The Litchfield County post., 1826-07-25


 already been prosractel Co sucll length, as to l leave me little space % speak 6f some Of the I more remarkable n101urnents The na6si Iconspicuous, as well as the most attractive ol
 these, is thelofty tomb in memory of Ahelard and Hel0ise, the two unfortunate lovers who have been iinmortalized by the beautiful po- f em of Pope. It is in the form of a Gothic Chapel, formed out ofthe ruins ofthe Abbey of Parachute, over which HelOise presided, and where she died in the 18th century. The
 edifce is fourteen feet in length, n in breadth
 and 24 in height, surrnonnted by four pima
 cles at the. corners, and one in the centre,
 rising 12feet above the roof. Ten arches rest upon fourteen beautiful columns, six feet in height. This chapel contains the tomb built for AhelaFd at the PriOry of St. Marcel, near ChaIOns, where he died. He is repre- sented in recunbent posture, with the stat ute of Heloise by his side. There isnOdouht, that the real dust of the two lovers after he ing removed from place to place, alternately united and divided, is at1ast here cominin- gIed. The monument is very complex, and loaded with prOfusion of oraan1enf with a number of historical inscriptions, and an epi- tapn1n Latin from tho pen of Marnaontels
 One of our native artists, now prDsecufing his professional pursuits at Paris, has made q very accurate sketch of the tomb, pfinf of which may perhaps Hereafter be seen iSs the shops of Broadway.
 Among the numeFOns other tombs of slisfin- guished persons, chiefly grouped together in, what has been denoninated the classical de. partment of the cemetery, are those of the poets Nohere, La Fontaine, Delille. and Chenier; St. Pierre, author of the Studies of Nature, and of Paul and Virginia; Hany, the Mincralogist i; Fourcroy, the Chemist De- lambre, an eminent Astronomer; Sonini, the Naturalist, and friend of Buffon Madame Blanchard, the celebrated aronaut, and a, hundred others, too numerous to be mentioned. Delille's grave is surrounded bysa beautiful little garden, and the marble in memory of FontAine is ofnamented with the images of some of the animals, that formed the dr0mdtis peTso,e of his Fables. One of the mostsia- teresting monuments is stately mansole,irn of black marble, erected in 1928, to com memorate the fame and philanthropy of the Abbe Sicard, who signalized himself by his efforts for the instruction of the deaf and dumb. Near the top of the column six. hands are portrayedin different positions, so as to spell his name according the signs manual adopted in his system of educa- ton. si
 In another part of the cemetery, along the brow of the eIninence, are the tombs of many of the celebrated Marshals of France, Mas sena, Dayoust, Lefevre, Decres, Perignon, Ney, and others. Many of hem have lofty columns ofmarble, e,sculptnred with emblenatic representations of their Marshal Ney, who was shot by file of his own soldiers in the garden of the Luxembourg, giving to them himself directions to fire, once had a Splendid mon,l:. ment, which has been barbarously demolished since the restoration, and he now sleeps with out even the record of his name. His grave is enclosed by an iron railing, and four bea,ti- full expresses raise their little pyramids of verdure at the corners. F
 On the declivity below the Chapel, and amidst the thickest copses of evergreen, stands a charming little cottage or bower, woven ofreeds and thatched with turf. Itis just large enough for a chair and small ta- ble, which still remain, though the door is locked, and the tenant is gone, believe to another world. It's history, as derived from the old man who conducted us through Pere La Chaise, is so ramantic that was not very anxious to enquire into its authenticity. As the story runs, another Abelard h enthusias- tic, though not criminal love, was strongly attached to an accomplished lady, who sud- denly died, and was here buried. Crossed and crazed by a hopeless passion, he erected this little rustic shrine over her grave, where he used to pass whole days in writing letters to the departed spirit of his Heloise, leaving them upon the table, and fancying that she came each nighs lSsrszsc tiss -sssespny,~s Df his unchangang affection.
 Towardsthe northern side of thecemetery, and on the most elevated point of Mont Louis, is section of the enclosure devoted chiefly
 to the interment of strangers. In this silent
 assemhlagc of the dead, may be found repre-. sentatives from every nation on the globe who died at Paris, and here rest side by side The graves of the English, Scotch, and Irish are the most numerous; ; and next to these, Spaniards, Germans, and Italians. Too large l a group of our own countrymen add to the
 number and variety of the mixed congrega-
 tiOn. A beautiful marble pyramid attracted us to the spot, where sleep the remains of
 Adam Seybert, formerly of Philadelphia, a member of Congress, and author of ayalua-
 ble work on the statistics of the United States,
 He died at Paris in May last. The monu-
 ment was erected by the piety of his son, and does credit to his taste as well as his filiaI
 affection. Hard by is the grave of MT. Mil Ter, of New-Jersey, an eloquent and pr0Tnis- ing young lawyer, who fell a victim to the
 ardour of his professional pursuits. He came
 out to France for the benefit of his health
 last summer, and died soon after his arrival. l In the same vicinity, are the graves of Rich
 ards of New-York, promising young gen.
 tleman educated at West Point; and of
 Tucker, of Boston, who died and were bu- Tried on the same day. Their premature 1A.~ IT V N mNaEr -X