Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-06-19
Henry WiISOn.

nent place IN the politics of the country with
out any advantages OF birth or culture il
early life. lie was born at Farming on. y. II
on the 10Th day of February, 1872. Hu
parentage was of the humblest, for he wal
barely ten years Of age when he was ap
prentlced to a farmer IN the vicinity fOl
eleven years. His master was a kind and
generous man, who sent the hard-workiDs
boy to school in the intervals of agriculture
labor, and here he soon developed a great
taste for reading He hungered after kn0wl
edge, AMI his evident desire 20 learn induced
a lawyer of Pennington to otIer him the free
use OF his library. which was fortunately
very extensive one. Here the statesman il
embryo reveIed, and, in after life. he la.
declared to friends that he believes he read
during those eleven years a hundred volume,
a year. When he became twenty one he haC
exhausted the library. His Indeutures were
now completed and, ii he had chosen to be-
come farmer, opportunities Uf advance
mcut were not wanting, for everybody liked
the shy, bashiul awkward youth, with hi,
broad high forehead. his honest eyes and his
immense but somewhat Gosult9rv stores OF
Information. But be had resolved uu1n
quitting Pennington and seeing the world.
/ Putting hIz few clothes and his books. his
only treasure, int0a bundle. he sIung il across
his shoulder and walked glvly off to Natick
10 Massachusetts where he hired himself 70
q shoemaker, with the resolution Of working
at this trade until he had accumulated fund
sufficient . maintain him ia some good
academy. II took him two years u do This.
when be returned 70 New Hampshire and
STUDIED for a time in the academies NJ Stat
/ ford, WoltsborOugh ami Concord. Most un-
/ fortunately the man u whom lie had .nf3ed
4 his little heap of savings became IDsJlvent.
SD Henry Wilson was obliged . return 70
I the shoemaker : bench nj Natiek. lie was
+ now tWenty-siX, and noted everywhere in
/ the neighb4rhulJ as modest. well cdu
Gated young man with great turn for de-
/ batting. lie delighted N discussion, and
was 50 reIeuttahlc an opponent that no one
in the academies OF among his comrades 1T
Natick cared 70 enter into an argument with
the weak points of others, and who had
moreover, 80 powerful q hJw of language.
Everybody predicted that at the next election
the people would hear OF Henry Wilson.
They did. In lS4O Gen. Harrison was the
w lIg candidate, and Young Wilson feelings
were warmly enlisted on his side. lie spoke
with great effect nj Natic6 in his favor. and
attorwari in other towns ot Massachusetts
and New Hampshire lie was at once rec0g-
nlzcd as q genuine orator. and his services
were engaged by the W lig Party. i.r whom
ing shat campaign In the next i've years
Lc Was hlMse.. elected three tiu-s rs mem
bcr -. the legislature II Massachusetts,.
ana vs. t"-ee S,45e senator. ittre ae quick
y 4i-"'sA-- -iiA>e-. ~ q 0-,,-i mater 9I
slavery, ana WAtn aSsa-c senator -sam Md
lleseA County was selected T. carry t1e great
protest e' Slasste-i'.-e1t- Against me evils Oh
st1 cry l1 t-Ls- e--, -'-.-- --.t- " Gas l3
w asA!h5Son, ,ae was e4oeeo- me ae- " mt
TIER was conntcted WlSh MIA !n tEis c-aFac-
teristic embassy lie was delegate = tAe
hig National Convention ol I9f9, beng
n0w thlrty-slx. ana he took the opportunity
oi proposing ana presenting q the tonyen-
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