Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-18

VISIT TO HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY.
We give place most cheerfuIly to the follow
ing beautiful description of this "new City of the
Dead," as Hollywood has been appropriately
styled. tits the production of one of Richmonds
tairest daughters, and is, we trust. only the in
PRODUCTION to many similar favors from her gi tied
pen.]
For THE TIMES
entering this lonely and sequestered spot assigned
to the dead most lovely presents itself the
eye In front ofte main to the Cemetery rises
several gently sopng hills, covered with verdure, thick
y set with trees together with holly and cedar
green's. Many the graveed walks winding paths
and crcutous routes that encrce them At the base of
these hills, meander lovely stream whose banks are
covered with velvet turf and beautifully bordered with
small evergreens and oh! how lovely it looks, as it's
clear limpd waters dance its pebbly bed, making
sweet music in its sepentne until it is lost in the
broad James.
Such is the your first this conse-
Grated spot. Now follow the winding path which leads
to the left and after many turns you ascend hill that
commands extensive view ofthe city and Surrounding
country Look to your right and beneath you-,he
esc river rolls its turbd waters making hoarse music
in its course with here and there adven fisher
padding his eight canoe'-or the "steam horse
rushing along the magnificent bridge which stretches
across it.
In front of you lies the busy wold-the metropolis
Prominent above all the legislative halls of Virginia.
with the stars and stripes floating proudly above them
then some noble mansion of the wealthy -and again,
here and there, towering in lofty grandeur high
steeple almost seeming touch the blue vault of Heaven
and away IN the distance quietly lay noble vessels
moored at anchor There we have view of facto.
ries, oundriesalso State Prison, with its lonely
sentinel pacing to and o while in doeful accents faint.
y falls upon the his oft repeated "Alrs WE'LL Tie
whole presents that will not fail to. attract
who aresawake to of the beautiful and sublime
Now we turn from gazing at the busy world before
to the resting place of those who Dead and go
to try the realities Of another world. The dead How
peacefully and quietly they may sleep under the fra
grant shade OF tree by the side of the murur
ing brook. Here lie the rich and poorthe great and
small. Naueht disturbs their repoe. The flowers may
bloom in all their beauty-shed their sweetest peiume
upon their gavesthe birds sing their sweetest songs
the shed his sunny rays upon them-the moon gi
the tops of the headstones of seepers with her silver
beams-the storm howl through the trees-tEe stars
'nunike may walk the holy aises of Heaven" above
theu-bu all alike the cold clods that lay buried be
meath. Here youwill the tall monument erected
over great man-it may recount his noble deeds
his riches-his charity but he herds it not Here,
again. grave of one who short time since boomed
in all the beauty of womanhood. Her listens
the melody of music-the little stream goes rip
ping blythe bird sends forth his sweetest notes from the
tree whose branches over herthe witching voice