Daily Republican., 1881-08-06
,,rnu,E WITH A TOMBsTON +.
Over a Grave at Pencas
dor church, Glasgow.

DtBLE Win " -
,s,ake Over a Grave at Penca
der Church, GLASGOW.
following interesting story Is tolt
q Cecil Whig:
khe old burying ground of Penca
bnrch. at Glasgow, Delaware, re
the homes of several generations o
ch Presbyterians. who, when th'
old blue stocking blood course,
IN their veins, worshiped at til,
tnwn church. Although very
of the old graves may have inter
histories, yet it is doubtful whe'h
,nusual a mistake was ever mad.
na If them as recently occurred
pyer the grave of an infant.
arch, 1878, Mrs. Thomas Is. Eli.
highly respected lady, living in
ighborbood of Glasgow, lost al
but few weeks old. 1t was
in the Pencader church yard,
nd Mrs. Ellison being members OF
church. No Tombstone, it seems
Seen erected to mark the earthly Y
Sg place of the baby, by is parents,
hgh the grave mound had been
preserved, and Mrs. Ellison, who
bdy of strong maternal affection,
|everal times visited it, over which
Is her intention-aS soon as means
permit-to erect a suitable mon.
bt. Imagine her surprise then,
last April, more than three years
her infants death, after service
right Sabbath morning she stroll
It into the old grave yard, to find a
) marble tombstone erected W the
OF her child's grave.
II first emotion, as she approached
Is that ofthankful gratitude to some
nown friend who thus sought to
her by surprise. Her emotions of
|tudc, however, were quickly chang
one long brt ath Of Indignation and
Else when she read in Sculptured
|se upon the commemorative stone,
|he endearing name Of her lost one
hat of another seraphic angel nam.
rown, that had, some nine years
q fallen victim to cholera infan.
kor paregoric, and had winged its
] btayenwards. Now for any lady
Zen ordinary s"nsihility, to have the
IA Of her child invaded by a stranger
&nliyni'y enough, But yr shades
Ie departed, to have a Brown
rs tombstone welgh,ins mother
over lhr green sod Of Jte dear onn
loo mach. Scarcely able, inleed
IL Int say nor able, 70 control her
hes, Mrs. I.il.suu hurried INTO the
eh and informing Mr.. Jacob CaZier
|minrnt gentleman of The nei,l bor-
OF her terrible discovery, imme-
ly "intcrviewed' Mr.. Brown, the
ed owner OF the intrusive tomb.
who also happened to be at the
ch. Now imagine Mrs. Elison's
bwcd feelings, when Mr.. Brown
informed her that he knew his
rs grave from any other mans
Is grave, and that he meant busi-
when he put up that tombstone,
Itbat he intended it 10 stay just
h he had putllt.
bing that Brown was disposed to
btain his ground and resent any at
b to remove the obnoxious monu-
Mrs. Ellison had recourse to
bh authority, and the chairman
honed ON the spot IA meeting OF The
ees who proceeded to the ground
lew" the disputed slab. The testi-
of each side was heard; Brown
bd that tn crave contained the
hs Of his infant child some nine
departed. AL this Mrs. Ellison
Red
n here was indeed a dilemma. The
pes adjourned to consider for a
! They met the Sunday follow
end again adjourned without act
|but finally selected the ensuing
by for u final decision. Mrs Ellison
promptly on the ground; but Brown
ed to attend, the novel contest
pg attracted crowd, AMI having
ne the subject of general discus
in the ueighborhood. In tie mean
Mrs Ellison. had taken legal ad-
and Justice Ray Of Newark, had
IN dazzling beam across tho sub
pn it was that 4 mothers intuition
esttd IL solution for the trouble.
the grave be opened in the pres
pf the people, " sobhingly said Mrs.
pn. The trustees however, were
|spoSel to touch the tombstone,
h having been SO coolly positive;
)OnScnte,' that the unknown and
lined grave close by snould be
VI at Mrs. Ellison's expense. Not
fminutes elapsed before the bottom
B grave was reached; when the
[ed mother had the evidence before
Dat vindicated her theory, for there
enough, lay the cotlin which Mr..
the undertaken, recignized as
IN work, and in which he Lad seen
Ply entombcd nine years before,
mains of Browns baby.
was hnrriedly sent for.
ed scarcely be- told whatfollowed.
idenc" was tooconvincing; but to
al possible doubt, then 1t was
brown's tombstone was taken
from its mistaken grave; which
opet ell in its turn disuosled the
emalns of Mis-. E!'ison's child.
thtr's affection, a females mutt
shd woman's vital combined,
too much, Any one of them was
II 1or any one man done Brown.
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