The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-12
HICKMAN. FULTON COUNTY. KE

undergone a radical change and we
will make these fellows hump them
selves who now profess to knoa us not
The bottom rail has gotten on top more
than once. in the history Of thi.
country.
| have been in this the great me,
tropolis of Kentucky for four day.
and FIVE nights, staying, (according to
Fashionable parlanee) with my so>ealled
invalid wife Indeed, she was go III
coming here on the train that she
seemed ip~epsible to all passing events
and | began 10 think that what began
! in joke would eud in a sad reality
that L. TO say, she was about to become
an invalid sure enough, but she rallied
after twelve hours repose and is uow
again able TO eat her full rations oi
city fare | have met with several oi
mp old friends here and have formed
some new acquaiutances The whole
sale merchants on Msin street are
rapidly getting in their fall -tocks. aud
seem to he quite busy in filling orders
&c. The city seems 10 be gradually
there i great room for them still. |
have seen some of the shabbiest shan
ties here than ever saw (even in the
most obscure villages Of the land). and
that, too. in portions of the city that
present some 6ue buildings These
miserable dens EXHIBIT a picture OF
squalid poverty and want. cespools OF
disease aud death Should an epidem
ie chance TO strike this city, then woe
to the d~elers ia these haunts of mis-
cry aud blighted hope And those Who
occupy the adjacent buildings would
have to fee for their lives, for death
on his pale horse would charge and
Sureharge their crowded ranks, and
hold high carGisal amid their dying
groans and fruitiess cries for reliei
from his terrible tortures Why is il
that the city authorities will permit
these nuisauces 20 remain infacr. Is TO
NE profound mystery l. it possible
har the city Of Hickman pn.-eS>e,
more power than the cry of Louisville?
| Why. there were a number OF houses
IA he former place much better. health
Ter and cleaner than these in Louis
vile, that were torn down aud utterly
demolished, because the authorities
thought them calculated 10 foster dis
ease. But, perhaps, these old di api-
dated structures were once the pride
and glorication of this mighty city.
the impressive land marks OF past
ciVilization, the enduring 6nser board-
of a then wonderful architecture that
struck the savage Indian with amazing
awe. aud frightened the ferocious deni
zens at the forest away from the door
aud caused them TO fee to their native
jungles for safety the indubitable
and carefully preserved evidences OF
what Louisville once was in a bygone
day and what she is now Alas. poor
YOrick, should you persist in pre-erv
ing much longer these decaying monue
ments Of a former greatness, these
fading land msrks of a past generation.
your unphilosophical folly may return
upon your oWn head When the
angel of death spreads his wings on
the blast and breathes in your uosiril-
the germ a. he passes. then will you
realize IN your extremity, ~ iiick ma Is
did in hers tbe utter falacv aud Degii-
gent criminlt'y of fostering IN your
midst THESE pestiientiai pitfalls, the
osteusible proofs OF an inexcu>abIe
toleration of city dynasty But cities
like individuals refuse TO be taugh, but
by the one tsacher-experience; very
good tutor If his lessons don't cost too
much
Since here, have visited Cave Hill
the city of the dead am thor.
oughiy convinced shat the city of the
dead i far better KEEP, than the city OF
the ivIng That within thoss melan-
choly precincts might be found mors
immunity from disease aud death thai
within the city proper Cave Hill IL,
indeed, a beautiful and picturesque
place Nature by her own plastic hand
having impaired 10 it variety of land
scapes. consisting of level plateau at
the entrance gate. with series of
small hills aud vallies surrounding.
with slight depressions and elevations
in the midst thereof Art having oeen
brought to natures assistance, with her
embelisbing genius, have rendered the
spot one of surpassiug loveliness to
the eye of the visitor II contains
vaults, or houses Of solid marble. that
are said TO have cost variously from
SIS, 900 to $4,000 They are truly
msgnificen nt monuments to departed
loved ones who repose therein, entirely
unconscious Of the fact that costly
marble edi6ces enclose their moulder-
ing ashes
| expected to have gone 10 the Ex>
position tonight. but the peltiug rain
again defeated my intention. To NOR
row. without an intervening accident,
will find me there ALERT.