Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-06-11

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the tombs OF their departed relatives, because,
> although they agreed that the dear deceased
possessed all the virtues under heaven. they
wero somewhat fastidious as 10 the manner oi
expressing their remembrance of him. Prose-
kowever, was universally voted bore, and,
a he told me, was used for the tombs OF noae
but the paupers who died in the work house
A survivor must have been poor lndoed VINO
could not afford to have at least the old song
Of Affection sore, long tune boro'' on the
tomb Of friend.
Old Giles had endeavourcd to obviatc the !
difficulty he was under by collecting large
quantity Of epitaphs, at some trouble and even
4 expense; and having copied all these IN what
the curate had called his album. he used to
lay them be- fore his clients. so that they m'ght
suit their severai tastes. l strongly suspect
that he did not deal quite fairly with me IN
the explanation he gave, and that some OF tue
inscriptions were the illusions OF his own muse.
II they were. he kept his secret well, ana car ,
risd it with him TO his grave; tor poor "hes
has bcon dead some time. hope that ne
was buried properly, and that it was some
..' --,r,,ty brother Of III. trade,
Who did f,r him what lac had done Tor Thousands
for. if his pravo we're ding by bunglor, am
sure hc would never be able to rest IN II, ms
taste being critical, even to fastidiousness' III
such matters.
But to return 10 his album. The first page
was decorated with drawing IN pen ana INK,
copiod, as well as Giles graphic skiii copd
re ch, from tho moment OF the young ana 10.
teres,ing hciress Of Wentworth, who ~ buried
m the Church. The inscription followed IT,
and made rather. an illustrious beginning to
the book. Tho epitah iselfis a curious mix.
ture of tenderness and quaninesS, pathos ana
ceucoit. II Begins:-
AMI her. ,h, prec Ion. dust i, laid,
Who.. purely tempe ed clay w, made
S. in- t,m il thu guest bciralh'
Elsc the sul grew l'I wfhhi
II hnoke the outw ard .h-l oi nn,
Aud /, va, hached a ehsru'"n
The following not behind the others ." eohee"'
So. thou IN virgin. yet a bride
To every xrsce she Ju'tHyd
eh,s,~ poly gsiny and died 49,
tn. ,.,,on .br .paaph, we're generally Of different
~ siaracter
81 Oa a Parish Clerk
= Here l;s. The hoI, "i poor Flank Row
Parish clerk; and grave-Sone cutter,
Anl thi, il writ IN let YOU Know
What FrrnA for oher' use I" do
ra !, now for Frauk done by another.
Th. bh,.r cup Death gave me,
In passing round TO come To thee
On In Inaktspe.
He joeet Walter f;unn
b.. Souietimc sndnd Of the sun.
sc transit gioria maHdi
~ drank hard upon Friday,
That h.ing high dlv,
Tim took 10 his bed, and died upon Sunday
Tw-by fall I caught my DEATH
No man can tell hi. breath;
! might have died a' soon rs then,
II had had phican men,
OnA Child SIR Months Oh
lie tSsrd u life. bitter cup,
Refused io ,r,e the portion upj
nut turned h little head aside
Disguised With the taste, aud die j!
There is some bitterness in the following
q. copied from a tombstone at Pontonville
I,.,,h t,l-, thu good-ioo good on earth to stay,
but leave, he bad-too had to take away
An inscription on the grave Of a child at
Ellington, is in better taste and gentler feeling:
Here vm,ue .lcep.--rc.,r,i lin The piou tea,
II. wait. that udy. which he cannot fear
Who would wish TO go down TO the grave,
with such an epitaph as that Ut honest Johh
Hill, Of Manchester
Here lie. John Hill. Of Kill,
His age i've times ten:
lie n-ver did good, would,
Had b, lived Is long again
A soldier diod suddenly in Hampshire, from
drinking small beer after march, and this
" his cpiaph:
Here sleep, peace lIamr.lirc -ren,diar,
Nhn eau sIa hn death nv drinking cold small beer
S.lii~r,, he wise, from hi, mmmeiy fall,
And nhea YOU'VE hot, dGi"a strong, III nones'a
The officers in garrison made the following
addition
An honest ,oldrr never is forgot
Whether he died hy mu.k.t or by pc"
Ono on young man at Chichester, will no
be read without emotion:
Art thou M health anI spirits gay!
too wa. ~ the other d,,;
Aad Thought self o Lille a.afe
A. thuu who ieiIa Eptaph.