The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-12-16
Morrissey's Career.

SlVely what mdOmltable pluck, energy,
and fair dealing will do tor a man, even
| when handicapped with such fearful
weights rs obsure birth. detective cduct-
| ton, poverty and degraIIn profession
Born of poor peasant parents in Ireland
he was brought by them to this country
| when mere child. His father Tin"
Morrissey located in Troy, New lork
and earned II precariouS living !ar his
family by the cOmmonest laborng york,
he being a man of the cOmmone-t educa-
ton and without a trade MorriaSev's
mother was also deficient in education
and appreciation OF its advantages, and
consequently her son obtained but n ~aau-
ty amount Of "book larnin" when It boV.
When but 4 stripping he attracted the
attention of a dGg fighter named Pu~el
Mccormick, who took him under II sow
OF patronage, and though he was uol
| blessed with an over supply Of thl-
worlds goods he often found means ut
assisting the future Statesman when as
sistance was valuable indeed
| The old inhabitants OF Troy tell some
very queer stories about the hard-hips oi
| MorrisseyS early lite, and ii certainly
| was strewn with more hard knocks than
| roses. The principal industry of Troy is
/ IRON manufacturing, and the men employ
eu IN us WORKS nave lonS 't'n tr't'i't'',
lof Ihe pefieclIo,,n Oh lie phy 'ii"r 'HI
Ihelr powers ho"Sh y WIT o'haN'"
As IAe SeneftlIty Oh men OF 'l'elr r"l77'
tlleS are zone! o' t'le ili'''lS '''I' ""'i t.!'
younger poltloi ol t1elll 'Ic ,t"cpt7 III us
mysteries This was especially the ease
when the subject of our sketch was 4 boy,
and he was one OF the sort who "didut
take WaIet rom no one Many = Iat
| tufh-up ne mas ha' win 'hell IuSt 10 I''
at rest the FeNeu question Who W''S ''I'
best man. IL Is related lh2l ne "'@
| never y l'irh hsh'er 'h"u9n ny "'7 =
SlaFer lot an 'Il5'I was ou'. lntl' VIII
'oHeHS vi chc i'"2 1t. "'H way W. NV '."""
MAKE ms l'te l"oh !'Ne III" pt'iN','''
IN ten minutes bI't just apoul 'hP IiIil'
that ne ought to nave erred enough d"
Would TURN upon ms ANITA soilt'l Nl'h 't'"
| lnry tial ne Woull soon ne t""'lJl''' ''
| ackhoWled9e himself i "hPPe" I'",'
An old competitor OF ms once f'I'l'uNe'
| 'Johh ulNn never seem 10 AI"" " H'.
| ne was llckeN, ana IuNl " YOU ~ 'i'vl
! OF thuMping MN, he KIN" % G"i ms
second Wihd, an then you hiI9'l' "7 " "y'-
| tackle the deNI llhlstI a' lIA ~ !H''hH
amy head"ay against Nun
| ~ the IRON ll''uStilt9 "l l'f 'U'''
moulding IS thc most important I"i !"
the days OF MorrIsS"y hoNnooa every
mouider ha' ms he'PeI' "i l",i h9""e'
as he was called; ; ana Wheh "oHN WI
about nineteen years "Ia ne '''1I"'' "
Berkshire IN the clinton stove N'lh.H.
the largest III tilat llhG Ill tile ""IlL nc
soon became NalIaoIc man ~ u" Sn'P.
his great strength ehaplIhS MN I" "' +
great deal OF what IS caIlru I'ch'~~
work win ease. among olncI IN'l''N
OF his shop lite, 1t Is related th.l ne "o''tI
often, Tor small wager stanu pAT'I""I'.' u
and lllt ladle OF moilGh IRON 'I arm '
IehSlh breast hiSh' ah AehieN''l'H' "'N''
before or since accoihpiIStleu'
After Ihe 0lcih"aS H'll tl'9''N '"'.
rlSsey settled Gown some" ll't' 'u' "''
the affections ol MISS oalIy NihIll ~ Troy.
daughter OF PromihonI Nte"'l'u""t ',']
tam, and the pelIe ol hcI NATIVE ''.N
ms was the most fortunate 0I'p ~ h.-
HE, ior he now began l." lhl"h "l !'E'" .'.
money lth lAla n'Itr. i' N"" '.'
started i har-foolh III lf"N 0''""
WhI9key was not pfolIlahit enough, no."
ever. and he borrowed e1u' oI '"hH.'N
Franklin anu embarked III lie iaI" ",'N.'
ing business. While thus engaged I"
found time to PatrohI|e "thet Ii'hN ''
sport, ana he aeFeIoPed Iulo 'a77I'-
Tor cock hghtIhg. 'he il3AI WING 7'
tending H9hl' ne S"t Ihlo " l.1'i''.
WIN man hailieu iice"'h H'" ms
Inn, Which resulted III MS Nh'PP,H- '.'
| par. ileehah h14 SON j" ',u'l,'' ...'
VINO nae acquire" 'ht N'"f'I'' "' .l.
behica BOY ana e"h',uGIANIe l'luN"' .
as pr|e H9nltt men 1,c l''h'.
BOY learned ol lhe Insult 10 H'7 N.'N ".
determined L" Ie'uLh hoIlle "n' 'A' '-'
the man VINO had NtIUrk ni' ItN"l
| when ne reacheu New l"Ih ny N' '.
louhu lriendS lc PIT MN agiIlHl ~
sey, and the wife OF the latter ht'.'s
given hey consent, match WAS lnHtr ''-
the championship "t America iht "'i
tie was fought IN Canada, anu War OH. ".
the most terrible IN the annals Of the In'
In the first round lleenan broke Morn
sey's nose with a bow that would nav
taken the fight out OF nan the S!uggeL $
in the country but MorrI'Sey ntitI ms
time, ana on 1ltehah 5 Slha9hIi9 nI' h'i,''
against stake IN tlie illln round NC 7's.1
Ell IN ;,i amH pun 'ne poH :" S'c'P l'''
ease ms t'uc" MOI IH'''S '"'''l y"
lhe rih9' ,,,.
ABOUT inns tlIhS .'. ne ie|rhe" '"'t '"'i
mo'ote Na"NeIpitt I. hh' n'N NV "l,'u "
last morse III ne" oIN, pHt INA, nv iiAl''
10 pay Ille prte '7htu 'or nun, l,r. ''I'l
bought The animal ana presented T. 70 lI'
CommouoIc. sahuerpliI a'reP'e" the S'I'
and took MorrlSSey INTO ms confidence act
vlSlng INN to go INTO the ,Streel a"d
speculate IN stocks. John took the adN nee.
and from the points furnished by Nand,I
bllt, he soon found himself on the way -
competency. About TINS time ne tho"-A'
serlous OF taking up ms residence log
good IN Troy an" win iilat "nl'c' J."
view he made oVert'reS Tor the pufcna.'
OF a dwelling that iaces u private pafk '''
that city Inc arlStocralIG u 'hlIehS "i
the neiShnorhoou became alarmed ~ '"'