New-York tribune., 1876-03-25


lection certain vaaef Does 1t not explain the hold
that the Abbey has the popular hcarti Would ii
remain II all TO which refined taste might object
weedei ont Several stages OF many grades OF life,
It must lie remembered, here represented Ae
people are FOOLS 30 should monuments be foolish
The history of England itself is something OF medley
But we have little tino 20 l,nger; LEI us
FraDcoC Countess OF Essex has hedgehog al her feet
What this may signfy-uess that end is with the
old scrateh-I do not know. But hedgehog may havo
been the totem Of the family Tbose OF the blood royal
and great loTdS and ladies you will notice in the old
monuments, have lions for Ootwarmers while at the
feet Of fecclesascswhoe practice II often TO pull
wool over the eyes OF psoplc-lamDs are put.
CHAPEL or EDWARD TIE CoYFgssoR
But the boss chapel OF all, the hngpn it were Of
the row, is this of st. Edward the Confessor Here We
have six kings, Ave queens duke and bishop. You
eau scarcely you see without disturbing sacred
dust In all directions. The battle-ground how Of
contendine religions. this chapel has been badly uGsd
The shrine of the Conessor stripped o, oil its adorn-
dry goods box. The figure OF Harry OF Monmouth even,
oak above his tomb, they have stripped of the
silver which covered nor has mutatiOn sto ped even
there TIE head OF Sod silver has been carried away into
captivity, aud melted down. probably. in the ltiug
pot. Yet ne il who te battle Of Agincouit
dear to English hearts and over the tomb all the while
hung the saddle on which lie rode, the shield he ho.e.
and the helmet he wore on that great day. Sir ohn
Falstan would have had his sword backed then
any hamdsaw indeed he'd have seen the true prince
thus used But for this companion Of Harrys hot yonth
Nc look around in yan-hcugh. to tell the truth mad
rather spend day with that jolly knight than two
with the lean Confessor.
Ic sisi Aanor lads Reyne De Engles-o femme al Rey
rdeward Tz Corey Henry efyc arcy dcespsyene econ
d) puntn del alme deli Dou pur Ga pite ey ncrci
Amen
bedw fns ehH dod t"i in i2aS And nccsed by yc
rough slabs have all that remains q Der siah-sided
scotorym maliens: Hic est: 1905: Pactun serva."
surely this tomb is the anvil on which that Hammer OF
TIE scots' was broken. "hent comes 10 puFeriZihs'
Death is no s.ouch !"
RICHARD rs WIFE.
But speak low now we have history MI around MS.
Here is n monument buided by Richard H. 20 ns Queen
Ann "who brought him neither do sry nor issue tho
Cuidc-book tells us Yet-incrediBe a may
dor such Richard loved the woman
leyeed the ground the palace wherein ale died
aud empted his money chest 70 give hor most oos'iy
burial Aud lie became enrn.ed because tina: the Ear!
Arundel Ony late c the funeral but asked l"
70 away before II vas done thet he seized staff from
an attendants hand and smote him TO the ground caus
ing blood 10 fOw along the nislesso heathcn lba!lOn
was poured in Christian church 70 the inasses Of
Ann been born daughter and come 10 his arms
both rich and proli1ct
No need ia tnis cgalcl to ,
sit upon the ground
And tell good stories of the death OF Kings . IN.
for The Coronation chair IL az hand and We may s WIN
the stone Of scon." beneath uste stone wh"ref the
Kings 0i scotland all were crowned. Whcn LdWAt" !.
brought 10 England TO mark the completene-1 of ms
conquest whcTson he had himself crowned, and wmcii
has since been part oi tLe Coro9"i,on en9I' chi &
expec. body To cat easily whose cushion - stone
~ C,r,-res So HttchcHt Why mot go 10 other
Icire for proverb expressive Of the troubles which
Tbc monument OF CO. Eiward Porhsm-onc Of Crom.
wells oicerVas permitted 10 remain In the chapel OF
ST. John condition that the insert ton re turned 10
The val though tire body removed at the Resiora-
ton. This keeps his memory Green forever a. 'ycy one
asks what tAc Di1hk means I"lI3H couu hVt "a ~.
visd ehIewder advertisement Of his name bad he at
Oac thiI: more w1u attract voqr attention IN his
ehapclyet another hIs vito gets decen, G3nsdCfoH.
Thomas Cecil. Earl OF Exeter, dyi. Lad ms M Nii,s
cAsy placed the right hand of hs leaving me siso
the other side vacant 10; the second VIC "he' s'e
chose IA follow The space remains vacant 10 ts .a!
however, for tho lady IN her VIII expressly iorD+as ,a
ue. BODY should be placed thcr.-Pcriaps 2ppycA'nsEc
tAat posclity might deem her to be bt wfe over the
left" al best Moreover THIS chapel OF ~ d@n IL r.
Ilarkablo foI being tho burial Place ot ah9i1e iic,
woman. Mrs. Mary kendall wbo di-d at %, hh'lh3
igd gafs1 IN tS' das f sc h. 81 sp o: SSSmc That e
s1uii have b-eu content win imitation only j. astn
~ luz own aeccunt For, We read Of ks that
shc htd great virtues.
And as great a desire OF cOace.liEs them;
Was OF severe life,
But OF IN easy conversations
Courteous 90 al, ycf strictly slncaTci
Humble without peanuos,i
Ben,fcent without oEGeut%tinn;
Dgvout without sune.stitlon;
and Tho last ine may add, Il borrowed from Dean
Yinccuts tribute ~ Hannah.
B".UTIFCL ToNBs.
The chapels OF ST. join. st. Andrew. and St Michael.
fpov, all I'm onc), & ..J n five old monument.
hat OF cir Henry \ RI, con ot the one man
among the many accused Of completely With Anne
Boleyn, who held his tongue oven upon tue scar
fld and carried whatever OF secret II EbSf move
tgld touching the Queens honor Win him TO lne g'o
The monument Is stately affair, not unlike IN general
effect tho huge bedsleGd occasionally t. be met
with even now in "best chambers" Under the over,
hanging canopy lie Lord and Lazy Norris au atoln
them kuccl their six fuitgroWn son'' hle-s,le hle-s,le
the hydres are, aGd probably faltbiil hAehsssea
can but think how Elective monnmciii Someth,hs
after this kind nisb bo made 10 ienry VIII; he lyins
in stao. with Katharine OF AIFaSon beside MN 's 'Hc
ony ono OY his wives whom Eo cIt IN cohIlll"l; 70
avail herself OF part Of his pillow ara me resi- Eenz
aiJlng AS well "a thcy could under ,he Circumstance
Another monument, striking agd pleasing IN ITS IuHh'
smp ciiy, s that 10 e,f tf'hel, to,r ,,n u h,rd
kHeens, bear upon their shoulders ur.te 1oaalu a
deld blnw II is SAID that Roubiic, found standing III
rart con enpstion before one OF these knecng knlS
~ the ARM, "Bus, hush; hs vi speaf preseniit.
And n ho Lad spoken, BE- tho"d nave sad Get Out ni
bnrinc inonirnont in which skeleton Death is shown
starting from under comb and eyeng s Dart az
THO verger yaiibiy calls aten0n To tins monStto-y
with the @Crd1 Ih" ~ n3lse l ioIny HaaGcs es m
insult 10 religion snd such out of place oven IN az
abbey, ths .sir Is ir;shp y 70 nt on cyen @
nav sometimes awaEes with terrified scream. Oi all
iLn u.riy. Mira Mofninsory alone thought IL a. fine"
But Jonas nnttering something the es In agt as
opposed 10 the IDEAL walked 10 tLG opPosile w, ne
hun. medallion bust % Slr Johh iI"hhhh' peins 'o
''S'" "0ye Owe Frost and Cold o yc lee and snow,
And drecfy heard him calling 10 MS family: Como
over; here's that other Franklin a'an|
Looking FOR Mrs. Paul found her standiny before
an sfeconae tribute 10 Anastasla Countess OF kerry.
by her husband the Earl
Whom shc rendered dulng II years the bsppiest Of
,nankind who builds this monument 10 her, Hoping that
Li, Mercifu God will consider thc Scvcre blow which II
has pea.ed his Divine VIII 20 nct upon hm, IN taking
fr,Ia him The Dearest The most Beloved, The most
Charming and The most Faithful and Ahectonaie Com
psnion that Blessed Jan together with tho load OF
his succeeding sorrows, az an EHpi&l0n OF ns past
Ocnses and that s viii grant him the blessing OF being
soon united with hsr go . -,
There" .sld Mrs. Paul. turning TO me- that is the
kind OF n husband to have"
do thin. thaL have before seen the goOd aly