The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-10-28
"THE NEW CEMETERY"
A Woman's Voice demonstrates
Against the Name, Which for
the Want Of a Better Appel
ton, Is Bestowed on
Our City Of the
Dead.

EDITOR CITIZEN Il noticed not
long since a paragraph in the CITI-
ZEN asking why our new cemetery
had never been given a name. 1t
is singular; and l have often
thought a neglect or an Indifference
that should not continue. ''New
Cemetery sounds ill-omened, and
leads to questioning always by
strangers. Out of all the beautiful
and appropriate names in our Ian
guage, cannot one of good taste be
selected? Nearly every family in
town, and many in the country,
have a personal interest in the "sa-
cred ground" and would be glad, l
am sure, to have it bear an appro-
pirate name. The population is
increasing and the cemetery fast
filling up. Soon, in the natural
course of events, there will have to
be another new cemetery" Our
old and faithful sexton, Mr.. James
Martin, keeps the ''sacred ground"
neat with his over obliging heart
and hands, and this is some COM
fort tn us, who have kissed the 81
lent lips and closed eyes of our dear
ones and laid them over there in
the bosom of mother earth. But
there still remains much to be done.
Let US, each one, help and en-
courage the old man. bowed In
years and toll, to tend with ger err
Gus assiduiLy our dead, and deco
rate their graves with whatever is
most appropriate the earth affords.
Let US leave nothing undone to
perfect and protect this last resting
place of our loved ones, whose lowly
couch we shall some day share.
How much, and with a trifing
cost, we could add to the beauty of
the grounds with additional hardy
roses, choice evergreens and per-
sonal attention, aided by the old
sexton, who always works with
willing hands when properly IN
structed.
The sexton should be vested with
the authority to protect the sacred
ground and it's flowers and ever
green's from the spoilers and mis-
creant's hands, and sustained in en-
forcing his authority, no matter
how trivial the transgression, nor
by whom committed.
Even among the least human por-
ton of Adams race the burial
ground is revereuced, held sacred.
and their dead sleep in unmolested
epose-their graves adorned with
flowers and Souvenirs and strewn
With the ashes of the fragrant Will
Lambda! But how is it in our ''New
Cemetery?" Neither fences nor
locks will prevent a certain class
from entering and plundering the
lots of choice flowers and souvenirs
that have taken time, toll, patience,
love and money to place there.
Flowers blooming around our dead,
with their opening and folding Pc
tails cheering the silence and gloom
of our TRUSTING place with their liv
ing presencei Flowers, that we
have planted to shed their dewy
fragrance above the graves of our
loved, and Durtured in our lonely
sorrows and watered with our tears
gathered in their luxurious beau
ty by the hand of the spoilerl Sou
Yenirs from the treasure-stores of
the great world placed there in me
moriam, gathered up and borne
away by the hand of the rifler! 80
shame, where Is thy blush2'
The little arch across the side
entrance, so humiliating in its par
simoniousness, and bearing the
words "City Cemetery" should be
pulled down at once and a hand
some, wide arch, worthy of the PEG
pie Of Giles and the entrance to the
last resting place of our beloved
dead, put up over the main entrance
bearing the name of the cemetery.
What shall it be? Pray let US
have a name without further delay I!
How would it answer, Mr.. Editor,
to appoint a committee of four la
dies or gentlemen, willing and ca
pable to act. and beg that one mem
Der of each family, who own lots in
the cemetery, send in a name, and
from the collection an appropriate
name be selected for our "new Gem
etery" by the committee?
This is merely a suggestion, re-
specially submitted for your con
sideration and the consideration OF
your aders, or those who are in
terested. Let us have a name at
once. Very truly yours,
EsTELLE VEsHE.
PulaSki Oct 1880