Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-09
Hon. Andrew johnson.

Hon. Andrew Johnson. =
We take from northern paper the fol
lowing article-giving some Interesting
facts in the history of Ex.Gov. Andrew
johnson, of Tennessee which we recoe.
nize as the sau.o that appeared in the
Gecnpille Patriot and Mouutaiheer some
time ago. We publish it not only because
the incident related took place in an adj
joining district, but also, because the facts
contained init are calculated TO encourage
and stimulate aspiring youth who may be
similarly situated: t
=" Ihis gentleman has recently been cleo.
ted United States Senator by the LcgisIa.
ture of Tennessee, in the place Of Gov.
Jones, v.bo was whg. Andrew johnson
must be in extraordinary luck His rise
and succ,se in public life have been Fc.
markahle, About thirty years ago be WAS
jonrncvman tailor, at Lanrens Cour,
! House, South Carolina. working with Mr..
Denton %! that place, When eighteen
wears old he could neither read nor write.
He moved to Greeuvile, Tennessee. ON
foot, where he opened a shop AS a tailor.
loiaed adeh&ting club. made speeches. and
showed tsleni. He WAS elected, in few
years. memh~r of the Legislatures then
y member of Congress, whore he served
manE years Two or three wears since. he
WAS elected Governor of The State OF Ten.
nessee, and is now United States Senator
"WhilaI working al Llurcns Conrt House
AS n JonrneymaH tailor, he fell in love with
girl in the ueighbotl,ood and courted her.
Gov. Johnson tells the story himself. The
young lady saw something in Andy more
than she could discern. She eugaged her
self to him, provided he could get her moth
er's consent. Andy went one Sunday to
speak to the old lady. His heart failed
him til! towards night, when he mustered
| up courage and popped the question TO the
mother. lie says she broke out on him in
n most terrible TRADE of abuse, and said,
you triiling, worthless vagabond, do you
suppose | a'n going 10 let my daughter
marry wandering journeyman tailor
know what You want you are too lazy to
work, and you are after my property. ~
The Governor said the old woman had four
children aud three pegroesl This was her
fortune. In utter despair, Andy returned
to the village mortified aud cres, fallen.--
lie determined%o quit the place and for
gel his love, after meeting with such scorn
aud contempt from the mother.
II sometimes happens that Young Girls
have deeper insight into character than
Their parrnt>. Ii was the case, as Col.
Bcptou acknowledges. with Jessie when
she ran of with Col Fremon aud got mar
| rled very much against The wishes of her
father and mother. But Miss W%#% did
MOI have the same sclfwll, or the same
abiding confidence in her Judgment and
love that Miss Benton had, She was "a
iraid 10 encounter that indignation and
towering temper which had so eflectuallv
oowed Andy We DO not know, however.
that Andy had courage enough TO make The
proposition TO run off with her. Ifhc did.
ii was reiecied"
GIvE HIM a TRADE.-If education is
the great buckler and shield of human lib
erty wcll-devclopcd Industry is equally the
buckicr aud shield OF individual indepen
donce As an unEtiling resource through
lite, give your son, equal with good edu-
cation, good honest trade. on make him a
farmer Botterany trade than none; thors,
is ample field for the adopticnof of every Is,
clination in this respect. Learned profeS
siops, and speculative enp)oyments may
iall man, but an honest handicraft trade.
seldom or ncver--if its pussesSor choose to
exercise it. Let him feel, too. that honest
labor crafts arc honorable and noble. The
men of tradcs-thc real creators of what,
ever is most essential to the necessities and
welfare Of nmnkind--cannot be dispensed
with they, above all others, in whatever
repntc they may be held by their fastidieus
fellows, must work at the oar of human
progress or all is lost But few brown.
handed trade workers think of this, or ap,
preciatc the real position and power they
compass.
| Give your son a trade, no matter what
| fortune he may have or may seem likely 10
inherit. Give him trade and an educaG
tion---at any rate a trade With this he
cnn atways battlc with temporal want, eau
always be independent.
rs a SNAKE sroRY, --The following ,at,cc.
dote is.a yJdct. 1t was told by a gentleman
who witnessed it: An Indian came TO
q certain agency in the northern part Of
Iowa to procure some whiskey for Young
warrior, who had, as he said, been bitten
by aratticsnake. AT frat the agent did
not credit his'story, but the carnestncss Of
j the Indians and the urgency Of the case,
overcome his scrupies, and turning to aet
4 the liquor, he asked the Indian how much
4 he wanteda (. -Four quart, answered In
dian. go Four quaFtsS' asked the 'agent, :
in surprise; 'tnuch as that2 1sYos,a se.
Piled the Indian, speaking through biz. set