The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-03-21
ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY.

Many of our readers will remember
a series Of articles entitled "Three
weeks on a Cotton Plantation" which
appeared in the Republican twelve
month since, or more. In one Of those
articles the romantic history Of the
planter. whose Inequalities the writer
so gratefully recalled. was briefly
given. He landed at Natchez. a boy.
He had come down the Ohio and Mis-.
sissipp on a fiat boat, with his father,
and his fathers partner. There his
father died, and was buried. and there
the boy was left by the heartless part.
ner, without a picayune. Naturally
shrewd. he soon picked up business
sold tickets for the theatre. did crrands,
peddIed knick.knacs, &c, until he
grew up to be proper size for larger
operations. He then became owner
Of a draw, then a number of drays,
then of negroes who drove them, then
Of small plantation, near Natchez,
then of an immensely large plantation
Al. MIIiken's Bend, above Vicksburg.
Here he went into specuations, and
before the crash of 81 supposed him
self to be worth a quarter of a million.
Hitherto his fortunes had waxed
He was independent. He then, for
the first time, returned TO Cincinnati
aud sought his mother and sisters
whom he left behind long years he
fore. lie found his family. who sup'
posed him dead. in poverty, and pro-
viIcd for them, and then came the
reverscs. The wife of his youth had
borne him three beautiful CHILDREN
These. one after another, died, and
then the wife was laid in the grave.
An interval elapsed Of pecuniary pros.
perity, but Of intense grief. when he
was blessed with the hand of one Of
the most beautiful and lovely of wo
man. kind. Then came the financial
crash, but though suffering severely
his energy parried in some degree the
force of the blow, and he was enabled
to retain and add to his beautiful
plantation.
Years passed on,and mother family
OF beautiful childrcl had grown uf
around him. to whom and whose beau
tifuI mother he was attached by fanat
ical idolatry. Two years ago las
August, his home was the abode o
plenty and the largest hospitality -
Immediately afterwards his favort'
child sickencd and died. A month o
two after this, his house was burned
A few weeks more, AMI long pend
ing law suit. originating in his effort
to retain his property and pay off hi
debts, was decided against him, an
his plantation was put under tn
hammer OF the auctioneer and tn
broken spirited man moved to VicKs
burg. Here. another child died. Wit
the remainder of his large posse ssion
he purchased the beautiful stcame
4foha wk, and run her in the Vicksbur,
and N. 0. trade. acting as the Captain
himself. A few days ago. the follow
ing dispatch was received by tn
Northern papers.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. II.
Capt. Cobb, of the steamer Mo
hawk. blew out his brains yesterta,
at Westinghouse. pecuniary trou
bles. and the death of his wife.
Another dispatch from Nashville
Of the same date, stated that mornin.
the steamer Mohawk sunk with $50
bales of Cotton on board. while lyin!
1.-THE city! Two poor. weeping. ter
ror stricken children are all that re-
main of the whole family. VIVA
dream of fiction ever cqualled a trag
cdy like this ?--SpringfeM Miss.
Republican.
From TExAs.-By the arrival O
the steam ship Globe we have re
ceived Galveston papers to the 4tI