Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-01-26
From the Boston Traveller.
Lines by Daniel webster, on the Death
of a Child.

/
| ola Child.
Mr. Webster at rrore than one period Of his life,
| dallird with the muses.. 10 1925 he had the mis-
! fortune TO lose a son, three years OF age, named
Charles represented TO have possessed singular at
| tractiVeness Of mind and character even at that
! early age On that occasion Ar. Webster enclosed
tho following eiflsion ia a letter to lis Wiie:-
Ny son, thou vast my heats del gh',
Thy Of life vas gay and chez y
That mora has rushed 20 sudden night,
Thy fathei = house is sad and dreary.
1 held thee on my knee my soul
Aud kiss q theel ugh ng, kssd thee weeping,
Bu- ahl Thy ntl- day Is doue
ou n with my gel 81 tes sleeping
The staa on which my year, should lean,
l. broken those nae DER me-
My fan raj ri Is thou should'st have see,
Ba thou at IL thy NIB before me-
Thou rear'st to me 70 hllal stone,
No rareut's gave with ars beh dest
Thou art my aac s'or, my son!
AID standest Ia Heavens account the Oldest
o, earth my lot was soonest cast,
Thy &c ,eration aftef mi e,
Thou la thy predec passed;
Earier eternity Is thine.
should have Sc, be ore thine eyes
The road 60 heaven and showed u cl ar;
Bli thou untanght spri get TO the skies,
And leagst Thy teacher lingering here.
Sweet sera n, I would learn Of thee
Add hasten ~ partake thy biss
And chi TO thy world welcame ne,
A, hist welcomed thee 70 this.
Dear angel, hou ar; safe in Heaven;
No prayer for thee eed more be made.
Ohi let thy prayer for those DC given
NhJ on haze blessed thy inf at head.
Ny Fa,heri I beheld thee born.
And led thy tOttering steps With care;
Before nr rsen 10 He .ven's brlgh; morn,
Ny son! my ather guide me these.
FISANcKs OF AAssAcHusErTs-fho Boston I'D
vsriis,r s,ys:--we given in this mornings paper
The substance Of the State AUDITORS report, which
wss submitted to the Legislature yesterday:
The ordinary income for the year 1873. exclusive
o. tie STATE tax, eI@Ss2t
AID state tax 6oV,uo0
q sss.s9i
The ordinary ,IqenatSrss for the year issaess
sarplas ts,s95
As the accounts are presented. there sppears a
small d, 6cis instead Of this surplus, bsesuse Ell,
si6 OF the tar OF 1885 has not yet been received
into the treasury, aud this sum is SIS, 2Is larger
than tue s5S GA of the tar Of 1855. which vas re-
esiEed 10 1856
The estimated ordinary expenditures for the year
E.sss..ss OsaiuAry receipts. exclusive Of state
tAH Feitt
asa ga
Accordingly Il State tar be levied for $780,
600. the same as last year, there will be margin
Of $50, 900, which. ho~eyer. ~iIi be required 10
deiray certain expenses not included in ths sb0Ee
estimate.
Ax AHsRscAs LEorAAD.--A leopard was killed
near IoeEsilie. Ia, some wveks ago. Tue soagh-
err Sensinel says Of i:
Toe animal from vhjeh this skin vas taken vas
slot By dsssrs Josefh. Nathauiel. spa JAssss
Kleinpeter, Ia The ~oois Drhiad th. plantation of
Nc. DANES A. DsFdsnue. about slk niiles below
tlis ali we presume, .'piasgins" hia. TIE spoIs
are silIl.r TO hose Of toe African leopard. thoaeh
n0t 40 large. The skin. se ahould tkink. woald
measure shout four feet from zip Of noes 70 cad Of
tail. Ii l. curiosity IN these parts.
Il. 81.