The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-06


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Keats, II is said, was born in livery
stable.
Powers, the sculptor, speht his youth
on a farm.
James Monroe spent his boyhood in
the country.
John Calvin was an apprentice at the
cooper's trade.
Turner, the painter, spent his boyhood
In barber shop.
Paganini began his career as a child
laborer in factory.
Edward Irving, the preacher, spent his
youth in tan yard.
Washington's boyhood and youth were
passed In the country
Rousseau's boyhood was spent In the
home Of matchmaker.
Rutherford b. Hayes was good scholar
and modest, kindly boy.
George Fox was brought up in the
humble home Of II weaver.
Schubert was educated for school
teacher, but preferred music.
Kant, the great German metaphysician,
spent his youth in saddlers shop.
James Buchanan was u studious, la.
borious boy, not bright, but diligent
Moliere, the French dramutist, began
life as an apprentice to an upholsterer.
Claude Lorraine, the landscape painter,
when boy was an apprentice to a.pastry
cook.
Cardinal Mezzofanti, the phenomenal
linguist, spent his boyhood in carpenter
shop.
Lncoln's boyhood was spent in the
toughest and coarsest description OF farm
work.
Verdfs youth was spent, as the son Of
peasant, in the arduous duties of the
farm.
Palestrina began life in the home of a
cook, and was early trained to be a
waiter.
Grant, when boy, preferred work on
the farm to helping his father in the
tannery.
Benjamin Harrison was close student,
and had all the advantages of liberal
education.
james Mill was the son of cobbler,
and himself for short time worked at
the bench.
Tinsoretto, the painter, came honestly
by his profession, Ho was brought up
in dye shop.
Diocletian, the Roman Emperor, was
born in slavery and obtained his freedom
by service in the army.
Luther's father was a miner, and the
future reformer often earned supper
by singing IN the streets
Barry the painter, had his interest in
art reused when on voyages with his
father, who was Il sailor.
Doddridge the thcologian, was brought
up in an oil shop, his father being II
dealer in paints and oils,
Thomas Paine, the American political
and controversial writer, passed his youth
mt the staymaker's bench.
Schumann was raised in book store
and TO the end of his life retained a
fondness for the business.
Horne Tooke was fond of staying in
his fathers poultry shop, aud liked to be
intrusted with the business.
Arthur was close student and ex.
celled in scholarship. He was fond of
athletic sports and hunting.
James Madison was very fond of his
books, and mt m early age acquired n
high reputation for learning.
Alexander Pope, when boy, spent
much of his time in the counting room of
his father, who was n merchant.
The Spanish sculptor, Alvarez, drifted
naturally from stone cutting and polish
ing into executing works OF art.
Zachary Taylor was brought up on n
farm. He was very thrifty, and soon
had stock of property in calves.
Chaucer's boyhood was passed in
wine vault, where he was required to
wash barrels and clean wine casks.
List was driven to the piano every
day. For over fifteen years his daily
prdctc covered ten to twelve hours.
Andrew Jackson was brought up in
the country, havingno education beyond
what was afforded by district school.
Lucan, the Latin poet, was brought
up in the workshop OF sculptor, anu
was himself no mean artist in that line.
James X. Polk was born on farm,
and even when very young helped his
father in the latter's work as a surveyor.
By his Puritan neighhors Bunyan was
considered wild youth, because he
played at various games common in his
time.
Wagner, the composer, spent no small
share of his time when boy in the
police court, where his father was the
clerk