ELIHU BURRITT. ELIHU BURRITT is forty-three years old, and was born in the village of New Britain, Connecticut, a few miles south-west of the city of Hartford. His parents were very poor, and a common school education was all that they could give their children. The father was an ordinary man-honest, virtuous and respectable, though excessively poor. The mother, however, was remarkable for her many virtues. She was a woman of fine intellect, lofty courage, ardent piety, and brought up her children most admirably. Such mothers seem always to have uncommon children. Besides the subject of this sketch, she had another son, Elijah Burritt, whose name is not unknown to fame, and who perished on the prairies of the far south, a victim to an insatiable thirst for adventure and knowledge. Elihu, like the majority of New England boys, laid the foundation for his after greatness, in a district school-house. While yet a boy, he had visions of future greatness. Though the roof beneath which he slept was humble, though his position was lowly, yet in his heart there were great and noble aspirations. t tion .. 13 ars old, and was ahitain, Cormeerut, a . H's a.la commr school edr -a they a uld give ti Jr cilden. rht, wrise Lame not unknown 10 dinde pranies of the far stub, fome, and wacjen urat able thirst for adventure and Le the majority of New Fun and boys, laid do. P. 5 in 1 sito wes lowly, yet vere pret god noble a rations. |