Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-01-14
DEATH OFF n. IL. ALLEN.

"A lhCCtiliS VI WIG Siot oNIliS ibtt
was held at the Court House, on Fri
day, January 9th, 1871, to take action
in reference to the death of the late
Hon. n. Fl. Allen.
Upon motion, the Hon. G.. A.
Henry was called to the Chair, and
Horace Ii. Lurton appointed Secre-
tary.
After taking the Chair to which he
had been invited by the request ofthe
members of the Bar, Mai. Henry
said Gentlemen of the Bar, we are
assembled here to-day to commence
rate the virtues of Nathaniel II. AL
len while he lived, and to mingle our
tears on his new made grave, with
those of his family who mourn his
death. I feel very keenly the loss of
Mr.. Allen and approach the grave
where he sleeps with no ordinary
sensibility. We We're intimate friends
for nearly 40 years. Our friendship
was confidential and heartfelt, and
continued to the hour Ofhisdeath. He
was the senior member of II Bar,
and / occupy his place to day, which
was made vacant by his death. l
am the only survivor of the Clarks-
vile Bar of 1887, now living in this
county. Hon. G. Johnson, Martin,
w. Is. Johnson, Garland, Kimble,
Boyd and Mr., Allen, have all been
gathered to their fathers. Certainly
this long and sad record of the losses
this Bar has sustained by the stroke
of death, should not be r~ecounted
without n solemn warning to us, the
survivors, that we too are mortal
| knew Mr.. Allen as early rs
1880. About this time being in
GAINESVILLE on n social visit from my
home in Kentucky, L was urged by
him to so with him. to what he called
his humble home, and spend a night
with his family. Upon entering his
house | was presented to his wife
then n young and beautiful lady, %
whom ii was evident he was proud
Though Mr.. Allen was then n man o
very small fortune and his house AZ
humble one, IL bore all the evidences
of refinement and cultivated taste. !
was received with Kindness and ell
tertaincd with cordial hospitality. ]
noticed the germ of that feature %
his character which distinguished hi,
whole life, his uniform and tender so,
licitude and love for the wife of his
bosom. | was then an unmarried
man and was fnvorably impresse,
with his aiitctionate department to
wards her. In his every word and act
there was n chivalric politencss to
wards her, which won my admira
ton. They lived together as MAJ
and wife nearly 80 years, and that
heartfelt civility which witnessed il
the early years OF their marriage
continued with intensity, when ag,
and disease had impaired hel
strength, and robbed her cheek of the
bloom of youth, till it pleased God
whom she had worshipped all hel
life to take her from the embrace o
her alfectionnte husband and devoted
family. Whatever may have beer
Mr.. Aliens short cOmings, none who
knew him well and saw him at hi,
own home, will add to thenumher, the
neglect of his wife and his family
II indeed he occasionally INDUCED
In n little acrrbity of temper, II,
vented it upon the world and never
upon his wife on his family. Iii,
heart was where his homo was, ant
she. on whom he had bestowed hi,
love, made it all sunshine to him
| have rarely known Il happier fmi
ly. His sons We're honorable mel
and his daughters, elegant and nc
cOmplished women. His wife wa
for many wears II member of tn,
Methodist Church and many will re-.
member to have seen Mr.. Allen, yea.
after year, with his wife and tatnil,
i'm his camp Mt Antioch, though not
member of the church, when camI
meetings were fashionable, land | an
not sure the disusc of the custom will
our Methodist friends, II any evidcnc,
of an advance of ci~vilization) nm,
/, how attentive he was TO his family
how uneNcpptipnahle was his christ
ian department, and how his cam,
was crowded with his friends To par
take of his hospitality, during tn,
brief hour of recess from wOrship.
! have said he was not u memhe
of the church, hut he was "A man viii,
, practiccd the virtues of Il christian
I gentleman and sustained the church
His house was the home of itcneran
ministers, AMI living IN the country
which he always did, rather than II
the town, because IL was more congo
NAL Ia his taste, he gave his neigh
: bors efficient aid, in organizing
Sunday School ut Antioch, aud tauuh
I the children of his friends on ia
sabbath day "a n Sunday Schou
teacher. In such good works he al
1 ways took decided interest. If h
= did not so through the forms of wor
ship, he was the friend Of religion, mn,
, chastised vice with nm unsparinI
hand. He had no fellOwship wit
vice and morality, and they nc
= abashed and dismaycd from his pre-,
ence.
Though n little rrpulsive to In
world, lac was exceedingly fond VI