Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-07-04

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EDIToRs HERALD AND TRIBUNE:
This beautiful and sacred city of th,
dead, is situated In South Brooklyn, on .
unique and romantic cluster of hills, thai
overlooks the lulling waters of Gowa
nus Bay. If the Lord made Eden for tbs
living, surely He made Greenwood for the
dead. Here the beauties of Art and the
glories of Nature vie, each with the other
and to relieve the tomb of its sadness, some
wreath the gates and adorn the mansions
of death, with the emblcms of Immortality.
One might innocently wish to die If he
knew certainly that his body would sleep
in Greenwood and bis soul rest in Para
| disc.
This '.last retreat is most easy of ac-
cess, the main entrance being on Fifth
Avenue, directly opposite the termination
ofEwenty- Fifth street, and may be reached
from New York By Fulton or South ferry,
and thence by street cars. On approach
ing the Cemetery, the first object of at
traction is the splendid gateway leading
into the silent city. For elegant
symmetry, architecture, sculpture and
general beauty of design, it has per-
haps no superior on this continent. 1t
has double arch and central pillar and
on each wing, and in the center stands a
beautifully ornamented spire, the central
one being the tallest and most finely EN-
bellished of the splendid trio. Over the
beautiful arches are chiscled,ir bas-relief.
the Entombment aud Resurrection Of the
Saviour; the bringing to life of the Wild
ow's Son and the raising of Lazarus. all
of which is surmounted by the significant
figures of Faith, Hope, Memory and Love.
Such is brief outline of the grand gate
way leading into the lowly homes of the
largest metropolis in America. How
wonderfully do the quiet and silence Of
this city contrast with the ceaseless rush
and thunder of Broadway and Wall Street
If the s.Eternal City" was built on scu-
en- hills, Greenwood is constructed on as
many more. Hill and dell, lawn and
lake, the beautiful green and the sparkling
fountain are nestled here in grand mo-
sale Of flee hundred acres. Here, too,
the wind, as it sighs through the forest.
sings the requiem of more than one hun
dred and .ffty-seren thousand sleepers.
while New York and Brooklyn have
million and half more, who, in few
years, must sleep here or elsewhere.-
Greenwood is the common burying ground
of the two sister cities. The rich man, in
his long death-sleep here lies down with the
poor the opprcssor with the oppressed !;
the warrior and his foe rest side By side.
This is a passionless and peaceful city.
The storm and strife Of life are past, and
the sweet sleep of Oblivion has como over
the dust Of the dead. ~
There is not a vast deal Of costly and
extrayant magniicience in Greenwood,
and get there are some Of its vaults and
monuments that are exquisitely beautiful.
Among the finest and most tasteful OF
these is the delicate and snowy monument
of Miss Charlotte Canda, erected at
cost of thirty-seven thousand dollars. MISS
Cauda was beautiful young heiress the
only child of her doting parents. and VINO
was suddenly and cruelty killed on the
seventeenth anniversary of her birthday.
The fol lowing is her inscription -
CHARLOTTE CANDA.
Died suddenly. by falling from car
riare. ON the night of the 3rd Of February
Is45, being the 18th anniversary OF her
birthday. A
$50 sinks from sight even golden STAR
Lost in the watery depths afar
yet stilI does the fair planet burns-
Not homeless is our Charlotte's urn;
T., Gods own morn her orbe viii rise
o,ce morc.-a star ofParadise."
Tn all of this we see how beautifully
and pathetically
Onulence and Genius and Art
Immorfafize the true love OF the nears'
It's interesting to wonder among these
ten Of thousands of tombs and read the
yarious Inscriptions that hearts. bersfs'
have written ID memory of the loved ones
that are gone In one Of the beautiful
v,nlts I saw these words, though perhaps
extravaeant. are. nevertheless touching
and tender Here lies ApDff, my