Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-21
There's not any body to weep after HIM"

OH MONDAY aIternWU, between iour anu i've
o'clock. man was observed driving slowly up
Chestnut street.-The was sitting in chair placed
over coarse coffin. commonly called a shell,
and the whole was sustained on pair of gig
wheels. In the coffin was the body of a man who
had died in the Walnut street prison. The
sight is not so uncommon as to attract much at
tentiOn, and of course few observations were
made. AS we passed lady and her little child,
we felt persuaded from single remark, that
the former had been informing the latter, thai,
the box contained dead man, and that he was
then being taken TO the bnrying place. The lit
tie child looked again anxiously- at the solitary
cart, and the coffin Of the unhonored dead, and
turning to her elder companion. she said
"1herei is nobody TO aceep after him"
And that indeed was the case. There is the
curse of crime:-the felon has enough to weep
for him living, but dead there's nobody there
to weep after him"
1t is in our nature, and it is increased and fix
ed more strongly by our education, to love the
opinions of mankind, and to covet their praise
even after death. The pyramids of Egypt, and
the srantling slab that marks the resting place
Of poverty in the potters field, are both alike H.
Illustrations Of this desire, which neither phioso.
ply nor crime can eradicate. In the pride of our
hearts, we may tdlk W ucdtn VIII COWlDIdCeUCN,
and 90 and look at the tomb which is to hold our
decayed frame; but man has not yet steeIed him.
self to indifference at the contemplation of lone.
ly death hour. and to be drawn away to the rude
Iy formed pit, "with not any body to weep after
him." The death pains are enough, when friends
stand around to mitigate them. The filmv eve
trembles in its gathering darkness, even when
the finger Of friendship Is closing down the lid,
and the soul starts back from the forsetfuIness
that must succeed to death, even when multi
,udes will follow TO weep "atter the body
But to open for the last time the glazed eve
upon vacancy, to feel the cIammv moisture on
the lip and have no hand to wipe it away-to
know that the grave which is open for YOUR dy.
ing frame. will close upon it without monument
ard without sod-to die IN the full conscious
ness that you will be dragged through the street
in full day, and "nOt one 10 weep after yOu"-
that is dcath-and that is criminals death-and
could the being who sets at defance-the taWs Of
the land, feel that its customs also were so against
him,
"yce, IN his high career. would stand appalled, "
court, we would add to the usual sentence of the
cuIprit which gives him to prison, "and should
you die therein, you shall be taken thence in a
TO ,0eep after you'-U. $. Gaz.
.4dmird Co6n's School, The Editor of the
New Bedford Gazette, who has recently visited
Nantucket, gives in his journal an interesting
account of the school established there by Ad.
miral Coffin, for the benefit Of his relations
The monotorial system on which this school was
first established has been abandoned, and conse-
Ia tho ,har aGc al h., hao, oI,,
The number who now enjoy the benefits of the
muni6cence of their noble hearted relation, is
eighty five, the majority of whom are males
The writer witnessed some of the exercises of
the school and speaks in high terms of its man.
agement and condition. The female department
is under the charge Of a Preceptress and assis-
tant; and its appearance evinced high degree
of discipline. He thinks that this valuable Sc
minary is now established on permanent basis
The income of the donation, with a small sum
paid quarterly by the pupils is sufficient to fur
nsh first late instructors and meet all expenses.
J. & ]. Harper, New York, have in a course
of publication "The Works Of the Rev. Robert
Hall, A. NJ" in three volumes octave, of which
the first volume has just appeared.
The work contains brief me moir of the author,
and a sketch of his literary character, by Sir J.
and also a sketch of his character
as theoIogian and preacher, by the Rev. John
Foster. II is published under the superntend.
pnce Of OlInthus Gregory. l.. L ID. F. r. A. S.
Professor of Mathematics in the Royal Military
Academy. 1t appears. therefore. under high al.
spices, to which we must add two notices Of him,
mentioned in the publishers proposals. from two
IF the mosl eminent minds Of his age, which form
Is comprehensive Panegyrlc as can well be una.
,ined ofany man.
"Mr. Hall, like Bishop Taylor. has the eIo.
luence Of an orator. the fancy Of poet the acute
lesss Of school man. the profoundness of
philosopher, and the piety ofa saint.''-Dr Parr.
"There is living writer who combines the
BEAUTIES OF Johnson. Addison, and Burke, with.
ut their imperfections. 1t is a dissenting mi
lister of Cambridge, the Rev. Robert Hail.
Whoever wishes to see the English language in
IS perfection, must read his writings"
Dugald Ste,oart, !