Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-09-12

and corundum in the United States.
1t was Smith that was sent against
Concord and Lexington in the initial
battles of the Revolutionary war. 1t
was Joseph Smith who founded
Mormonism. 1t was Smith that
wrote "America." 1t was Smith,
aftcrward Bishop of Gloucester, that
was one of the principal translators
of the Bible, and that wrote the pre-
face to it. 1t was a Smith that
wrote tho best-known Bible diction-
airy. One of the foremost of all poll
tical economists was Adam Smith,
and two of the greatest Psychologists
and Orientalists are George Smith
and Piazzi Smith, OF Smyth, as it is
sometimes written. Canada is proud
of her cruditc Goldwin Smith.
The only woman who has over
enjoyed the distinction of having
been the wife Of one President and
the mother of another was in her
girhood Abigail Smith. She has
the distinction also of being among
the very first of her sex openly to
advocate suffrage for women. There
is an anecdote about Abigail Smith
Adams that shows that her wit was
az quick as her acumen was deep.
When the future President John
Adams came counting her he found
no favor in the sight Of her preacher
father. Her sister Mary's sweet
heart pleased the old gentleman we'll,
however, and was accordingly often
asked to tca--an old Now England
way of showing patcrnal approba-
ton. Never word of commcnda-
ton did the Rev. Mr.. Smith ever
have for John Adams with his radi-
cal notions, and mover 80 much as
once was he asked to tea at the par
sonagc.
When Mary married her father
told her to pick out text and he
would preach her wedding sermon.
Accordingly she gave him this text:
"And Mary has chosen the good part
that shall not be taken away from
her" 1t is said that her father
preached with great junction. from it.
In due time strong willed Abigail
married the man Of her choice also.
"Father," she said, "you preached
Mary's wedding sermon, now | want
you to preach mine" With none
too good a grace he agreed to this.
Whereupon the SLY Abigail demurely
gave him this passage of Scripture
Sand John came neither eating nor
drinking, and yet you say he hath
devil" The sermon was preached,
but history fails to record that it was
delivered with JUNCTION also.
In fact, the name Of Smith is as
good as a mask any time to those
who would sink out of the public
sight. When Louis Philippe fled
from France he and his wife passed
themselves off as plain Mr.. Smith
and wife, and had no trouble in elud-
ing their enemies and getting out of
the country. When Charles l, de-
string to see for himself the Spanish
princess that was being talked of as
a proper wife for him, slipped off
incognito to the Spanish Court, he
and the faithful Buckingham that
accompanied him posed as the two Mr..
Smiths. There is a young man now
serving a term in one Of the Western
pcnitcntiarics who was convicted of
train robbery. He bears the mark Of
an educated and wcl-brcd man. sI
will never disgrace my family" he
stoutly said. "Call me John Smith"
And as Smith he wears the stripes
to-day and no one knows who he
really is. 1t is only by the greatest
effort that man can rise superior to
this commonest Of all common names.
Silith he is, and Smith, "just Smith,"
he must remain.
Right here comes in an effort of
parents to secure future hearing for
their offsprings by giving them such
peculiar and distinctive Christian
names that they may be differentiated
in the minds of men from all other
Smiths. Ne other suaname on earth
is so often compounded with peculiar
Christian names. There are Cotton
Smith, Blood Smith, Mum Smith,
Mango Smith, Ncst Smith, and Friend
smith; Honey Smith, Wine Smith,
Pie Smith, Curd Smith, Pickles
Smith, Canning Smith and Preserved
Smith High Smith, Link Smith,
}iif Smith and Joostcr Smith. There
are Asia Smith, Boston Smith, Slickcr
Smith and Fcllias Smith Merely
Smith, Lies Smith, Ornamental Smith
and Final Smith, and these are but
the beginning Some Of the other
odd names that real flesh and blood
Smiths have borne are these Allo,
Amonr, Bathurst, Hclvidcrc, Chotcau,