The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-04-02

Simon Cameron.
We find the following sketch Of this distin-
guished son of Pennsylvania in the November
No. of Hdrper's Magazine. Since his late re-
election to the United States S.nate, it will be
read with additional interest:
Thirty years ago ha,efuoted boy loated
down the Susqurhanna river Iaft and ur-
rived at Harrisburgh, in Pennsylvania. He
came from the North, and belonged 10 large
family. He had all his worldly goods tied up in
small red and yellow cotton handkrrchief.-,
He sought, and with good deal Of difficulty al
length obtained, employment in printing Office,
as all apprentice. From an apprentices he aros,
to bs journeyman; then to be reporter in the
State L-gislature--the an editor
" The blrefoOted printers boy has thus worked
his way agaius, obstacles which the poor only
know. But the ptrs,vrrng follower in Frank
lIu's footsteps brgnn now to realiz, the fruits of
his pstient toll and privatinn. Th. young as
pirant became printer 10 The S,ute, and by fru-
gal management was soon enabled TO accom-
plish the Object nesrest to his heaIt-the estab-
lishment Of his mother in home above want
in the possession Of every comfurt she could
desire
" His brothers were his next care and, like
Napoleon. he had strong arm with which to
aid them--an indomitable perseverance. that
nothing could successfully obslruct. In few
years they, too, with his sisters, were indepen-
dent of the world. The once barefooed prin-
ler's boy was in possession Of afiIence. and
surrounded by young and affeCtionate family.
But he did not stop here. lie was the
friend Of the friendess-thc Patronof mrrit
the encouroger Of industry. He rose in hon
or and in office, until the poor birefooted
boy, who entered printing office at Harrisburg
hungry and weary, laid down his bundle on a
pile of wet paper, and asked to become prin.
ter's apprentice, was elected q Senator in Con-
gress of the United States.
THAT man was Simon Cameron, Of Penn
sylvsnia.' .....
This is an isolated case, out OF many similar
cases that may perhaps arise in the mind OF the
reuder. But wheI' save in our own glorious
I country, could these true histories be written
! SMILEs.-Nothing on earth can smile but man
Gems may fash reflected light. but what is a dia
mon l-aash compared with an eye-hash and mrth-
fash 2 Flo vers cannot smile. This is charm
which even they cannot claim. Birds cannot smile,
nor any living thing. 1t is The prerogative of man.
1t is the color which love wears, AMI cheerfuness
and joy--these three 1t is the light in the win
dow of the face, by which the heart signifies to
hthe' husband, or friend, tha. it is ct home and!
waiting. A face that cannot smile is like bud
that cannot blossom and dries upon the stalk -
! La lighter is day and sobriety is night, and smile
is the twilight that hovers gently between both,
mo bewitchng than either. But all smiles are
not alike. The cheerIulness or vanity is not like
the smile of love. The smile of grltfed pride is
not like the radiance Of goodness and truth. The
rains of summer fail alike upon all trees and shrubs
But when the storm passes and on every leaf hangs
a drip, each gentle puff of wind brings down a
pretty shower, anil every drop brags with it some.
thing of the nature OF the loat or blossom on
which it hung the roadside leaf yields dust the
walnut leaf bitterness; some flowers poison while
the grape blossom, the rose and the sweet briar
lend their aroma to the twnkling drops and send
them down pcrfumed And so it is with smiles
which every heart perfumes according to its ma
ture--sellshness is acrid pride, bitter good
will, sweet and fragrant. ~ Henry Ward Beecher
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