Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-01-06

amusement, but ss for myself l dared not
trust the sound Of my owr voice, esiag I'LL
ed With wonder. ss.cuuhment and ave. In
In sas.e usaancs we trsvsuscd many Of the
diaerspt ayartsents. and Of leagsA catered
once more Into tho open Air. We also made
passing cal al the building, sppsaaining
20 the college, and which ere designed rs
residences Tor the Teacher. and boarding
houses for The pupik- After possessing
ourselves Of = specimen Of the beautiful
marble OF which Girard College Is oompos.
ed We babe adicu,-I fear On my part FOR
ever 10 this boast Of fhiiadciPhia and
wcrc sooa vhirling over . smooth road on
our way to Laurel Hill
INDUCED some fears by ,hc way that as
I received so many new ideas, ] should nc'
tualy have no room in my little Uranium to
stow away any morc-but at The FIRST sight
Of our destination every other thougbt ban
ished st least for the time
On Srs, entering the grounds We were
greeted with a view Of Tborne's beautiful
group Of Statues, representing the well known
interview between Sir Walter Scott and Old
Mortality; truly = fitting ornament for such
. placed Old Mortality was represent
cd ms described by Scott, seated upon
n monument Of tho Covenanters, aud bust
liy employed in deepening with his cbsel,
4 the letters Of the inscription. Beside
him fed a pony the companion Of his
Journey, around whose neck was suspcn
dcd pouch containing the riders tools, and
anything else be nigh, have occasion to car
ry with him
At short distance aud lesning against
a monument, stood Scott Cor rather his stat
ue) which is rcputcd to be MI exact rcsem-
blance, apparently engaged in conversation
with the pious enthusiast.
As the massive gate shut bohind US the
merry voices were hushcd, and shouts Of
laughter which had so recently rcsoundcd-
died nway--for all everything around US
told that we stood among the dead
We fingered for hours in that lonely spot
regarding the monuments erected to the
memory Of husbands and fathers, wivos AND
mothers, brothers and sisters, who were
sleeping in that beautiful and great resting
place.
Near the entrance my attention was At
tractcd by huge block of marble, upor
which lay the sculpturcd image OF lovely
infant In whose tiny hand WAS graspod rost
bud. In another place a tall graceful
column of the purcst and white.t marble
was apparently rudely broken and over it!
summit was thrown garland Of flowers
which though formed BY the sculptor han(
seemingly lacked nought but fragrance t.
make them rcal--surely there could be nj
more striking emblem Of the death of tn
young and lovely!
One beautiful yet simple monum cnt Dor
J this inscription My Daughter" Anothc'
"Our Mothcr--shc laugh us hop to live an
! hon, to die" Another, Agnes aged H..
r What luxurient field for the rovings Of iar
7 cy. Upon table monument was carved
! napkin as il carlessly thrown back, and hor
these words, "Not here but risen" But
= nough. for even had | power, time aud spac
would fail to mention even small portion
c all saw in that resting place of the dead
n | have heard il remarked that 4 visit
c Laurel Hill leaves person with cheerf'
d impressions Of death; while Mount Aubur
s has an effect quite the rcverse--hlling Il
mind with awe and dread by its gloon
0 grandeur. can only say that death new
1 appeared less terrific than at that time,
q imagined that could yield my breath wit
y out a sigh and it would be pleasure
b know that even in death, the murmurir
waters Of the Schuylkill would still Gli'
II gently near me and that The fragrant fowe
n which sdorn almost every portion of tn
:, vast cemetery would bloom ms swcctly
ID when rejoiccd in their fragrance
is And thus passed that long and lovely day
1t june, a day the scenes Of which are so vivid
" impressed upon my mind, that nought b
deash can efface them BLANCHE"
D. Fsirhaven, Dec 80.