Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23

and gentle, without effort. Tho onl,
wildcat realization was the keen gra,
eyes, wide apart, that wept at all lha,,
was tender and pteous and touching
laughed in Joy, and flashed fcrcely undeI
indignant excitement. Such was frs
acquaintance in New. Orleans /; such one
| oil tho stewards, and cass.leaders. and
superintendent Of Sabbath school, and
ready for every other good work. A good
name too--John Wesley Crockett. The
vcritable son OF Davy. .1
In his parlour hung o portrait of his
father. taken by master hand. There
were the strong features. the marked char
acter. The attitude was no: chosen al
seen in Cooks gallery dressed in hun.
ting shirt, surrounded by hounds and
horns, rifle in hand, bowie at The bel,
and cap Of coon.skn. 1t was sub
dued into civilization, for it was painted
after Davy had been to Congress. There
is no portrait in the land we would rath.
er be in possession Of.
Finding that Davy Crockett was fact,
wc inquired if those tales of his doings
and sayings were also facts. Here we
ran too eagerly upon a tender point.
The son was sensitive about those carlo.
aturcs that made his father the type Of
.,hc western lrontiersman they had been
pamph., cited and circulated to the old
eentleman's annoyance in his lifetime.
He had marked t.aits, and in that direc.
ton but they had bcen exaggerated in
catering 10 public taste. As to paHthers
and wildcats ard camp hunts-that was
in the main true, as he, younger son,
had killed some himself. But Davy
Crockett, though entering public life un.
der the great and usual disadvantages
resulting from a lack of early education
in the West, was shrewd and observing,
had sense of properly. Even before
going TO Congress he was tho counsellor
Of his neighbors, wrote their wills and
did such matters; and read his family
Bible on Sundays. .
But the ruling passion led him on to
death. The country got too thickly set.
lied. The ol man longed for the fresh.
ness of adventure, and at the Alamo he
ford more then he bargained for. Attach.
cd 10 the watch.chain Of the son, we Of.
ten remarked treasure. 1t was a seal
cut from the flint Of the old hero's Alamo
muskc,. The love Of bold adventure
runs in the blood. In the first expedi.
lion of Lopez against Cuba, the Garden.
as bullets fell fast and thick around the
feet Of grandson Of Davy. He ran
away from his father, in this city, to Join
tue fray. His heirs, some day, may be
noticed in newspaper, going over to
the gem OF the Antilles on similar claim.
May he be worthy of his sire, who loved
peace and did good.
Col. Crocke,l's popular manners and
capacity and personal worth opened to
him many Offices Ct hon,r and emolu.
ment. The prestige Of the name, TOO,
was favorable. Indeed, he had too, many
Offices. Anxious to oblige his friends,
and Of extreme sanguinous temperament,
he was led into involved engagements
that divided his attention, conAicted with
MS interests, auu, III tne emu, Drought
embarrassment upon himself and others.
The phlegmatic business.man's standard
is not the one to estimate him by. New.
er was the dakness so deep but he saw
light ahead, and spoke encourasinsly TO
his friends. The Kindness of his heart,
the purities OF his purpose,,hc genial light
of his mind, are refreshing memories TO
US. A few years ago he left New.Orleans
for his native state, Tennessee, and short,
ly after leaving, died. In the darkness
Of deaths solitary path we doubt not he
saw light ahead A large and beloved
family were bereaved. May the angel Of
mercy keep the door of their dwelling !!
With these thoushts-sugges,ed by a
news paragraph clipped from western
paper--have we INDUCED our own feel.
ings, We hope to the pleasure Of our
readers, and in tribute to one whose last
days were shadowed by adversities, but
whose virtues rose above the regions of
storm and cloudy. 0. Christian i'd.
UOCatc.