Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-02-18

visited the beautiful Magnolia Cemetery.
about four miles out of the city. 1t is a spot
of wonderful beauty. a stream winds
through it, spanned every little while 10y
graceful arched bridges, while the magnolia
trees, with their branches dropping with
long, gray moss, hang over it. Some of the
magnoias were in bloom, and the laurcls
also, and the air was glorified with their
color and fragrance. ! visited among other
monuments one to the memory Of the
Confederate dead of the State, the names OF
the various battles in which they fell inscribed
at the base. Last Sabbath afternoon We
sought the old church Of st. Philips and
after the service wandered in the church
yard among the time worn graves that pave
the yard-the pavement is literally formed OF
grave-stones. 1t was in search of the grave
of John c. Calhoun, which was not there.
afterwards found it in the adjoininr grave
yard. Surrounded by hedge Of wild orange
trees we found the last resting place Of the
great patriot or arch-rcbel whichever we
choose to consider him. 1t is raised tablet
with the name Of birth and death and more
legible than many others. 1t is enclosed very
securely by the hedge, but seeing thin frar-
ment of loose stone under the ivy covered
tomb dbl not hesitate 10 appropriate it.
Trumbull, another great s:aies-right man
and Southern hero, sleeps here, but over his
body is erected high obelisk. We visited
the same day. the venerable clOisier OF s..
Mlchaers renowned as being one of the very
Oldest churches in the United States II has
a very high bell-tower, and it can be seen lar
ont at sea. A Southern gentleman told lis
that during the siege of Charleston it was
used as target for our shells and twas com
pletely riddled. The reason for this was not
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were accustomed to use its belfry for watch
tower to spy out the movements of the
Northern troops. The church below is full
of memorial tablets and statuary.
white Point Garden" is a beautiful pari.,
facing the sea, and divided from it by the ia
nous sea-wall, from whosebattlementsa MAJ
niiicent view of the bay is seen. Between the
wall and the park is a broad smooth avenue,
the favOrite resort of the beauty and fashion
OF the city. Sunday afternoon it is pariicu-
larly sought promenade, and hcIc we wendell
after church, to find men, women and chill
dren all thronging. The scene was very
charming ladies in their light spring
like silks and bright ribbons, the children
dancing along with straw hats gay with many
colors and trimmings, their little frilled white
sun-bonnets, white dresses, etc, such warm
weather as it was. We walked on the high
sea-wall and sauntereu anu fingered until the
last rosy flush of sunset had faded from the
waves below, until long after all the beauty
and fashion haddeparted, until the government
ships in port had become dark phlntoms
! against the sky, until the light flashed out in
the light house on the little rocky islet ont
at sea, until Sumter, too gave out her bea-
con light, Illuminating her grim fortress
with tender radiance, until the little vii
lage of Moultrie twinkled her many eyes at
us, and the darkness grew dense and thick
around us. Then we slowly, rerretfully
turned our steps homeward.
NItTOG