The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-08-24
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6yterian church, q Fayette and Green
slreets, one II the busiest sections Of
the city. mad stood before the Foe
MOI umenf. She gazed at 1t awhile
and then quietly laid handful o.
flowefs upon Il where Passers-by
wOnld be least apt to see them.
a combination fence Of brick and
Iron grating sutroupds the place. POe'e
monument Is nearer the corner, and II
can 30 easily seen from the street.
For many years the grave remained
by = stOue. Finally the
school teachsrs Of the city started 2
fuad. Contribnilops were secured
from public spirited people, aud in 9
few yeafs i modest monument, wlth
medallIoa of the pool, was erected and
dedicated.
II II really one Of the points Of inter-
II az el,e city, but HaltimOreans are
ant 10 forget iis existence until asked
by some visitor to point II out. 6ome-
Times persons stop over IL the city just
to see Il. Generally, however, y does
NOT receive much attention from the
busting, prsciica! minded M Dey ms
kerr Of to-day.
a monumsnt that receives more at,
leueion 10 that which covers the grave
81 Booth, the great tragedian and the
father OF Edwin Booth, It is Q tel,
eraceful column IN GreenmouDt GENES
terry. s5lghtseers visit It every day, and
on 6updays crowds pass II and stop to
say something Of the great sctor'e life.
Edwin Booth always makes . pilgrim.
age there when he is In Baltimore.
BY Inc side " the monument is a
Green mound on which there IL no
stone or inscription to tell who was the
man whose body has rested there for
twenty-four years. But every one
seems to know, and the absence OF any
marble accentuates the interest In the
place. II Il the grave of John Wilkes
Booth. Ifyou ask the cemetery at.
tendant why no monument y placed
upon II he will tell you that It would
scarcely be safe to put one there. Il Is
interesting TO see how serious the
visitors become when they stand
around the Booth LOT. They have
smileless. faces, they talk In under
tones; and move about cArefully and
silently. But theI- soberness disappears:
when they step toward the plot to the
south.
\ There they see one Of the curiosities
Of the cemetery. It 10 q combination
OF three hcadstones over three graves.
On the right stone . hand points down
ward to the central grave, and just be-
low Il Ia this inscription: ssThere lies
my husband" On the left stone a
hand points to the same grave, and
below Il IL this Information "He IL
mine also" Two hands, one pointing
to each Of these hergraves, decorates
the central stone, and below them Is
this: "Here lie my wtves." When
the Informant adds that this central
grave IL still untenanted and that the
old gentleman, who is twice a widow
or, IL passing his life quietly in an
aged mems home, ills rather difficult
TO keep from smiling.
Next month Francis Scott Keys
name will be honored in Baltimore.
His lyric, ssThe Star Spangled Ban
ner," will be sung and played through
q whole week OF festivity. Every
schoolboy knows how Key wrote the
song while prisoner on board ona OF
the British ships during the lombard.
ment of Fort McHenry. The original
Tag thai inspired 1t is owned by Mr.,
Appleton OF New York city, q grand
son of General Armistead, who helped
10 defend the fort. Strange TO say,
Francis Scott Key, although one of the
most cultured and distinguished men
In the history OF Maryland, has nc
monument in this state. There Is y
Francis Scott Key Association that IL
collecting funds 10 erect fitting me.
mortal, but It is still a good distances
away from the desired $50, 900, and Il
will be several years before 1t reache:
IL.
The Poes and the Keys, relatives o
the famous men, are still prominent IL
the business and professional life o
Baltimore. Mr.. Edwin Booth remem
beers the friends OF his boyhood days II
this city and has several relatives liv
ing here. During one Of his engage
ments in this city he sent a ticket &c
an old colored servant who had servet
In his fathers household. The play
was "Richslieu.n All easily recall
Booths marvellous Initiation o.
Rtchelieu's consumptive cough. The
old colored woman saw aud heard Il
with pain. The next morning Mr..
Booth received small box Mt his