Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-04-10

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was to clean The bo6S ~ 49, ~ s b ~
University. He we es@PaIlsk e ugAn
this m0nicl employment 70 NhtAlM - RQRpnau
bright generous, lad, andhe soon W0a us 6olil
fidence of the students Some o. q 1sOa
posed to instruct him short tin8 1aHa
which proposition he aCcoptad With; do1ialllt.
He surprised his teachers by, bis E1py
progress lie lost not moment but ~
himself SO diligently and perSevefingit l6nS
sutdies, that he was eminently guccesaf1h htkRe
cry youth with the same excellent 0ualitioe
will succeed in any laudable undertaking. -
This lad became the eloquent George WHIT
field, who preached the gospel to tS09sAAae
upon thousands in the open fields. TTI1S 4aNdr
Of the students would have avAiled him moth
ing without his energy, industry, and pereer
vcrance. Indeed, 1t was these qualities h the
boy, in connection with others, which ara
attracted the attention Of the studeuEHtTo iSi7
Eighty years ago boy was.boFn N Salem,
Massachusetts, Of obscure parcntage, end ip
very lowly circumstances. His mother dieo
when he was ten years of age, though 6h6
lived long enough to impress bis AeapC AWieA
the love of truth. His father was O. Door
that he could afford his boy but limited cd
vantAges to acquire an education. On account
Of his poverty this lad wore his sdninUr
clothes to school one winter, and becAmet DO
laughing stock Of the scholars. Whdn OnlY
eleven or twelve years Of age, he was AppEeN-
ticed to shoemaker, who kept him q do
shop, though he allowed him slate and pH6-
Gil on his bench. Yet this boy imprSved
every opportunity; and without teCl xnnIa1r
vanced daily in knowledge, and finally became
the renowned mathematician, Nathaniel BOW-
ditch. ''f' 'a'laD
Patrick Henry was the son Of poor MIin
in Virginia. In early life he STRUGGLED haASi
with poverty, and gave little promises Of ydjs-
tinctiOn in any pursuit But be. finally DE-
voted himself with energy and perseverance
to his studies, and became the 1ns6sE' ll1sd
orator of his age. l21 LaseQo1a
Benjamin Franklin was tho son ofA Aalle1-
chandler in Boston. He was the y0Nngebt
but two Of seventeen children, and having
poor father, penury was his lot At ten xsars
Of age he was taken from school, and placed
in his fathers workshop. OF course bis etSiy
advantages were few, but he triumphed over
every obstacle, by his own ex6rti0n6, 1and
placed himself in the front rank Of philQsC-
pliers.
AeTc, tncn, Ii uIVIne, mAtnemouclAn,
statesman, . philosopher, each Of whom dis
tinguished himself without any Of thUee
worldly advantages to which you often atnnsh
30 much importance. The above may. DO
taken as q few illustrations Of large psTt Of
honOred men in the various departmefStS Of
human effort 20 o'lSo1
We may add, in word, that VirgiIs AAGher
was potter. Luther was the soa of ApOOr
miner, and Zuinglius Of shepherd BpnYaA's
father was travelling tinker. Columbus was
the son Ofa weaver, and Milton Of sctivtner.
bloomfield, GibbOn, Clifford, Linnmus, d..
Carey, and ROdger Sherman, wers shOsnakss.
CowlCy was the son Of . grocer, PopA a lip-
en- draper, Collins Of hatter, Beattse and
Butlsr of fhEmsFs, and AkUnUlds nd Henry
KIRK White of butchssz 'J6seAv IsysUgWSs
the sOu q . baEbsr, John Huht6i ofSIaaabap-
ter, and Scott The commentatOr. ,of q lnlayier.
The father Of John Opie. the great Epgasyh
portrait painter, was carpentef, and Opie
was raised from the bottom Of ! ssW-Sit
where he was employed in cutting wood, to
the PrOfsssOrShip Of painting in the Royal
Academy. ~. r5 20,