The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-10-17
TO BE Continued
What Five Poor Boys AeeOuplIshed
by Industry.

John L. Seaton in Cynthiana News:
Thirty six years ago this fall, | met
young man in Michigan. who had re-
Gently come from Scotland. lie WAS
walking along an inland lake; was poor
and unknown and but coarsely clad, with,
| remember cheap hog skin cap on his
head. afterwards sat in school with
that lad. He paid close attention TO his
studies; won the esteem of his teacher,
who spoke to the village merchant about
his steady scholar. He went into that
store; proved honest and capable. In
two years he accepted a clerkship in a
large New York house at q fine salary.
In eight years more be went west, to
Wisconsin, and opened up business for
himself-uas temperate IN all bis habits !;
never drank whisky. gambled or dealt"
in cards; and when we met in 1865, he
was banker. lie was twice elected TO
the Legislature; made State Senator, and
then Treasurer Of his State in 1874. He
travelled extensively in Europe and Asia
held audience with the Emperor of Ger
many and Queen Victoris; visited Pales.
tine and the city Of Jerusalem. Re-
turned to Milwaukee, and went into bus
mess once more. He was elected presi-
dent Of the chamber of commerce, and
on the llth day of the month be was
nominated for Governor OF bis State-the
Hon. William S. Smith.
Twenty seven yesrs ago this winter, l
was teaching school, sixty miles west OF
Chicago. in DeKalb county, Illinois,
where became acquainted with Scotch
family. They were also poor, but very
respectable-by that mean they were
good. sober. industrious, moral people.
They had q son named John, who helped
his father all day on the farm and at
night he studied in the chimney corner
by fire>light to improve his mind. He
did not have the time or the means to at
tend a frivolous hop or a country shin
dig. He soon became a good scholar
taught school several years in Tennessee !;
went to Chicago; studied law; went into
the army as a private, and came out q
general; was sent to the Legislature:
made lieutenant-governor, and at last be-
cam the chief executive of the nth
State in the Union. / refer to the Hon.
John L. Bsreridge.
Twenty-Five years since q poor boy
lived near Riddles Mills, in Bourbon
county, Kentucky. His mother died
when he was very young, and he was left
to scuffle for himself He went With his
father to Dry Ridge, Grant county, Ken
lucky, where lie attended the poor
schools Of that day, but be had ambition.
He kept ont of the company OF young
men who load themselver with pistols and
bad whisky. Shortly afterwards went
into an Office to prepare his mind TO COM
prehend the great principles that underlie
the honorable and honest practice of law,
and the most popular man to-day in the
Dem ocratic party, Governor Hendricks
only beat that gentleman for Governor
by eight hundred votes. refer to the
Hon. Thomas Brown, of Indianapolis.
Thirty years since lad went from
Fleming county, Kentucky, to try his
fortune in the city. amid the busy marts
Of trade-of him know but little except
that be was very punctual to keep his
word in all business transactions. On
Sabbath he went to church where have
seen him for ten nights in succession.
He prospered in business. had a large
and liberal mird and was the principal
protector and promoter of the Great