Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-16
A Shoemaker Senator

1t may or may not be generally
known that Senator Henry Wilson.
now serving his sixteenth year in the
Senate, and just elected for six more
used to besa shoemaker. and that his
original name was Jerry l.. Goliath. of
Natick, Mass. Those whoido not agree
with Mr.. Wilson's opinions can not
fail to give him credit for having work
his way onward and upward" with a
success In which the suppression or
concealment OF those opinions has had
nothing to do. The Shoe and Leather
Reporter pleasantly refers to Wilson's
early career as follows:
''Colbath worked hard; he wanted
money, and was determined to have
an education, both at once, and that
Immediately. He had worked on a
farm, as a bound boy, near his native
place, until attaining his majority.
where the cravings of his spirit for high
honors and distinction had been meas
urably filled in the renown accorded to
the conquering hero, for it is beyond
dispute that he Invariably came off vic
torious in his encounters with the local
bullies, whose fame ranked i'm the
mind of the jealous champion. who
could brook no rival. Wonderful sto-
ries are told of Colbath- he worked
or studied all night, and sometimes un-
remittipgly for thirty-six hours. Once
he vunuertook to smakeffty pairs of
shoes without sleep; that Job was then
reckoned weeks. work. Commencing
on Monday morning, he got as far as
the forfy-seyehth shoe on wednesday
night, but the pegs, as they made the
circuit OF the sole, had begun to assume
the picturesque zigzag of the Virginia
worm fence, and nothing prevented the
smashing of fingers save, the waning
energy with which the hammer came
down while the future Senator slept
Jerry Goliath subsequently became
quite well known as Henry Wilson,
and manufactured shoes for some time
at Natickon his own account.
.. Mr.. Wilson's subsequent change of
name was for reasons satisfactory to
and creditable to himself, and which
are of no great interest to the reader
possibly none of his business. His po-
litical history is well known.
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