The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08

certain extent the worlds attempts by
mortuarv honorS to atone t0r neglects TO
! the liviu.. Poets Corner in Westmin-
ster Abbey-an attempt 80 pay TOR the
sunerines of Grub street. Igointo that
Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey,
aud there l lind the grave OF Handel, the
musician, from whose music we hear
to-day. as it goes down reverberating
through the ages. While l stand at the
costly tomb Of Handel, cannot forget
the fact that his fellow musicians tried to
dstroy him with their discords. [ so
little further in the Poets Corner of
Westminster Abby, and find the grave
OF John Dryden, the areat poet. Costly
monument. great mortuary honors; but
l cannot forget the fact that at seventy
wears Of age he wrote about the oppres-
sions of misfortune, and that he made a
contract for a thousand verses at six
pence line. I go little further on IN
the Poets Corner, and l find the grave
cs Samuel Butler, the aurthor Of "Hudl-
bras" Wonderful monument, costly
mortuary honors. Where did ne die?
In garret. I move further on in the
Poets Co.ner, and l find the grave OF
poet of whom Waller wrote: IA old
schoolmaster By the,name Of Ohm Milton
has written tedious volume on the tall
of man. If its length be no virtue, 1t
has none" 60 Il little further on IN
the Poets Corner, and find the grave
of Sheridan, Alas! for Sheridan. Poor
Sheridan! Magnificent mortuary honors.
What pity it was he could not have
discounted that monument for mouth
fal of something to eat! o, unflian chill
dren, give you old parents less tomb.
| stone and more blankets, less funeral
and more bedroom. Five per cent, OF
the money now expended at Burns ban
ouets would have made the great Scotch
poet comfortable and kept him from be-
!no almost harried to death by the druid
oery of an exciseman. Horace Greely-
outraoeously abused while he lived
going out to his tomb was followed by
the President Of the United States and
the leading men Of the army and the
navy S5me peope could not say bit
ter enough things about him while lie
lived: all the world rose up to do him
honor when he died. Massachusetts, at
the tomb of Charles Sumner, tried TO
atone for the ignominious resolutions
with which her legislature denounced the
living senator. 1t was too late. The
costly monument at Springfield, limos,
cannot pav for Booths bullet. Costly
mortuary honors on the banks OF Lake
Frie-honors that cost between $780,
600 and $500, 0,OOO-cannot pay Tor the
assassination of James A. Garfield. DO
Justice TO the living. All the justice
YOU do you will have to Go this side the
Gates OF the metropolis. The dead can.
not wake up to count the number OF
carriages ID the procession, or see
the polish on the Aberdeen granite. or
10 read the words Of epltaphal COM
memoration. Costly mausoleum OF the
gentlemen in the suburbs Of jerusalem
cannot atone for Bethlehem's manger
and Calvary's cross and Pilates rufhan
| judiciary.
Again! Standing in this place where
the Lord lay, l am impressed with the
| fact that floral and sculptural Ornamental
ton are appropriate for the places OF the
dead, We are all glad that IN the short
time of the Saviour's inhumation he lay
amid flowers aud sculpture. cannot
quite understand what I see in the news
papers. where, amid the announcements
of obseouies. the friends request ''send
no fowers.' Why, there is no place SO
appropriate tor flowers as the casket OF
the departed. Ifyour means allow
repeas, if your means allow-let there De
flowers on the casket, flowers on the
hearse. flowers on the grave. Put them
on the brow; it means coronation.
Put them in the hand; ltmeans victory.
Christ was buried in a par5erre. ChriSt
was bur et. in a garden. Flowers are
types of resurrection. Death IS sac
| enough. ANYHOW. Let conservatory ana
arboretum do all they can IN the way OF
alienation. Your little girl loved flowers
while she was alive. Put them IN her
hands, now that she carnot go forth and
pluck flowers for herself. On sunsh!ny
| DAYS twist garland for her still heart.
BROOKLYN has no gre ender glory than her
Greenwood, nor Boston than her Mount
Auburn. nor Philadelphia than her
Laurel Hill, nor Cincinnati than her
Spring Grove. nor San Francisco than
her Lone Mountain. What shall say OF
those country graveyards Where tne
viners have fallen down and the SLAB IS
aslant and the mound is caved in, and
the grass is the pasture ground for the
sexton's cattle. Are Your father ana
rIother of so little account you have no
more respect than that for their bones:
Some dav gather together and stralsh.
ten up the fence and hit the slab, and
bank up the mound, and tear out the
{ weeds, and plant the shrubs. Alter
awhile YOU, yourself, will want to lie
, down to the last slumber. If you have
no orecard for the DO e ofyour ancestors,
YOUR children will have no defence ior
Your bones, Do you say these relics
{ / are of no importance? You will see o.
how much Importance they are when
| the archangel takes out his trumpet
Turn all your grayeyards into gardens
Standing in this place where the Lord
} lay, l am also impressed with the dug
nifty of unpretending obseQules. Joseph
that dav was mourner, sexton, livery
man-had the entiie charge Of all the
occasion. -Four people only at the bur
ial of the King OF the Universe. Let
this be corsolatory TO those who. through
small means or lack Of large acQualnt-
ance, have but little demonstration o!
,, grief at the grave of their dead. 1t Is
Dot necessary. Long line of glitterlns
eou,paces. two rows Of silver handles.
casket of costly wood. pall-bearers
scarfed and gloved, are not necessary,
Christ looks out from heaven at burla!
where there are SIX in attendance, ano
: remembers there are two more than he
had at his obsequies. Not recognizing