Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-23
The smith E:llniIY.

who is known all over the country as on,
Of the ori ginals. gave a sketch of some o
the Smiths in one of his speeches to the
citizens of Providence r. I. few day
since. We copy il from Providcnc,
paper.
Perhaps there are some gentlemen ir
this respected crowd, that do not know
who aTf That an famous | know
aud also know that fame is of bu,
comparative worth. There may be some
gentlemen here. who, althou h highly
intelligent and well vcrscd in genera
knowledge arc yet 50 far behind the times
as not to know that my name is Smith
10 such take great pleasure in intro.
ducing myself
Gentlemen my name is Smith, and ]
am proud to say, | am not ashamed Of
1t. 1t may be that no person in this
crowd owns that very Uncommon name.
l, however. there be one such, let him
hold up his head, pull up his dickey,
turn out his toes. take courage and thank
his stars that there are "a few more left OF
the same sort
>mitt, Gentlemen. /. an inlnstrfou. name.
A.d -tteis very high IN the annals of fame
iof " httss Brown aud Jones Increase A. they will
Bal,r,s me the smiths will outnurnber them still. .
l Gentlen1n | am proud of being an
isiual Smith; not SNITHE, nor a
SM THE. but regular. natural, orig.
inal SMITH, Smith. Putting Y in
the middle or an L at the end won't do
gentleman. Who ever heard of great
man by the name Of Smyth or Smith !:
Echo answers who and everybody SAYS
nobodg But as for Smith, plain SMITH
Smith, why the pillars of fame arc cover
ed with that honorsd and revercd name.
Who were the mos. racy. witty and
popular authors Of this century Horace
end Alb,rt Smith.
Who the most original. pithy and hu-
mourous preacher: Reverend Sidney
Smith.
! To 90 farther back, who was the bold.
est and braves. solder in Sumptcr's ar
my, in the Revolution, A Smith.
Who p;lavcrcd with Powha,tan. gal
lanted with pocahontas, and became the
ancestor OF the first families in Virginia
A Smith again.
! And who | ask. and ask the question
seriously and soberly, rho say is that
man and What is his name, who has
fought the most battles ma e the most
speeches, preached the most sermons,
held the most offices, sung the most
songs. written the most poems, courted
the most women, Kissed t. C most girls
run away with the most wives and mar
RED the most widows History says
y'" say, 7 say und ererylofy says JOHN
Smith.
To 60 back still farther, the scriptures
speak of one Alexander the Copper Smith
Farther back still we read OF Tubal Cain,
Who was an artiicer in brass and iron.
He must have undoubtedly have been a
black Smith. And | have no doubt,
gentleman, that the great progenitor of
our race woul have been called Smith,
if his name had no, been Adam.
And now. gentlemen. in conclusion
let me ask. who is that benevolent and
self sacrificing individual who, reg1rdful
of the wants of humanity, strives to
cheer the hearts Of men. to dry up the
tears OF women, and hush the cries OF
children, by declaring eternal and exter-
minating war against all, each and every
dull razor, knife. shears and scissors in
this great and glorious country: Mod
cstv. respected fellow citizens, that nat
ural and retiring modesty which is so
peculiar to that honored family Of which
| have spoken, forbids me to mention his
name.
Let it suffice to say, that if any gentle
men IN this most respectable and intelli-
gent crowd, wisheh to procure an article
that is warranted to sharpen his wifc's
scissors. Lis boys knife. his own razor:
his wits or his appetite; stand ready as
the sole representative of all the Smiths
whether blacksmith, whitcsmith, gold
smith, silvcrsmith, coppersmith or John
SMITH, to sell him a close. keen, cute,
cunning, capable, curious and capital ra-
zor strop, of which, l am proud to say
Il have few more left of the same sort,
y IL :,