ORIGIN OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN.
JOHN SMITH was the son of his
father. He formerly lived in New-York
and other places, but he has
removed to San Francisco now.
William Smith was the son of his mother.
This party's grandmother is deceased. She
was a brick.
John Brown was the son of old Brown.
The body of the latter lies mouldering in the
grave.
Edward Brown was the son of old Brown by
a particular friend.
Henry Jones was the son of a sea-cook.
Ed Jones was a son of a gun.
John Jones was a son of temperance.
In early life Gabriel Jones was actually a
shoemaker. He is a shoemaker yet.
Previous to the age of eighty-five, Caleb
Jones had never given evidence of extraordinary
ability. He has never given any since.
Patrick Murphy is said to have been of Irish
extraction.
James Peterson was the son of a common
weaver, who was so miraculously poor that his
friends were encouraged to believe that in case
the Scriptures were carried out he would “inherit
the earth.” He never got his property.
John Davis's father was the son of a soap-boiler,
and not a very good soap-boiler at that.
John never arrived at maturity—died in childbirth—he
and his mother.
John Johnson was a blacksmith. He died.
It was published in the papers, with a head
over it, “Deaths.” It was, therefore, thought
he died to gain notoriety. He has got an aunt
living somewhere.
Up to the age of thirty-four Hosea Wilkerson
never had any home but Home Sweet
Home, and even then he had it to sing himself.
At one time it was believed that he would have
been famous if he became celebrated. He
died. He was greatly esteemed for his many
virtues. There was not a dry eye in the crowd
when they planted him.
