Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-11-30
Death of the Tiee President.

morning. About one week before this
sad event took place, he was attacked
with violent pain in his spine and At the
base OF the brain, when az New York on
his way to Washington. lie felt that his
attack was serious and he submitted 10
heroic treatment without murmur. lie
soon felt better and proceeded to Wash
ington. Ga bis arrival be suffered from
great prosTaiiOn. which he attributed
partly 10 his treatment lie had rest
less night, accompanied with some pain
and great sense OF Prostitution. Daring
xix days thereafter kilograms were sent
all over the coua;ry almost every hour,
giving a minute accoun, Of his condition,
and generally representing his case as
favorable TO recovery. s. he thought
and so thought the professional gentle
men in charge. and so believed the thou
slnds who feared The worst.
His death on Monday was q surprise,
or seemed to be. to his friends and to the
nation. Scch ought not, however. 10 have
been the case. Ills former attack OF
paralysis and his recent symptoms. could
not fail OF warning almost every body of
his preearious hold on health and life.
4 good man is gone, and his biogra-
ply. if told by faithful historian, would
NIL an interesting page il the American
annals. There is pathoS in his early life
as related by himself which cannot tail to
reach the heart OF every reader; and en-
courage the yonng to initiate noble ex-
ample.
Three years ago, ia a speech in New
Hampshire, he gave, in the following
language. brief outline of his early ex-
perience, in the State of his nativity. lie
said:
81 feel that have a right 10 speak for
toiling and 10 toiling men. was born
here in your County of STAFFORD. | was
born in poverty; want sat by my cradle.
| know what il is 10 ask a mother tor
bread when she has none TO give. left
my home at ten years OF age, and served
an apprenticeship OF eleven years, TeceiV-
ing a months schooling each year, and,
at the end OF the eleven years Of hard
work, yoke OF oxen and SIX sheep.
which brought me eighty four dollars.
Eighty-iOur dollars for eleven years OF
hard toll never spent the amount OF
one dollar in money, counting every
penny, from the time ! was born until
was twenty-One years OF age. know
what It is 10 travel weary miles and ask
my fellow men 10 give ne leave TO toll.
! remember that in October. 1888, |
walked into your village from my native
toSn, went through your mills seeking
employment. II any body had offered
me nine dollars a month should have
accepted il gladly. | went 10 Salmon
Falls, went 10 Dover. | went 10 New
market. and tried TO get work, without
success. and l returned home lootsore and
weary, but not discouraged. l put my
pack on my back and walked 10 where |
now live in Massachusetts, and learned 8
mechanics trade. | know the hard lot
that tOiliDg men have to endure in this
world, and every pulsaliOn OF my heart,
every conviction OF my judgment, every
aspiration OF my soul, puts me on tho side
Of the tOiling men OF my country-ay. of
al countries. The first month worked
alter l was twenty one years Of age |
went into the woods, drove team, cut mill
logs, wood, rose ia the morning before
daylight, and worked hard until alter
dark at night, and received for il the
magnificent sum OF six dollars Each of
those dollars looked as large TO me as the
moon looked 10 night"
Some OF Us. the readers of the Demo.
erat, can perhaps say they have heretofore
toiled and now toll hard for lies reward
for her wants. her necessities and her
aspirations. Some can even say, when
young they have gone into the woods
before daylight and worked till after dark,
and that in The absence of q tsllow candle,
they have sought the friendly light OF q
pine knot to aid them in the search for
knowledge. But the toiling men, whether
great or small or high or low are few who
can have braved the hardships of youth
with such courage. constancy, hopeful
ness and success, as here revealed by
Henry Wilson.
In 1888, at the age of p years he went
to Natick in Massachusetts,, and learned
q shoemsker's trade. He gave shoe
maker five months of his time, if he
would learn him tho art of bottoming
brogsns. When be had learned the trade
he went into business for himself and con-
tinued at his trade tor ten or more years.
After the first two years he had impaired
his health By oyerwork and then went to
New Hampshire where be attended sew
eral terms at different academies. This
completed his education.
No adequate history Of Henry Wilson'S
political work and principles can be here
given in this brief alluSion to his life.
How be was first Democrat, then
Wing. then Freesoiler and at last Re-
publican are gradations of belief which
in his case were the result of study, con-
Tiction and humanity. AS years passed
along he saw iha, the great and only
purpose OF the two great parties a, the
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