Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1860-10-27
Glory Of A New orleans Boy.

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York Times and Messenger OF the I'd inst,
Paul Arthur was born in the city of New
Orleans. His parents were ponr, hard work.
ing people, and Paul was their only child
Before &c was old enough to wear jacket
and trousers, his father died, and shortly at
tor the mother removed with her little boy to
the city of Baltimore, where she has since
resided, obtaining for herself and son scant
support by taking in washing. BY dint OF
birthplace and perseverance the boy. picked
up a little knowledge of the French, q could
read well the English language, whilst hard
ly out of his slips. Some four years ago
Mr. Joseph Jefferson ['Our American Cou-
sin observed the little fellow about the
door, of the theatre in Baltimore, and, al-
though his dress was much the worse for wear,
his span king eye and intelligent couDtenance
attracted the attention Of the comedian, and
acquaintance between them was the conse-
quence-an acquaintance which has proved
thus far highly honorable to both. Mr.. jet
tersons friendly advice aud pecuniary aid
has kept Paul FROM the strong chances and
temptations of ''gettng lost"
During the session of the last Congress,
Mr.. Pennington, the Speaker, on passing
through Baltimore, was SO pleased at the ap-
pearance of the boy that he ofered him the
appointment ut page to the House Of Repre-
senatives but Paul was then studying for a
more ambitious p st. and he respectfully de-
cliDed the offer. A few month ago, without
consulting single Ie.scu, Paul wrote a let
ter direct to Louis Napoleon, Emperor Of
France. stating that he WAS orphan, with
all its destitutlon verging upon fifteen years
of age, four ieet and eleven inches in height
and that his 1ondest desire was to receive
military education and become soldier in
the French army! In just four weeks from
the date Of thut letter Paul received, at the
FUst Office ID Baltimore. letter from the
hsh hest military officer under Napoleon, stat
ing that the Emperor had selected place
for the orphun boy in the first school Of
France, aud had placed the necessary funds
to detray all expenses IN the hands Ofan agent
at 4avTe. who would receive him on his ar
rival, with ii special request for him to report
himself to the Emperor at his earliest plea
sure.
Paul flew to arms, and through the aid of
Nlr, Jefferson, procured Il becoming outfit,
and then tortitying himself with testimonials
OF the truth of all that he had written to the
Emperor, took passage on the United States
steamer Illinois. which sailed from New York
August 1lth. and arrived ut Havre on the
23d of the same month. Mr.. Jefferson has
received the glad intelligence that the will
dcst dreams OF the orphan boy, Paul Arthur,
are now being fully realized in the heart Of
France. Good old mother of Paul Arthur,
weep not for your boy he yet has father
worthy of the name, and all his youthful play
mates will live but to pray for his bright ex-
ample,
A NEWSPAPER REM1N1scEScE-I TIE Late
~. Latn,Saem-AIr George w. Kendall
writes from Texas to the New Orleans Plea
yuue:
Office OF the National inteligencer, in Wash
ington city, where we we're both employed,
that first became acquainted with Francis
Ashbury Luulsden Born in North Carolina,
OF good old revolutionary stock, he had serv-
ed .lu apprenticeship with the elder Gales in
the Office of the Register at Raleigh. He
was now III the erupiUy of tho jutlivr Gales ut
the seat of government, and from the first
strong friendship sprang up between US. We
met again in New Orleans the following year
We finally started the Picayune together, and
from that period close am. ty and friendship
existed between u.s. Faults LumsdeO had,
as who of us has not. but they were SO GOV
cred up With long list of generous and en-
nobliBg qualities, that all were forgotten as
soon as committed. At every social circle or
gathering he was the life and soul; at every
roll-call of charity his name was heard among
the first and when the dark hour of adyer-
sity fell upon friend, Lumsden was there to
light his way through the trial or difficulty.
sa Every man is a missionary now and
forever, for good or evil, whether he intends
or designs it or not. He may be blot, IA
dating his dark influence outward to the-yery
circumference of society or he may be a
blessing spreading benediction over the length
and breadth of the world; but blank he
cannot be. There are no moral blanks; there
ara no neutral characters. We are either
the sower that sows and corru, u, or the light
that splendidly iilnminates, and the salt that
silently operates; but being dead or alive,
every man speaks
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