The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-09
THE PLACE CT BURIAL.

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THE PLACE or BUEIAL
The commodore will find res, in the tomb
by himself for the family about
twenty ytass ago. This is situated in the
Morevlan church burial ground, Staten L.
land. Very few New Workers know much
of this island although it is but twelve
miles distance. One citizen, who for many
years saw its hazy outline, ackno" iedEtu
he had never been there, though he had
Travelled far ard wide III ether parts. ihe
chiet historic point which can recall al
present is that it Is the residence OF Sidney
Howard Gay. who here wrote tie history
OF the Unit,d : a e., which bears his usme
and ais1 t. a. of B yaut Its also the sp' t
where Vanderbilt was born, and whele
Aaron Burr Ci d. Tue lat Ter was then 4
m9mLer ct Judge OLd-n Elwardss house
nolu, and since then the IdGe and most OF
his i"n.iiy are also gone Burrs rcm.ins
were b Iruc to punctt IN for burial, wullo
those Of Judge Edwards found scpui,ure in
New ElGIand. Leaving tins Ci.Y on the
Staten Island ferry boat. we shall fnt thar
the latter uakes three landings the thId
bearing the name Of NaudcIb It. HeIc
everything reminds one Of the commodore
1hsIe is Vanderbilt hotel and a Vander-
bilt market, beside other personal allusiOhs;
and, ~ tne asctnls the street, he will see
that spacious park which is a part of the
cOmmodores estate. II is in summer IA.
vorite spot for picnics, and contains nearly
ole hundred acres.
on TO THE CHURCH.
Leaving this place, which is called "Clif-
GrI al
what in summer is lovely road, ard ex-
hibi s great picturesque beauty. 1t winds
continually, AMI tic cottages are, in the
proper season, gracCd with flowers. Now
and then we come upon some ancient farm
hous4, with low betting roof and white =
washed front. The traveller will also be
struck with the simplicity of the local
nam,s used in this reghb1ih nod. Here IS
"Flngerboard road, and little further Oh
is "Richmond Grove" and then Toad
Hlll" Thee rames sound odd, but they
are in much better taste than many of the
new-fangled names which spring from mod
crn "gentllty.' Four miles Of such travel
brings us to
THE CID MoRAyIAT CHURCH.
Such Is the IL tme OF tlis ed Ace. 1t was
built many years ago by the settlers, who
brought with them their pieIy and their
form of worship. Here the c0mmCdoIes
parents attended service, and here he also
received his early impressions OF sacred
things. AS one enters tie burial ground
which surrounds the church, he will motto c
that the names indicate HuguenCt ele-
ment, which alone gives the spot an historic
character. Here are the Guyons. the Cor
telyOns aud the Bldines, while Mesertan,
Maitineau and others keep up the Same as-
sociailOn. A very ttrikiug tta urc is the
simpli Y Of the insc ipuons, in msny of
which both age and surname are Om ted,
so that they only tell of atfectnnate re-
membranCr. Ode stone bears the inscrip-
tion "Our Darling Emma" while IN Gnpth-
or we read 'Olr Dear Ltlle Clari.sa "
Then you meet a small monument bearing
an srtless utteranCe of love, ITO Our
Brother Another is inscribed "To My
Beloved Wife Harriet. How richly sug
gestivo are these brief utterances OF uudy-
ing affection.
Q"AINT EPIrAPHs.
Some OF these inscriptions have such a
quaint style ana are SO full of unpretendiDg
sentiment that they are worthy of extended
quotation. Here, for instance, is one on
Beaj jamin Martineau
"whllst on this earth did remain,
AFFLICTED sore wi h gTi ( ana pain,
MY cries and telis were heard.
was oppressed " i'm pain aud grief,
But Jesus gran'Cd Kin rellpf
TO all ny signs ana tears