Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-30
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llo pleciuct 81 those VAST repositories
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No stranger can Um1lu bore % d1y,
WHOM huuying OF 10 tlimo zoo no
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Of real, though melancholy pleasure,
10 rciire, occasionally, fomtbo hustle
Of the world, and hold communion
with the UNCONSCIOUS lcuapls OF the
tomb. ItexetA n HarvgB lintpCpcg
ON all the better feelings ofthc heart.
such peculiarly the case hcrcwhcrc
"ihc posiIlcncc, that waIkoth in dark.
lcRj,and effslructiop, That wastdh
at monday" ure 50 often and So
yqrcly felt The conflicting passions
tllht osithtc inc breast arc, Tor the
moment, hushed. We realize The
vanity and the uncertainty Of all ter
restnal things. The desire for the
wealthy of ,tAiS world is wholly. alb
Sorpcd i'll the Stronger desire for the
true riches of righteousness. An
anxiety for the praise of men gives
Way, for the time being, TO an irfe-
pressible anxiety for the praise Of our
Father, aCho Is IN HeaUeR.. Here il
iSwe learn the import and beauty Of
that charming specimen of elegiac ell
oquence, Chou turnest man to der
struction, and sayest return, We chll1
dren ofmenw And now, fever, we,
feel our need of that sublime and
cnnsoling philosophy disclosed by the
TTeacher of Nazareth" which irradi-
ates the darkness Of the grave with
the lelicities and glories Of a 'new
heaven and a new earth" -
esThe mode of burial here is peculiar,
and arises from the necessity,o the
qase-the thinness and danlpness of
the soil. Instead of committing the
body of the deceased to the wet bo-
som Of the eartII-a custom that als
most universally prevails-itais de-
posted in sepulchre built expressly
for its reception above the ground.
These sepulchres are not, like that OF
tlle Savior of mankind, hewh out Of
the rock, but are constfuctecof briciy,
Stones, or such other solid materials
as taste, or wealth or friendship may
suggest. The opening into 'tliem Is
made in the form of an arch, and is
only of sufficient size to contain the
inanimate frame it is intended to re-
eeive.-When the body is intored,
the mouth of the opening is closed up
as.to render it impervious to the air,
and, in this appropriate enclosure, the
relics of the weary and way-worn re-
pose in calm and quiet sleep. | ad-
nlire this method Of mterment. There
are none of those revolving associa7
lions connected with ii, that cluster
ground the practice as it exists in
other sections of our country. ThG.
heart is not chilled With the thought
Of freezing dampness and the. insati
ate earth-Worm. .s.ag.e IVA sg N
ga The Catholic burying ground is the
most magnificent affair OF the kind |
ever saw. No one can form am ade-
quate conception of its richness and
Splendor, whose eyes have Not beheld
it as it is. l have read of the. ".city of
fhe dead" bat never, until my visit
To this consecrated place, did my mind
conceive thefull force of the express
sion. 1t is, emphatically, a cityyof
tonbs some of which are suIPsssingr
~ grand and beautiful. Wealth has
lavished its treasures, and taste and
skill have expanded all THEN power
to adorn and enrich this last home OF
mans Wondering dust Four dis
tinct parcels Of land, each Of which
comprises about two acres in extent,
and ali of them in immediate proxim-
ity, are appropriated to the piouS
rights sepulture. These distinct a.
phrtments are literally crowded with
every description of monuments crea-
fed to perpetuate the memory of de-
parted worth and friendship. Many
Of them are very costly and elegant,
and not few are. enyironeda with
iron rafting within which the loVelest
flowers, of hue and odour, are cult
waited by the hand Of surviving, affec-
ton. They bud and bloom with
brilliancy, and their perfume
possesses the sweetest fragrance.
They seem to sympathize with the
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