The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-11-18
The Smith Fannie

Henry Smith, the razor.s,rop mnp who ..
known all over the country as one Of the orioinn,s
B",o u sNe,.h OF 'ne smiths in one of his speech
Vs " 'he c''lzehS OF providence, 4. l.. few tinys
since. We copy it from Providence pnpcr
fernaps there nre somo gentlemen in his re.
Spected crowd who do not know who 7 nm, Tho,
am famous, know; but fame is of comnaro,Ivc
worm. There may be some gentlemen here w,bo
althoughly intelligent and well vcrsed in grnorsi
knowledge, are yet so far behind tue times os no,
10 know that my name Is Smith. To such. take
great pleasure in introducing myself.
uenuemeh' my name is Smith, and am proud
to say nm not ashamed of it. IL mav bc tha,
no man in this crowd has that yery uncomm"n "'
name. II, however, there be one such lct hin,
mold up his head, pull up his dickey, turn out his
toes. take courage, aud thank his stars TINT iber.
are "a lew more left Of the same sort"
smith Hontemen, 10 an industrious Rame
Aud stands very high in the annals of fnmr
let White, Brown aud jones incress. n, thsv ill
belieNe me, the Smiths will ounumber them stiIl
Gentlemen, am proud OF being an oririr.,
Smith; not n SMlTHE. nor q SMYTHE bnt
regular natural, original SMITH Smith. Putting
II III the middle, or an Il AT the end won, do
gentlemen. Who ever heard of great man hy
the name of Smyth or Smith c? Echo answer:
'eho; and everybody says nobody Bu, as Tor
Smith-pIaln SMITH, Smith-why, the pillars
OF 'aie nEe covered with the honored and rcverued
name ~
Who were the most rncy, witty, and no,u,or
authors OF this century? Horace and Albert
Smith. 'N'oe''
VINO was tho most humorous, pithy, and oriri
nal preacher? Rev. Sidney Smith.
10 go farther back. who wus the bol,lest mil
oraycst soldier in Sumpters army, in the R.volu-
ton? A Smith,
=, Who palavered with Po vhattan, galivan,ed with
Pocahontas, and became the ancestor of rho S,,,
families of VirgniaH A Smith again
And who. ask. and ask the question serious.
~ and sobery; who, say is tina man. and what
Is ms name, who has fought the most battles
m"ue thc most speeches preached the most scr.
mons. held the most Offices sung the most sonps
written the most poems. .courted the most women
Kissed the most girls. ran away with the most
wNes ahd married the most widows? History
SMlrHl ''""
10 go back still further, tho Scriptures sneak
OF one Alexander, the copper smith. Farther
nhck stlll we read OF rubal Cain who was an ar
tltcer IN brass and iron. He must undoubtedly
have been blacksmith. And have no doubt
gentlemen but the great progcnitor of our raco
would have BEEN Smith fhis name hud not been
Adam. Wv"
And now, gentlemen, in conclusion, let me .sk
VINO Is that benevolent and sclt-sacrGcng indiyid.
ual, who, regardful for the wants of humanity.
strives 10 cheer the hearts of men, to dry up the
tears OF women, and hush the cries OF chidred bv
declaring eternal and extermina,ing wur against
all each and every dull razor knife. shears, and
scissors IN this great and "gcorias country
Modesty, respected fellow citizens. that natural
aud retiring modcsiy which is so peculiar to that
honorcd family of which have spoken, forbids
me to mention his name
Let 1t suffice to say, that il any gentleman in
tu's respected crowd, wishes to procure an article
tlut IS warranted to sharpen his wies scissors hiS
boy knie, his own razor his wits or his appetite,
stand ready, as the sole representative OF all tho
Smiths, whether blacksmiths white smiths, silver.
smiths copper smiths. or John Smiths, TO sell
him keen, close, cute, cunning. capable, curious.
aud capital razor strop, of which, | am proud to
say. have = a few none left OF the same Sort"
and the price is twenty -fye cents.