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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04
THE DEAD WIFE.

| Incomparison with the loss of wife, al
other earthly bereayements are triaing. TIL,
wifel she who fills so large space in the
domestic heaven-she who is so busted, 81
unwearied in laboring for the precious one;
around her---bitter, bitteristhe tear that falls
on her cold clay You stand beside hei
coffin and think of the past. IT seems ar
amber-colored pathway where the sun shone
upon beautiful flowers, or the stars hung
glitteing overhead. Fain would the soul
linger there No thorns are remembered
above that sweet clay, save those your hand
may unwittingly have planted. Her noble
tender heart lies open to your inmost sight.
e<sXae thinle other now as al gentleness, all
beauty and purity. But she is dead The
dear head that laid upon your bosom rests in
the still darkness, upon pillow of clay
The hands that have ministered so untiringIy
are folded, white and cold, beneath the
gloomy portal. The heart whose every beat
measured an eternity of love, lies under your
feet. The flowers she bent over with smiles,
bend now above her with tears, shaking the
dew from their petals that the verdure around
her may be kept green and beautiful.
Many a husband may read this in the ST.
lence of broken home. There is no white
arm over your shoulder; no speaking face to
look up into the eye of love; no trembling
lips to murmur it is so SD"
The little one whose nest death has rihed
gazes in wonder at your solemn face, puts up
his tiny hands to stay the tears, and then
nestles back to its fathers breast, half con-
seious that the wing that sheltered it most
fondly is broken. ...... ..... ..
There is.so strange hush in every room!
no light footsteps passing round. No smile
to greet you at nightfall.
And the old clock ticks and strikes, and
strikes and ticks!-it was such music when
she could hear it! Now it seems to knel
only the hours through which you watched
the shadows of death gathering upon her
sweet face. .. ... .... .-........ b.,
1t strikes one the fatal time when the death
warrant rang out-"there is no hope" Two!
she lies placidly still--sometimes smiling
family, sometimes grievinga little for she is
young to tread the valley of the shadow
Three. the babe has been brought in, its little
face laid on her bosom for the last time.
Four! her breath comes fainter, but a heaven
ly JOY irradltes her brow. Five! there is "A
slight change-oh! that she might live!-
Father, spare her. '''''
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

EFFECT OF LIGHT.-Dr. Moore, the cele.
brated metaphycian, thus speaks of light on
body and mind: "a tadpoe confined iu dark
ness would never become frog; and an in.
fant being deprived Of heavens free light will
only grow into shapeless idiot, instead of a
beautiful and reasonable being. Hence in
the deep, dark gorges and ravines of the
Swiss Vallies, where the direct sunshine new
er reaches, the hideous prevalence of idiocy
startles the traveller. Its strange melan-
choly idiocy. Many persons are incapable OF
any articulate speech, some are deaf, some
are blind, some labor under all these priva-
tions, and misshapen in almost every part OF
the body, | believe there is in all places, a
marked difference in the healthiness of hous
es, according to their aspect with regard to
the sun, and those are decidedly the health-
est, other things being equal, in which all the
rooms are, during some part Of the day fully
exposed to the direct light. Epidemics at
tack inhabitants on the shady side of the
street, and totally exempt those on the other
side; and even in epidemics, such as ague,
the morbid influence is often thus partial in
its abors." ..-...,.., ...s
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

W There is q natural and just excep-
ton taken against the use of terms, too
common with American biographers, in the
remarks which follow:
"Born of Poor, bA Honest PARENTS"
Whenever read the above words as the
introduction of biography, pronounce the
author lacking in good common sense, as
we'll as politencss. Just as if the parents
must especially be exempt from dishonesty.
Just as if it were necessary to inform the
reader that, although the parents were poor,
they had the exceptional and unusual merit
worthy of particular notation, that they were
honesu
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

| IMPORTANT RAILROAD GRANT.-An act of
Congress in aid of an interesting railroad en-
terprise, passed during the present session
and approved by the President on The 9th
inst, is published in the Washington papers
on the lth.
This act gives the right of way through the
public lands, to the States of Arkansas and
Missouri, for the construction of railroad
from point on the Mississippi river opposite
the mouth of the Ohio, by the way of Little
Rock, Arkansas, to the Texas boundary line
near the town of Fulton, with branches to
the Mississippi river and to Fort Smith in
Arkansas. This grant includes distance Of
one hundred feet on either side of the, line of
the road, and embraces the right of taking the
earth, stone, timber, &C., necessary for the
construction of the work. .,,5
To aid in building this road, and the
branches named, Congress grants to the State
of Missouri and Arkansas, every alternate
section of land designated by even numbers,
for six sections in width on each side of the
road and branches; providing, that if when
the lines of the road and its branches shall
have sold or granted any portions of such
lands, or that the right of pre-emption has
attached to any portion thereof, then an equal
amount of contiguous government lands shall
be taken by the States concerned in lieu of
any tracts so sold, granted, or subject to pre-
emption claims.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04
FRIENDSHIP.

We have been friends together,
In sunshine and in shade; .......a
Since first beneath the chestnut trees
In infancy we played '.- ''.".
But ccdness dwells within thy heart,
A cloud is on thy brow; t., .4s..5 y 81
We have been friends together
Shall light word part us now! o ,.'
We have been gay together; ..v-..... b..
We have laughed at little jests,
For the fount of hope was gushing
Warm and joyous to our breasts.
But laughter now hath fled thy lip, ..
And sullen glooms thy brow;
We have been gay together goD. s
Shall light word part us now? ..
We have been sad together
We have wept with bitter tears,
Der the grass-grown graves where slumber''
The hopes of early years.
The voices which were silent there
Would bid thee clear thy brow; % -.''
We have been sad together r-se .r'r
Oh! what shall part us now' L..,.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

A new paper has been recently started in
Columbus, Ga, by Gen. J. A. Bethune, call
ed the "Corner Stonc," the avowed object
Of which is to bring about dissolution
of tho Union. The following extract from
the first number states the case plainly
aBeleving the Gen Government to be cor
rupt in all its parts holding that it belongs
to, and is and will be administered for the
benefit of the North alone-that in all re-
spects and under all circumstances, the po-
litcal connection between the two sections
Is productive of evil, and only evil to the
South, we shall advocate its dissolution"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

THINK OF IT.-A humming-brd once met
butterfly, and being pleased with the beauty
of its person and the glory of its wings, made
an offer of perpetual friendship. 81 cannot
think of it." was the reply, "as you once
spurned me and called me crawling dot."
"lmpossible," exclaimed the humming-bird;
81 always entertained the highest respect for
such beautiful creatures as you" 'Perhaps
you do now," said the other; "but when you
insulted me, was a caterpillar, SO let me
give you this piece of advise: never insult the
humble, as they may one day become your
superors."
BOYS and girls think of this.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

Two IN HEAvEN.-"You have two chill.
drens" said ]. rg .- .L .rE ..E rr..,
81 have four" was the reply; "two on earth
and two in heaven"
Thus spoke the mother! Still hers! =
only gone before' Still remembered, loved
and cherished, by the hearth and at the board;
their places not yet filled; even though their
successors draw life from the same faithful
breast where their dying heads were pilowed.
"Two'i in Heaven!" ''. .' . 'r'"
Safely housed from storm and tempest: no
sickness there, nor dropping head nor fading
eye, nor weary feet. BY the green pastures,
tended by the Good Shepherd, inger the
little lambs of the heavenly fold. d. ,..-....
"Two in Heaven!"
Earth less attractive! Eternity nearer
Invisible cords, drawing the maternal soul
upwards. Still small voices, ever whisper
ing come to the world weary spirit.
1.-TWO in Heaven "
Mother of angels! Walk softly! holy
eyes watch thy footsteps! cherub forms bend
to listen Keep thy spirit free from earth
faint; so shalt thou go to them, tho they may
not return to thee. FANNY FERN.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

A HUGE CLIPPER SHIP.-A ship builder at
East Boston is constructing monster clip.
per ship for the California trade. She is
three hundred and thirty feet long on deck
81 feet beam, thirty feet deep, with three
decks, and four thousand tons burthen Gus.
tom House measurement. She is to be call.
ed "Young America" and will be worth
$3O0,O0o She will be the largest vessel
that has foated since Noah's Ark. The
Young American will carry between five and
six thousand tons of freight ----
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04
NEW YORK, Feb. 90

NEW YORK, Feb. %.
The steamship Black Warrior has arrived
from HAVANA, which port she left on the
18th inst. She was fired at while going out
of the port of Havana, by a Spanish war
steamer before she could hoist her colors.
The health of Havana is reported to be
good.
We regret to learn that the health of Tor.
VIM. r. King is no better. He had gone to
Matanzas, and despairs of a final recovery
While in Havana, Mr.. King had msunder-
standing with General Canedo, who, waiving
etiquette agreed to visit him, but failing to
do so, Mr.. King reminded him of his failure,
when Gen. Canedo Immediately called, but
was refused admittance. Before Mr.. King
departed for Matanzas, however, cards were
ipterchanred .t'I
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

A HUNDRED YEARS AGo.-In his history
of Massachusetts Bradford states that on the
anniversary of the Society for promoting in
dustry, three hundred females of Boston as
sembled on the Common with their spinning
wheels. They were neatly attired in cloth of
their own manufacture, and graat crowd of
spectators collected to. witness the scene,
This was in 1853, just one hundred years
ago. ,,....'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04
NORTH CARoLINA.-In the New Yorl

NORTH CARoLINA.-In the New York
Herald, Dr. Hawks claims that
First it was on the shores of North Car
olna that the first English colony was plant
ed in America; secondly-the first blood shed
in battle with the troops Of the English gov
erment, in support of the principles of the
American revolution, was the blood of North
Caroinians, and the first battle was on the
soil of that State; and thirdly, the first declar-
alton of independence ever promulgated in
any of those colonies came from North Car
olina, more than year before the National
Declaration Of July 4, l776.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

The New York National Democrat says
Several of the relations of the new Empress
of France are residents of this city, and bear
the name of kirkpatrick. They are very
poor and employed in the manufacturing of
brushes. They will hail the good fortune of
their relative with satisfaction, and look for
some smiles of favor from her good luck
One Of them will leave for France as soon as
he can raise money sufficient to pay his pas
sage.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

A CLINcHER!-A distinguished medical
lecturer, in neighboring State, once describ-
ed glanduar swelling as being "as large as
an apple" One of the students audibly
whispered, "as large as piece of chalk" at
was about the size Of n large apple" con
tinued the lecturer. "A large piece of chalk"
repeated the wag in an under tone. at was
as large as my fist" thundcred out the ndig-
nant lecturer, Mt the same time clenching it
conyulsively, and shaking it at the obnoxious
and terrified student. t'a 70
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

80 Capital punishment is abolished in
Russia; that is, man is not sentenced to be
hung, but he is sentenced to nine or ten thou
sand blows of the knout, and expires long
before half the sentence has been executed
upon him. ------- - 49,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

We had related to us the other day an an
ecdote OF an old lady who formerly entertain
cd travellers in aneighboring county. Before
her guests commenced meal it was her
custom to ask blessing, She always de-
livered herself in this wise: oh Lord make
us thankful for the food before us. Nancy
hand round the corn bread first and the bis
cults afterwards Amen
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04
WASHINGTON. Feb. %.

Gen. Pierce really arrived here last night
and has been suffered to remain very quietly
in his lodgings, though this is public day
and was celebrated by a military parade
The United States flag is, displayed from the
hotel, and it was almost the only apparent
sign of the presence of the President elect
during the day. Gen. Pierce received no
public calls, but had private interviews with
a number of his friends. .
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

Girls do you want to get married, and do
you want good husbands? If so, don't take
pride in saying you never did house-work---
never cooked pair of chickens, never made
n bed, and so on. Don't turn up your pretty
nose at honest industry: never tell your
friends you are not obliged to work. When
you 60 shopping, never take your neither
with you to "carry the bundle" ..s
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04
eN~ Some uncultiyated scamp saws:

When woman goeth to ball, she "sit-
teth her cap" at the "men"-when she re-
turneth home, before retiring to bed, she
setteth her cap at the looking glass.
When man courteth woman, they both
feed hugely upon "honey"- when they mar.
ryeth they often tasteth very much of sworn
wood and gall" .-. -. ..+ ...--
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

A LESSON TO LEARNERS. When old Ia
chariah Fox, the great merchant of Liver
pool, was asked by what means he contriyed
to realize so large fortune as he possessed,
his reply was .-,........ I'll,
"Friend, by one article alone, and in which
thou mayest deal too, if thou peasest-it is
civilty. .,s -r.f.F Dc
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

DAMoNDs.-The Asheville News says, ait
is reported that Mr.. Deaver in the north end
of Buncombe, has recently found substance
strongly resembling and believed by many
to be the pure diamond" Pretty good, that,
for Buncombe!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

s9y" The Paducah Journal says, that in
almost every portion of the Union, excepting
Boyd's district, Kentucky, collections were
made at the polls, during the recent election.
in aid of the Washington Monument. IL is
said that the reason the same thing was not
done in that district was that Washington
srds a ichip .,s .. r-
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

.5y Among the strong minded women
who met in convention last week in Albany,
was Mrs. Bloomer, the lady who goes in for
brceches and buncomb. During her stay at
the Capitol, she called on Sard, and got
measured for three pair of cassimere pants.
The tape with which he took her dimensions,
is kept in a glass case, and exhibited to
bachelors at n shilling sight. -,.,y ..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

A LARGE Farm Uncle SANS farm is
now considered pretty widely extended
"neck of woods" He thinks the good time
has come and is now desirous to sell all out.
He offers one billion three hundred and
eighty seven million five hundred and thirty
four thousand acres of land He asks Sl25
per acre for it which will put him in funds
again to the amount of Sl,734, 4S.500. Some
are urging him to be liberal and give it away,
but he says he has no other relations.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

A victim to spiritual rappings named Rich
ard Dougherty has been placed in the New
York Lunatc Asylum, and the public autho-
rites are said to be in possession of informa-
ton showing that he has been defrauded by
the rappsrs Of $4,000.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

A LONG STORY IN Few WORDS. The
Shreveport Gazette tells story of n Geor-
gia emigrant on his way to Texas, who COM
planned that the Railroad system had driven
him from his native State. He had lived two
hundred miles from Augusta, where land
was worth three dollars per acre, and salt
from four to five dollars per bushel A few
years since Railroad was constructed in
his county, which reduced the price of hi,
land to thirty dollars per acre. and otherwise
so impoverished him, that he was compelled
to sell out and move to Texas 1t seems that
he had successfully lodged the "Foolkllcr"
until he reached Shreveport where he be-
came conscious of his error and made the
above singular confession. ~ ---l
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

The examination Of Sands, the alledged
Postoffice defaulter, has closed at Mobile,
and he has been bound over in the sum of
$4,000 to appear before higher Court.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

There were 100000 tons of freight and
IO,OOo,OOO passengers carried upon the rail-
roads of New York last year, and there is
already invested in them the sum of $780,
600 600 .'.-'A ' R . '--''
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

at is poor rule that will not work both
ways" Thirty-fve years ago there were
thirty distilleries in Fayette county, Ohio;
and no church; now, there are thirty church
es and no distillery. --.--
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

One unquiet perverse disposition distem-
pers the peace and unity of whole family
in society, as one jarring instrument will
spoil whole concert.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

sW" II was well remarked BY an intelli-
gent old farmer: 81 would rather be taxed for
the education of the hoy than the ignorance
of the man-for one or the other ! am COM
PEELED to do" .- .'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

u5B- The Boston Chronicle says, thousands
have been made liars and dishonest by the
Maine Law, but that it has ever made one
temperate man we have vet to learn"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

s45- There is an old maid in Connecticut
who is so ugly that whenever she crosses a
bridge the water all dams up above, being
too frightened to pass under. She sometimes
hires herself out to overflow meadows.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

WELL PuT.---The Racine Advocate, after
calling attention to the low term of its sub
scription, adds; ut must be understood that
this is the price of the paper, not of the Edi.
ior Of IL ...
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

- Gentlemen desirous Of serving their
beloved country, in some official capacity,
some wag in the Carpet Bag hits off thus:
"The offce-holders are all in a sweat"
Said an office-hoper, with exultation;
"True," said old Roger, "Inever yet
Saw such General Pierce-piration."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

"Go IT BooTs."-A new paper has been
started at Chicago, called the Christian
Shoemaker. Its motto, there's nothing
like leather"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

II is stated that of the three hundred illus
trious families of pioneers and patriots, first
introduced into the province Of Texas, by
Stephen +. Austin, only nineteen heads of
families are now remaining. ----
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

A contemporary says-'Speak not at NIL
rather than speak Ill., Adopt this as rule
and what would woman season their young
hyson' with!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

The New York Times advocates the cleo
tion of Post Masters by the people.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

The net earnings of the New York rail.
roads for 1852 were$5,S4s,l46.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

INTERESTING EXPERIMENTAL very inter-
esting experiment was tried at Chicago, a few
days ago, to ascertain the amount of oxygen
necessary to support life Six hundred per-
sons were placed in hall of one of the
hotels, all the doors and windows were closed
and the experiment began. During the first
half hour nothing special was observed en-
cept universal drowsiness, which was ward
ed off as long as possible by an ingenious
device Of the experimenter in the shape of an
eloquent lecture. During the second half
hour several sank into a deep sleep, from
which it was impossible to rouse them, and a
few tainted. At the end of the third half
hourit was deemed unsafe to continue the
experiment longer, and the fact was consid-
cred established that under those cicum-
stances life would not become extinct within
the space of ninety-five minutes. ssf
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-03-04

| DESTRUCTION OF MopERN RoME.-Many
authors have asserted, as their Interpretation
of some parts of the Apocalypse. that Rome
will be DESTROYED by fire from heaven, or
swallowed up by earthauakes. or oyerwbe.m-
ed with destruction by volcanoes. as the visi-
bic punishment of the Almighty for its pope
ry and its crimes, | am unwilling, having
read so many books on the Interpretation Of
the prophecy, to deduce any arguments of
this kind from the prophecies which are un-
fulfilled; but l beheld everywhere-in Rome,
near Rome, and through the whole region
from Rome to Naples-the most astounding
proofs, not merely of the possibility, but the
probability, that the whole region of Cen
trail Italy will one dav be DESTROYED bv such
a catastrophe. The soil of Rome is fna,