Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-20
SAMUEL SMILES,
incidents And Phases of the Rusy IIfc
OF thC AmtILOr OF NScII EscIp.,

We recently published brief review
OF the intere sting life Of this energetic
Scotchman, written for tho London
WorM. Additional matter Of interest is
now given. His active part i'll the world 4
work begins with his settlement i'll his
native town Of Haddington AS II surgeon,
at tho age Of 20. Il il quite
easy to understand that he was then
i'll sore need Of patients. He was the
youngest of eight doctors having charge
Of 1000 brutally healthy folk, and, having
but few to physic, worked hard in other
ways. He lecturcd at Haddington on
practical chemistry, physiology and ma
tural history; learned music and paint
ing ; wrote articles for the Edinburgh
weekly NrOniGio, Of which Thomas
Murray, LII. d., the political economist,
was the editor and produced his first
book, "Physical Education. None of
these devices appeared, for the moment,
to succeed. Mr.. Smiles thought of Aus
tralia, and finally went to Holland and
Germany and, after years absence,
was invited to become editor of the Leeds
Times, weekly paper, the proprietor of
which had been struck by his articles in
the Edinburgh journal. With salary
OF e200 a year he became
An Editor at Lcco.,
and worked after His custnm worry hard
writing. lecturinp ot mr,houirs' insti-
tutes. and thc like Will, nt Jrnls Le
not only toiled mt hs newsuaper and his
lectures. hnt did n vast ounntity Of nm
paid work. lie was secretary TO the Leeds
Parliamentary Reform Assuciotion and
took an active uart in the anti.coru INV
agitation from its very commencement
SO full life makes one wonder how he
fouud lri.urc To smoke th,. nrerschnrm
pipe alv-ays lyiuu ON Lis d,sk Hpt like
ali who lead strenuouq lives Inc scems to
have found time for everything evon ia
write II "History of Ireland :" to teach in
Sundav-scLool to lecture ot the Man.
chester Authcnmum 10 .tstump" the
West Riding ON fine coru-law uucstion Ia
undertake an adult class Mt the zion
school. Holbeck: TO attenpt to establish
himself IN Leeds os n medical nroctition-
er. and to get married.
IT WAS AJr Smil4s's norr,,ge ub,.h
finally decided which among many mr.
suits should be his worl,im2 nrofsssion
His editorial SALARY could nnt sunno,t n
morrial mnn 60 he u,,lnrtont tLa aos;ot
ant-secretaryshipo of the IecIa and Tb,rsL
galway. and remained ON tho STAR nf
that cSnpony until its snmnigamntinm win
The Northeast I'm. II was this ossoc,n.
tiou with RAILWAYS. and the men Who made
them. continued durno his srcretorvsL;n
of the Southeastern line which uroyidei
MIR. Smiles not only with sufficient i'll
thn Un fo D"' " S''ti oppoi'uIt'tea ~ ieHlhins
i ~ iaNeo 10 , y. .to ioi1"i A"pie men Nilooe
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pm. WI VII pein"P' aa'1''.sn tne
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nnyas NE NJ Sniiaa in' Ins rmt o,i"i,ins ro
tha ayaant;"m ' nr n"' ",I' ,ire VII Tau
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:Sa, "'i Tt''a.n 49, ~ ,Iu uteninb' ine
se sio,tn ~ ] Se"' l;u, i"n"ny company ilas
49, @nr: or1 oo"P% Ian,oo Iam a"i,S business ..'ss
III" IN "n' 10 tnro ','' o"'eS n'vlntii Tio,e
mo ,a,,. y NJ. 'o,e pos'nnins 'he gay
WIZ ~ ui'' ~ oii'fa Mii'o ms poohs
"n., ST. ,,n','i'iuo' u 'i'i'ieS anu l"piiie'S
"'..i ~ T"S W. I
~ N tH' " .i'H n,pt' pi ilnns,ry, Is MS
e1pinii'i.i,l' Oh now IL mas an been done,
on ma ne tt ,S 20" or r'''' T. "nu h'huiy man 10
uchy 'nn' S',o'i i.'oi. i,'S ne iil''ulSeu III
W 1AouS'' "a u"s 'p'n' a. ~ we "ilAlonS
aii ,"'iou WIN VI "n o''i'i'' vi great
RAILWAY company, ioiiowru Nv an evening
VI m',,"s ssolt JpoH''' nnd ia"i mt' 10 i,'inu