Litchfield enquirer., 1858-09-02
MOUNT AuRIrRN

NAAA. ~<cAAOns- e0uuSef 5 VlSft 10 Boston would be incomplete without an hour spent within the shades of Mount Auburn Cemetery It is situated about four miles west of the city, and embraces 126 acres. Nature has rendered the spot peculiarly beautiful and Art has made it fascinating in the ex treme The ground is very irregular rising into little hills and soping into wales and pains and it is laid out with the greatest and taste. It is
 filled with trees and shrubs and flowers some stand ing just as they sprang from the so others planted by careful and affectionate hands, Innumera5le carriage avenues and foot paths wind through it's whole extent, and the visitor is almost lost in the labyrinth of beauty which surrounds him. The en- trance from the north, and the entrance gate is an imposing structure, chiseled in granite from m E gyptian model. The whole front side is protected by costly and substantial iron fence, while round the remainder wooden posts, driven perpendicu- larly into the ground and bound firmly together, forming fence at least eight feet in height.
 It is impossible to describe the interior arrange ment and give just idea of the sacred spot. Tn. fancy picture it better than words can describ it. Nearly three thousand lots have been sold, am about five hundred Monuments, Shafts, Obelisks Slabs and Cenotaphs adorn the grounds by the beauty, and hallow them by the memories whic they awaken. Monuments of every form bear the records of the dead, and among them are mar grand and beautiful specimens of sculpture and mal tasteful and appropriate designs. Near the northep side of the grounds and little to the right of ar entrance gate, is beautiful Chapel adorned Wi.,' turrets like oriental palace, and remarkable for
 its beauty without, and for the simple taste display nd within rdc fho ~vsI situated upon Mount Auburn. the highest and most beautiful mound in the Cemetery, stands circular granite tower 60 feet in height It is built after tho plan of the eudal towers of the middle ages and is ascended by circular staircase within, like the Bun ker Hill monument. About forty feet from the ground is circular balcony, and at the top open platform, surrounded by an iron railing. The view from the summit is enchanting. A wilderness of beauty is around and beneath you.
 The grounds are ample enough to furnish 20 900 lots of 800 square feet each They all surround ed by fences of iron of stone wood is prohibited The solid doors in the sides of the little hills which one meets at almost every turn, bespeak the number of vaults which they contain, and the labor which has been expended upon them. No money is requi- red for adnission and visitors freely allowed ex- cept on the Sabbath and on hoydays. The strictest rules are, however enforced with respect to every thing which in any manner desecrate the place. All the money derived from the sale of lots is pended in il Owing and beautifying the grounds, and workmen constantly employed upon them.
 Mount Auburn was consecrated on the 24th Sept. 1881, by an address from Judge Story, prayers by Dr. Ware and Rev. John Pierpont, and an hymn by the latter As years pass on and contribute to the beauty already acquired. it will become almost c paradise of natural beauty and artistic skill,-a splendid mausoleum to the respect which is due to the memory of the dead.
 There is respect in which the country may we'll seek to initiate the city. It is in rendering pleasing and attractive the graves of the departed. True, the city affords privileges for so doing which are wanting in the country yet it is not so much the means as the desire which is lacking in the lat ter country grave yard is too often the gloomi. est slot on earth. care should be manifested fo4 that place where dust mingles with its native dust and every thing should be done to render it pleasing rather than revolting Such spirit is becoming more and more prevalent, and it marks an increase of enlightenment more refined taste, and higher appreciation of life and death, wherever it is mani- tested. It has been most truly remarked that the appearance of grave yard is in small degree the index of the character and the condition of the peo- pie among whom it stands. RoDEnrcK.