Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-06-19
A Citv of the Dead.

't Near Nashville,s some four
miles to the. west, on a gentle
southern slope, in an old field
i Of forty or fifty acres, that has
J been in cultivation for the last
half ce19tunyy there may be seen
.Iinnumerable contiguous graves,
completely. boxed in slabs of
stone, the Gaping of which, be-
ing about a footsbelewgthe sur
face, is oftentinaes exposed by
! the burrows Of the plOw in pre-
Parineethes soil. - wr = gq~yy-
! On digging down ands1smoV-
ling the cap-stOne, the remains
! Of muclldecayed human 7skele-
tons are invariably found, Sin a
heap, with the skull on top, as
though the dead had I been thus
entombed in 9 lsittillgg,pdstlr
but the dimensions of only a
! foot and aahaH ia depth, be-
tween the foundation stone and
the cap, would seem toaindicate
that, the dead must have been
kept, above ground until 3, the
softer parts smoulderedss away.
and enthe bones, alone inferred
in this singular manner, or that
the, body had undergone some
kind Of cremation. The box
like structure of these endura-
bic receptacles is.neat, andapat
together. much1skiIl.a.a -, So
Our oldest citizens say that
the Indians who Inhabited the
country immediately Peced-
ling the white man, had no
knowledge or traditions of the
people buried here; and the
very great number sof graves to
efoundthus contiguous, prob
ably exceeding.a hundred thou
sand sevidentb indicatesa q very
.densely populated country at
the time. sS.i So IS 81 j..
Works of art, such as Vessels
for holding water, cmiously
made of orthis shell and clay
baked by fire, and ornmnented
with many striking designs that
are bold and show a cultivated
taste, are frequently found in
these, boX-like,tonibs Some of
these may now be seen on eX-
hibition, among other clfriosi-
ties, III our great State EXPOSE
ton. ~ IA 8
In natural history, n.y. as Itahght |
by geological Investigations,
thereappeai's to sliaveobeeirs "a
comparatively enlightened peri
odof mankind long anterior to
any account obtained from writ |
ten history, and many signs of |
this age areVisable In. this State.
Maynot this great necropolis, |
OF ancient city of the dead, be |
one Of theni?s Codl0se'rid Re |
porter, : 20 % 0t Hla0
e The best thing for sa,aman to
do after being an accomPlice in |
a murder is to sign the temper
ance pledge and keep it. in |
vino yeritas and many a crime
has come to light on aceountspf |
.theIeaky character ora brain |
.befaddled with liquor. AGeor-
gia man, in the course of a
drunken spree, y1ately told a
bout holding a horse for Htsvo
men while they shot one another,
ten years ago. Zone of thosetwo
nen9and the tipsyStale bearer
q are Z already in eqstodya
4 a ~ tt'0lA' 'IAC l''tA NiiC N0'O ASetOA
ing aloud to his family a high
ly complimentary notice of an
accomplished young lady" of
that, vicinity fssAccomplished
young lady" interrupted one of
his small olive branches; cit |
don't take much to be accom-
plished,' then; | know, her, and |
she says i haven't saw, andl1
SEEM adi H, -f.s..ae
n q -sr-FEL-- -
About two years ago Dr.. Rice,
of Marshall county, accidentally
gothic skin abrased from his hand.
He allowed favorite little dog to
iek it, thinkins I would beneGtit. !
The dog shorty afterwards died
with hydrophobia and'a short
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