The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-02-11
JOHN SMITH.

French-Jean Smeets.
Greek-Ion Skimitton.
Russian-Iouloff Schmittowski.
Polish--Ivan Schmittiweiski
Chinese-Tahn Shimmit.
J Icelandic--Tahne Smittson.
Welsh--Jihon Scmidd.
Tuscarora--Ton- Ia Smittla.
And if he has ever felt an inclination to
disown his appellation, and become plain
Mr.. Brown, or Jones, then let him read
the following and we venture 10 say he
will be ready to throw up his his hat and
shout "viue la Smith," It is a harangue
recently delivered in. one Of our neighbor-
ing cities, by Smith the razor strop man,
who evidently glories in his title:
Gentlemen, my name is Smith, and I
am not ashamed Of it. 1t may be that no
person in this crowd OWES that uncom~
mon name. If, however, there be one
such, let him hold up his head, pull up
his dicky. turn out his toes, take courage,
and thank his stars that there are a few
more left Of the same sort.
Smith, gentlemen, is an illustrious nnme.
And stands very high in the annals of fime.
Let White, Brown and Jones increase as they
will,
Believe me that Smith will outnumber them
still.
Gentlemen, I am proud Of being an
original Sm,tA;; not SMITHE, nor a
SM YTH, but regular, natural, original
SMITH, Smith, putting Y in the mid
die or an E at the end won't do, gentle
men. Who ever heard offs great man by
the name Of Smyth, or Smitb>e? Echo
answers who? and everybody answers
nobody. Butas for Smith, plain SMITH,
Smith, why the pillars Of fame are cover
ed with that honored and revered name.
Who are the most rscy, witty, and
popular authors Of this century? Hor-
ace and Albert Smith.
Who was the most original, pithy and
humorous preacher? Rev. Sidney Smith.
To go farther back. who was the bra
vest and noblest soldier in Sumpter's ar
my, in the Revolution? A Smith.
Who palavered with Powhattan, gall
wanted with Pocahontas, and became the
ancestor Of the first families in Virginia :?
A Smith, again.
And who, I ashland ask the ques-
ton seriously and soberly--who, I say. is
that man, and what is his name, who has
fought the most battles, made the most
speeches, preached the most sermons,
held the. most Offices, sung the most songs,
written the most poems, courted the most
women, kissed the most girls, runaway
with the most wives, and married the
most widows? History says, you say, and
everybody says, John Smith.
"OLD ADE's" LAsT.-Some may think
hat Abraham Lincoln, our late candidate
for U. s. Senator against Douglas, feels
greatly disappointed and agrieyedbec
Of his defeat. On the contrary, we as
sure both his supporters and opponents
hat 10 man ever took defeat more phi
losophically or good -uaturedly.
A gentleman who was at Springfield
last week, tells us that on the day Of the
election of Douglas by the Legislature,
number of"Old Abe's'' friends called on
him, and one of them remarked: "Welb
Abe, I suppose you are not going to cry
for split milk are you?"
.'As to that" rejoined Lincoln, with
his accustomed good natured smile, II
am in the predicament Of tall young fel-
low I once heard tell on, who IN running
up hill stumbled and hurt ibis toe quite
badly. Some one coming up asked him
whether he was going to cry or laugh a.
bout it. "Wall.' said the tall youth, 4
suppose am too big to cry about Il, but It
hurts too asgful bad to laaghP"
The company exploded at SO apropos
an illustration, our tall Abe joining in as
heartily as the rest.-Caicqgo Jour.
nEA friend of ours has dipper with