The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-11-24
Moral Readings.
~'Hury mo in the little Church
yard"


The following touching pllusion 10 tho ro-
'cFHT tUTrh, ~ iHI FrIHriuru' ut tho tHfprut'
ed Alrs LAuRA SMH0ss, daughter Of Oe
Billings, Esq, of'Woodsloek, We copy from
,he Laio,R (,luss,i Courier
strg p. WIN HTIHFkgd by u fryer UiIUUt rhr
Grat dny Of her arrival puI az san Francisco
aud constituted 10 sink under i uuul hor death
~ o couple Of weeks, Tier yenrnings i"r hen
unlpe hills-Whie feeble aud pninR away
nt surltn distance from hnmg-fnny well DO
iulglnud by those who knew her character.
Even though eheefel hy HE ITesence and
dr,llrd love Of her husband and brother,
home with Hs pleasant sreuea mud nHsocip-
lions among ihH Green M0unlninH--WHs eYc5
brl0ra her IN her last bours there WA q
lilllu Incident which beautifully shows nov
desuledly Ihn heart OF woman cliugh 10 tie
loved nnd a,rrished scenes ofchlldltood, II
" gwen Ia the following extract from letter
hy oua who si0pd by her bod.sidei
When she became conscious Of the neHr
apprnnrh Of death, she called her husband
Hid her brother Ia her budnidO aud Told llirm
that shH did not wish 90 hive strangers per-
fUTIU tHU tHET 1ftirHs % hff person, but Heltc-
sed tho lady friends whom shu wished 10
tr1yc do 80, Capt simmons arked her #
there WIS anything that rho desired which
wns IN his power 10 do for hrr Sho replied,
"Nrs, | ,lgsTe that you may not nuke llu uc'
iwislinu of wealth your chef concern, bot
las up other treasures iu Heaven You may
bp blessed with wealth. fyou nre 30, do nor
lhTget thn puur ui- uai native village, Nand
stock I have another wish, q VAN mud fool
ish wirh-l ought not Ia express u Tor II ~
wenlluoss, lolly;t-it eau, know, nuke 40
difference a. 90 tho manner IN which uy
body IL disposed Of after denlli--hul may
any IL 81 cnud wish that ] might lie IA Our
iilllc church yard, 10y the side ofhroler Ld-
ward Cnpr. :. ia his manly and generous
voice. -,-lifled aud choHklug with gfiei,--re-
led, nc | live. Laura, your wish shall bc
complied with" "llow grateful nm" said
tho dying wiGf "only think, Frederick" adj
dressing her brothrr,"huw Kind Mr. Simmons
is,-hu snys shnll be buried IN our prciiy
lutte church-yard, and 10y lhc eide Of brother
Edward"
But death was gathering upon her, aud ~
the darn shadow closed around her, the dyiug
saint with angelic sweetness remarked "Tldr
then. .i1 thu Dark Nulryi-why, u Is not 20
dark, Gner all IN litllo whlr, composing
her arms upon her breast, she passed through
iho Desk Nhllry,' to that bourne whence
no traveller has returned, aud To which the
consecutive gsneraIiuns Of men nre hns'en-
mgr ...,.
Home were To give expression TO her dj
ny wish, hn IuglH perhaps say
BURY Me ~ TuE LITTLE CuURClI.
VA RID,
Bury me by the Village Green,
1.-the old Churchyard at ~ side
Amid tho secncs ! loved 10 we'll
When sporting 10 my giflhoods pride
Bury ne, bury me there,
oh, this is my dying prayer.
bury mo by the Village Church
whose hell was music to my ear
where those loved can see my grave,
Add shed DER u, prteharcfa tear,
Bury me, bury me there,
Oh, this is my dying prayer
Yes bury ne amid the hills
So dear, within that quiet nook
Where of twincd the evergreen,
ErO Cor his love all forsook
Bury wc, bury me there,
Oh, this IL my dying prayer.
Barry me not on this Wild shore
Far from my own dear hearth die,
Where ocean sounds It's solemn dirgo
50 beautiful would not lie -
hurry me, bury me htre,
Oh, this IS my dying prayer
ra.
But would sleep within the still
And quiet shelter Of my home,
Where mountain winds their requiem
May chant above my lonely tomb.
Bury me, bury me there,
Oh, this is my dying prayer.
Bury me where my brother sleeps,
Aud gentle zephyrs fan his grave
Where Love celestial vigil keeps
This-this is the last boon crave
Bury me, bury me there
tIttTs, rms my rfyTrg Prryrr