characters who have
raised themselves 10 distinction BY their own
cxenions.
To begin with the letter A, and dash h as.
lily and skippingly on through the alphabet
we find that Anderson, the popular Danish
novelist, was the son Of robler, and educa
ted at a charity school and ,ha, he tried for
years to gain living by various handicrail
trades, being frequently on the very brink Of
starvation. Beranger, the celebrated French
lyric poet, neglected by his vagabond father,
a poor tailor, and was gamn on the streets
OF Paris till promoted Tor time to The Ggnl-
~ off pot boy. Elhu Bunitt, as all know,
was a blacksmilh's apprentice. Carleton,
The Irish novelist, who now onioys a pension
Of f2oo year, is The son Of a peasant and
begged his way 10 knowledge. Rafael Car.
rera, President Of the Republic OF Guatamala
began life as a drummer-boy aud cattle.
driver. Mr. Golden is the son Of small
farmer, and entering warehouse in London
when boy, rose through It's various grades
of service. Sir William Cubitt was work.
ing miller, then joiner and then a mill,
wright. Dumas, the French novelist and
dramMist, is the ilegilimae son Of planter
and negrsss, and was in all but starvation in
Paris, till he hh upon the way 10 distinction.
Farada, the eminent chemist is The son Of
poor blacksmith, and began his career as the
apprentice OF bookbinder. Milard Fill
more. late President OF the United States, was
first ploughboy, then tried the trade Of
clothier, and was then apprenticed to wood
carder. The present Emperor of Hsyti was
born slave. Herring, the animal painter,
began the profession Of art with sign.boards
and coach panels. Jasmn, The Burns Of the
south Of France, is the son Of tailor, and
the grandson of common beggar. Mr..
Lindsay, M. p, the great shipowEer, left his
home in Ayr with 80. Cd. in his pocker, to
push bis fortune, as a ship boy he worked
his passage 10 Liverpool by Assisting in the
coal.hole of a steamer; and for par of the
time sfter he arrived, begged during the day,
and slept in The sheds aud stree, at night
Lough, the distinguished sculptor, began The
world in the capacity as ploughhoy. Min
ie, the inventor Of the well known rife, was
. private soldier. Robert Owen was shop.
boy 10 grocer, and then draper. johann
ues Ronge, the leader Of the German Cclho.
Inc movement, tended sheep when a boy
Stan6eld, the distinguished landscape paint.
er. was oabir boy, and tho ship-masisr was
his frs, patron. Theirs, the well known his
torun, aud ex.rninisier OF France, is the son
Of poor blacksmith, and was educated gra.
sui,ousiy at the public school Of Marseillss
Thomas Wright, the Manchester prison phil
anlhropisi, was weekly worker in an iron.
foundry for fony.seven years, till large sum
of money was taissd by q snbschpiion to
epsble him 10 eauy on bis philan,hropical
iabors. ur,a 5fH a. t.o..- I.f
There 10 encouragement here, we fancy,
for the poor, the down. hearted; and likewise
rebuke for those who are continually harping
on The wrongs OF The INDECENT and impassa-
bls barriers between high and low. IN
.. 4. Essi-s- 81 M
-voLTAIRE.--One evening Voliaire and ri.
ron, who were moHal enc mice, mot al the
house Of . mutual friend, and early the next
morning Piron got up and wrote the word
svillaiD' upon volsaire's door, The latter no.
ticed il whom be came from bis room, and
guessing who inscribed il, be sought liron,
and shaking him cordially BY the hand ,
thanked him for showing him 90 much cont.
tssy, as to leave his tPiron's) name .: bis