Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-26
10 THE BELOVED MEMORY
HARRIETT MILL
rHF DEEPLY LOVED AND DEEPLY RreRFrrrD WIFE

'hh "NNfLf hoNkD AND DEEPLY REGRETTED WIFE
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JOHN STUART MILL. aiaa
Her great and loving heart.
Her noble soul
Her clear, powerful, original and eOniprehen-
sive intellect. made her the guide
and support,
The Instructor 10 wisdom and the example in
As she was the sole earthly delight ofthose who
had the happiness to belong TO her.
As earnest for all public good. as she was gen
erous and devoted 20 all who surrounded her,
her influence has been found in many of
. the greatest improvements of the
age, and will be IN those still 10 come
We're there even few hearts aud intellects like
here this earth would already become
the hoped Cor Heaven
She died,
the irreparable loss Of those who survive her,
Z . At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3, 1853
The moving words of this epitaph, SO
full of tender eloquence, tell not onlywhat
the noble woman whose ashes repose here
has been to John Stuart Mill and to the
cause Of human progress and reform, but
also The motive of the frequent and pro-
tracted sojourns at Aviguon Of the COM
panion Of her life. That be might be as
near as possible TO her grave, he purchased
years ago a country house within a few
hundred yards of the cemetery, where he
deyotes himself, not TO fruitlcss lamenta-
lions over his great, irreparable loss, but
10 the elaboration of those wise and ele-
waited principles for the growth OF which in
his mind he is 80 much indebted 10 her
genius. His devoted attachment to the
beloved dead, and faithful prosecution Of
the work in whsch she was his constant
helpmate and inspiration, is certainly one
Of the noblest illustrations of his char
acier
Mr.. MILL AT HOME.
The young peasant showed me into
small sitting room on the right of the en-
try, with tile floor, and the very simplest
furniture, and then left me TO carry my
card TO Mr.. Mill. He reappeared in
lew seconds and told me | would find Mr..
Mill IN the room on the other side of the
entry. Stepping into this, ! found myself
in what seemed 10 serve as library TO the
owner OF the house. Ia an armchair in
iront OF the fireplace, IN which some Goals
were still burning, Notwithstanding the
warm spring sunshine without, there sat.
with a cat purring at his feet the we'll
known form Of MIR. Mill. He rose as / ens
tered, welcomed me BY a cordial shake az
the hand, and invited me 10 be seated. In a
very little time We were engaged in lively
conversation. Mr.. Mills figure is Of more
than the average height, but he could hard
ly be called tall. His form is decidedly
slender. His head impressed one at once
"a the seat OF intelligence Of the highest or
der and the highest activity. The upper
portion IL very broad, and below the
splendid high forehead the face becomes
narrow featured His eyes are grayish,
and not large, but of most genial expires
sion His nose is thin and straight and
we'll propoTtioned. The features run out
into a very sharp chin, The complexion
OF the clean-shayed face is rosy, and clearly
indicative Of good health. The top Of the
head is almost bald; but the lower portion
is covered with good growth Of rather
curly hght-br0wn hair, slightly tinged
with gray. His voice is not strong bat Of