Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-17

been cut away. Above the hacks and
scars the elements have almost worn
| the poplar Notwithstanding away.
| No paint brush has been applied at
least for years. and the edges of the
weatherworn plank appear to be but
! little thicker than the edges of u sheet
Of cardboard.
Nearly three-quarterS of century
have passed since the smooth faced
tailor boy first appeared ON the streets
of Greenville, demanding only an OPP
portunity to work and to make by the
labor of mis- hands an honest living
Greenville itself WAS then only ham
let. with but three or four stores. and
the quaint frontier houses. built of
logs. On two sides the forest. I'M
broken, intruded almost to the doors
of the dwellings. while on the other
sides deep gaps in the forest gave
room for fields of waving corn With
him was his mother who. though not
an old woman. had drank from the
bitter cup of misfortune and grief.
and had consented with her boy to
pack up their small amount of house
hold goods and seek Il new home
across the mountains in what WIS
then considered the far west.
In the course of time Andrew John
son acquired title to the little lot OIL
which the tailor shop now stands as
well as another lot almost directly
across the street on which was a
small house, which has long since
been torn away. This small house he
then occupied as IA home.
Andrew Johnson did not learn 10
read from his well educated wife as
claimed by some authors. but it can
be assumed that the young wife and
babe were much of the time with tile
husband and father in the tailor shop.
cheering him as he did his daily work.
1t was II happy home and a happy
beginning of 1ife's journey. The
storms might come and the lightning
play IN the neighbor.ng fores'ls. The
rains might come until tia little
brook was changed into Il torrent.
carrying everything before it: the bed
of daisies might be covered with
snow drifts, but the storms would
spend their force beating against the
farther mountain, and around the
glowing fire. fed by flgots from the
neigh boring forests. the talk was as
cheerful and the smiles as bright as
when the earliest sunbeamS first kiss |
the earth in the beautiful springtime. |
stances. that Andrew johnson spent |
his happiest days. In the political
storm that followed. home. itself fur |
nished no shelter. Although lie iron
will and sturdy constitution might |
withstand every successive shock.
each one was leaving its sears and |
leaving the victim less abe to with
stand the one that was to follow.
Twice after this the family home
was changed. each time into a more
pretentious building and more suited
to the social and political position ac-
Quired by the occupants. One other
daughter and three sons were added to
the household From village alder
man to the county representative in
the legislature, state senator. member
of Congress. governor of the state,
United States senator. Vice President,
md by reason of the act of an assassin.
il was President Andrew Johnson.
This was not accomplished by mere
luck. and the rewards did not come
like Writings at a gambling table.
but il was accomplished by earnest
md constant work and by the eXer +
Use of faculties with which Johnson
was by nature peculiarly endowed.
Every political campaign was a strug- ,
yle in which each political party placed
n the front rank the men best able to
.ope with the adVersaries on the poll
ical questions then dividing the par 4
les, and every victory was dearly {
bought. and often the reward was :
little more than the plaudits OF the {
people and the laurel wreath which
.rowned the heads of the victOrs in 6
he Olympian games.-KnoXville Jour
lal and Tribune.