San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-19


and himself a shoemaker.
The father of David Livingstone
was an operator in q cotton mill.
Franklin was the son OF a soap
boiler, and was himself printer.
Marshal Lsnnes was a carpenters
SOD, and himself an apprentice.
Ramus, the divine, was tine son of
laborer, and himself a servant.
Demosthenes was the son of
swOrdmaker and blacksmith.
The father OF Sir Robert Peel, the
statesman, was a day laborer.
The father of Johann Mueller, the
German scientist, was a peasant.
The father of Keats kept livery
stable, in which the poet was born.
Cervantes' father was a soldier, and
he himself served in many wars.
Meudelssohn, the Jewish philos.
opher, was the son of q pawnbrOker.
Marshal Suchet was a silk. wInder's
boy, and enlisted in the ranks.
The father OF Consta BILE, the pain
ter, was 3 miller and q flour mer-
chant.
The father of Oliver Cromwell was
q country gentleman of small means.
Daniel Webster was the son of a
farmer in very humble circumstsn-
ces.
The father of Alexander Wilson,
the ornithOlogist, was a day lsbOrer.
Southey's father was linen draper
and employed his son in the shop
The Emperor MaXimian was the
son of peasant who had been q
slave.
The father of Whewell, the mathe
matician and philosopher was a join.
Harvey, who discovered the circu-
boy.
Defoe was the son of a butcher, and
himself was stocking maker by
trade.
Isaac Barrows' father was a shop
keeper and designed Isaac for that
business.
Jean Beethoven, the father of Lud.
wig Won Beethoven, was chorus
singer.
Marshal Massena was the son of q
sailor, and, for q time, was cabin
boy.
John Stow was beggar's son, and
in his later days was himself beg.
gar.
Howard's father was a grocer and
the future philanthropist acted as his
clerk.
Cherubini, the great italian opera
writer, was the son of a theatre vic.
Sachs, the German poet, was q
tsilor's son, and himself followed that
calling.
The great Latin writer of comedy,
Terence, was q slave, as was also his
father.
The father of Kepler, the msthema.
tician and astronomer, was private
soldier.
The Emperor Gslerious was the SOD
of herdsmsn and himself shep-
herd.
The father of John Phillip, the
English painter, was hedger and
ditcher.
The father of Thsckersy was
clerk In the service OF the East India
company.
Beranger, the French poet, was the
son of q tailor, and himself tavern
waiter.
Marshal Victor was hostler's son,
enlisted as q private and rose from
the ranks.
The father of Spohr, the great vio-
Iiuist, was q country doctor with
small practice.
The father Of Northcote, the pOr.
trait painter, was mechanic and
matchmaker.
Marshal Oudinot was brewers
son. and entered the French army as
q private.
Gaines borough, the English pOr
trait and historical painter, Was the
son of o ailor.
Jeremy Taylor was the son of bar.
bar and pent his youthful hours hon.
ing rsZO's.
Ben Johnson was the son of brick
LAYER, ana for q time himself worked !
at that trade.
r Jger Ascham, the author of famous
works, was the sou Of a |
footman.
Christopher Columbus was the son
Of a weaver, and himself learned that
trade.
John Calvin was the son of a cooper,
aud helped his father in this humble
calling.
The father of Henry Wilson, vice.
president of the United States, was q
poor farmer.
SOphocles, the Greek poet, was the
son of a blacksmith whose wife had
been q slave.
The father of Thomas Paine was a
corset maker and taught his son the
same trade.
The father Of West, the painter OF
Death on the Pale Horse" was q
hum BILE farmer.
Marshal Bessieres was farmers
boy, and after eplisting AS private,
rose from the ranks.
The father OF Palestrina, the COM
poser of sacred music, was cook. or,
sOma saw n waiter