The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-01-29

6i.Is no,isyag indlyisaal 10 rest hpoo; your
sympsthy Is dispersed over myriads Of anon
ymous skulls and th'gh bones, and there Ian
tss,icslly srsnged into meIo dramatic combi-
nations, 40 If tho Grsccs have any business
nnder ground, and after death has picked Us
10 tho bone, our skeletons mus, be broken up
and shufTled into attitudes co0Iof ming 10 The
;mmasab!c principles Of Psri,ian taste
could never ifSsvo sigh while promcnsding
between tho.s neatly trimmed hedge rows oi
human bonss, / thongh, Of, and plti.d the
wo, kmen moro than rnc materials. But at
ST.. Michs0's, leit thst was really IN a sep-
ulch,e snd sufro10ded by the Dead. Inc
ysry absence OF nea,oess in their Distribution
and OF respectful observance towards mem,
was source Of INSTRUCTIVE reflection, by Tor
warning me OF my cessation OF personal i'm
uostauce whc0 1 shall cease 10 breathe Ev-
ery kick tho sexton eave chance skui or
swo that stopped the way, bad us moral "
was as good IS the festive usage in old Esyp,
Sf handing ro0n6 an image OF death from
eoes, 10 guest,,o tho words oil
"Drink and be merry, for such yon shall be-"
Ia ,he absence ct such a cu,toa DOW, know
OF nothing moe calculated to bring down the
pride Of ary one that piques himseIi too Wuch
sOpon his h.,h than sn occasional conversation
80 . chutch ya,d with sexton or g'ave'dig'
ger, ou the sul.tecl ot their trade. IL isve'y
well as long as . u,an has certain allowance
of mind and muscles AZ his disposal, and can
strut and talk and look big, aOd hum trhg.
ments Of bravu,as, aad DC seen now end then
IN a tandem, sad rasod to the other methods
Of commanding some Jciereoos To. his posso-
nal Identity out wiscn once this impDusol
porsonsee becomes 'ooroniess, coid aud
tongue tied, aud, unable 10 demonstrate, h,
sejsed by the undenakcf, and as the Irish
phrase L., "is pai 10 bed with a ,hovel," fare
we'll nomaa respect ,--'' out Of siSht out OF
n,iod !" MS ep,raph, If he has lef asssts TO
buy Que, may, tor o. vhue, keep up iit,,c
hustie about his Names, but short dialogue
win a ,extoa oil sEer,imes, over tho scattered
ftpgpenls Vi MS existence, will sbofd . prot
~ cccura,s measure OF the deg &c OF real IN.
s,yu6cspce into which be has sub,ided Tns
is modifying. but !, is among tho sources of
our highest interests. Certainly, it's natural
chat We should look 70 some fu,uro eompsn-
sa,ion for our minds, IN fetu'n Tor the many
7nsalis their old companions are susc to'suIic'
vhen they are not by TO protect them II
were an intoiesabie prospect otherwise. To
day ~ be active, happy and amblt'ous, con
saiou, Of beiog "mads fo' the contemplation
Of heaven ard al Doble Ubjec's," and to NOR
ynw o be fang as useiss' lumber into hole,
md In process Of time 70 be buEc,ed by grave
diyeets snd shoyeiloJ1p to Hske way tor &C CO
comers, without . friendly mota,izes TO pro-
. ncunee an "Aas, poor lotick "--over our
chop fallen c,apia---or perhaps (what is still
mo hun,.iaiipg IN a pos'homous poin, OF
view} to bs puroneG ny resurrection men,
and haug Up 10 ds:ec.ios rooms a. n.odels OF
oseo,ogy Tor 'be io,uaciion OF surgeons
mates Tor his Mejs,,y's nsvy--,he thoughts
OF all this would gan, ss well It might, our
van,ty 10 the quick, werc Il not tha, Religion,
assured Of re,ribution, can smile at hese In
Siicniics, and discover, in evcy rude cus
that o,ay be given to our dishonored bones, a
iurter argament Soc 'Ae Immortality OF tho
soul.