Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-22
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OF approaching the old ruins axe. eSceEo!Is w,
steep river bank, We found sen,lnes nefs ~ p.
Visitors from disturbing the wslls and rno"u.'a.
The walls of the church steepie IT Jahi.sio%n' nu''
he ancient grave yard, have bsen often ntso''Uou .
travellers and historians. No person. pIa-"d "a
mind at all ref -cve, can visit the spot, renueIeu "
cred by Thousand incidents Of thrilling ih'eres. ~
he early history Of the nation and fa!s 10 oe
by emotions Of peculiar nature. Ii IL no' 49,
some effort Of the mind that the farts can 10
relative to its sngularly romantic pis.o'y ,tar.
those old brick arches and angles have st'ou VI,
20 long dating co far back in the deep. DIM recee.nt
vista of the past, defyins the most furious lAHs hs
storms and The severest test OF elen1ntai s'f..'
Winds have howled and shreked doI1'oly 'n 10
The old arches and doorways; the hghtnine nn L.
I'd and g!ared around the old pile. ana tne n.y., =,
has roar-d and crashed aud csu:aa u 10 .ie t +. W.
ia foundation. The very bowels ot the earau s.a.
been agitsted by the rage OF deep 'ntelu" 80
nut during the most alarming p'ane'ary oo ,t,;ng ire
the old steeple has stood firm IN iis place. I ,hs
rugged head Nd among the branches of ireer 'n IN
nav. lived and budded aud blossom-d; W,thetea, y.
oayed and died, TO give place to others tns, d.
their turn grown up lived out their ter NJ "'it ~
cayed and crumbied at the feet OF the ora
.tiiI watcher as it wers, over the cus' OF .os -.
forn. moved actively there, the sounu y, aor.
rootsteps were heard there, and whose 'o'oe' "''~
raised there In anthem. OF praise. II, .,d
I'm. old tree has grown up the Eastern ''ae' au
leaning over reclines against the SOLID msSou'y .s :"
10 close companionship, while vines vi 81" :,
growth have crnpt up and closely adhered 10 lle
snd Nor,h walI,; and on every side the sycamore
he nulbsrry and other trees Of various SIZES SEM
r,r,h their long branches and green foliage 10 orna
nsnt the brow of the old relic Of the past. ,
Ths wallis are now about IS feet Ligh on the South
aida and several feet less the North, presenting AT
nn.ven and angular appearance on the ast and es
Ids Ttay are above the base, half foot thick
md the .eple or bey is about 10 feet square In.
,-ches over the doorwAys, which are on the East arc
Vest sides are gone but there are two arches aoo's
n good preservation
Tho rsu. have long since disappeared like thos'
who wor,hipped whn them, and tho bricks lie pro
,n,cuously about the rugged and uneven site where
hey stood. The wood work. was heavy. SOLO, am
| made entirely of cedar. true and faithful n,Storl
IF that old sanctuary and OF Its ministers ana Hot
.hinpers would be- full Of interest. We nsy thins
# ihe etropp and imposing old structure, with III
heavy oornice, and it's towering cupolai It's mgr
oulpi, and is spacious channels us massive desk ant
its cushioned seats Of the clear tone OF the par
b-ls that was beard summoning the people 10 worship
~ the family groups that moved slowly and orderly
sloug-parents apd children. master aud servants-
At tho quiet hours OF Sabbath morning and evening
cnternR the DOORS passing up The alsles, and ak'nI
their seats in this pews. This waa all strange sign
10 the keen. eyed Indian, who wandered down upo'
the beautiful banks upon the oppo-its side OF thu
stream. But all 10 still there now, save The m"n"'"
nous gong of the muckawl's, or The owls long CRY
which only add TO the deep solitude Of tho midnigh
hour.
TIE oRAvr YARD.
ThIs seorsd rep,-,tDry of thn 'ancsnt vensrf b
dad Ia even batter calculated 10 excl .rsng t-ei
ines than the old ,teeple. The WALL. grave ,t"n-'
and old tras. pnsred and irrrgularly in,.r.p
among the resting places Of ths departed inh-bta
If tn. city that lime and c"s'mry swept away ar
| all irnpressive and deeply Interesting.
The massive tomb stones are Hired and thrown froT
heir pl.css: and in GONE instances. broken In frse
,nents that lie scattered around. The idrS OF nntqa'
", of the remains thai have been ,leepne 'hsr- Il
centuries, is strangely oppressive. How -n''r-l'
| haye ds.th and decay demolished th-ir victim, =
Long, long have they slumbs-ad there, uudi,Iurh-c
~ The hunder's most deat-ning voics --t--pns anc
70 seep nn TIL called up by the lnuorr p-ala ~ tn
gen.r. w4kine of the dn. Of the long forgotten dead
MONUMENTAL STONES AID INSCRIPTIONS.
Tie hroat base Of an immense old syoanors tres
stands firmly pIao-d by the aide OF one OF III tnnh,
IN the heavy slab of which, i: i. said that Writ ~ro'-
his British Spy, Al the tree i"or1asrd in sz-, the
massive trunk widensd and apread and encomPaa"eo
The stone that was placed ovar the unconscious se'
~, above beneath and around. until he solid hssvy
marble, is held hrmIy. and embedded deeply aud al
most iueItricaby into tho body OF the tr"s The
snglar union of two representatives OF the vrRsfsb
and the mineral kingdom. appears over the grave OF
Mr.. Sarah Blair. who died In 1870.
We noticed the names Of Ludwel, Knight and
,fhers and dates ranging from the beginning To the
end Of the 18th century. But in most cases, il il
difficult to dsciphsr the lettrring for Times noise
less 6nge. hss erased them. One OF the epitaphs il
| rather remarkable, and reads thus:
"Wm. Sherwood; born in the Parish Of Wichapple
near London, age -.
"a great siuner-wetng for joyful resurrection
! Governor Wise, very properly, caused guard tr
be stationed at this sacred did burial place, and at the
-teeple 10 save them from Decoration, for many per
sons had broken large pieces from the monunlrnti
and shameiully disfgured them. LIT them remain to
| rsninl fufIrs we'll rs the present, 81
WORTHLESS. who lived in our early history, and acteo
their part in laying the foundation OF nation whost
progress Is siil Onward and onward. v Norfolk
| Argus.