St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-22
Harvey, who discovered the circulation


Defoe was the son of a butcher, and
himself was stocking maker by trade.
Isaac Barrows' father was shop
keeper, and designed Isaac for the same
business, being greatly disappointed when
the boy neglected his work to read books.
Jean Beethoven, the father of Ludwig
Won Beethoven, was a chorus singer
Marshall Massena was the son of a
sailor, and for time was cabin boy.
John Stow was beggar's son, and in
his later days was himself beggar.
Howards father was grocer and the
future philanthropist acted as his clerk.
Cherubini, the great Italian opera
writer, was the son of q theatre violinist
Sachs, the German poet, was tailor's
son, and himself followed that calling.
The great Latin writer of comedy, Ter
renee, was slave as was also his father
The father of kepler, the mathema-
tician and astronomer, was private SOL
der.
The Emperor Galerius was the son
of herdsman and himself a shepherd.
The father of Thackeray was a clerk
in the service of the East India Company
Beranger, the French poet, was the
son of tailor, and himself a tavern
waiter.
Marshall Victor was hostler's son, en-
listed as private and rose from the
ranks.
The father of Spohr, the great violin
ist, was country doctor with small
practice.
The father of Northcote, the portrait
painter, was a mechanic and watchmak-
er.
Marshall Oudinot was brewers son,
and entered the French army as a pri-
vate.
Gainsborough, the English portrait
and historical painter, was the son of a
tailor.
Jeremy Taylor was the son of bar
Der, and spent his youthful hours honing
raZors.
Ben Johnson was the son of brick
layer, and for a time himself worked at
that trade.
Christopher Columbus was the son of a
weaver, and himself learned that trade
The father of Henry Wilson, Vice
President of the United States, was q
poor farmer.
Sophocles, the Greek poet, was the
son of blacksmith, whose wife had been
a slave.
The father of Thomas Payne was cor
set maker and taught his son the same
trade.
The father OF West, the painter of
death on the Pale Horse" was hum
BILE farmer
Hogarth's father was a small tenant
farmer, who disapproved of his sons
taste for art.
The father of Ampere, the mathemati-
clan, was a dry goods merchant of small
means.
Justinian, the Roman emperor and
ants son.
The father of Turner, the painter of the
"Slave Ship was barber and hair
dresser
Gray's father was scrivcner or copy
st, and designed the poet for the same
occupation.
Faraday's father was blacksmith, and
lisapproved of his sons experiments with
chemicals.
Marshal Bessieres was farmers boy,
and after enlisting as private, rose from
the ranks.
The father of Palestrina, the composer
IF sacred music, was cook, or, some say,
! waiter.
The father of Rabelais, the French
say, an inn-keeper.
Marshal Augereau was the son of
grocer, and left that business to enlist as
/ private soldier.
The father of Collins was halter,
Who used often reprove his son for the
ack of attention to his business.
The father of Sir Humphrey Davy was
wood carver, and intended his son for
hat business.
Winkleman, the German philosopher,
vas the son of shoemaker, and himself |
worked at the bench.
The father of Michael Romanoff, the |
ounder of the present Roman dynasty,
vas Russian priest.
Marshal Lefebvre was the son of a |
wagon ullNeI, duu DcSdu LIS Initial
areer as private soldier
Moliere was the son of an upholsterer,
Who tried in vain to teach him the rudi-
nents of the business.
The father of Sextus V. was a tenant
armer, who economical at every point
o give his son an education.
Aesop's father was slave, and the
writer of fables is believed to have been
n servitude most of his days.
Claude Lorraine, the great landscape |
,ainter, was the son of cook, and him
elf learned the art of pastry.
The father of John Hunter, the great
was carpenter, and appren
iced his son to that trade.
Kirke White, the English poet, was a
,utcher's son and carried steaks to his
ather's customers.
The father of Kant, the great German
hinker, was "a saddler and taught his
on the elements of the trade.
The father of Chaucer was a vintner,
nd the future poet spent his youth
Washing bottles.
Theirs, the historian of the French
Revolution, and afterward president of
france, was the son of lockmender
Hans Bach, the father of the Bach
amily, was a baker. Over 200 of his
descendants have been famous as musi-
ians
Ferguson, the astronomer, was shep-
erd's son and taught himself astronomy
7hile keeping night guard over the