Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-01-20


small aperture and begged to be draw
through, but before the hole could be mad
large enough the flames drove the mel
away, and the prisoners perished.
i A jury was summoned, who after re
viewing the dead, adjourned till to-mor
row.
The insurance on the Pembcrton mill
was s415,000 Said to be against fire
only.
How ENGLISH DucHEssEs AND CoUN
TEssEs EMPLOY THEIR TINE The follow
ing extract from a letter of an English
traveller, who has had the best opportuni
ties of observation in the first circles Of
the United States, may surprise some oi
our idle fine ladies', if any such there be
among our readers. 1t were well if O
noble emulation could be excited among
our women to initiate what is worthy Of
imitation in the privileged classes abroad
They would then food their country with
! light and happiness, instead of degrading
it with poor copies from English and
French novels, and reproducing from
Parrenu Paris society foreign idlesse and
its concomitants-gossip, Irritation and
extravagance
81 can assure you that, having lived in
different castles and maner- houses of Great
Britain, and been accustomed to the in
dustrious habits of Duchesses and Coun-
tesses, was utterly astonished at the idle
ness of American fine ladies No Eng.
lish woman of rank, with the exception
of few parvenues, from the Queen down
wards, would remain for one hour unem-
ployed, or sit in rocking chair unless
seriously ILL., They almost all, with hard
y an exception, copy the letters of bust
ness of their husbands, fathers or brothers.
attend minutely to the wants of the poor
around them, and even take part in their
amusements and sympathize with their
sorrows /; visit and superintend the schools;
work in their own gardens; see TO their
household concerns think about their
visitors; look over the weekly accounts.
not only of domestic expenses, but often
those of the farm and the estate manage
penny clubs in conjunction with the work
ing classes, to help them to keep them
selves and with all these occupations, by
early hours they keep up their acquain-
tance with the literature and politics of
the day, and cultivate the accomplishments
Of music and drawing, and often acquire
besides some knowledge of scientific rur-
suits.
The late Marchioness of Lansdowne
was so well acquainted with the cottagers
in her neighhorhood, that she used to visit
and'look at the corpses Of the dead, be-
cause she found that her doing so soothed
and comforted the bereaved. have known
her to shut herself up with mad woman
in her poor dwelling, who used to lock The
door, and could not be induced to admit
any one else. Lady Lansdowne's only
daughter used one hundred guineas. (given
her by her father-in-law, Lord Suffolk, to
buy bracelcD to build pigsties with his
permission. at her husbands little resi-
dencc, She educates her own children
without assistance, teaching the BOYS Latin.
and the girls all the usual branches of
education. The late Duchess of Bedford.
| accidently discovered while on visit to
Woburn, had for 80 years of her marriage
life, risen at 6 o'clock. summer and win
ter, lit her own fire, made some tea for the
Duke and herself. and then as he wrote
his own letters of business she copied
them, and they came down to large party
of guests at 10 o'clock, to dispense break
fast, without saying word Of their ma
tutinary avocations; so that you might
have been visitor in the house without
finding out that the Duke and Drchess
had transacted the necessary business of
he day-bcfore perhaps you had risen =
| rather mention these that are gone to
their reward, than write of women still
amongst us; but you may believe me when
| say that am constantly amongst those
who live such lives Of energy and useful
ness-but they so employ themselves with
out ostentation, or an idea that they are do
ing more than their simple duty The
Century.