The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-10-23
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buried. The morning was rainy. l.ut be.
came eisar about .. and continued fair
ssroush the rsss Of the day. I reached
Stratfsrd (which IL 70 miles by railway
srea Birmipghaml about 10 o'clock, and
proceeded at once 70 the old church.
Service had begun; 90. taking seat I
wsNs1, wsh what patience could con..
ussd. tili Il wss over. The pompons ritual
he'd no charm f"r me; my eyes and thoughts
sosld wander about Quaint old carvings.
In curious mural tablets. were In eight
where eat. sad my mind refused TO dwell
srsa ssyttssg shst did not tell Of shsks
psare, TIE sssir tef boys) ehanted; and
che besatifui ergsn which, at another time,
weald have sutrsneed mo with its solemn
sounds. could not now fix my attsn,fon.-
The clerk, In . loud. clear veiee, responded
is his turn, and all the many ceremonies Of
.ths EngIish High Church service. were per 4
Termed. The aged rse,or (preesded by an
officer In long white dress trimmed With
red. who marshalled his reverence 90 tho
pz,pit ssairsI sscsnded. and preached
short discourse, only the 6rssity Of which
was by me fully appreciated. The beue-
dietieR pronounced. ths congregation re-
.sirsd. HavirG found the clerk begged
pstnfssica 70 look AZ Shskspeare's tomb
Hsoasrsd 70 guide me; and. following hia
sate ths ehsuesl. I waited while he rsised
che nAtting from before the altar; and here,
Sirssfiy I'd front Of the communion rail-, and
,about six feet from tho north wall, IL
shskspsares grave. stood upon it sui
slmost knelt 70 resd the foiloving inserip-
slsns @*A S@~
GOOD FRIEND, FOR IEsys SAKE FOR
BEARE
no DIeeE TIE DvsT ENcLoAsED
aEARE;
BLEyr BE YE MAN VT SPARES THEs
STONES,
AND cvRsr BE BE Vt MOVES MY
BoHES.
Alske~sh Shs s.sns dosa no. bear the aaas
of Shakespeare. there 10 abundant proof that
Il eovsrs his. eonseoratsd duet A monu-
aasatel bust Of the poet is on the north wall
og The shaneel, about fvs feet from the
gronnd II IL placed aadsr "a arch. be
xWesA two coidihns Of black marble. n ,he
cerinthian style. The entsbIaturs contains
shs arms o. Shakespeare. and some other
dsvicea Tue bust Is iifs-si1s. formed Of son
stone, and is painted over In imitation Of
nature The hands aud Ace Are tssR.eoior.
hszt And vsAfd saBGlR. eyes light hazel, The
deublet is scarlet. and Is covered with a
loose black gown The cushion is painted
green above. sad rad bereath the tass.I..
Eiik The poet hollis pen In HE right
Asad. aud bic left resis on seroIl t,u tho
tablet under the bast, ia tho folio wing Latin
=. inseription:
Jvdieic Pylivm, gsnio socfstsm. arts
maronsm, terra segi,, popylos mprst, oiym-
, pso haost. So.
sha
STAY PASSENGER. Why GoBsT THov
BY SO FAST,
READ. IFrHov cAEsT, WHOM ENvI-
ovs DEATH HATH PLAsT
WITHIN THIS MONUMENT, sHAKs
s.., PERE WITH MHoMk
HVfck NATvRE DIDE; WHOSE NAME
F4e DOTH DECK Ys TOMB
FAR MORE THAN COST; sITII ALL VT
me- HATH WRIT
LEAVEs LIVING ART BVr PAGE TO
SERVE HIS WITT.
oBIITANNo Dol. 1919 ArATIs IS DIE
2a,as 2s AT.
lists bust. which is said 10 be the only
trustworthy and original representative Il
che poet, WAS senlptured by Gerard John
sos. The Gadition Of Stra,ford i,. that II
wes ssptsd from . east sitter nature. and
vssevested within ssvsu years ARR shsk.,
pesrs's death. II vac. At the request q
Dir. Malone. Ia i7ss, painted white, but, ID
1891, the white paint was removed, and
the original eosorieg carefully restored :
Z By the sids .of shakspesrs, and betves,
him and the north wall. lie. his wife, Ann,
Hathaway. Who died in isas. Her tomb
q steps bears the following inseriptiea,
HERE bYErH INTRRRED THE Bopy
or ANNE, WIPE or WILLIAM sHARs
PEARR. WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFI
, THE DAY or AvGy. isas BEING oI
THE AGE ossT YEAREs.
e. Dssidss the above. there is 1 Latin ir
sssipsiep, which I could not clearly d.ei
pkss
Ca the ether side. IL buried III. favorit
JSanghtsr, Seanna Hall, who died ls4s
sssd 60. The inseHptien on her aray.
- sseas I did not copy. Several other mem
\, bsrsaf shshspssvss family lie near him.
yoss&e shs eomnunion. rail, is beaatifs
ncxument. though snnch defassd s,h;.