The Irish standard., 1888-06-30

+ l walked from Devices to Bromham
ever a very pleasant country road, lis
shady hedegrows winding through rich
meadow lands Of AL undu,ating charac-
ter; rather thickly planted with towering
oaks and elms; past antique-lo oking cot
tages, their quaint gables overgrown
with ivy and woodbine, snd having pref
tily- arranged flower beds in front Of the
doors, while behind were vegetable gar
deus or orchards wi b blossom-laden
trees. The day was very fine, and such
ali air of peace and order and stiffness.
save for the welcome interruption Of the
skylark's notes. pervaded the whole scene
that the ruf1ing thoughts aroused by the
dense ignorance about Moore which had
met my inquiries soou disappeared, and
T reached Bromham Churoh-the spire
of which [ had seen a mile of-with
mind at peace with everybody, and
tinged with melancholy appropriate to
the object OF my visit. walked through
tie little village Of Bromham without
meeting any OF the inhabitants, and. as
cendiDg q few steps, passed through
wooden wicket unto the little graveyard
which surrounds the church. With
quick steps AMI eager eyes ] went
| among the tombs to the left Of the church
as entered, passed round to the rear.
and there in few seconds my eye caught
the name ''Moore' on the slab that
marks the grave Of the poet. The grave
lies about three feet from the gable OF
! the church, and is of very simple and
unpretentious character. Ii is marked
by long, narrow stone slab, lying flat,
about two inches above tie ground, sur
rounded by strong and high iron rail-
ings. Tie inscription is AS follows
ANAsTAsIA MARY MOORE,
Borl, March 10TH, 1913,
Died, March 9Th 1929,
Also.
Her Brother,
JOHN RUSSELL MOORE,
Who died Nov. 2srd, 1912,
Aged 10 years;
And their father.
THOMAS MOORE,
Tenderly beloved by all who knew
The goodness OF his heart.
The Poet and Patriot of his country,
ireland.
Born May 28th, 1878.
Sank to Rest, February 25ths 1852.
ARed72.
God is love.
Also his wife,
BEssY MOORE,
Who died 4th September, 1865.
And to the memory of their son.
THOMAS LANsDOwNE PARR Moore.
Born 2oth October, 1873.
Died in Africa, January. 1916.
Moore had five children, three daugh-
tiers and two sons, all of whom died be-
fore him. Two are sleeping with him
and his wife in this grave. John Rus
sell, one of the sons who is buried here,
was lieutenant in the 25th Regiment;
and the other son, Thomas Lansdowne
Parr, was an officer in the French serv-.
ice, and wac inferred in Africa, where he
died.
The grave looks as if it were being
carefully attended to, the stone evidently
being periodically cleaned, and the let
tering of the inscription kept clear and
distinct. Plucking a few ivy leaves fron
the gable of the church which over
shadows the grave, I passed round to
the door of the sacred edidce. On en-
tering I found myself at the end OF the
church near the portion evidently set
apart for the choir, for there was music
scattered about on tho seats fronting a
small organ which stood between two
large windows One Of the windows is
Of stained glass, representing the Day
Of Judgment. Christ, attended by two
angels Blowing trumpets, is the central
figure. Seated below the Redeemer in
Justice, with the sword and scales in her
hands. To the right Is an angel bear
ing an olive branch and welcoming the
Just, while to the left another angel with
a flaming sword Is bauishing the unjust
to the fires of hell. Above over all are
twelve angelic figures carrying shields,
on which are inscribed the words of
Moore's sacred song, 'tSound the Loud
Timbrel DER Egypt's Dark Sea-" and
below is the inscription-"Tbis window
is placed in the church by the combined
subscriptions Of two hundred persons
who honor the poet of all circles and
the idol of his owu-Thomas Moors.
At the other end Of the church, and i'm
mediately over the Communion Table,
is another stained glass window, repre-
senting the Crucidxion, with an inscrip-
ton setting forth that it was erected in
1866 Gin honor of God and in memory
of the widow of Thomas Moore, of