The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-07-15

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Ing that pretty hand led you TO shrink away
from whatever tnsks might soil or harden II,
though you knew that your tired neither
must do whatever you did noty II 20 you
have loved the beauty of your hand more
than y0u love your own dear mother, and
can you expect yonr Heavenly Father g
smile upon sueh sel6shnesd SEQ my ha1dlss''
continued the old lady, extending il % she
spoke. 30 ugly, and hard, and black, tn
palm 90 broad, and the fingers 30 stiff and
crooked with labor that you draw away yUut
velvet palm from its rough touch: and yet
~ you the truth, would not exchange with
you for al the world, and have more RICH
10 be proud Of my hnnds this day than you
have Of yours, for feel that BY the help O
God they haze done good in this scorldf'
'.lndeed they have, Aunt Al" exclaimed
my mother warmly Il wish We could al
be- as useful among the poor and the sick Al
YOU have been, and wish you could teach
these young people the secret Of your art o
nursing.
"Allmy secret lies in the prayerful en-
deavor, day by day, to obey the command
Whatever thy hand fndeth to do, do it witt
all thy might
IS
TAe Fourth at LexingeeM..Lay1ne The
G0rnee stone 81 the Clay A00Ma1eA'
..scemes, lnciaenss, Geremoakess &es
[rrom the Cincinnati Commercially
rHI MORNING or TIE DAT.
The morning Of the Fourth, in Lexington, va
exceedingly lovely. The sky was bright, th,
air was sweet, and the breeze along the shad,
streets vas redolent OF the bloom OF clover, tht
breath from blue grass pastures, and the ar0ln,
Of growing corn and ripening wheat Atfr
early hour, along all the roads leading to town
were strings OF carriages Ion, drawn out ant
coming ut full speed, marking the landscaps
with streaks of dust. We thought the towl
full the night before The houses were FULL
Now the streets and adjoining fields were occu-
pied. A hill, westward from the town, wa:
crowned by battery, which saluted the rising
sun Of Independence Day, and during the Jay
stirred up the echoes ut intervals OF an hour.
ASHLAND.
The especial points of visitati were those
hallowed to the memory Of Clay. First in order
was Ashland, now the residence Of James B.
CLAY. This is situated on the south side Of the
main road eastward from the town. distant from
the court house about i mile and halt, aud
from the road perhaps two hundred yards. The
new house erected on the site of the old house
of Clay, is q splendid building, in the style OF
the old one. 1t is, in fact, an exaggeratioa of
the original. The grounds and shrubbery are
nearly as when they were the favorite haunt OF
Harry Of the Vest. The popular impression
that the house is surrounded by ash trees, is
incorrect. The ash Is the forest tree that pre-
dominates in the native woods around, but 10
Gust trees are the kings Of the grove at Ashland.
The favorite walk of Mr.. Clay is pointed out. 1t
leads northw ward toward the turnpike. ON one
side il q row Of gigantic locusts, and the walk is
bordered BY tall and rich orchard grass The
clamor about the devastation Of Ashland by
Mr.. James X. Clay is in great part humbuy.-
His house Is the perfection Of the idea of the
architect who designed the old one, and the
man OF Kentucky solaced himself in their sooth.
ing shade.
THE GRAVE or CLAY AND OF HIS MOTHER.
The Lexington cemetery is in excellent taste
The grounds are broken, but ia picturesque
style, and many Of the monuments are credit.
able as works OF art. while evergreen trees and
flowers abound. Mr.. Chy's grave is now on
the highest, and, we think, most lovely spot in
the grounds. 1t is unmarked by stone, being
simply swell in the turf, about six inches high
and SIX feet long. There is something in the
minds eye exceedingly impressive in the sim
Pile beauty, the humility Of this sod, swelling
over the grave of the great Kentuckian, whose
fame filed the world. Close beside this grave
is another wave in the turf. Beneath this is
daughter of Clay; and beside this PLAIN monu.
ment to the memory Of Elizabeth Watkins, for
merly Elizabeth Clay" On the reverse side is
this inscription: This monument, a tribute to
her many domestic virtues, has been prompted
by the fillal affection and veneration of one of
her grateful sons. II. Clay"
LOCATION or THE CLAY MONUMENT.
The Clay Monument foundation is some two
hundred yards distant from Mr.. Clay's grave,
and in a site not SO conspicuous or beautiful. 1t
Is said that the management OF the Monument
Association wished to move Mr.. Ciay's remains
from the spot where he desired to he buried,
and sleep his last, long sleep, to place more
CONVEX ient to lots held by those whe desired
that he should rest in good company, This, it
has been remarked, is upon the principle upper
most in the mind OF Mrs. Darlington, when she
declared that il was one of the wisest OF the
wise provisions of Providence, that the large
rivers were always made to flow past the big
towns The monument. itself, will not be wor-
thy the object had in view, but will add another
to the prominent exhibitions of bad taste in this
s'great country" A poetic friend OF ours, one
of tire high, st toned gentlemen of Kentucky,
says that the primary, seminal idea OF the arch.
itect of the Clay monument, was spike nail
standing on its head. This spike is to be one
hundred and nine teet high. aud upon il to
stand statue of Mr.. Clay, eleven feet in height,
which will, IRON the ground, appear about life
size.
THE CORNER STONE LAID.
The corner stone vas land about II O'Clock.
in the presence Of a vast throng, by
Theo. n. Wise, of Covingtoa, Grand Master OF
the Grand Lodge of Masons of Kentucky, with
the grand honors and ceremonies OF the Order,
TO whom the stone was delivered by Henry Dun
can, ESQ, in behalf Of the Monument Associa-
ton. The stone was duly examined, in Mason.
ic style, ami pronounced. Sin the name of God
AlmIg .ty and this assembled craft. 10 be trusty
IA little wheat and sweet oil and native cataw-
ba wine poured upon the rock-the corn Of
plenty, the wine OF refreshment, and the oil OF
gladness-and with three light taps OF a little
wooden haramer, the work was done, and there
was an adjournment to the Fair grounds, to give
proper attention to the Grafton and barbecue.
FROM THE FAIR TO THE BARRAcUE.
The march, and rush, and crush. aud race, of
the tens of thousands from the City OF the Dead,
10 the grand amphitheater and grounds dedica-
ted TO iestiyity, was like the rout of an army
The dust was by this time deep on the roads
and the route intervening between the TWO
sCcuSS Vi CeEcJUOuldls, Was va ~ SdiNStVus
Fog. Carriages came in collision, the drivers
being unable to see far enough into the dust to
avoid the shock. The amphitheater holds twen-
~ thousand persons, and was full, and there
we're thousands round about.
THE ORATOR AND THE GRAFTON.
The orator of the DAY was the distin gu;shed
Rev. Il. j. Breckenridge, whose reputation as an
Intellectual belgerent, had not prepared US to
see in him feeble old man. He is tall and
slender. His hair is. streakcd with gray, and
,ombed directly back, hanging upon his neck
behind his ears. His mouth is small, teeth gone,
cheeks sunken, eyes bright, voice weak. He
read his GRAFTON, occupying near two hours in
TIE operation, from MS not one person in a
hundred hearing Que word distinctly, aud not
more than fifty persons hearing all oil it. As he
read away at his thick pamphlet OF Ms, the
multitude dissolved from the amphitheater and
swarmed around the tables, which Major Buiord,
he Marshal OF the day, had much difficulty in
protec ing. The Major is the Prince of Mar
.hals. He is ponderous fellow, who has seen
service and won reputation in Mexico, and has a
bluff, hearty voice, smile comprehensive as
sunshine, aud a will strong as several OK teams.
HIS orders were obeyed with accuracy and alert
ness, remarkable considering that the Fourth
Was being celebrated and he corner stone o.