Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-08-12
The Smith Family.

| DLIlu, luC TdLOT-STOp man,
who is known all over the country. as
one OF the originals, gave sketch OF
some OF the Smiths in one of his speeches
to the citizens of Providence, R. l., a
few days since. We copy it from a
Providence paper:
Per aps there are some gentlemen in
this respected crowd who do not know
who l am. That am famous know,
and L also know that fame is but of
CO Imperative worth There may be
some gentlemen here, who, although
highly intelligent and we'll versed in
general knowledge, are yet so far be-
hind the times as not to know that my
name is Smith. To such 1 take great
pleasure in introducing myself. -.-i
| Gentlemen, my name IS Smith, and
am proud to say that am not ashamed
oft. 1t may be that no person in this
crowd owns that very uncommon name.
If, however, there be one such, let him
hold up his head, pull up his dickey,
turn up his toes, take courage and thank
his stars that there are "a few more left
of the same sort" #--
Smith, gentlemen is an industri Gus name,
And stands very high in the annals of fame.
Let White, Brown, and Jones increase as they
| will, :
Believe me, the Smiths will outnumbcr them
! Gentlemen, am proud of being an
original Smith, not SMITHE, nor a
SM YTHE, but regular, natural, ori-
ginal SMITH, Smith. Putting a Y
in the middle or an Z at the end won't
do gentlemen. Who ever heard of a
great man by the name of iSn,yth or
Smithe? Echo answers ecAo, and every
body says nobody. But as for Smith,
plain SMITH, Smith, why the pillars
of fame are covered with that honored
name. -...
Who were the most racy, witty and
populous authors of this country? Ho-
race and Albert Smith.
Who the most original, pithv and hu-
morous preacher? Rev. Sidney Smith
To 90 farther back, who was the bold
est and bravest soldier in Sumpter's
army, in the Revolution? A Smith.
Who palavered with Powhattan, gall
wanted with Pocahontas, and became
the ancestor Of the first families in Vir-
ginia? A Smith again.
And who 1 ask, and L ask the ques-
ton seriously and soberly, acho L say is
that man, and what is his name, who
has fought the most battles, made the
most speeches, preached the most SER
mons, held the most offices, sung the
most songs, written the most poems.
courted the most women, kissed the
most girls, run away with the most
wives and married the most Widows
History says, tyou sag, 1 say, and erery-
body says, JOHN SMITH.
TO so back still farther, the Scrip
lures speak of one Alexander the cop
per smith. Farther back still, we read
of Tubal Cain, who was an artifcer in
brass and iron. And L have no doubt,
gentlemen, that the great progenitor of
our race would have beer called Smith,
if his name hadn't been Adam.
And now, gentlemen, in concl usion,
let me ask, who is that benevolent and
self sacrificing individual, who regard
iul Of the wants of humanity, strives to
cheer the hearts of men, to dry up the
tears of women, and hush the cry of
children, by declaring eternal and ex
terminating war against all, each and
every dull, razor, knife, shears, and
scissors in this great and 'sgelorious"
country? Modesty, respected fellow
citizens, that natural and retiring mo-
desty which is so peculiar to that hon
ored family of which L have spoken, for
bids me to mention his name.
Let it suffice to say, that if any gen
tlcman in this most respectable and in
teligent crowd wishes to procure an ar
ticle that is warranted to sharpen his
wifes scissors, his boys knife, his own
razor, his wits or his appetite, 1 stand
ready as the sole representative of all
the Smiths 5, whether blacksmith white
smiths, goldsmiths, silversmith's, cop
persmiths or John Smiths, to sell him
a keen, close, cute, cunning, capable,
curious and capital razor strop, (which,
[ am proud to say, Il have few more
of the same sort" and the price is twen-
ty-fve cents!
THE OTHER SIDE.-Unce in happy
home, sweet bright baby died. On the
evening of the day when the children
! gathered around their mother, all sit
ting very sorrowful, Alice the eldest,
said
"M other, you took all the care Of the
baby while she was here, and you car
ried and held her in your arms all the
while she was i'll; now, mother, who
took her on '.the other side?'
''On the other side of what AliceY'
"On the other side of death; who took
the baby on the other side, mother? She
was so little, she could not go alone"
Jesus met her there" answered
mother. sit is he who took little chill
dren in his arms to bless them. and
said, Suffer them to come unto me, and
forbid them not, for Of such is the king
dom of heavcn?' He took the baby on
the other side"
Ha- Old Mrs. Jones is ninety-two
years of age, and is much given to-
dreaming. On being informed OF the
drowning of Mr.. Brown, she exclaimcd
"La, 1 know'd the poor man was dead,
cause l seed his apparatus in dream,
t'other night"