, 1879-05-03

Of indignation and resistance whlch onlt neeso
the pcn of a Thomas Jefferson and the eloquenco
and fearlcssucss Of Patrick Henry to ian 'nso
the mighty connagration Of revolution. lou aiI
know Of his fame, patriotism, AMI SUCCESS ou'
perhaps some are not SO familiar with ms sattS ~
life and the way in which Ae nFst appoA4 ~ ~
fore the pu blic-and to such write; - ,r,
Patrick Henry was born the 29tn o. , MaJ,
179S Mt the Iamiiv seat OF Studle7 III lie coons
Of Virginia. of poor but respectao!s ,;. lin os
The first ten years OF his life passea M..n % y; the
with other children. he attended schoo1 LILLY ~ us
neighborhood learning to read, write anu soe, na
tl,ir,r ri arithmetic. He was then taken 4on!e
and placed in the Grammar-school, "llci; ,;,s ,1,s
father had opened, where ne eainca 1,as s1.sns
knowledge Of Latin, ana mauc sos1t so,,,1 rcrara-
nhv. for which be ever eyinccd uny hklnH, IL u
xiii But, like good many other ooys, ne ulo
not like to 60 TO school, while ne was passloH -
ately fond Of hunting and fshlng' atu ecoa1 so ~
avery i1av and ONLY occasionally out in the 1or-
est he was very seldom to be found IN tne
echool-room. und spent his time IN tnc Woous
md fields, sitting BY the brook,sde ldY nolal1's
his roo or sauutering laziiy aione VIII W. Iun
On Ills shoulder. Sitting in the shade OF lying
in tic sunshine, he seemed to love ldlencss ior
its avn sake; no ambition seemed to STIR nlua'
no desire to rise above, the Jeomanry,
the class to which he belonged, and no W!sh LOT
other 9TH com panioYs save his own thoughts. At
Inc age u ~ asS 49, hjro and his brother
n.o, -, +, III s;ness William being more
indolcnt if possible than his brother, tue care e
anu mananshe aln hsorv bnracn. ns for lie most
vas MOI wy ,s;rcss tal,e care Of itself. His
lid ioye of the chase was stronger than lis de-
sire to help himsc!f. and so the store was olten
closed while the proprietor went fishing Com-
pneu WI nn;,;t, ~ ~ rcfnsc ANYBODY credit Is
ms utter inao,l.a ,, t;,at at Tho end Of wear the
IL SURPRISING a aI,eo, Wills Patrick vent back to his
siofe W. ~ ;Ni,nnss with careless ipdifTer-
od haplts u la,en1 .,s" hoan hitter disannoiut-
ence ei.A1 49, - 1;amds7 Ai+hourh Of n cheerful
menG ~ LIS s;t;n,, 70 comnanv hc was usually
SUN, S.. uepo nI,1 n,,,;ct sc1dom talking, put
ueu1 i;ea,,r an ;ntert}v ~ all that was pass The
ns,enng .tat 1?;et;ran;shcd him from lis cons-
ony .u.n 's eA n;a studr of human character ills
pa1'ons .ni 10 tha @ stora vas lcd with customers,
salu Mae4 ~ ,+4o,3nr to their wants lie would
!nsseau w. ae,I 4alc rrcat delight in the emo
t;ans S,- and nvr,amatous he called forth. at the
tions any NJ :a ~ Kin married man, he having
aee ol 10 ~ ;e uuc Sbaiton The taurbtcr of poor
cnoscn ;..s ~, camt,iinad Efforts of his 1atler
farmer; ~ n'r n1 ~ rn,,nr connie we're settled
al.u ih.nr fort Rmt he VAS ike the Young man in
on 1aru: bu. ,,'',,d ~ hoo his corn and 1t
the song "ou.a '.oars hovin~ maize but scauty
lae enu ~ '%o e snia off his 6osscssions and en-
sups'ssGe' ~ saron1 mercantile Venture. hoping
oarheu :. ,,"oit Nv hs nnst exnerience. but the
t ph;r.' nc1a him in their iron grip, and it
endcd more disastrously than before. LIS
condition now was indeed pitifu. lie had
fried ali means Of support of which be
seemed capable, and each had failed
him. Behind hin lay an unsuccessful past, aud
hrfnre m almost hopeless future, while he was
5oonei to Ink unon the su1Ierings of his wife
and ch,Idren. In this dark hour be must have
Tolt tho m1ohtv genius stirring that afterwards
hnrst ~ from his lins in waves Of eloqucncc that
,,ore he name high on the shores OF Fame aud
1sft ' r. there side by side with those OF the
,,ro,fieet orators OF ancient or modern times.
But i ho had a hal1-awal;cning sense Of the the
nowers he possessed it found no utterance Ano
shed no raw Of sunshine Oh his path. At last
hc decidei to study law. Every one liked him,
everv one sympathized with him, but no one
1rcameK he would succeed, and he himself only
honeI to make u pare living. at the are Of "a
nod after s,x weeks study he was admitted to
e 1he hars but NJ not without opposition. Having to
onnteni enn ou.i DI nrainst competent and learned
1o1.rors for three long, dreary wears he remained
- nhscnrity and want; The practice Of
lie 1 n4ofcssion could not supply his fami1v with
agap tne necessarics Of life, and their sufcrIngs
wcre extreme. He lived with his father-in-law:
,Sn mSof ant fhs tavern at Hanover Court House,
na;o1 Ttat he could and taking charge Of affairs
.nn u NJ sneltnn went away, At tile age of
~ ~ ha ras retained in what seemed desperate
.u,er,a3,ha - NC cclehrated "Parsous cause,n Of
.:s;s6 o.. IN foltow;ntr is n hrief hfstory:
| "%I.so WY 49, @ ~ onco1nt of serious public cmbar-