The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-18
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Peter Coopars OF, NeB: York, non In his
8Sth ,sar, is one OF, the best kpoHn per
sons ia America, and one, too, tsho Dc:
serves 10 stand ia the front rank Of med
the world over IS o noble specimehics
the hun1hn race. q. Even &C hiB advanced
age. he, like Moses,, preserves, in, o sre1
merkable degree, oil Of bis faculties, aud
It is 10 his everlasting glory that the gifts
God bestowed upon him hgve b5eh zeal.
ously and continuously einployed for
the praoticaf benefit 81 Dsnnkind, and
especially for fhoee Of his fellow men
who are oondemaed 10 nard and bitter
esrueglss With adverse fortune. Heiis
pot only the oldest citizen Of, New York,
but, We; may say, its worthiest. Those
who are we'll acquainted with his history
etato that he can remember che frat
steamboat, and, it may be added, that
he built the 6rst locomotive engine ever
constructed in this country, Ho can
remember the funeral procession which
honored the memory OF WashihStoa,; of
which Hamilton was maFshal.s The
death Of tho latter ies also one of .thasi
great array of historic facts which dwell
In the long range Of his experience. He
boyo part ia the celebration ,oG the
Erie Canal, /, Us well as that Of che Allan
tic telegraph, and haS thus kept abreast
with the improvements of the .age,
Tho lack Of early advantages gave
Cooper q deep sympathy will Ell Eiiliss9ssasso : 20
suffered similar privationB.p Els school
attendance ,was limited TO half ofseaoh
day for o year, but he has, by careful
reading hecnIle. .a&z.sz.an a. ofs offensive !a=
formation. Mr.. Choppers life is one of
peculiar ,yicissitude. His father wes a
NATTER, and, having failed at the trade,
thought to DO better by his aon by binda--
ing him out 60 q coach maker. Peter,
when through apprenticeship, startsdia
shop, but failed, and then tried cabinet
making, but with no better .auccess. His
next effort was q retail grocery, which
also proved failure. These ca1amitigs
followed him till his 10th year, and lie
seemed as though he really was hgyn for
Ill luck. He had noticed, however, tio
inferior quality OF the glue which Was
in use AMONG the cabinet makefa, AID
no determined, asE last sesGrt, ito try bid
hand in the manufacture Of @ better, ar
ticle. /, A barrow full OF, cowhides and
kettle were his stock in trade. Thus
he began a business which proved a'pbr-
uanent success, and, 90 this, was added
the iron trade, and the result ieithat
Peter Cooper is to-day estimated at $i0,1
it will be seen that Mr.. Cooper HID
moro than his Chare of misforinnej OF
what seemed to be so, up to middle life
bnt he possessed an ,nndaunted spirit
and q healthy mind and body. Perue.
verance conquered at last and pessistent
labor met with an appropsiato reward.
When money caUe rapidly TO Mfr. Coop
or he did NOT, as 10 only too frequently
the case, become rd-hearted and mt.
serly. On the contrary, prosperity was
sunshine TO him aud he aFdently desired
that his fellow. creatures ahould share in.
his good fortune Fec many ryeara, his
charities have been frequent and muni6-
cent He has NOT attempted to be shoRy
and denagogicaf in the distribution OF
his means, hut practical, humane Eand
comprehensive. The world 10 :aucb; the
better because of, Peter Cooper, and,
dying, tie viii leave C MIA children a
name and fame infinitely more vaI:inhla
than the millions of,Lmc -ey with gthe
possession of which he is accredited. y
We are informed that this seuerabie
phiianthropist 10 now on his way 20 the
South, In order to personslly inspeck o
recent purchase in the Palmetto State.
whlch he proposes to,ondow forths ben.
eft of South Carolinians. We aeuld
suggest to our merehants, city fatLSSs
aud citizens generally, that some organ
lied effort be made on their part to re-
guest Mr., Cooper to honor Augusta With
his presence. Heis g1eht of whom we
could be proud, and ihO is ji.ss the kira.
of man we would like 70 show Our ra.
markable advantages. Mr., Cooper; 10
every way worthy sc this distinctions,
and we trust no will be invited hero and
made moro than welcome.-Auqusi1
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