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 WOODLAWN CEMETERY 
 
 
 " How must a spirit, late escaped from earth, — 
 The truth of things 7iew blazing in his eye, — 
 Look back astonished on the ways of men, 
 Whose lives' whole drift is to forget their graves 1 " 
 
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 BOSTON: 
 HIGGINS AND BRADLEY, 
 
 20, Washington Street. 
 1856. 
 

 Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by 
 
 H. W. FULLER, 
 
 In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. 
 
 BOSTON: 
 
 printed by john avilson and son, 
 
 22, School Street. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 rpmS little book, hastily prepared, and originally intended 
 for the proprietors of lots in Woodlawn Cemetery, is now 
 offered to the public, in the hope that, with its illustrations and 
 selections, it may not be unacceptable. 
 
 Since the consecration of this beautiful Garden of the Dead, 
 no guide-book or directory relating thereto has been published. 
 Meanwhile great improvements have been made, and much 
 interest has been excited among persons familiar with the place. 
 To extend this interest, and to supply such information and sug- 
 gestions as may be needed to proprietors, citizens, and strangers, 
 this waif is cast abroad. 
 
 The sketches by Mr. R. D. Wilkie, engraved by Mr. 
 John Andrew, have been printed by Mr. R. M. Edwards in 
 a superior manner; and with the Extracts, which are of a 
 high order, will, we trust, be duly appreciated, and render 
 ornamental and attractive what might otherwise be deemed a 
 business matter. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 The public taste has become so refined on the subject of 
 rural cemeteries, that the clanger now is that too many and too 
 small ones may be undertaken. The contrast between the un- 
 attended, weedy, and neglected grounds of our forefathers, and 
 the neat, tasteful, and ever-guarded rural depositories which of 
 late years have attracted so much attention, is so marked, that 
 we demand the modern treatment. But is it not the evidence 
 which we see of constant vigilance, delicacy, and care, rather 
 than the spot itself, which affords us gratification? These can 
 be had only at great cost ; to meet wliich, a large patronage 
 and population are required, and consequently an extensive 
 territory. 
 
 Mount Auburn, Forest Hills, and Woodlawn, each contain 
 more than one hundred acres. Small rural cemeteries may 
 succeed for a time, but must eventually fall into neglect. 
 Nothing less than a concentrated and liberal support, from a 
 great multitude of persons, can sustain a rural cemetery of the 
 first class ; and such Woodlawn aspires to be. 
 
 Boston, June 2, 1856. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 Pare. 
 
 Address, by the Eev. George E. Ellis 9 
 
 Order of Exercises at the Consecration 34 
 
 Situation of Woodlawn 38 
 
 Approaches to Woodlawn 39 
 
 Gate-house 41 
 
 Rustic Well-house 42 
 
 Rules and Regulations 43 
 
 Great Tower 44 
 
 Abraham's Sacrifice U'il/is 46 
 
 Receiving-tombs 47 
 
 All must die 48 
 
 AV^hat is the Time for Death V L. D. G. i9 
 
 Peace of Mind! Goldsmilh 50 
 
 Shrink not, Human Spirit ! . . . . X,ib Mmiihhj Magazine 50 
 
 1 opened not my Mouth B. Barton 50 
 
 Life cometh of Death Bryant 51 
 
 Nethebwood Avenue 52 
 
 Wood and Lawn l/Jioce, and Miss GoiiM 53 
 
 Fop>est-walk j\. G. Gould 54 
 
CONTENTS, 
 
 Page. 
 
 WooDsiDE Avenue and Gothic Avenlk 55 
 
 Benjamin Farnum, Lot of 55 
 
 Edward Pratt, Lot of 56 
 
 Edgewood Path 56 
 
 Monument to George H. Estee 57 
 
 Monument to William W. Roulstone 57 
 
 Franklin Engine Company, Charlestowx, No. 7 .... 57 
 
 John Smith, Fireman, Notice of 59 
 
 Warren Fire Company, Charlestown 59 
 
 Andrew Jackson 59 
 
 Virtue alone survives Ikrhert 60 
 
 Chester Adams, Esq 61 
 
 Deacon Josiah Bacon 61 
 
 Lots near the Arch 62 
 
 Rustic Arch 63 
 
 Chapel Hill 64 
 
 SYLVIiNDER FOKKISTALL, CiIII.DRI.N OF 65 
 
 Ginko-trees 44, C5 
 
 Hall Monument 66 
 
 Friend after Friend departs Montt/omery 67 
 
 Currier Family, Notice of 67 
 
 John Sanborn, Lot of, and Lncidknt 67 
 
 The Seed must die — The Dkwdkop Trench 68 
 
 Tears IJ. Barton 69 
 
 Is THERE NO ResTING-PLACI: V . . . 
 
 69 
 
 Heaven 
 
 70 
 
 ];arth and Heaven 
 
 Miss Gould 71 
 
CONTENTS. Vll 
 
 Page. 
 
 John M. Brown, Lot of 72 
 
 FiKST-BArxisT Church Lot 72 
 
 Eev. Dr. Stillman — Why mourn vkV 72,73 
 
 Simon G. Shipley 74 
 
 Thomas Ditson, Lot of 75 
 
 Stat, Weeping Mother! 76 
 
 Baldwin-Place Lot — Rev. Dr. Tucker 77 
 
 JIethodist-Episcopal Church Lot 78 
 
 Mount-Tabor Masonic Lodge 78 
 
 Central-Square Baptist-Church Lot, K. !'> 78 
 
 Rev. H. a. Graves — Mrs. Graves — Mrs. Sykks . . . .80 
 "There is a Reaper, whose Name is Death" . . Loiif/ftUoio 81 
 
 First Tenant of Woodlawn — Mariners' Lot 83 
 
 " Look aloft " J. Lawrence, jun. 85 
 
 Field of Ephron — Garden of Evergreens . . . . 86, 87 
 
 " Sleep, little Cherub," &c. — other Extracts 88 
 
 "Blessed are they that mourn" — other Pieces ... 89, 90 
 
 Netherwood Pond 91 
 
 Elm Hill — Peace — Hope and the Rose — Life . . . 92-95 
 
 Pilgrim's Song 3Iiss Goukl 96 
 
 The Route — The Future — Care of Lots 97-99 
 
 Information as to Lots 99-102 
 
 Fencing, Monuments, &c 103 
 
 Tombs and Vaults — Interments 104,105 
 
 Communications with Woodlawn 106 
 
 ' Omnibus — Bridges — Superintendent 107 
 
 Prices 108 
 
VIU CONTENTS. 
 
 Page. 
 
 Avenues 109 
 
 Paths Ill 
 
 Pkoprietoks 112 
 
 Officers of the Cokpokation 125 
 
 The Woodlawn Cemetery org<anized Aug. 31, 1850. 
 
 Grounds consecrated July 2, 1851. 
 
 Corporation confirmed and established April 27, 1855. 
 
 By special Act of the Legislature, then approved. 
 
ADDRESS 
 
 DELIVERED, JULY 2, 18,51, AT THE CONSECRATION, 
 
 THE REV. GEORGE E. ELLIS. 
 
 WE have come together from our living homes to set 
 apart these fresh acres of the earth as a resting- 
 place for the dead. The most cheerful influences of nature 
 are around us and over us. Our theme is not a cheerless 
 one, save to the unthinking and the undevout, who omit 
 from their view of life its divine element, and see in its 
 close only the termination both of happiness and of hope. 
 Our theme has lessons as bright and soothing as are 
 these present aspects of nature : the heart is sensitive to 
 some precious emotions which no other theme can stir. 
 The cool water-course flows beside us ; the trees wear their 
 summer garb ; the sun is performing his flaming ministry 
 of life ; the birds enjoy their brief day ; the glorious 
 expanse above us spreads as wide as does our largest 
 hope. "We have been educated by the spirit and the les- 
 
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10 REV. GEORGE E. ELLIS'S ADDRESS. 
 
 sons of a faith which has rolled away the stone from the 
 sepulchre, and brought immortality to light. 
 
 Appropriate rites, the solemn hymn, the uplifted prayer, 
 the thoughts and words which the occasion and place call 
 forth, the calm and seemly spectacle which we now make 
 and look upon, are to leave a spell upon these scenes. 
 We trust that these acres will find no other use than as 
 the last bed for mortal clay, while the present bounds of 
 civilization remain. Though very near to us are now 
 incessantly in motion the thousand sounds of the busiest 
 scenes which the surface of the whole earth can present, 
 their din and turmoil are silenced here. The dead and 
 the living will not be too far apart for such communication 
 between them as necessity and sympathy will require. 
 But these green slopes which skirt the horizon are the 
 proper boundaries of this spot. There are still some 
 broad acres amid these busy regions which have wit- 
 nessed only the toils of healthful husbandry. Their 
 annual crops have nourished the living. Birds and 
 squirrels have still a home here, and we give them leave 
 to remain. 
 
 We have come to consecrate this broad enclosure, 
 its green turf, its forest-thickets, its water-courses and 
 fountains, its quiet seclusion, and every shrub and flower 
 which shall grow here. And what is the consecration of 
 this spot ? Now, while the sod has as yet been pierced 
 
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 for but a single grave,* we consecrate it by devoting it to 
 its destined purpose ; for that is to our minds a sacred 
 purpose. We consecrate it by passing over its fenced 
 bounds in the hushed and meditative mood which our 
 thoughts here Avear. We consecrate it by connecting 
 with it now those lessons, tender, sad, and yet elevating, 
 which, we trust, will be deepened year after year in un- 
 numbered breasts, — each lingering over its own most 
 cherished parcel of earth, the shrine of its own remem- 
 brances and loves. Henceforward it will receive a fuller 
 consecration from the dust which it shall gather, and from 
 the mourners who shall follow it hither. When, from 
 those clustering homes which sweep the horizon around 
 us, shall have been brought here, one by one, the honored, 
 the useful, the cherished, the little babe or its mother, 
 the father, lover, bride or friend, the silent forms of the 
 youthful or the aged ; and when from those homes these 
 buried treasures, not forgotten, though mysteriously veiled, 
 shall draw hitherwards the meditative steps of survivors, 
 — then shall these scenes be truly consecrated. All that 
 is deep and constant in human affection shall prove its 
 power here. That little secret stream which fills the 
 tear-channel of the human eye, and which is dried up 
 
 * The first interment was made in these grounds on the afternoon of the day 
 preceding that of their consecration. 
 
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 only when they that weep are themselves bewept, shall 
 here pour forth its precious drops. Each sod shall by and 
 by receive its nutriment from those tears. The harvests 
 of every autumn shall increase their gatherings here. 
 And when the spring unlocks the fetters of winter, faith 
 shall here brighten and console the hearts of the submis- 
 sive and the trustful. The prayers that shall here be 
 breathed into the air will be as many and as fervent as 
 have been caught by the walls of the oldest temple. And 
 this will be consecration. 
 
 The most ancient records of man's life on the earth 
 present us with three chief tokens to mark the possession 
 of a portion of its surface as an abiding-place of human 
 families : the well of water, the altar of worship, the 
 tomb or cave for the dead. With what an impressive 
 power — the force and beauty of simple truth — does 
 that combination of the well, the altar, and the tomb, 
 affect us ! They lead us back upon the tide of ages, and 
 bring us to the first habitable spot of the earth. The altar 
 rising above the soil, the well and the grave beneath it, 
 express to us the three great natural wants of man. Life's 
 chief necessity, its divine law, its inevitable issue, are thus 
 presented to the eye and to the mind. Amid our ten thou- 
 sand wants, behold the three which crown them all, and 
 one of those three the body's lonely and everlasting couch ! 
 The well-spring gathering its crystal drops from the secret 
 
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 depths of the earth, and receiving them back again when 
 man had used them and a heavenly distillation had re- 
 newed their purity, was a token that near to it grass 
 would grow, and man and beast find sustenance. The 
 rude altar-stone, which no tool had touched, was raised 
 upon some overlooking summit : kneeling around it, the 
 patriarchal family called upon themselves the name of God, 
 and thus recognized that everlasting, that universal truth, 
 the basis of all clear thought, knowledge and science, as 
 well as of all religion, — that this earth, and all its elements 
 and tribes, depend upon the loftier influences of the sky, 
 and owe allegiance to the unseen Centre and Source of 
 powei', whence comes forth the energy that controls and 
 blesses. When the life that had been nourished by food 
 and water, and kept mindful of a divine oversight by the 
 altar, came to its appointed close, there lay a cold and 
 changing body, a forsaken tenement ; and the mourner 
 said, " Let me bury my dead out of my sight." Then 
 the dust returned to the earth as it was. 
 
 There is a charm in those pastoral images which come 
 up before our minds, as we read of the ancient wells of 
 Canaan. The fervor and glow of true worship, as an 
 exercise apart from all but the heart's own attitude, kin- 
 dles through our spirits, as we read of the altars upon 
 Horeb, Bethel, Carmel, Zion, and Gerizim, and upon 
 every other summit over which the pilgrimages of the 
 
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 patriarchs led them. But what can surpass in tender 
 pathos that scene and those words in which the aged 
 Jacob, dying in Egypt, turns away in loathing from its 
 mummy tombs, as he remembers the resting-place of his 
 family, and gives to his sons a commandment concerning 
 his bones ? — "I am to be gathered unto my people : bury 
 me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of 
 Machpelah, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought 
 with the field of Ephron the Hittite, for a possession of a 
 burying-place. There they buried Abraham, and Sarah 
 his wife ; there they buried Isaac, and Rebekah his wife ; 
 and there I buried Leah." The tent for the living was 
 movable ; but the well, the altar, and the tomb, were 
 permanent. It was through those three tokens of an 
 inalienable possession, as the vouchers of a title, sure and 
 sufficient as our modern deeds, that the patriarchal family, 
 returning from an accidental though protracted sojourn in 
 Egypt, claimed their inheritance in Canaan. 
 
 "Wells, altars, and graves, the earliest, the universal 
 tokens of man's presence on the earth, the most essential 
 objects of his interest, are also the most enduring of his 
 works. They multiply as do the tribes and numbers of 
 our race. They retain the same relation to each other and 
 to human life, and the same proportion, as of old ; for men 
 everywhere need them all alike. Where we find things 
 so inseparably related and connected, there is ever a sort 
 
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 of sacred beauty in their union. This relation is to be 
 recognized here. The water already flows in a pure 
 stream ; the altar of prayer is to stand on yonder rising 
 ground ; and all around us are to be graves. 
 
 To these hidden repositories of the earth have been 
 committed, age after age, unnumbered multitudes. How 
 much of the earth itself is already a cemetery ! How 
 large a portion of its material elements has been wrought 
 into human bodies ! The idea of a transmigration, of a 
 perpetual circuit of spirits, from one to another form, 
 higher or lower in the scale of organized life, if but a 
 mere fancy as regards the intelligent essence of man, is 
 plain fact as regards the substance of human bodies. I 
 have spoken of these as fresh acres of the earth, as yet 
 unfamiliar with the processes and trophies of man's decay. 
 But how know we that ? Who can tell what remains of 
 races, before our brief historic age here, may mingle with 
 this soil ? It may be as the poet writes, that — 
 
 " This green mould, the mother of bright flowers, 
 Was bone and sinew once, now decomposed; 
 Perhaps has lived, breathed, walked as proud as we. 
 And animate with all the faculties 
 And finer senses of the human soul ! 
 And now what are they 1 To their elements 
 Each has returned, dust crumbled back to dust, 
 The sjiirit gone to God ! " 
 
 How healthful is the chemistry of nature's laboratory, 
 which can thus dissolve with a gentle but irresistible force 
 
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 all organized forms ! How beautiful are those patient pro- 
 cesses of the elements, as they work on kindred materials 
 their renewing toils ! God open the eyes of our under- 
 standings, and quicken the sensibilities of our hearts, that 
 we may enter into this rich Avisdom, and be led up to him, 
 its Fount, its Teacher ! 
 
 The whole large compass of human thoughts and feel- 
 ings has exhibited itself in the modes of disposing of the 
 dead. Passion, affection, fancy, and superstition have had 
 in this their freest range, and the philosophy of humanity 
 might be illustrated by the views and usages connected 
 with the departed of our race. Dread horrors have deep- 
 ened the gloom which rests over the last rites of mortality. 
 Barbarous ceremonies and cruel sacrifices, bowlings, in- 
 cantations, and the appalling frenzies of real or feigned 
 despair, have settled over the funeral forms of the darker 
 heathenism. The word funeral — derived as it is from 
 the word which signifies a torch — still perpetuates a me- 
 morial of the ancient custom of midnight burials. Many 
 of our sad images of death come from those barbaric 
 fashions which we have put aside. And then again, by 
 that inconstant action of the human mind, so marked in 
 all the devices and conceptions of bewildered man, these 
 horrors vanish ; these barbarous rites, these appalling so- 
 lemnities, pass like dark clouds lifted up from some sun- 
 nier portions of the earth, some tribes or peoples of a 
 
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 gentler and finer fancy. Some of the most delicate and 
 beautiful conceptions of poetry, some of the fairest fashion- 
 ings of a dreaming brain, images and visions which wear 
 the hue of remotest distance under the haze of light and 
 shade, cover with the mysterious charm of classic draperies 
 the naked form of death. Yet even of these, while they 
 contain enough of higher sentiment to prove their affinity 
 with the workings of man's nobler part, we must admit 
 that they are mingled with mean imaginations and puerile 
 fancies, to prove that the spirit was venturously groping 
 amid things all unknown, and unillumined by the faith 
 which turns to a heavenly country. Comparing the ancient 
 heathen devices with the simple proprieties of Christian 
 burial, we are reminded that these funeral rites have been 
 burdened with all the gloom of superstition, and have been 
 cheered by all the radiance of the spirit's brightest hope. 
 
 The various methods which have been employed 
 through all time for the disposal of mortal remains, range 
 themselves under one or another of three leading purposes 
 in the minds of survivors. The first designed to resist or 
 delay the dissolution of the body, and had recourse to em- 
 balmment. The second sought to hasten that dissolution, 
 and, to that end, heaped the funeral pyre and applied the 
 torch. The third method committed the body to the 
 earth, and left it to the appointed processes and dealings 
 of nature. 
 
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18 REV, GEORGE E. ELLIs's ADDRESS. 
 
 The poor devices of Egyptian art to avert the waste and 
 dispersion of the elements of a human body required a 
 violent dealing with it which was inconsistent with the 
 purpose itself, and have been defeated and sadly mocked 
 in the result. The organs of life and breath and thought, 
 the heart, the lungs and brain, indeed all but the mere 
 muscles and bones of the dead body, were withdrawn, that 
 their places might be supplied by gums and spices. So 
 that, after all the toil and pain, the linen bandages and 
 the sealed coffin preserved only a part of the wreck of a 
 human form. Preserved it ! yes ; but how long, and for 
 what a fate at last ! — for a fate far less meet and seemly 
 than the gentle and sure dealing of the kindly earth, 
 which would hide the shame, and manifest only the glory, 
 of man. Some of those mummied relics have been torn 
 from their ancient vaults to be made gazing-stocks in the 
 museums of modern cities : these are supposed to be 
 chosen specimens of the royal, the priestly, the mighty, 
 and the honored, because of the splendor of their incase- 
 ment. But for the millions of the common dead which 
 heap the catacombs of Memphis and of Thebes, of Luxor 
 and of Karnak, the necessities of the living have found a 
 use. The wretched Arab wanderer will prepare his even- 
 ing meal this night by a fire kindled from these pitchy 
 relics of the elder race of Mizraim. 
 
 Two reasons have been imagined for this Egyptian cus- 
 
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 torn of embalmment : one, that it was designed to prevent 
 the distempers or plagues which would have attended the 
 corruption of the dead in the crowded regions of a hot 
 clime ; the other, a fond belief that the spirit would yet 
 return to its forsaken body, and that, so long as its parts 
 could be kept together, there would be hope of its re- 
 awakening to life. The latter reason is most conformed 
 to what we know of the religious opinions of that race and 
 age, and of their influence upon the customs of those who 
 held them. But who that sees, as we see, the disappoint- 
 ment of that doting purpose, — the preservation of the 
 body, — could have the heart to entertain it now ? Or 
 who would risk his hope of future being on so slender a 
 chance for its fulfilment ? 
 
 The rich melodies of the old Greek and Roman poetry 
 describe to us the funeral flames which dissolved into 
 ashes the old heroes of those classic isles and lands. 
 Achilles consumed to ashes the remains of his friend Pa- 
 troclus, which were deposited in a golden urn beneath a 
 mound, till the ashes of Achilles himself were mingled 
 with them, and the friends met again in the shades. Hec- 
 tor was burnt before the walls of Troy. Great generals, 
 monarchs, and renowned men, were honored with all the 
 spectacles and ceremonies which could exalt these obse- 
 quies of flame. Luxury and ostentation in ancient Rome 
 magnified the funeral rites by burning the dead with 
 
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 polished or fragrant wood, and pouring upon the fire liba- 
 tions of wine. The ashes, gathered in an urn, were depo- 
 sited in the sepulchre beside the vase that held the tears. 
 Chaldea exposed the flesh of the dead to chance or to 
 beasts, and was anxious only to preserve their bones. The 
 Scythians hung their dead in the air. We read of tribes 
 who have used the sea for a burial-place, while others 
 have shrunk from its awful caverns. 
 
 The just conclusion, from all the various opinions and 
 customs of different people through the whole recorded 
 history of our race, has now settled upon interment as the 
 natural disposal of the dead. No embalmment will pre- 
 serve the body ; and, if it would, wherefore should it be 
 preserved? Corruption cannot inherit incorruption. There 
 are no objections to the funeral pyre, save that it is unne- 
 cessary, as doing at a price what nature will do freely, and 
 that it wears the show of a harsh process with mortal clay, 
 whose shapings and features have been dear. Scripture 
 doth not sentence us to ashes, but to dust, in our burial : 
 "Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return." So 
 have Jews and Christians, who revere that Scripture, been 
 content to allow the dust to return to the earth as it was. 
 Turning with loathing from all barbarous rites, from all 
 artifices and dreary deceptions of the sight, we have learned 
 to adorn with simplicity our Christian burials. The sepa- 
 rated and consecrated spaces are called by Germans the 
 
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 " fields of hope ; " by the Dutch, " God's acres ; " but best 
 of all by us, our burial-places. 
 
 The necessities of the times, the changed circumstances 
 in the modes of civilized life, have demanded these ceme- 
 teries. Village churchyards and city burial-grounds no 
 longer suffice. But let us not forget or be insensible to 
 the uses — the good uses — that are in them. Our own 
 English ancestors on this soil were but little influenced by 
 considerations of taste in the selection of fields for the 
 interment of their dead. Their religious views, and their 
 relative estimate of all such matters, would not dispose 
 them to give much heed to the adorning of the body's 
 resting-place. Convenience was the chief consideration 
 with them on this point. It was not their general custom 
 to connect the graveyard with the meeting-house. On 
 marking out the bounds of a new precinct in the wilder- 
 ness, and allotting woodland, upland, and meadow to the 
 planters, they generally selected some dreary spot, whose 
 sandy soil would make the labors of the spade easy for the 
 burial of the dead. Yet those rough beds of earth have 
 in their keeping much precious dust. 
 
 But those churchyards, as they are so truly called in 
 the smaller villages and hamlets of Old England, how 
 beautiful they are ! In such retired spots as those in 
 which the population does not increase, and the propor- 
 tion between the consecrated ground and the numbers of 
 
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 the villagers is such as to allow to the few that die each 
 year their own graves, there is a charm about the church- 
 yards which our cemeteries will never have. If the dust 
 of the sleepers is there disturbed, it is only that that of rude 
 forefathers may mingle with that of their descendants ; 
 and this is but a kindly violence. Time and nature, year 
 by year, sweeten and smooth enough of the soil to give a 
 peaceful bed to the scanty number who " fiill on sleep " 
 with each round of the seasons. It is all kindred dust, 
 and the children are gathered to the fathers. The old 
 church rises with quaint and massy repose, seated firmly 
 amid the graves which tell so touchingly of human insta- 
 bility. Within, the aged walls and the oaken benches 
 have gathered impressive associations. Occasionally, the 
 lofty monument of the lord or lady of the manor, or the 
 knightly effigies, will perpetuate just enough of Avorldly 
 distinctions to show that they are vanity. In the yard 
 around the church, full, but not crowded, are the tablets, 
 headstones, and memorials of the humbler dead. Who 
 that has ever lingered about some of those ancient hamlet 
 churchyards, at the close of the Sunday service, has not 
 felt the sweetness and pathos of their power ? The vil- 
 lagers are spelling out the names of their remote ancestry, 
 or recalling the memories of the recent dead, whose ani- 
 mosities are hushed, whose love only revives. In the 
 lone corner by the wall, rest the chance wayfarers, the 
 
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 strangers who have died in the hamlet, with a mysterious 
 or a sad tale connected with their end, but with no kith or 
 kin to follow them to their unhonored graves. Yet the 
 traditions of the hamlet transmit their story ; and it is told 
 and heard by some, each pleasant Sunday of the year. 
 The ancient yew-trees cut in fantastic forms, and the ivied 
 tower, afford a shelter to the rooks, who succeed to as 
 many generations of their own tribe, on the same spot, as 
 do their living human companions. Rich in all that can 
 adorn a landscape, or mingle wise mementoes with the soil 
 of the earth, are those quiet rural churchyards. Soothing 
 and holy are their influences to the heart that is touched 
 by the common sympathies of humanity. We owe to one 
 such lovely spot as choice a gem of poetry as is to be 
 found in the English or in any other language, — Gray's 
 " Elegy in a Country Churchyard." 
 
 Nor is it to be regretted, that every long-inhabited city 
 contains some ancient and crowded spot, whose whole con- 
 tents are human dust, decaying tombs, sinking stones, and 
 a wild growth of vegetation. These, too, have their use. 
 If no longer disturbed in their reluctance to afford room 
 for more in their thick-set graves, they are wise monitions, 
 selemn sights, for a city. They tell of a fashion which 
 does not change ; the fashion which bids us all to put off 
 these bodies. They answer a better purpose, and with a 
 more gracious method, than did the grim human skull 
 
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 which was set upon an Egyptian banqueting-table. The 
 deep, rich foliage which they will nourish may shade the 
 failing memorials of the dead, and cover with a garment 
 of beauty the beds of their repose. The healthful air will 
 draw through them. The timid bird, whose instinct has 
 been deceived in them as if they were rural spaces, may 
 find in them a place for its nest. The falling leaves of 
 autumn will impress their instruction. Winter will spread 
 over them its white robe of unsullied snow. Spring will 
 there yearly teach the sublime lesson that life is born out 
 of death. Let our city burial-grounds remain, unused 
 indeed, but inviolate ; tastefully arrayed, and kept in 
 seemly order. They seem sometimes to be the only me- 
 morials of mortality which some Avho live in cities cannot 
 shut out from their view. But when the silent, the sleep- 
 ing population of a city outnumbers its living crowds, it is 
 time to part the region around between them, and to pre- 
 pare cemeteries like this. A burial-ground still in use in 
 a large city is an oflfence and a harm ; for then it will 
 rather repel than solemnize the living, while it scarce 
 secures repose to the dead. 
 
 The ideal of an appropriate resting-place for the dead 
 is not difficult to define to the mind, nor to realize by the 
 wise use of the means which we have at our service. A 
 pure taste, a healthful sentiment, an instructed mind, a 
 skilful hand, may plan and execute. Such an ideal will 
 
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 exclude and admit certain features, emblems, decorations, 
 and details, according to rules which carry with them their 
 own warrant, or are readily approved when Aveighed and 
 considered. 
 
 The first aim should be to exclude all gairish tokens of 
 display and vanity, all theatrical embellishment, all ex- 
 cesses of mere sentiment, all coarse and repulsive emblems 
 of the mere materialism of death. Though we say that 
 the grave equalizes all mortal distinctions, we do not say 
 so truly. Some signs of the distinctions and rivalries of 
 life will find expression here : it cannot be otherwise 
 where wealth and poverty shall have their graves. Such 
 distinctions, so far as they arise from eminent excellences 
 of character, or honorable fidelity in discharging the 
 higher trusts of existence, ought to be recognized here ; 
 for they are part of the wisdom of the grave. Good taste, 
 yes, something more simple even than that, will forbid the 
 obtrusion here of all eccentricities, all that is barbarous in 
 the shapings of the monumental structure, or boastful or 
 ill-toned ju the inscription which it may bear. Death 
 needs no artificial skill, no ingenuity, no conceit, no 
 parade, to invest it with effect. All such exhibitions will 
 but detract from its solemnity. 
 
 And, even as to epitaphs, there are some suggestions 
 which may be spoken in a still tenantless cemetery, better 
 than where in single instances good taste may have been 
 
 4 
 
violated. Flattering titles, superlative praise, and even 
 some expressions of grief or hope, do not become the 
 monuments of the dead. In the sacred privacy of a sad- 
 dened home, a father or a mother may be spoken of as 
 " the very best of parents." Brother, sister, or friend may 
 there be extolled as excelling all others, known to the 
 fond household c'rcle, in purity, goodness, or fidelity. 
 But, if the superlatives and encomiums which express 
 thes ' domestic partialities are inscribed upon stone and 
 obtruded upon strangers, they may not always awaken the 
 right emotion. So also, when those who have not lived 
 or died in the esteem and good report of their associates 
 are committed to the earth, i ear affection may have trea- 
 sured some remembrances of kindness, some good intent, 
 some struggling effort, even in them; and the softened 
 hearts of the mourning may prompt an epitaph — as often 
 an obituary — which \ ill not harmonize with general re- 
 pute nor with the grounds of Christian hope. Modest 
 silence is better then than the ventures of charity, or the 
 prominent suggestion of the large compass of the divine 
 mercy. The great hope of affection may be as strong, if 
 held within the heart, as if it were chiselled out in marble. 
 The philosopher Plato restricted the longest epitaph to four 
 verses, and suggested that the poorest soil was most meet 
 for human burials. We may approve his former counsel 
 rather than the latter. The epitaph of the emperor Adri- 
 
an's horse is preserved ; but his own has perished, — not, 
 we may surmise, because of its modesty or its justice. 
 
 The rules of exclusion, which good taste and the har- 
 monies of propriety and consistency will enforce in such 
 a cemetery, will not trespass upon the large liberty which 
 individual preferences may exercise for variety. Variety 
 will be desirable here as elsewheie. The colors of the 
 stones from which monuments are hewn are various : so 
 may be their shapes, and the emblems which they bear. 
 Flowers and trees are diversely fashioned, robed, and 
 dyed : so may be their groupings and effects. The slen- 
 der or the solid structure, the broken shaft, the conse- 
 crated cross, the simple headstone, the single memorial of 
 a whole household with the record-page of the family 
 Bible transcribed upon it, the urn, the vase, the withering 
 flower, the chrysalis, the inverted torch, the winged globe, 
 the serpent coiled into a circle, — the ancient emblem of 
 unending time, — these do not exhaust variety, though 
 they express so much. It is, however, to be remembered 
 here, that the effort after singularity or novelty, whether 
 shown in dress or manners or literature, or scientific or phi- 
 losophical or religious speculations, most frequently fails, 
 and in matters of taste produces the most tasteless results. 
 
 While much will depend upon the exclusion from these 
 consecrated acres of all that is unbecoming and inappro- 
 priate, there is here a wide scope for the heightening of 
 
28 REV. GEORGE E. ELLIs's ADDRESS. 
 
 natural beauties, and for the introduction of the decora- 
 tions of a chaste art. True, we do not have here some of 
 the more striking features of bold and grand scenery, 
 with its sheer precipices, its overhanging mountain-brows 
 and hill-tops, its deep, dark ravines, its abrupt declivities 
 and ascents. But neither, on the other hand, is this a flat 
 level, a tame, unvaried field, barren and drear. It is ad- 
 mirably suited for its destined purpose. This broad en- 
 closure scarcely in any portion of it presents a level 
 surface. It is varied with gentle undulations, and with 
 that rolling line of beauty which attends the ascending 
 smoke and the moving cloud. It bears thousands of 
 forest-trees in full gi'owth, amid whose roots the secret 
 springs of water play, and flow to feed ponds and jets and 
 fountains. Distant hills surround it ; and from yonder 
 tower may be seen the waters of the harbor and the bay. 
 There go the ships, bearing upon the inconstant element, 
 and under a heavenly pilotage, the freighted burdens of 
 precious wealth from shore to shore ; making them so fit- 
 ting emblems of the voyage of existence, whose port of 
 departure is life, whose course is over the ocean of time, 
 whose harbor is eternity. 
 
 When taste and skill and affection shall have displayed 
 their efforts here ; when these fresh road-ways shall have 
 been worn by travel, and the little by-paths which are to 
 course between the family enclosures shall have been 
 
KEY. GEORGE E. ELLIs's ADDRESS. 29 
 
 marked out ; when cultivation shall have improved the 
 natural, and judiciously introduced the artificial, beauties of 
 shrub and flower, of the quarry and the mine, — then will 
 the judgment stand well approved which pronounced these 
 acres adapted to this use. More than a hundred acres are 
 here devoted to the burial of the dead. For what a mul- 
 titude will they afford repose ! How can we exaggerate 
 the importance or the lessons of a spot of earth which is to 
 gather such a congi'egation of the living and the unborn ? 
 
 There is range enough in what is natural and simple to 
 secure variety in the arrangement and adornment of this 
 spot, to effect all that is desirable in impressions through 
 the senses, and to excite those musing exercises of the 
 heart and the spirit which convert outward objects into 
 inward food. The chief dependence for such effects must 
 be upon nature, its own true and unchanging features, its 
 bolder outlines, its more delicate shapings, its sublime 
 grandeur, its beautiful emblems, its ever-interesting pro- 
 cesses to the observant mind. The earth itself, which is 
 the scene of all man's mortal joy and striving in life, 
 gives him a bed of silence for the everlasting repose of 
 his body. The ancient heavens, whose glorious canopy 
 was spread above before man's little round of life began, 
 will still bend over his place of sepulchre ; and so far as 
 they are high above the earth, and larger than its compass, 
 will those heavens for ever suggest a home for all departed 
 
30 REV. GEORGE E. ELLIS'S ADDRESS. 
 
 spirits. God teaches us all by nature ; and we are made 
 Avise by constant communion, by sympathy and harmony, 
 with it. 
 
 All nature should indeed be consecrated to man, and 
 may be consecrated. Nature may stand to man as a vast 
 enduring temple, reared for God : the ever-restless waters 
 daily renew its baptism ; the smoke of happy homes, and 
 each kind breathing of every true heart, is its incense ; 
 its ten thousand scenes of industry and duty are so many 
 altars ; all faithful lives are accepted offerings ; and these 
 resting-places of the dead are like the holy crypts of the 
 sanctuary beneath its more trodden ways. Here at mid- 
 night, during the storms of winter, will be heard the beat- 
 ing of the angry surf upon the lashed beach ; and, if the 
 ear of the living is here to listen, how deep will be the 
 contrast between the hushed repose of those who sleep 
 beneath, and the wild fury of the tempest ! And what is 
 such a contrast, compared with that between the dread 
 loneliness, the stormy passions, of a heart without hope, 
 and the peaceful trust of the spirit which looks upon death 
 as the appointed way for entering on a true life ? 
 
 And where do the changing seasons have such power to 
 impress us as in an extensive and well-ordered cemetery ? 
 The seasons of the year, — how touchingly and instruc- 
 tively will they bear in their various lessons to the heart ! 
 Here will humanity in all its ages, from the one day or 
 
REV. GEORGE E, ElJJS's ADDRESS. 31 
 
 hour of infancy, as its all of earthly life, to the aged of 
 a century of years, find the same repose. The aspect of 
 existence to each will havj partaken of all the changing 
 sights which mark a revolution of this earth around the 
 sun. To some, existence will have been only spring- 
 time, a bright inconstant promise, a budding joy, a seed 
 sown in a cold furrow and denied a propitious growth. 
 To some, life will have been a summer glory, all bloom 
 and fragrance, and half-formed fruit, and half-realized 
 hope, but with no maturity, no gathering-in of a perfected 
 harvest. Autumn and winter, too, will apply their simili- 
 tudes and parables to the ripened sheaves and the season- 
 able fruits of those who reach or pass the appointed 
 bounds of life. For life and nature illustrate the same 
 high wisdom. 
 
 Nor do we deceive ourselves when we yield to the hope, 
 that, by gathering around a place of graves all becoming 
 adornments, we may do very much to refine our own sen- 
 sibilities, to relieve death of some of its derived horrors, 
 and to quicken the longing aspirations which sustain our 
 faith in an hereafter. All nature hath a death and a resur- 
 rection, and every dying seed perpetuates its own life in 
 the fruits of its decay. Human language has not ex- 
 pressed a more profound or cheerful truth than is con- 
 veyed in those words of the Saviour : " Except a corn of 
 wheat fall into the ground, and die, it abideth alone ; but. 
 
if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit." The cypress-tree 
 should not have been made an ornament and emblem of 
 death ; for, though its dark and silent leaves are expres- 
 sive of melancholy, and the wood is almost incorruptible, 
 the tree bears no fruit. 
 
 That is but a coarse and superficial judgment which 
 thinks to impress good lessons by presenting the repulsive 
 images of mortality, the frights and horrors of death. 
 Those rude devices which were formerly carved upon 
 gravestones — the grinning skull, the scythe of time, the 
 wasted hour-glass — were more apt to provoke to a pas- 
 sionate indulgence in lower pleasures, while life lasted, 
 than to rouse the finer sensibilities, whose faithful exercise 
 will redeem our brief day. We must learn to free death 
 from all these repulsive images. To this end, it is desira- 
 ble, that, when a human body has once been interred, it 
 be left untouched for ever. Would that there still pre- 
 vailed some of the old ritual horror of defilement to guard 
 our sepulchres ! Would that the dead might have the 
 same undisturbed possession of their resting-places, which 
 the law secures to the living on the soil which they have 
 occvipied for a biief term of years ! Let us hope that the 
 consecration of large cemeteries like this, with the common 
 interest which they impart to a large number of persons 
 in their care and good ordering, will help, with other influ- 
 ences, to substitute Christian for Pagan views of death. 
 
REV. GEORGE E. ELLIs's ADDRESS. 33 
 
 Thus, then, would we consecrate from this time forth 
 these verdant fields around us. We give them up to the 
 dead, and to such services to the living as it is in the 
 power of the dead still to perform while their bodies shall 
 slumber here. This is no place for parties of pleasure, or 
 for scenes of revelry. Let the remains of the humblest 
 and the loftiest find here an inviolate repose. Let the 
 untutored utterances of sorrow from the lowly, as well as 
 the more decorous reserve of the refined, be regarded as 
 expressing the same sentiment of the same human heart ; 
 and so let the rudest memorial, as well as the stateliest 
 monument, be hallowed. Let the adornments be chaste 
 and becoming. Let the spirit and influences of this ceme- 
 tery instil soothing and elevating sentiments into the heart 
 of the chance visitor from the living world, while they 
 relieve death of all its needless gloom. Let the sacred 
 calm of retirement which shall settle over these conse- 
 crated fields be a type of that peace which the blessed 
 gospel of the Lord Jesus offers to those who " sorrow as 
 not without hope." Let the holy sentence inscribed upon 
 the gateway comfort the mourners who bring their dead 
 hither, and pronounce the great hope of all who shall 
 sleep here, — 
 
 " I AM THE Resurrection and the Life ! " 
 
34 ORDER OF EXERCISES. 
 
 xkx of (Ercrcisci 
 
 I. CHANT — PSALM XXIII. 
 
 11. READING THE SCRIPTURES. 
 
 BY REV. J. P. LANGWORTHY, OF CHELSEA. 
 
 III. PRAYER. 
 
 BY REV. WM. I. BUDDIXGTON, OF CHARLESTOWN. 
 
 IV. ORIGINAL HYMN. 
 
 BY REV. J. H. CLINCH, OF BOSTON. 
 
 Father ! we consecrate to thee 
 Valley and hill and rock and tree : 
 Here may thy soothing spirit rest, 
 Thy peace be felt, thy love confessed. 
 
 Here let the blight of Winter's wing, 
 The living breath of opening Spring, 
 Speak to the soul that looks to thee 
 Of death and immortality. 
 
ORDER OF EXERCISES. 35 
 
 Here may the mourner, 'mid these glades, 
 These peaceful walks, these solemn shades, 
 Behold their charm o'er sorrow thrown, 
 And feel their spirit soothe his own. 
 
 Remote from crowds and strifes and woes. 
 In Nature's solemn, deep repose, 
 Let the dead sleep, — the living come 
 To weep in silence o'er their tomb. 
 
 Let homes for living men be made 
 In streets where crowding thousands tread ; 
 The patriarch's " cave and purchased field " 
 For death more fitting mansions yield. 
 
 Through our sad chambers, day by day. 
 Death's dreaded form will force its way ; 
 But let his graves without be spread, — 
 Bind not the living to the dead. 
 
 " Place for the dead ! " the living cry ; 
 Free air, wide space, around us lie, — 
 Fit home of death, if Thou but deign 
 Here, in thy peace and love, to reign. 
 
36 
 
 ORDER OF EXERCISES. 
 
 
 V. ADDRESS. 
 
 
 BY REV. GEORGE E. ELLIS, OF CHARLESTOWN. 
 
 
 VI. HYMN. 
 
 
 BY H. W. FTJILEB, ESQ. 
 
 Now smooth we here a sacred bed. 
 
 And 
 
 plant our city for the dead ; 
 
 Not 
 
 with vain pomp or festive cheer. 
 
 But, 
 
 Lord, as dust to dust draw near. 
 
 Here 
 
 shall Affection watch the hour 
 
 "When Spring may drop her earliest flower ; 
 
 And Love, with gifts and perfumes sweet. 
 
 Shall deck and hallow this retreat. 
 
 Here 
 
 may bright Hope her chaplets bring. 
 
 And 
 
 o'er these glades her radiance fling ; 
 
 Andj 
 
 when dark night breathes sad and still. 
 
 i Here 
 
 trim her lamps, — her dews distil. 
 
ORDER OF EXERCISES. 37 
 
 When Grief, unsolaced, comes with gloom 
 To linger round the garden-tomb. 
 May smiling Faith "the stone remove," 
 And Joy celestial beam above. 
 
 Then, Lord, appear ! the victory give ! — 
 Thou to thyself thine own receive : 
 Grant, as we pass Death's portal through, 
 The heaven of heavens may fill our view ! 
 
 VII. PRAYER AND BENEDICTION. 
 
 BY HEV. LEVI TUCKER, OF BOSTON. 
 
38 SITUATION OF WOODLAWN. 
 
 SITUATION OF WOODLAWN. 
 
 WOODLAWN is situate principally in the south-east 
 corner of Maiden, but includes a small portion of 
 the town of North Chelsea. It contains about one hun- 
 dred acres of land, beautifully undulating, with open 
 laAvns, sunny glades, a rich soil, and, in several places, 
 a dense forest-growth. Its distance from the Chelsea 
 Bridge or Ferry is about two miles and a quarter ; from 
 Somerville, about two miles ; and from Maiden Centre, 
 about one mile and a half. From Boston, by way of 
 Chelsea Bridge or Ferry, the distance is about four miles 
 and a half. The roads in its vicinity are all good, and 
 remarkable for their quietness and rural character. 
 
THE APPROACHES TO WOODLAWN. 39 
 
 THE APPROACHES. 
 
 At present, the shortest and most agreeable mode of 
 reaching the Cemetery from Boston is to go over the 
 Chelsea Bridge or Ferry, and, taking Washington Avenue 
 in Chelsea, to pass by the " Carey Improvement Com- 
 pany's lands " and the " Carter Farm," — into the Pratt 
 neighborhood, over which Woodlawn, with its outer sup- 
 ports of hills and houses, seems to preside with great 
 dignity and grace. By this direction, the visitor enters 
 Woodlawn Avenue from the main road, at a point about 
 seventeen hundred feet from the Gate-house, towards 
 "which it ascends regularly, and by a broad, continuous 
 curve, imtil the whole structure is presented before him. 
 The width of this approach is fifty feet, with grass bor- 
 ders, thirteen feet in width, on either side. It is well 
 walled and fenced, and is planted tastefully with elms 
 and rare trees, in clumps and scattered, which in a few 
 years will produce an imposing effect. Near its lower 
 extremity is a fountain, with a jet of fifteen feet. The 
 plan of the " Carey Improvement Company " exhibits 
 a continuation of this avenue across their lands, keep- 
 ing the same width, and under the same name. When 
 Woodlawn Avenue shall have been thus extended, the 
 distance from Chelsea will be much reduced, and the road 
 
40 THE APPROACHES. 
 
 be nearly level, with fine views and building lots all 
 along its borders. 
 
 An excellent opportunity would then be afibrded for a 
 horse-railroad ; and, as a new bridge is now being con- 
 structed from East Boston to Chelsea, it would greatly 
 accommodate the public. We hope it may be completed 
 as proposed, and planted with forest-trees, without great 
 delay. An application, however, has been made to the 
 County Commissioners to cut down the objectionable hills 
 on Washington Avenue ; and it is expected that an order 
 will soon be obtained, whereby they will be so reduced 
 that an omnibus may pass over this route daily to the 
 Cemetery. 
 
 Another approach to Woodlawn, from Boston, is by 
 Malden Street (turning off, in Chelsea, to the left at 
 the Chelsea Bank, and crossing the Marsh Road, so called, 
 into Ferry Street), and thence by Elm Street, as directed 
 by the guideboards. 
 
 Elm Street will be easily recognized, by its forming 
 a beautiful offset from Ferry Street, towards the east, 
 with rows of elm and maple trees, whose high branches, 
 interlocked, make an arched passage several hundred feet 
 in length. From this charming shadow-pass, an avenue, 
 fifty feet in width and about one-fourth of a mile in 
 length, leads to Woodlawn. The distance from Chelsea 
 by this line is about two miles and a half, and without 
 
THE GATE-HOUSE. 41 
 
 hills. With the exception of the marsh-road, it is a 
 delightful drive, which will be still more attractive when 
 trees shall have been planted on the avenue extended ; 
 a thing which may be anticipated from the character of 
 the gentlemen who own the adjoining estates. It is by 
 Elm Street that persons from Somerville, South Maiden, 
 Maiden, Medford, and Melrose (and many from Boston, 
 Charlestown, and Chelsea), now reach the Cemetery. 
 
 THE GATE-HOUSE. 
 
 The views presented of the Gate-house and Lodge are 
 so accurate, that a description seems unnecessary. The 
 principal building, fronting south, is fifty-six feet wide, 
 and about forty-two feet high ; is of the Gothic style, with 
 side-arches, and a centre-arch about twenty-five feet high, 
 above which is inscribed the Saviour's cheering declara- 
 tion, "I AM THE Resurrection and the Life;" while 
 a capped cross forms the top of the steeple. A deep toned 
 bell, which is always tolled at a funeral, occupies the 
 belfry. In the rear are appended small wings, — one 
 of which furnishes a room for visitors, and the other an 
 office for the Superintendent. The Lodge adjoining is 
 exceedingly neat and convenient, and is occupied by the 
 assistant, who has charge of the gate. The entire struc- 
 
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42 RUSTIC WELL-HOUSE. 
 
 ture, painted and sanded like freestone, is remarkable 
 for its harmony and grace. It was designed by Hammatt 
 Billings, Esq. 
 
 RUSTIC WELL-HOUSE. 
 
 After passing the gate, the visitor finds himself in 
 Entrance Avenue, whose wide borders and ornament- 
 al beds, added to its great breadth and easy lines, 
 never fail to impress him favorably. It is, indeed, a 
 fit introduction to the extensive grounds beyond. The 
 travelled way is twenty-four feet in width ; and the 
 ample grass border, on the left, is planted with weeping 
 ashes, Norway spruces, and various flowering shrubs. 
 On the right are small flower-beds, with rhododendrons, 
 mahonias, and annuals ; also a rustic Well-house, ren- 
 dered attractive by prairie roses, Baltimore bells, and 
 other climbers. This has been much admired for its 
 simplicity, and serves the useful purpose of giving rest 
 and refreshment to those who seek it. It covers, in fact, 
 a spring of excellent water. Its pillars are of the red 
 cedar, or savin, with branches not closely trimmed ; and 
 it is protected on the north by a thicket of trees. 
 
 Near to the Well-house, on a large board representing a 
 scroll, are the — 
 
RUSTIC W E L L - H O U S K 
 
 (K„t,;uice Avenue.) 
 
REGULATIONS. 43 
 
 REGULATIONS 
 
 CONCERNING VISITORS TO THE WOODLAWN CEMETERY. 
 
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 The gates are opened at sunrise, and closed at sunset. 
 
 No money is to be paid to the Gatekeeper. 
 
 Visitors are required to keep off the borders. 
 
 No refreshments -will be admitted, and no smoking allowed. 
 
 Persons making unseemly noises, or conducting themselves impro- 
 perly, will be required to leave the grounds, and may be prosecuted. 
 
 No vehicle is to be driven in the Cemetery at a rate faster than a 
 ■walk. 
 
 No horse is to be left unfastened without a keeper. 
 
 No horse is to be fastened, except at the posts provided for the 
 purpose. 
 
 No person shall gather any flowers, tiihtr ivild or cultivated, or break 
 any tree, shrub, or plant. 
 
 Any person found in possession of flowers or shrubs will be deemed 
 to have tortiously taken them, and may be prosecuted accordingly. 
 N. B. — Persons carrying flowers into the Cemetery, as offerings or 
 memorials, will notify the Gatekeeper as they pass in ; and, in all other 
 cases, they must be left at the gate until the owner passes out. 
 
 No person shall write upon, deface, or injure any fence, monument, 
 or other structure, in the Cemetery. 
 
 No person shall discharge fire-arms, or destroy any bird or animal, in 
 the grounds. 
 
 Any person, other than a known proprietor, shall, upon request, give 
 his name ; and, upon refusal, shall be excluded. 
 
 The Superintendent, the Gatekeeper, and any other person acting 
 under them, shall enforce these regulations, and remove any person who 
 may violate them. Trespassers are also Hable to be fined not exceeding 
 five hundred dollars. 
 
 All persons are requested to give notice of any trespass or \-iolation 
 of these regulations ; and no person, who has wantonly violated any of 
 them, will be again admitted, even if he shall obtain a ticket. 
 
44 GEEAT TOWER. 
 
 At present, visitors are permitted to enter the Ceme- 
 tery, on foot or In vehicles, without a ticket of admission ; 
 It being presumed that all will observe the proprieties of 
 the place. 
 
 We come next, in a few paces, to the junction of 
 Netherwood and Mount Morlah Avenues, and to the 
 beautiful triangle, in which stands, upon a granite pedestal, 
 that emblem of fidelity and affection, the St. Bernard dog. 
 Behind him rises the rare and wonderful ginko-tree, of 
 which only a few specimens exist in this country. The 
 sway of the limbs, the construction of the leaf, and its 
 leathery texture, are well worthy of observation. The leaf 
 is nearly fan-shaped, with radiations from a single point of 
 the stem, and not from successive parts of a centre chord. 
 Mahonias, japonicas, Swedish junipers, with rhododen- 
 drons and mezereons, and other flower-bearers, fill up 
 the spare room. 
 
 On the east. Mount Morlah Avenue, gently ascending, 
 leads to the — 
 
 GREAT TOWER. 
 
 This massive pile of rocks is about seventy-five feet in 
 diameter at the base, and more than thirty feet high, five 
 or six feet of the bottom courses being concealed by earth- 
 filling. It is solid throughout, and can be easily as- 
 
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GREAT TOM'ER. 45 
 
 cended by a spiral walk, which commences on the north- 
 east side. It is estimated th ;t nearly three miles of 
 ordinary stone-wall were consumed in its erection. It 
 does not now appear like a modern structure ; and when 
 its interstices are filled with ferns and mosses, and its 
 huge bowlders are bound together by countless cords of 
 woodbine and ivy, and its baldness covered by green 
 leaves and lichens and relieved by running roses, it will 
 seem still more like a relic of ancient times. What an 
 altar for Mount Moriah ! From its summit now opens 
 the broad sea, and Lynn, Saugus, and Nahant, the outer 
 islands, and the bay. The ponderous Maiden Heights, 
 the green hillsides and savin slopes of the Chelseas, the 
 forest near, the far-reaching meadows, and the distant 
 spires, make up a set of picturesque and striking views. 
 Probably, in time, it will form only the foundation for 
 some high observatory ; but, while remaining in its pre- 
 sent unpolished grandeur, it may well remind us of the 
 altar of Abraham, and of his unfaltering faith. Here, 
 then, let us rekindle our faith in God, and renew our 
 good resolves. 
 
 • 
 
 Hope, like the glimmering taper's light, 
 
 Adonis and cheers our way ; 
 
 And still, as darker grows the night, 
 
 Emits a brighter ray. 
 
 Goldsmith. 
 
46 Abraham's sacrifice. 
 
 ABRAHAM'S SACRIFICE. 
 
 And Abraham on Mount Moriah bowed himself, 
 And buried up his face, and prayed for strength. 
 He could not look upon his son, and pray ; 
 But, with his hand upon the clustering curls 
 Of the fair, kneeling boy, he prayed that God 
 Would nerve him for that hour. Oh ! man was made 
 For the stern conflict. In a mother's love 
 There is more tenderness ; the thousand cords. 
 Woven with every fibre of her heart. 
 Complain like delicate harpstrings at a breath : 
 But love in man is one deep principle. 
 Which, like a root grown in a rifted rock, 
 Abides the tempest. He rose up, and laid 
 The wood upon the altar ; . . . then he nerved 
 His spirit with a bitter strength, and spoke, — 
 " Isaac, my only son ! " The boy looked up ; 
 And Abraham turned his face away, and wept. 
 " Where is the lamb, my father ? " . . . 
 
 It was the last deep struggle. Abraham held 
 
 His loved, his beautiful, his only son, 
 
 And lifted up his arm, and called on God. 
 
 And, lo ! God's angel stayed him ; and he fell 
 
 Upon his knees, and wept. N. p. Willis. 
 
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THE RECEI^^NG-TOMBS. 47 
 
 Let us now return to the Netherwood Junction. Here, 
 on a gentle bank, is a thick planting of all the harmless 
 varieties of the early-blooming dog-woods. Intermixed 
 with evergreens and other forest-trees, how beautiful are 
 their white flowers ! Pass on towards the wood : what an 
 inviting vista opens ! But pause for a moment at Forest 
 Glade Avenue, and turn into Portal Path. It is but a 
 step ; but that step brings you to the Tomb. 
 
 THE RECEIVING-TOMBS. 
 
 Two of these have been in use since the consecration of 
 the grounds ; but two more and larger ones are now being 
 constructed. They are not, as of old, hewn out of the 
 solid rock, but are inserted peacefully and tastefully into 
 an excavation made for the purpose in the solid earth, 
 and are approached through a pathway lined with moss- 
 grown rocks, and overhung by shade-trees and weeping- 
 willows. Their solidity, simplicity, and repose have been 
 much appi'oved. They are kept with scrupulous neat- 
 ness, and the area in front of them is sufficiently large for 
 an ordinary funeral-gathering. When, as is sometimes the 
 case, there is vocal music at the grave, the effect is very 
 impressive, the mourners being concealed from the neigh- 
 boring avenues. 
 
48 RECEIVING-TOMBS. ALL MUST DIE. 
 
 The writer cannot forget the first time that this occurred. 
 It was when the Rev. Sylvanus Cobb and his family as- 
 sembled here to deposit all that remained of their remark- 
 able little son James, concerning whom a small volume has 
 been published. On that occasion, the music was touching 
 in itself; but the sounds, coming from unseen sources, 
 received additional power from the surprise of the hearer, 
 and impressed him with their harmony. 
 
 As the Receiving-tombs ai'e designed solely for the 
 accommodation of the proprietors of lots, no charge is 
 made for their use ; a fee of only one dollar, for opening 
 and sealing the tomb and making a record of the fact, 
 being chai'ged. But it is expected that there will be no 
 unreasonable delay in removing the remains from the 
 tomb to the grave ; and the corporation reserve the 
 power to do so, if, after notice, it is too long neglected. 
 
 ALL MUST DIE. 
 
 "Thus mighty Nature speaketh: 
 All around must perish, — 
 All that mankind maketh. 
 All that mankind cherish ! " 
 
THE TIME FOR DEATH. 49 
 
 WHAT IS THE TIME FOR DEATH? 
 
 What is the time for death ? In life's new morn, 
 
 The young soul bright in all its purity. 
 
 Unstained by sorrow, and by care unworn : 
 
 Say, is not this the fittest time to die ? 
 
 When would we die ? In the bright noon of life. 
 
 When, thoughts and hopes and aspirations high. 
 
 Each passing hour with virtuous deeds is rife : 
 
 Say, is not this the fittest time to die ? 
 
 When would we die ? When life's calm twilight hour 
 
 Sends soothing rest to the dim, wearied eye ; 
 
 When maddening zeal, and fierce ambition's power. 
 
 Have fled : is this the fittest hour to die ? 
 
 We know not. Put each anxious care at rest ; 
 
 Let all our thoughts and powers to God be given : 
 
 He will decide for us what time is best. 
 
 And, at the fittest, take our souls to heaven. 
 
 L, D. G. 
 
 " Life, like a dome of many-colored glass. 
 Stains the white radiance of eternity." 
 
50 SELECTIONS FROM GOLDSMITH, ETC. 
 
 SELECTIONS. 
 
 O peace of mind ! thou lovely guest. 
 Thou softest soother of the breast. 
 
 Dispense thy balmy store ; 
 Wing all our thoughts to reach the skies. 
 Till earth, diminished to our eyes. 
 
 Shall vanish as we soar. Goldsmith. 
 
 Shrink not, O human spirit ! 
 The everlasting Arm is strong to save. 
 Look up, look up, frail nature ! put thy trust 
 In Him who went down mourning to the dust. 
 
 And overcame the grave. 
 
 New Monthly Magazine. 
 
 I opened not my mouth ; for it was thou, 
 O Lord ! who didst it ; and thou canst not err. 
 Enable me unto thy will to bow. 
 And be thyself thy rod's interpreter. 
 
 Bernard Bakton. 
 
LIFE AND DEATH. 51 
 
 LIFE COMETH OF DEATH. 
 
 Lo ! all grow old, and die ; but see, again, 
 
 How on the faltering footsteps of decay 
 
 Youth presses, — ever-gay and beautiful youth, — 
 
 In all its beautiful forms ! These lofty trees 
 
 Wave not less proudly that their ancestors 
 
 Moulder beneath them. Oh ! there is not lost 
 
 One of Earth's charms : upon her bosom yet. 
 
 After the flight of untold centuries. 
 
 The freshness of her far-beginning lies. 
 
 And yet shall lie. Life mocks the idle hate 
 
 Of his arch enemy Death ; yea, seats himself 
 
 Upon the sepulchre, and blooms and smiles. 
 
 And of the triumphs of his ghastly foe 
 
 Makes his own nourishment. For he came forth 
 
 From thine own bosom, and shall have no end. 
 
 Bryant. 
 
 Each towering oak, that lifts its living head 
 
 To the broad sunlight in eternal strength. 
 
 Glories to tell thee that the acorn died ; 
 
 The flowers, that spring above their last year's grave. 
 
 Are eloquent with the voice of life and hope. 
 
 Imitation of Bryant. 
 
52 NETHERWOOD. 
 
 NETHERWOOD AVENUE. 
 
 Now look again at Netherwoocl Avenue. Long may its 
 borders remain unbroken by a grave ! Let the wildwood 
 reign, with its fantastic roots and velvet mosses ! Let 
 the thrush still nestle in the thicket ; and the tall trees 
 lift up their green palms into the sunlight, and wave their 
 benedictions as of yore ! Keep it sacred as a forest-walk ! 
 Fortunately, the soil is not suited for graves ; and let only 
 the falling leaves find them there ! Such is the length, 
 and so broad the sweep, of this pathway, as it curves into 
 the distance, that it conveys an idea of unlimited extent. 
 Whoever passes through, after it is completed and dark- 
 ened by age, will be awed by the solemnity of its deep 
 shadows, and, emerging suddenly into the brightness of 
 the open ground, must be struck by the contrast. Li a 
 few years, it will be equal, as a drive, to that of any other 
 cemetery in the country, and should not be overlooked 
 by those who seek solitude or solace in such retreats. In 
 its passage from Chapel Hill to the Tombs, the avenue 
 almost touches " Cygnet Pond," which, imbosomed in 
 the shade, feeds the fountains in a pond below ; the 
 name " cygnet " being derived from the swans here pro- 
 vided for a jet, where an arbor is soon to be erected. 
 Lawns and springing flowers are always pleasing ; but 
 surely the forest depths are deepest felt. 
 
NETHERWOOD. 53 
 
 WOOD AND LAWN. 
 
 Saw ye the soft and grassy bed 
 
 Where flowerets deck the green earth's breast ? 
 'Tis there I wish to lay my head ; 
 
 'Tis there I wish to sleep at rest. 
 Oh ! let not tears embalm my tomb, — 
 
 None but the dews by twilight given ; 
 Oh ! let not sighs disturb the gloom, — 
 
 None but the whispering winds of heaven. Moore. 
 
 My soul is growing sick. I will away. 
 
 And gather balm from a sweet forest-walk ! 
 
 There, as the breezes through the branches sweep, 
 
 Is heard aerial minstrelsy, like harps 
 
 Untouched, unseen, that on the spirit's ear 
 
 Pour out their numbers till they hush to peace 
 
 The tumult of the bosom. There's a voice 
 
 Of music in the rustling of the leaves ; 
 
 And the green boughs are hung with living lutes, 
 
 "Whose strings will only vibrate to His hand 
 
 Who made them, while they sound his untaught praise. 
 
 The whole wildwood is one vast instrument 
 
 Of thousand thousand keys, and all its notes 
 
 Come in sweet harmony, while Nature plays 
 
 To celebrate the presence of her God. Miss H. F. Gould. 
 
54 THE FOREST. 
 
 THE FOREST-WALK. 
 
 How sweet to sit within the forest-shade, 
 When the soft wind among the tree-tops stirs ; 
 And Nature has her box of perfumes oped, 
 And scattered freely all its sweets for me ! 
 Then time and space are nothing ; and the soul. 
 Rapt in its own high musings, quite forgets 
 The world without, but in its own locked depths 
 Imprisons thoughts, that, could they but be breathed 
 In words or music, might entrance that world. . . . 
 But when the soul, full to o'erflowing, yearns 
 To pour its wild and struggling transports forth. 
 Were there no kindred ear in which to breathe 
 Its thoughts, 'twould die for want of utterance ; 
 For language is the life-breath of the soul. 
 And so I turn me to myself again, 
 And the small flowers, that round me lift, as high 
 As their slight frames can bear, their incense-cups 
 To Him who placed them in the forest depths. 
 With sweet companions in the singing birds. 
 And gave them life beneath the mighty trees. 
 O God ! 'tis in the bosom of the woods 
 
 The spirit mounts most freely up to thee. 
 
 N. G. Gould. 
 
WOODSIDE AVENUE. 55 
 
 Passing north, from the Receiving-tombs by Forest 
 Glade or Entrance Avenue again, the visitor comes unex- 
 pectedly upon the long vista of — 
 
 WOODSIDE AVENUE. 
 
 This is a lovely drive, bordered by oaks, elms, and 
 maples, with rare shrubs and flowering plants, inter- 
 mingled with evergreens and annuals. On the northerly 
 side, twelve feet in width have been left for trees and 
 plants ; and various flower-beds have been arranged at 
 the head and at its junctions, where the show of Flora, 
 in her season, is always attractive. Gothic Avenue, 
 which leaves Woodside by a gentle curve, is reserved for 
 such structures, fences, and ornaments as are suited to 
 that style ; and even the trees are to be in keeping ; 
 so that eventually an arched Gothic passage-way may 
 be formed, lined with proper emblems and accompani- 
 ments. 
 
 At the junction of Woodside and Gothic Avenues is 
 the lot of Benjamin Farnum. Here stands a finely 
 sculptured tablet of white marble, erected to the memory 
 of his children, — representing winged cherubs, and sev- 
 ered rosebuds, with an ivy border, cut by Freedly. 
 
56 EDGEWOOD PATH. 
 
 Further on is the lot of Edward Pratt, with a tall, 
 marble monument, bearing the inscription, — ' 
 
 " One Household." 
 
 Several other neat lots and monuments will be ob- 
 served on this avenue. 
 
 EDGEWOOD PATH, 
 
 "Which is directly in the rear of Woodside, occupies 
 higher ground, and will soon be finished through its en- 
 tire length. All the lots on the southerly side have been 
 graded with care ; and the walk, when perfected, will be 
 one of the finest in the Cemetery. The Woodside lots 
 were among the first purchased after the organization of 
 the Corporation ; and to the efficient gentlemen from 
 Charlestown, who met there in August, 1851, and se- 
 lected them, Woodlawn is greatly indebted for its suc- 
 cess. It also owes much to the energy and devotion of 
 its president, who, without compensation or pecuniary 
 interest, has made constant efforts for its advancement. 
 
 Following Woodside Avenue to its junction with 
 Auburn Path, the observer will notice, on the right, 
 the — 
 
E S T i: E AND R O U I. S T O N E. 
 
 (Auburn Patli.) 
 
ESTEE AND ROULSTONE MONUMENT. 57 
 
 MONUMENT TO ESTEE AND ROULSTONE, 
 
 Erected by Franklin Engine Company No. T, of Charles- 
 town. It is a white marble tablet, about nine feet high, 
 surmounted by a fireman's cap, with company initials, 
 and with hose, conducting-pipe, &c., well sculptured, by 
 Ereedly. On the face of the stone is inscribed the fol- 
 lowing : — 
 
 GEORGE H. ESTEE 
 
 Died Aug. 10, 1853, 
 
 From injuries received at the burning of Tremont Temple, Boston, 
 
 March 31, 1852, 
 
 Wliile faithfully and fearlessly discharging his duties as a fireman, 
 
 Aged 27 years. 
 
 WILLIAM W. ROULSTONE 
 
 Was killed at the fire in Brattle Square, Boston, 
 
 Aug. 15, 1845, 
 
 While manfully endeavoring to stay the progress of the flames. 
 
 " We live to rescue ; 
 We die to save ! " 
 
 On the base, the proprietors are named as follows : — 
 
 MEMBEES OF FRANKLIN ENGINE COMPANY No. 7, 
 
 CHARLESTOWN. 
 
 8 
 
58 ESTEE AND ROULSTONE MONUMENT. 
 
 On the right of the monument is a headstone to Estee, 
 representing a trumpet,, with a scroll around it, bearing 
 the inscription : — 
 
 " In peril's hour, at duty's call he fell ; 
 And, while he lingered, angel ministries 
 His spirit blest to its immortal rising." 
 
 On the left is a similar scroll to E,oulstone, inscribed as 
 follows : — 
 
 " No labored epitaph could him more honor pay 
 Than this, — » In duty's strife his spirit passed away.' " 
 
 This lot was presented by the corporation ; and the ap- 
 propriate fence which encloses it, with the emblems of 
 the fire-department, was designed, constructed, and pre- 
 sented by Messrs. Hittinger and Cook, of Charlestown, 
 who were members of the same fire company. 
 
 The writer has often paused at this monument with 
 unusual interest ; regarding it not only as a tribute to 
 departed worth and heroism, or as a remembrancer of a 
 patience under suffering rarely equalled, but as a me- 
 mento of the noble and generous qualities exhibited by 
 the firemen generally, and by the members of this com- 
 pany in particular, to their unfortunate companions and 
 their families. From the moment when Estee was taken 
 from the ruins, to the hour of his burial, a period of 
 
ESTEE AND ROULSTONE MONUMENT. 59 
 
 nearly seventeen months, they watched over him and pro- 
 vided for him with a steady and fraternal devotion which 
 never slackened. Even the firemen of Boston, Cambridge, 
 Charlestown, and Chelsea, insisted on contributing ; and 
 Moses Kimball, Esq., with great generosity, aided them 
 in their efforts. When Estee and Roulstone were re- 
 moved to Woodlawn, large numbers followed them to 
 the grave. To the mother of Roulstone, who was more 
 or less dependent on her son, they presented a liberal 
 purse ; and Engine Company No. 7 have deposited with 
 the Cemetery Corporation a fund to keep this lot and all 
 its structures in good order for ever. 
 
 Not far from this lot, on Sylvan Path, under the shade 
 of large trees, in a private lot, repose the remains of 
 John Smith, a member of the Boston Fire Department, 
 who was killed at the Kingston-street fire, Boston, in 
 February, 1852. His widow has expressed her gratitude 
 to the firemen, and especially to Hydrant Company No. 
 2, for many kindnesses received, and for the means fur- 
 nished to remove the remains of her husband and child 
 into this quiet retreat. 
 
 The Warren Fire Company, of Charlestown, purchased 
 a lot on Altona Avenue, near Auburn Path, for their 
 comrade Andrew Jackson, and, after paying all funeral 
 expenses, presented it to his family. 
 
 Such instances of true sympathy deserve some notice. 
 
60 \t:rtue survives. 
 
 VIRTUE ALONE SURVIVES. 
 
 Sweet day ! so cool, so calm, so bright. 
 The bridal of the earth and sky. 
 The dew shall weep thy fall to-night ; 
 For thou must die. 
 
 Sweet rose ! whose hue, angry and brave. 
 Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye. 
 Thy root is ever in its grave ; 
 
 And thou must die. 
 
 Sweet spring ! full of sweet days and roses, 
 A box, where sweets compacted lie, — 
 My music shows ye have your closes ; 
 And all must die. 
 
 Only a sweet and virtuous soul. 
 Like seasoned timber, never gives ; 
 But, though the whole world turn to coal. 
 Then chiefly lives. 
 
 Herbert. 
 
ADAMS M O N U Jt E N T. 
 
 (Auburn Path.) 
 
CHESTER ADAMS. JOSIAH BACON. 61 
 
 CHESTER ADAMS, ESQ. 
 
 On the easterly side of the same path, and not far from 
 the Arch, rest the remains of Chester Adams, Esq., of 
 Charlestown, for many years the President of the Union 
 Bank, of Boston. Faithful in all his relations, of un- 
 blemished character, and unambitious of honors, after a 
 life of duty, in a good old age, he ceased from his la- 
 bors, and sank to rest, universally respected. His son, 
 the Hon. James Adams, late Mayor of Charlestown, is 
 now, and has been from the outset, the President of the 
 Woodlawn Cemetery Corporation ; and the large lot 
 which embraces the monument represented by the en- 
 graving (one of the best in the ground) belongs jointly 
 to them, and Doctor Jacob Hayes, a son-in-law of the 
 deceased. 
 
 JOSIAH BACON. 
 
 On the opposite side of Auburn Path is the lot of 
 Deacon Josiah Bacon, who was born in Boston, Jan. 1, 
 1786, and died in Chelsea, Oct. 3, 1852. He joined 
 the army at the age of twenty-six, and was with Gen. 
 Harrison in the battle of Tippecanoe. For several years 
 he resided at Sandwich, where he engaged in the manu- 
 
62 JOSIAH BACON. OTHER LOTS. 
 
 facture of glass, and represented that town in the Legisla- 
 ture for a number of sessions. From 1841 to the time 
 of his lamented death, he was Steward of the United States 
 Marine Hospital at Chelsea, — an office which he filled 
 with advantage to the government, and honor to him- 
 self ; to the delight of the sailors, whom he always 
 loved ; and to the entire satisfaction of the merchants. 
 He was a gentleman of the old school, an officer of the 
 Winissimmet Church from its organization, and a gene- 
 ral favorite in the community. By his will, all his pro- 
 perty was given to the Sailor's Snug Harbor, which noble 
 charity he did much to originate. His excellent widow, 
 loved and respected like himself, survived him only a few 
 months ; and thus in death, as in life, they were not long 
 divided. 
 
 In this vicinity are many tasteful lots, bearing the 
 names of Bacon, Mitchell, Eaton, Smith, Dix, Pigeon, 
 Pool, Rogers, &c ; and Floral Avenue is bordered by 
 fine enclosures, on which the names of Cobb, Caswell, 
 Caban, Caldwell, Parke, Caswell, Harvey, Darling, 
 West, and Magoun appear. On Woodside Avenue, a 
 new monument has been lately erected, bearing the name 
 of Taylor. 
 
 Here let the visitor pause a moment to view — 
 
It u s T I c A R c rr. 
 
 (WooiUi.lo Av.iiuf.) 
 
ETJSTIC ARCH. 63 
 
 THE RUSTIC ARCH. 
 
 The erection of this rude trelHs was almost a matter of 
 necessity, to accommodate and protect the wild grape- 
 vines which clustered over the trees through which the 
 avenue passes. It has become, however, by the favor of 
 the public, an object of much interest ; and a view of it is 
 therefore given. It is constructed from rough savins, and 
 is about twenty feet wide, and twenty-five feet high. On 
 the right it is flanked by a close arbor, which is often 
 resorted to by the weary. On the left is a corresponding 
 resting-place, out of which a narrow path (called " "Wild- 
 wood ") leads into the grove. At the proper season, 
 the perfume of the vine fills the place ; while its green 
 leaves and luxuriant growth, gracefully intwined around 
 the cross which surmounts the arch, with side supports 
 of living wood, give fine effect to the whole structure. 
 On the front, beneath the cross, appears Christ's decla- 
 ration, — 
 
 " I AM THE True Vine." 
 
 On the other side, his ever-memorable admonition, — 
 " Abide in Me," 
 
 Since He vouchsafes the way of life to show, 
 'Tis mine to follow on, but Him to know. 
 
 Miss H. F. Gould. 
 
64 CHAPEL HILL. 
 
 Of what an easy, quick access, 
 
 My blessed Lord, art thou ! How suddenly 
 
 May our requests thine ear invade ! 
 
 If I but lift mine eye, my suit is made." 
 
 Herbert. 
 
 This arch marks the approach to a favorite location, — 
 
 CHAPEL HILL. 
 
 This is a beautiful swell of land, rising ten or twelve 
 feet above the surrounding avenues, with banks sloped by 
 nature, and extending many hundred feet in a curve almost 
 uniform. Upon this table-land an avenue has been con- 
 structed, in such a manner as to leave an oval of one 
 hundred and fifty feet in length, which is reserved for the 
 chapel site. A background has been thickly planted, and a 
 front avenue opened toward the west, of the most ample 
 dimensions. A better location than this could not be 
 desired. It is nearly in the centre of the Cemetery, and 
 presents from its surface fine views of headlands and 
 meadows, and the towns and spires of Maiden and of 
 Lynn. In the rear of the chapel, Greenlawn Avenue 
 will sweep majestically, nearly half a mile, towards the 
 gate. The effect of such vast curves, when thickly 
 planted, cannot be doubtful. 
 
THE FORRISTALL MONUMENT. 65 
 
 On Chapel Avenue, from its junction with Holyrood, 
 to Woodside and the Chapel Entrance, are several monu- 
 ments and objects of interest. The lots of Brown, Pit- 
 man, FoRRiSTALL, Baker, Hittenger, Hall, and San- 
 born, are all worthy of notice. 
 
 Near the junction with Floral Avenue, under the 
 shadow of an oak, will be seen a modest marble, bearing 
 the inscription, — 
 
 HELEN A. & HARRIET G., 
 
 TWIN CHILDREN OF SYL\'ENDER AND HARRIET FORRISTALL, 
 Died Aug. 13, 1849, aged 4 years 2 months. 
 
 Born the same hour, they became fatally ill on the same 
 day, and died within a few moments of each other, 
 aged as above. What a communion of spirits must have 
 been theirs ! 
 
 " Sister, stay ! Though angels keep me, 
 Longer yet your sands may run." 
 
 " Sister, nay ! Together sleep we. 
 As together we have done." 
 
 On the opposite side of Chapel Avenue, near the point 
 of the triangle, is another specimen of the wonderful 
 ginko-tree. Moving on towards Chapel Entrance, the 
 visitor will observe a monument, in the form of a small 
 sarcophagus, known as the — 
 
 9 
 
66 HALL MONUMENT. 
 
 HALL MONUMENT. 
 
 "And the Lord answered, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain 
 upon tables, that he may run that readeth it." — Hab. ii. 2. 
 
 The inscriptions in this lot speak as follows : — 
 ELLETTA JANE SNOW, 
 
 DAUGHTER OF AVILLIAM C. AND EMELINE HALL, 
 
 Died at sea, April 14, 1852, 
 (Off Acapulco, Mexico,) 
 Aged 4 years 2 months. 
 
 '♦ Beautiful and lovely she was, but given 
 A fair bud to earth, to blossom in heaven." 
 
 EMELINE, WIFE OF WILLIAM C. HALL, 
 
 Died at San Francisco, Cal., 
 May 24, 1854, aged 41 yrs. 
 
 " Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.' 
 
 WILLIAM C. HALL 
 
 Died in San Francisco, Jan. 31, 1855, 
 
 The last of his little family ; 
 
 Having first caused this monument, with the above inscriptions, 
 
 to be erected. 
 
THE HALL MONUJIENT. 
 
 (WoodsiJe Avenue.) 
 
CURRIER LOT AND SANBORN LOT. 67 
 
 Friend after friend departs : 
 
 Who has not lost a friend ? 
 There is no union here of hearts 
 
 That has not here an end. — Montgomery. 
 
 In tbis connection another family may be mentioned, 
 which exhibits forcibly the uncertainty of life : — 
 
 June 26, 1854, John M. Curriee, aged 20, died of fever ; 
 
 July 19, 1854, Lauretta, his sister, aged 23, died of consumption ; 
 
 Aug. 7, 1854, Anna S., the mother, died ; and, — 
 
 Sept. 9, 1854, Anna Currier, her daughter, also of fever. 
 
 All are sleeping in a lot presented to the son by bis 
 employer, Noah Sturtivant, Esq. 
 
 A little nearer to the Chapel Entrance is the — 
 
 LOT OF MR. JOHN SANBORN. 
 
 There is nothing here to strike the eye of the stranger ; 
 but a touching incident connected with two of its tenants 
 deserves a remark. 
 
 In November, 1853, Jethro E-and Sanborn, a pro- 
 mising lad of twelve years, was killed by an accident. 
 This so grieved his little cousin, Percy G. Clark, aged 
 about four years, that he refused all nourishment, and sat 
 for hours alone in the places where they had played toge- 
 ther, and finally, on the sixth day of January following, 
 died of a broken heart. Here now the two young friends 
 sleep peacefully together. 
 
68 THE SEED MUST DIE. THE DEWDROP. 
 
 THE SEED MUST DIE. 
 
 The seed must die before the corn appears 
 Out of the ground in blade and fruitful ears ; 
 Low must those ears by sickles' edge be lain. 
 Ere thou canst treasure up the golden grain. 
 The grain is crushed before the bread is made. 
 And the bread broke ere life to man conveyed. 
 
 Oh ! be content to die, to be laid low. 
 And to be crushed, and to be broken so. 
 If thou upon God's table may be bread. 
 Life-giving food, to souls an hungered. 
 
 Trench. 
 
 THE DEWDROP. 
 
 A dewdrop, falling on the wild sea wave. 
 Exclaimed in fear, *' I perish in this grave ! " 
 But, in a shell received, that drop of dew 
 Unto a pearl of marvellous beauty grew. 
 And, happy now, the grace did magnify 
 Which thrust it forth, as it had feared to die ; 
 Until again, " I perish quite ! " it said. 
 Torn by rude divers from its ocean bed. 
 O unbelieving ! so it came to gleam. 
 Chief jewel, in a monarch's diadem. 
 
 Tkench. 
 
TEARS. IS THERE NO RESTING-PLACE ? 69 
 
 TEARS. 
 
 The rose, which iu the sun's bright rays 
 Might soon have drooped and perished. 
 
 With grateful scent the shower repays 
 By which its life is cherished. 
 
 And thus have e'en the young in years 
 
 Found flowers within that flourish. 
 
 And yield a fragrance, fed by tears, 
 
 That sunshine could not nourish. 
 
 Berxard Baeton. 
 
 IS THERE NO RESTING-PLACE? 
 
 " Tell me, my secret soul. 
 
 Oh ! tell me, Hope and Faith, 
 Is there no resting-place 
 \ From sorrow, sin, and death ? 
 Is there no happy spot. 
 
 Where mortals may be blest ; 
 Where grief may find a balm. 
 And weariness a rest ? " 
 Faith, Hope, and Love (best boons to mortals given) 
 Waved their bright wings, and whispered, "Yes, in 
 heaven ! " 
 
70 HEAVEN. 
 
 HEAVEN. 
 
 Oh ! heaven is nearer than mortals think, 
 When they look with a trembling dread 
 
 At the misty future, which stretches on 
 From the silent home of the dead. 
 
 'Tis no lone isle on a boundless main. 
 
 No brilliant but distant shore. 
 Where the lovely ones, who are called away. 
 
 Must go to return no more. 
 
 I know, when the silver chord is loosed. 
 
 When the veil is rent away. 
 Not long and dark shall the passage be 
 
 To the realms of endless day. 
 
 The eye that shuts in a dying hour 
 
 Will open the next in bliss : 
 The welcome will sound in a heavenly world. 
 
 Ere the farewell is hushed in this. 
 
 We pass from the clasp of mourning friends 
 To the arms of the loved and lost ; 
 
 And those smiling faces will greet us then 
 Which on earth we valued most. 
 
EARTH AND HEAVEN. 71 
 
 To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. 
 
 Campbell. 
 
 EARTH AND HEAVEN. 
 
 Flowers, that bloom to wither fast ; 
 Light, whose beams are soon o'ercast ; 
 Friendship, warm, but not to last ; — 
 Such by earth are given. 
 
 Seek the flowers that ne'er shall fade ; 
 Find the light no cloud can shade ; 
 Win the friend who ne'er betrayed ; — 
 These are found in heaven. 
 
 Miss H. F. Gould. 
 
12 brown's lot. FIRST-BAPTIST CHURCH LOT. 
 
 LOT OF JOHN M. BROWN. 
 
 The richly bronzed fence on Greenbank Avenue, which 
 attracts the eye to the northerly side of the Chapel 
 Entrance, encloses the lot of John M. Brown, of Charles- 
 town, and is one of the finest structures of the kind in this 
 vicinity, Mr. Brown, with great liberality, has also pur- 
 chased the adjoining lot, which he reserves for planting 
 and ornament. The trustees are under obligations to him 
 for the admirable manner in which he has treated the spot, 
 and for his general interest in the Cemetery. 
 
 Near the above, on the same avenue, is the lot of — 
 
 THE FIRST-BAPTIST CHURCH, BOSTON. 
 
 This lot is pleasantly located, and well graded and 
 fenced. In its centre stands a marble obelisk, inscribed 
 
 as follows : — 
 
 ^rgts iJWonumcnt 
 
 IS ERECTED BY THE FIRST-BAPTIST CHURCH, BOSTOJf, 
 
 IN MEMORY OP 
 
 REV. SAMUEL STILLMAN, D.D., 
 
 Former Pastor of the Church, 
 
 Who died March 12, 1807, aged 70 years, 
 
 After a faithful ministry of 42 years. 
 
 " Though dead, he yet speaketh." 
 
WHY MOURN YE ? 73 
 
 WHY MOURN YE? 
 
 Why mourn ye that our aged friend is dead ? 
 
 Ye are not sad to see the gathered grain. 
 Nor when their mellow fruit the orchards cast. 
 
 Nor when the yellow woods shake down the ripened mast. 
 
 Ye sigh not when the sun, his course fulfilled, — 
 His glorious course, rejoicing earth and sky, — 
 
 In the soft evening when the winds are stilled. 
 Sinks where his islands of refreshment lie. 
 
 And leaves the smile of his departure, spread 
 
 O'er the warm colored heaven and ruddy mountain-head. 
 
 Why M'eep ye, then, for him, who, having run 
 The bound of man's appointed years, at last, 
 
 Life's blessings all enjoyed, life's labors done. 
 Serenely to his final rest has passed. 
 
 While the soft memory of his virtues yet 
 
 Lingers like twilight hues when the bright sun is set ? 
 
 Bkyant. 
 
 In holy sleep the sainted father lies : 
 Oh ! say not that the good man ever dies." 
 10 
 
74 SIMON G. Shipley's lot. 
 
 Life is real, life is earnest ; 
 
 And the grave is not its goal : 
 
 " Dust thou art, to dust returnest," 
 
 Was not spoken of the soul. Longfellow. 
 
 SIMON G. SHIPLEY. 
 
 Nearly opposite the lot of the First Baptist Church, of 
 Boston, is that of Simon G. Shipley, who was for many 
 years a deacon of that church. Born in Pepperell, ISIass., 
 in 1798, he came to Boston, in 1815, to seek his fortune, 
 and commenced his apprenticeship by resolving to serve 
 one Master, — even God. He was a guileless and devoted 
 Christian, a good friend and counsellor, — having an open 
 ear, a willing heart, and a ready hand. Dignified without 
 pretence, benevolent without ostentation, he delighted to 
 serve the cause of the poor and suffering. For several 
 years, he was a Director of the Howard Benevolent Society, 
 and one of the Executive Committee of the American 
 Baptist Missionary Union ; and, from the outset, was a 
 Director of the Society for the Belief of Aged and Indigent 
 Females. His character was not unappreciated; and he 
 was repeatedly elected to offices of trust, — serving at 
 different times on School Committees, in the Common 
 Council, and as an Alderman of the city of his adoption. 
 He died, in Charlestown, much regretted. 
 
SIMON G. SHIPLEY. 
 
 (Crccnbank Avenue.) 
 
THOMAS DITSOn's LOT. 75 
 
 LOT OF THOMAS DITSON, 
 
 OKIOLE AVENUE. 
 
 In this lot repose two of his children. Their graves 
 are marked by a marble scroll, with morning-glories, and 
 two lambs at its base, as in the engraving. 
 
 Let them die. 
 Let them die now, thy children ! so thy heart 
 Shall wear their beautiful image, all undimmed. 
 Within it to the last. Mks. Hemans. 
 
 Early, bright, transient, chaste as morning dew. 
 They sparkled, were exhaled, and went to heaven. 
 
 Young. 
 
STAY, WEEPING MOTHER. 
 
 Stay, weeping mother ! gaze upon thy chikl. 
 Rapt in a dreamless sleep, serenely mild : 
 The tearless lashes shade the fair young cheek ; 
 The loving lips no troubled murmurs speak ; 
 
 For all is peace. 
 
 The pale, calm brow is yet unmarked by care ; 
 The canker-grief hath left no signet there ; 
 The little hands are folded on the breast, 
 As though 'mid prayerful thoughts it sank to rest. 
 
 In perfect peace. 
 
 The chiselled limbs repose in placid grace ; 
 A seraph-smile is lingering on the face. 
 Telling of rapture, when the angel's kiss 
 Drew the freed spirit to yon realm of bliss, — 
 
 The home of peace. 
 
 Now, with the eye of Faith, behold in heaven 
 The sainted child from earthly bondage riven : 
 With pure delight, it spreads its cherub wings. 
 And, waving victor-palms, exulting sings 
 
 The song of peace. 
 
BALDWIN-PLACE CHURCH LOT. 77 
 
 Therefore, sad mother, meekly bow thy head, 
 And, kneeling low beside the cherished dead. 
 Ceaseless thank God, that, free from life's alarms. 
 Thy child, safe cradled in its Saviour's arms. 
 
 Hath found sure peace. 
 
 Mks. a. F. Law. 
 
 Not far from Chapel Hill, on Savin Avenue, is a large 
 lot of nine hundred square feet, belonging to the — 
 
 BALDWIN-PLACE CHURCH, BOSTON. 
 
 It is enclosed by a substantial fence ; and now holds the 
 remains of the Rev. Dr. Levi Tucker, late pastor of that 
 church, and also those of his lamented wife. He was a 
 man much beloved and respected. At the consecration 
 of these grounds, he made the closing prayer, being in 
 feeble health, and, in a feeling manner, alluded to the pro- 
 bability that ere long his own bed would be made here. 
 By the liberality of his parish, he was enabled to travel 
 abroad, in the hope of re-establishing his health ; but he 
 returned only to experience anew the affection of his 
 people and the kindness of his friends, and then to fall 
 asleep. He was removed to Woodlawn from Cincinna- 
 tus, N.Y., where he died. 
 
78 EAST-BOSTON BAPTIST-CHURCH LOT. 
 
 The First Methodist Episcopal Church, Boston, and 
 some societies, have lots in this vicinity ; among them, 
 the Bay State Lodge of G. U. 0. 0. F. 
 
 The Mount-Tabor Masonic Lodge, of East Boston, 
 have a fine lot of twelve hundred square feet, in a half- 
 circle, at the junction of Evergreen and Carolwood Ave- 
 nues, wherein two persons have already been interred. 
 
 As we pass down Greenbank Avenue, near the top of 
 the hill, on the right, is the lot of the Rev. Sylvanus 
 Cobb, where, by the side of his sister, rest the remains 
 of "Little Jamie," whose interesting biography has been 
 presented to the public in a book prepared by his mother. 
 He died at the age of nine years two months. 
 
 A little further down this avenue is the — 
 
 CENTRAL-SQUARE BAPTIST-CHURCH LOT, E.B. 
 
 This contains fifteen hundred square feet of land, and 
 is a perfect circle, within a triangle formed by the junc- 
 tions of Greenbank, Choral, and Carolwood Avenues. 
 It rises five or six feet in the centre, swelling beautifully 
 on all sides, and is one of the most conspicuous spots in 
 the Cemetery. Here repose the remains of the — 
 
EAST-BOSTON BAPTIST-CHURCH LOT. 
 
 REV. HIRAM ATWILL GRAA'ES, 
 
 Son of the Rev. Joseph M. Graves, who died much la- 
 mented and extensively known. He was born in Wen- 
 dell, Mass., April 14, 1813 ; graduated at Middlebury, 
 Vt., at the age of twenty years ; was settled in Springfield, 
 in 1836, as pastor of the First Baptist Church in that 
 place, where he remained four years, greatly beloved by 
 the community. In 1839, he removed to Lynn, and took 
 charge of the First Baptist Church of that city. In 
 1841, finding that repeated attacks of the asthma had 
 worn upon his health and spirits, he took the editorial 
 charge of the " Christian Reflector," which was removed 
 from Worcester to Boston, and became distinguished for 
 his broad views and conservative tendencies. In 1843, 
 anxious to see a church of his own denomination gathered 
 at East Boston, he preached there regularly, and laid the 
 foundation of the Central-Square Baptist Society, now so 
 flourishing under the charge of the Rev. Mr. Sykes. In 
 1844, sickness drove him from his field of labor to 
 Southern climes and other lands. He returned with 
 health apparently improved, but soon sought his father's 
 house, in Bristol, R.I., and there peacefully expired, on 
 the 3d of October, 1850, full of bright hopes, and with 
 a heavenly trust which never failed him. At the request 
 of friends, his body was removed to Woodlawn, where. 
 
80 KEY. HIRAM A. GRAVES. 
 
 with religious ceremonies, it was deposited, with the 
 intention of having a suitable monument erected to his 
 memory. It is hoped that this expectation will not be 
 disappointed. 
 
 Here, too, reposes Mary Hinman Graves, wife of the 
 Rev. Hiram A. Graves, and daughter of Scovill Hinman, 
 Esq., of New Haven, — a companion worthy of such a 
 man. Cheerful and courageous, kind and considerate, 
 she was greatly esteemed. Married in 1836, she died in 
 North Adams, April 8, 1856; being the last but one of a 
 family of twelve children. 
 
 The writer cannot take leave of this spot without 
 alluding to another of its choice tenants, — Mrs. Caro- 
 line S. Sykes, wife of the Rev. James N. Sykes, and 
 daughter of James Anthony, Esq., of Providence, R.I. 
 Distinguished for high mental culture, and refinement 
 of manners, her purity of life and sweetness of temper 
 made her universally respected ; and her quick discern- 
 ment and sound judgment guided her, amidst difficulties 
 and trials, to the esteem of all around her. In April, 
 1854, she was deprived by death of her oldest son, a 
 child of much promise. In September, 1855, her young- 
 est also was suddenly taken from her. By these succes- 
 sive blows her sensitive nature was prostrated ; and, after 
 the severest suffering, she calmly expired, Dec. 28, 1855, 
 her death being regarded as a great public loss. 
 
It i^ a beautiful belief, 
 That evei- round our head 
 
 Are hoveriiis:, on viewless wings, 
 The si)irits of the dead. 
 
 Tiirow away thy roil, 
 Thniw a\v:\y thv wrath. 
 
 () my God ! 
 Take the gentle path. 
 
 Not a word or look 
 I affect to own 
 
 ?>ut by book, 
 And thy book alone. 
 
 Tliouirh I fail. I weep; 
 Thoun;h I halt in ])aee. 
 
 Yet I creep 
 To the throne of jrrace. 
 
THE REAPER. 81 
 
 THE REAPER. 
 
 There is a reaper, whose name is Death ; 
 
 And with his sickle keen 
 He reaps the bearded grain at a breath. 
 
 And the flowers that grow between. 
 
 " Shall I have nought that is fair," saith he, — 
 " Have nought but the bearded grain ? 
 
 Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, 
 I will give them all back again." 
 
 He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes ; 
 
 He kissed their drooping leaves : 
 It was for the Lord of Paradise 
 
 He bound them in his sheaves. 
 
 " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay,'' 
 
 The reaper said, and smiled : 
 " Dear tokens of the earth are they, 
 
 Where he was once a child. 
 
 " They all shall bloom in fields of light, 
 Transplanted by my care, 
 
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82 THE REAPER. SELECTION. 
 
 And saints, upon their garments white. 
 These sacred blossoms wear." 
 
 And the mother gave, in tears and pain. 
 The flowers she most did love : 
 
 She knew she should find them all again 
 In the fields of light above. 
 
 Oh ! not in cruelty, not in wrath. 
 
 The reaper came that day : 
 'Twas an angel visited the green earth, 
 
 And took the flowers away. 
 
 Longfellow. 
 
 " E'en for the dead 
 I will not bind my soul to grief: 
 
 Death cannot long divide. 
 For is it not as if the rose 
 That climbed my garden wall 
 Had bloomed the other side ? " 
 
 Before we leave the present part of the ground, let us 
 turn into Evergreen Avenue. Here, in a lot near a large 
 savin-tree, is the grave of — 
 
woodlawn's first tenant. — mariners' lot. 83 
 
 THE FIRST TENANT OF WOODLAWN. 
 
 He was placed in these grounds on the evening next 
 preceding the consecration. A neat marble monument 
 marks the spot, giving the facts : — 
 
 AUGUSTUS F. BOWEN 
 
 Died June 30, 18.31, aged 31 years 10 mouths. 
 
 First tenant of WoodlaAvn. 
 
 On this avenue, near the above, is a scroll of marble, 
 finely sculptured, inscribed with the simple word " Mo- 
 ther." The back of the stone shows, however, that it 
 was erected to the memory of Mrs. Brown, wife of Mr. J. 
 Brown. Nearly opposite, on Evergreen Avenue, is — 
 
 THE MARINERS' LOT. 
 
 This belongs to the Boston Baptist Bethel Society. 
 It is a parallelogram, of twenty-four hundred square feet, 
 extending through to Chessom Avenue, and capable of 
 high embellishment. It M^as procured through the zea- 
 lous efibrts of the devoted minister of that society, the 
 Rev. Phineas Stow, who has spared no pains to secure for 
 the mariner a proper resting-place at last. The original 
 plan was to erect in the centre of the lot a suitable monu- 
 
84 ISIAKINEHS' LOT. SELECTIONS. 
 
 ment, and to provide a fund for the care of the ground, 
 and for the burial of sailors therein ; but this has been 
 relinquished or postponed until the benevolent shall 
 supply the necessary means. The remains of forty-four 
 persons have been buried in this lot. 
 
 See the haven full in view ! 
 Love divine shall bear thee through : 
 Trust to that propitious gale ; 
 Weigh thy anchor, spread thy sail. 
 
 Anon. 
 
 Life ! thou art the storm, the rock ; 
 Death ! the friendly port thou art ; 
 Haven! from the tempest's shock 
 Welcoming the wandering heart. 
 
 Yes, I see from yonder tomb 
 Promised peace and tranquil rest : 
 Death, my haven ! I shall come ; 
 Soothe me on my mother's breast. 
 
 Bowring's Translation of Russian Poetry. 
 
LOOK AI.OFT. 85 
 
 LOOK ALOFT. 
 
 In the tempest of life, when the wave and the gale 
 Are around and above, if thy footing should fail, 
 If thine eye should grow dim, and thy caution depart, 
 Look aloft, and be firm, and be fearless of heart. 
 
 Should the visions which Hope spreads in light to thine 
 
 eye. 
 Like the tints of the rainbow, but brighten to fly, 
 Then turn, and, through tears of repentant regret. 
 Look aloft to the Sun that is never to set. 
 
 Should they that are dearest — the son of thy heart. 
 The wife of thy bosom — in sorrow depart. 
 Look aloft, from the darkness and dust of the tomb. 
 To that soil where "affection is ever in bloom." 
 
 And, oh ! when Death comes in terror to cast 
 His fears on the future, his pall on the past, 
 In that moment of darkness, with hope in thy heart 
 And a smile in thine eye, look aloft, and depart. 
 
 J. Lawrence, Jr. 
 
86 THE FIELD OF EPHROX. 
 
 Although we are now near central localities, yet here 
 is — 
 
 THE FIELD OF EPHRON. 
 
 This has been set apart for single graves for adults. 
 On the right of Evergreen Avenue, surrounded by an 
 evergreen hedge, and tastefully laid out in a crescent 
 form, this common ground has been provided for a great 
 family of the afflicted. It derives its name from the Avords 
 of the dying Jacob, who said, " I am to be gathered unto 
 my people : bury me with my fathers in the cave that is 
 in the field of Machpelah, in the land of Canaan, which 
 Abraham bought with the field of Ephrox the Plittite, 
 for a possession of a burying-place. There they buried 
 Abraham, and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac, 
 and Rebekah his wife ; and there I buried Leah." 
 
 Virtue, on herself relying, 
 
 Every passion hushed to rest. 
 Loses every pain of dying 
 
 In the hope of being blest. 
 
 Goldsmith. 
 
 Within this great enclosure, and surrounded by Nestling 
 Path, witii a hedge border of arbor-vita^, is — 
 
GARDEN OF EVERGREENS. 87 
 
 THE GARDEN OF EVERGREENS. 
 
 Household angels here repose : 
 
 Hopes and joys of earth, adieu I 
 Now your brightness doth disclose 
 
 Heavenly glories to our vicAV. 
 
 Here is the bed for little children under five years of 
 age. It is extremely neat ; and the surprise and satisfac- 
 tion expressed by mourners, who have felt obliged by 
 circumstances to speak for a grave in the "Public Lot," 
 which they had never seen, has oftentimes been great. 
 Many a mother has left her loved one here, with the feel- 
 ing of assurance, that, where such care was manifested 
 before the sacred dust was deposited within it, there could 
 be afterwards no neglect. 
 
 Sleep, little cherub ! on the breast 
 Of the green hillock take thy rest. 
 The wintry snow, the dropping rain, 
 Shall dash above thy head in vain ; 
 The beaded hail, the cutting sleet. 
 Unheeded o'er thy head shall beat ; 
 The spring-buds o'er thee will renew 
 Their blooming sweets and vernal hue ; 
 And honeyed flowers shall o'er thee spring, 
 
 And birds their dulcet measures sing. 
 
 I. McLellan. 
 
88 GARDEN OF EVERGREENS. BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT. 
 
 A mother has often been seen at the grave of her chil- 
 dren, absorbed in private meditation, and tending sweet 
 flowers which have been watered by her tears. To the 
 observer, she speaketh, — 
 
 liOvelier flowers beneath are laid ; 
 
 Sweeter buds than these are there : 
 Where a mother oft hath prayed, 
 
 For that mother breathe a prayer. 
 
 BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT. 
 
 " Take the bright shell 
 
 From its home far and free ; 
 And, wherever it goes, 
 It will sing of the sea. 
 
 So take the fond heart 
 
 From its home and its hearth 
 'Twill sing of the loved 
 
 To the ends of the earth." 
 
 A little while they dwell with us, 
 
 Blest ministers of love ; 
 Then spread the wings we had not seen. 
 
 And seek their home above." 
 
COMFORT IN AFFLICTION. 89 
 
 "BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN." 
 
 There is a day of sunny rest 
 
 For every dark and troubled night ; 
 
 And grief may bide, an evening guest ; 
 But joy shall come with morning light. 
 
 The light of smiles shall fill again 
 
 The lids that overflow with tears ; 
 And weary hours of woe and pain 
 
 Are promises of happier years. 
 
 And thou, who o'er thy friend's low bier 
 
 Sheddest the bitter drops like rain, 
 Hope that a brighter, happier sphere 
 
 Will give him to thy arras again. 
 
 Nor let the good man's trust depart. 
 
 Though life its common gifts deny ; 
 Though with a pierced and broken heart, 
 
 And spurned of men, he goes to die. 
 
 For God has marked each sorrowing day. 
 
 And numbered every secret tear ; 
 And heaven's long age of bliss shall pay 
 
 For all his children suffer here. Bryant. 
 
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90 REFLECTIONS. 
 
 REFLECTIONS. 
 
 '• Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? ' 
 
 God takes the beautiful, the best ; 
 
 They are but lent, not given : 
 He sets " his jewels " on his breast, 
 
 That they may shine in heaven. 
 
 Our God is all we boast below, — 
 
 To him we turn our eyes ; 
 And every added weight of woe 
 
 Shall make our homage rise. 
 
 And though no temple richly dressed, 
 
 Nor sacrifice, is here. 
 We'll make his temple in our breast. 
 
 And offer up a tear. Goldsmith. 
 
 A bruised reed He will not break ; 
 
 But hearts that bow before him 
 Shall own his mercy while they ache. 
 
 And gratefully adore him. Barton. 
 
NTlTHERWOOl? 91 
 
 We pass now down Greenbank Avenue, and turn to — 
 
 NT:THET7W00r) PONT. 
 
 This, thr.';; . . ._ ^C.i -•: . .n„ tlV'Wi..,..-. 
 
 Overarched >^ elms, and maples, on 
 
 three of its sides, and open to the east, its five sparkling 
 fountains, playing in the sunlight, make the whole sur- 
 face all excitemejit, and give to the scene 
 a magiciii -: . ji^re arc -ciiti in the shade, on the 
 south, near i'ouatai;' lath ; Hnd a new arbor is to be 
 erected, during the present season, at the avenue on the 
 east, where one of the finest views may be presented. 
 The hill, covered with savins, above Lakeside Avenue, the 
 swell north of liavine Avenue, and the charming knoll 
 which overK' -^ *> " =■ ntains from the north, all tend 
 to increase; the place, and, when improved 
 by rock-work and plantings, will give additional charms. 
 
 Thou wilt find nothing here 
 Of ail tliat nained thee in th( }i;ainls of men. 
 
 ! shade 
 Shall bring a kindred calm ; and the sweet breeze, 
 That makes the green leases ilance, shall waft a balm 
 To thy sick heart. 
 
 The fountain, leHpi;i;j^ trcui its iuduti^ • 
 
 Shall make thy (load hopes spring to liir -i-.,.. .. 
 
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NETHERWOOD POND. 91 
 
 We pass now down Greenbank Avenue, and turn to — 
 
 NETHERWOOD POXD. 
 
 This, though wholly ai'tificial, is the gem of the grounds. 
 Overarched by tall oaks, walnuts, elms, and maples, on 
 three of its sides, and open to the east, its five sparkling 
 fountains, playing in the sunlight, make the whole sur- 
 face alive with their excitement, and give to the scene 
 a magical effect. There are seats in the shade, on the 
 south, near Fountain Path ; and a new arbor is to be 
 erected, during the present season, at the avenue on the 
 east, where one of the finest views may be presented. 
 The hill, covered with savins, above Lakeside Avenue, the 
 swell north of Ravine Avenue, and the charming knoll 
 which overlooks the fountains from the north, all tend 
 to increase the beauty of the place, and, when improved 
 by rock-work and plantings, will give additional charms. 
 
 Thou wilt find nothing here 
 Of all that pained thee in the haunts of men. 
 
 The calm shade 
 
 Shall bring a kindred calm ; and the sweet breeze. 
 That makes the green leaves dance, shall waft a balm 
 To thy sick heart. Brtakt. 
 
 The fountain, leaping from its hidden vein. 
 Shall make thy dead hopes spring to life again. 
 
92 ELM HILL. 
 
 No avenues yet penetrate the fields which surrou 
 ELM HILL. 
 
 The venerable elm, standing alone on the emin( 
 the westerly part of Woodlawn, with the truthfu 
 ness of it now presented by Mr. Wilkle, cannot 
 determine this locality. From this spot, and fro 
 higher ground beyond, the views are remarkable fc 
 beauty, grandeur, and extent. It is expected 
 rustic observatory will soon be erected, to ser^^ 
 double purpose of a rest and a stand-point. The ]\ 
 Heights exhibit here all their majesty, and, wit 
 autumn tints, give a glowing warmth to the S' 
 around. The contrast, too, looking from their hig 
 broken surfaces to the still, low, far-reaching me; 
 that run into the very heart of Lynn, is always str 
 and turning towards the west, where, in repose, rt 
 villages, with their church-spires and bright dwe 
 and the wide farming fields, with their grazing kir 
 mind becomes rapt in contemplation, and memory : 
 the touching beauties of Gray's " Elegy." 
 
 The view given by Mr. Wilkie is of a little see 
 rectly west of the elm, and adjoining Woodlawn. 
 
 The lover of natural scenery will perceive, thi 
 reserving this part of the Cemetery for future use, 
 will remain attractions not exhausted. 
 
Life is but a day at most ! 
 Sprung from niirlit, in darkness lost. 
 Hope not sunshine every hour; 
 Fear not clouds will always lower! 
 
 BURNS. 
 
 K L M n I L L. 
 
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PEACF. 
 
 93 
 
 
 PEACE. 
 
 
 At \err. 
 
 1 reverend, 
 
 good old man ; 
 
 ^\ 
 
 
 
 I did & 
 
 
 .Id 
 
 In Salenj ri 
 
 
 th great increa 
 
 () 
 
 
 
 IJC swe!;liV- iLVOci • \:;r. b'^'e-,. 
 
 His life from foes ; - 
 But, after death, out of his grave 
 
 There sprang twelve stalks of whr it. 
 Which many, a of those 
 
 
 ♦'It rrosixrc.,^ rt . ncclv. -.im] did 
 
 Fc do rehea 
 
 Thai Virtue iies therein 
 
 A serret virtue. bnn)»inc r 
 By lliRr* •*' • • 
 
 " Take of this grain. 
 
 And grows lor 
 Make bread of it -. 
 
 L-epose 
 
 aen grows. 
 
PEACE. 93 
 
 PEACE. 
 
 At length I met a reverend, good old man ; 
 
 Whom when for peace 
 I did demand, he thus began : — 
 
 " There was a prince of old 
 In Salem dwelt, who lived with great increase 
 
 Of flock and fold. 
 
 " He sweetly lived : yet sweetness did not save 
 
 His life from foes ; 
 But, after death, out of his grave 
 
 There sprang twelve stalks of wheat. 
 Which many, wondering at, got some of those 
 
 To plant and set. 
 
 " It prospered strangely, and did soon disperse 
 
 Through all the earth ; 
 For they that taste it do rehearse 
 
 That virtue lies therein, * 
 A secret virtue, bringing peace and mirth, 
 
 By flight of sin. 
 
 *' Take of this grain, which in my garden grows, 
 
 And grows for you ; 
 Make bread of it ; and that repose 
 
94 HOPE AND THE KOSE. 
 
 And peace which everywhere 
 With so much earnestness you do pursue 
 
 Is only there." Geo. Herbert. 
 
 HOPE AND THE ROSE. 
 
 " Who shall die first ? " whispered Hope to the Rose ; 
 
 " Who shall sink earlier into the grave, — 
 I by my fleetness, or thou by thy sweetness ? 
 
 Which of the two is the future to save, — 
 I by betraying, or thou by decaying ? 
 
 Who shall sleep first in eternal repose ? 
 Soon shall we sever, or live we for ever ? 
 
 Who shall die first ? " whispered Hope to the Rose ; 
 " Who shall die first ? " whispered Hope to the Rose. 
 
 " I," said the flower ; " though sweet is my blooming. 
 
 Soon will my loveliness wither and die : 
 Lives that are sweetest are ever the fleetest ; 
 
 Hours most happy, most rapidly fly. 
 But Hope dieth never ; it liveth for ever ; 
 
 Enchantment around the young bosom it throws ; 
 In smiling or weeping, Hope never is sleeping : 
 
 I shall die first," said the beautiful Rose ; 
 " I shall die first," said the beautiful Rose. 
 
 New-Orleans Picayune. 
 
LIFE. 
 
 Like to the grass that's newly sprung, 
 
 Or like a tale that's new begun. 
 
 Or to the bird that's here to-day. 
 
 Or like the pearled dew of May, 
 
 Or like an hour, or like a span. 
 
 Or like the singing of a swan ; — 
 
 E'en such is man, who lives by breath. 
 
 Is here, now there, in life or death. 
 
 The grass decays, the tale is ended. 
 
 The bird is flown, the dew's ascended. 
 
 The hour is short, the span not long. 
 
 The swan's near death ; — man's life is done. 
 
 Like to the bubble in the brook. 
 Or in a glass much like a look. 
 Or like a shuttle in the hand. 
 Or like the writing in the sand. 
 Or like a thought, or like a dream. 
 Or like the gliding of the stream ; — 
 E'en such is man, who lives by breath. 
 Is here, now there, in life or death. 
 The bubble's burst, the look's forgot. 
 The shuttle's flung, the writing's blot. 
 The thought is past, the dream is gone. 
 The water glides ; — man's life is done. Wastell. 
 
96 THE pilgkim's song. 
 
 THE PILGRIM'S SONG. 
 
 I'm bound to the house of my Father: 
 Oh ! draw not my feet from the way. 
 Nor stop these wild flowers to gather ; 
 They droop at my touch, and decay. 
 I think of the flowers that are blooming 
 In beauty unfading above. 
 The wings of kind angels perfuming. 
 Who fly down on errands of love. 
 
 Of earth's shallow water the drinking 
 
 Is powerless my thirst to allay ; 
 
 Their taste is of tears, while we're sinking 
 
 Beside them where quicksands betray. 
 
 I long for the Fount ever-living, 
 
 That flows by my Father's own door. 
 
 With waters so sweet and life-giving, 
 
 To drink and to thirst evermore. 
 
 Miss H. F. Gould. 
 
 The praise of those who sleep in earth, 
 
 The pleasant memory of their worth, 
 
 The hope to meet when life is past. 
 
 Shall heal the tortured mind at last. Bryant. 
 
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 Z Cr 
 
liit 3-ii -Kir 
 
 TTre PTI.riRIM'S SOM'a. 
 
 I'm boima to tnc nouse oi niv ramf^i-. 
 Oh ! draw not my feet from the way, 
 Nor stop these wild flowers to gather ; 
 L hey droop at my touch, and decay. 
 I think of the flowers that 
 
 i.;ug 
 
 That flowi i^ ather's own door, 
 
 With waters so sweet and life-giving, 
 r. "■• ink and to thirst evermore 
 
 I he prais 
 
 The pleasant memory r 
 The hope to meet whei 
 Shall heal the tortured ■ 
 
VARIOUS PORTIONS OF WOODLAWN. 97 
 
 Other portions of Woodlawn deserve particular men- 
 tion ; among them. Savin, Oriole, Carolwood, Greenlawn, 
 Bloomingside, Hillside, and Altona Avenues, and the fine 
 forest-grove known as Carolwood, — 
 
 " Where birds do carol forth their Maker's praise, 
 And sing a requiem to the silent dead." 
 
 But these are left to a future time, when their beauty and 
 importance will be more fully developed and appreci- 
 ated. 
 
 After the completion and extension of Netherwood 
 Avenue, the visitor, desiring a retired drive, can take that 
 route, and, passing through Glen, Greenbank, Carolwood, 
 and Hillside Avenues, and around the Tower, reach the 
 gate, by Mount-Moriah Avenue ; making a circuit of nearly 
 three miles, which will soon be pleasantly shaded. In fact, 
 all the outer borders of the grounds have been thickly 
 planted, where necessary, with shrubs and ornamental 
 trees, now starting into vigorous growth. The boun- 
 daries will thus be well concealed and enlivened by a 
 variety which will make — 
 
 "The grave a place of beauty and of flowers." 
 
 A conservatory will, it is hoped, at some future time be 
 constructed in the vicinity of the Tower. 
 
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98 THE FUTUKE. 
 
 THE FUTUEE. 
 
 To insure the protection of the Cemetery, and to pro- 
 vide for its expenses, embellishment, and care, one-fifth 
 •part, at least, of all the proceeds of sales of lots therein, 
 is to be reserved or appropriated for that purpose. This 
 is a fundamental article of the corporation, whereby an 
 ample sum will eventually be accumulated. 
 
 Plans for extensive rock-work, rustic-work, and plant- 
 ings, have been formed, and a green-house has been pro- 
 posed, and is much needed, for the propagation, preserva- 
 tion, and forwarding of the flowers, so that they might early 
 adorn the borders : but the Trustees have never permitted 
 the corporation to be in debt, all labor being paid for 
 weekly ; and they feel constrained to defer many most 
 desirable improvements until the liberality and patronage 
 of the public shall provide the means for their execution. 
 
 Whatever has been hitherto done has been thoroughly 
 done. The paths and avenues are generally of stone, 
 oftentimes several feet in depth, with drains beneath, and 
 of such ample dimensions, that the expansion of trees 
 and shrubs along their sides will only add to their effect, 
 without lessening their convenience. It would hardly be 
 possible to construct better ways ; nor is there any thing 
 in the mode of grading the lots or borders which imposes 
 
We cannot tell the ways of love 
 
 Our angel-watchers know, 
 To turn our thoughts to light above 
 
 From passing shades below. 
 
 MISS G«>UL1>. 
 
 Life treads on life, and heart on lieart: 
 We press too close in church and mart 
 To keep a dream or grave a[)art! 
 
 MISS BAKKKXr. 
 
THE FUTURE. CARE OF LOTS. 99 
 
 an undue burden upon the future. The landscape is not 
 marred by steep earth-banks or steps, to slide off and keep 
 hands busy with repairs ; nor will the rains or frost re- 
 move turf or stone from their proper places. The grading 
 of nature has been as little departed from as circumstances 
 would permit. The soil, being rich, will seldom require 
 to be renewed ; and its treatment by the skilful Superin- 
 tendent has been in the manner most approved. To make 
 the rough places smooth, to convert pastures into lawns, 
 and sunlight into shadow ; to lift up strong branches from 
 the shrubs by the wayside, and bid flowers, like fairy 
 birds, light upon the twigs, — is an easy task, but one of 
 time. The corporation of Woodlawn have already con- 
 quered the most difficult and expensive passes in their 
 domain ; and, in the future, the work must be lighter than 
 it has been in the past. 
 
 CARE OF LOTS. 
 
 Purchasers of lots acquire not merely a right of burial, 
 but become the owners of the soil, in fee ; subject only to 
 such conditions and provisions as ai'e for the common 
 good. They become the managers and voters of the cor- 
 poration, every owner of three hundred square feet being a 
 voter therein. The corporation take the care of their own 
 
100 CARE OF LOTS. 
 
 buildings, avenues, paths, and fixtures, and have the su- 
 perintendence and custody of all the grounds, and will 
 see that the common property is maintained in order, and 
 that a sure protection is afforded to the humblest lot ; 
 but, as in Mount Auburn and Forest Hills, they do not 
 engage to take the especial care of a lot without a further 
 consideration than is paid for the ground. 
 
 Any person desiring to have his lot ornamented, and 
 always kept in repair, can secure this end by depositing 
 with the Trustees a sum sufficient for the purpose, to be 
 held by them and their successors in trust for ever. 
 
 Or, if so disposed, he may in his last will provide that 
 such a sum shall be so deposited at his decease, and thus 
 avoid the possibility of neglect. Forms of such trusts can 
 be had of the Treasurer. 
 
 If only the temporary or annual care of the lot is de- 
 sired, the corporation will assume it for a small compensa- 
 tion, depending upon the size of the lot, and the care and 
 ornament expected ; and this matter will be determined 
 ordinarily by the Superintendent, on application to him. 
 
 Trees, plants, shrubs, and flowers, of the best varieties, 
 will be supplied from the Nursery, when wanted, at the 
 most reasonable rates ; and two or three dollars per 
 annum will keep a lot in creditable order, so far as relates 
 to the ground. When fences and structures are to be 
 provided for, a larger sum will be required. 
 
LOTS NOT TAXABLE, BUT INDmsiBLE. 101 
 
 LOTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENT OR TAXES. 
 
 Proprietors are not compelled to pay for work or care 
 not ordered ; it being presumed that they will generally 
 give such directions as will prevent their lots from be- 
 coming unsightly in the landscape. Nor can any lot be 
 taxed or taken for debt on execution. The property of 
 the corporation is also exempted from taxation ; and their 
 deeds, by law, need not be recorded, excepting in the 
 books of this corporation. 
 
 LOTS ARE INDIVISIBLE. 
 
 By the statutes of this Commonwealth, and by the terms 
 of the deeds, lots are declared to be indivisible. They 
 may be sold at pleasure, but not subdivided ; neither can 
 a proprietor sell graves, or permit an interment in his 
 lot for hire, — the same not being deemed a fit matter for 
 speculation. 
 
 All lots are numbered as they are sold, the location not 
 aflfecting the numbers. It therefore frequently happens 
 that adjoining lots bear numbers differing widely from 
 each other. Proprietors of less than three hundred square 
 feet are not entitled to vote in the corporation. 
 
102 HOW TO PROCURE A LOT. FENCING. 
 
 HOW TO PROCURE A LOT. 
 
 Plans will convey no idea of the value or situation of 
 the lots. The only proper mode of selecting them is by 
 a personal inspection of the ground. Mr. Cruickshanks, 
 the very faithful and obliging Superintendent, is seldom 
 absent, and is at all times happy to give his aid and atten- 
 tion. He has all the prices furnished to him ; and they do 
 not vary during the season. His advice is valuable in re- 
 gard to such matters. By a direct application to him, much 
 time will be saved. Now that some choice paths — like 
 Edgewood, Sylvan, Linnet, and Silver Bell — are opened, 
 purchasers will have the opportunity of taking lots near a 
 public drive, but sufficiently retired to insure tranquillity. 
 After the Cemetery shall become more frequented, this 
 consideration may not be lightly regarded. 
 
 FENCING. 
 
 Few persons are aware how slight is the difference 
 between the cost of fencing a large lot and that of fencing 
 a small one. All lots have one foot allowed on every 
 side to receive the fence. An ordinary lot, of three hun- 
 dred square feet (fifteen feet by twenty), requires seventy- 
 two feet of fencing; a lot of six hundred square feet 
 
FENCING. 103 
 
 (thirty feet by twenty) requires only one hundred and two 
 feet ; and one of nine hundred square feet (forty-five feet 
 by twenty) requires only one hundred and thirty-two feet to 
 enclose it. A great gain in this particular is therefore 
 made by friends uniting and fencing two or three lots to- 
 gether. In such a case, each lot is conveyed separately, 
 and has its distinct gate and number, being only enclosed 
 with others. But this should be done only between well- 
 known friends ; for the same enclosure should be ruled by 
 the same taste and treatment. If one desires to paint his 
 fence green, another bronze, and the third black; or if 
 one embellishes his lot, and another will not plant or 
 mow; or if one sets up a graceful scroll or monument, 
 and another uncouth slabs ; or if one will have forget-me- 
 nots and delicately tinted tulips, and another rue and 
 wormwood, — the whole will present an incongruous and 
 unsightly expression, painful to a man of sensibility or 
 taste. 
 
 Whatever fence is selected, see that it has strength, es- 
 pecially at the base ; for many of the light patterns are not 
 sufficiently durable to be recommended. "What is designed 
 for all time and weather should be strongly constructed. 
 A little extra expense at the outset is most economical 
 in the end ; and all guards around a grave should suggest 
 the idea of firmness and endurance. 
 
104 MONUMENTS AND MARKERS. 
 
 MONUMENTS AND MARKERS. 
 
 Too much cannot be said against the habit of erecting 
 slabs in a rural cemetery. They are always a blemish, 
 and should be entirely prohibited, or limited to two or 
 three feet in height. They are not now allowed without 
 sockets. In the Field of Ephron and the Garden of Ever- 
 greens, no slabs rising more than twenty inches will be 
 permitted. It is recommended to all proprietors, that the 
 markers and ordinary headstones in their lots be raised 
 as little as possible above the ground. It is better to leave 
 the green turf unbroken, than to intercept it by bald sur- 
 faces of thin marble. A single monument, large or small, 
 costly or cheap, may be pleasing to the eye, — its effect 
 depending much upon fitness of design, neatness of exe- 
 cution, and the open space around it ; but a crowd of 
 tall stones in a common lot only defaces and contracts 
 the view. More money is sometimes so expended than 
 would procure a graceful monument and solid markers, 
 if rightly directed. To give an appearance of breadth 
 and beauty, there should be few glaring objects to arrest 
 the eye and limit the scene. One piece of superior work, 
 however modest, is more agreeable than a multitude of 
 ill-contrived and high-reaching memorials. A green lawn, 
 well enclosed, is of itself admirable. 
 
TOMBS AND VAULTS. INTERMENTS. 105 
 
 TOMBS AND VAULTS. 
 
 No tomb or vault can be constructed in the Cemetery, 
 ■without special permission of the Trustees. If such 
 should be desired, Woodlawn abounds in sites and soil 
 most suitable for the purpose ; and, under proper restric- 
 tions, they may be allowed, though not encouraged. 
 
 INTERMENTS. 
 
 The whole number of interments, to June 1, 1856, is 
 nine hundred and forty-eight. 
 
 A full record is made, in the books of the corporation, 
 of the name and age of the deceased ; the time, place, 
 and cause of death ; the day of the burial ; and the depth 
 and position of the grave. All funerals are attended in 
 the grounds by the Superintendent, or his Assistant. 
 
 Whenever a grave is to be prepared, notice should be 
 given to the Superintendent six hours, at least, before the 
 interment. For many reasons, the same notice is desirable 
 when the deposit is to be made in the Receiving-tombs ; 
 to which persons who have died of contagious diseases 
 are not considered admissible, as the health of visitors 
 might thereby be endangered. 
 
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106 COMMUNICATIONS WITH WOODLAWN. 
 
 If the use of the Receiving-tombs is desired by one 
 who is not a proprietor, it can be had by depositing with 
 the Treasurer or Superintendent the sum of ten dollars ; 
 nine dollars of which will be allowed on the purchase of 
 a lot. But, to prevent an abuse of this privilege by per- 
 *sons not intending to become proprietors, no part of the 
 deposit-money will be returned in case of a removal to 
 any other cemetery. 
 
 COMMUNICATIONS WITH WOODLAWN. 
 
 LETTERS FOR WOODLAWN. 
 
 Every evening, at seven o'clock, a special messenger 
 visits the Post-office in Chelsea, and takes all communi- 
 cations then found in the box of the Superintendent. 
 These he conveys, at six o'clock the next morning, to 
 Woodlawn ; so that a letter in the Superintendent's box 
 (and not merely dropped into the Post-office) will thus 
 reach the Cemetery early in the forenoon. 
 
 If the attention of the Postmaster is called to it, he 
 will very kindly place a letter in the proper box ; but, to 
 insure a speedy delivery, it must be there before seven 
 o'clock, P.M. 
 
OMNIBUS. BRH)rE8. SUPBKINTBNDEKT. 
 
 101 
 
 On every h.r 
 excepted), an o-^ 
 Chelsea " ' 
 Mr. Fa 
 Street, 
 
 bus, and form* ther*. 
 terv; ai 
 
 clock, P. 
 
 Tli 
 
 The tnlli noTi 
 Bride:?!^ 
 
 the «.^ii' 
 
 he Oharlestown .. 
 
 the purpose of making 
 for repairs. Those on 
 bo removed in a few 
 
 "TTIF Sin^TK-XTrNTENT. 
 
 iht yupcriateadf; ui iS lusUHily to b< Ctaxe- 
 
 tery ; but (vr - "^ ^ -r- ■* nlocky 
 
 he will be a- . , Bow- 
 
 doin Square, Boil< i; ; where the recoids, bills, and books 
 of the corporation are kept, and where information may 
 at all time« be obtained. 
 
>l£. 
 
OMNIBUS. BRIDGES. SUPERINTENDENT. 107 
 
 THE OMNIBUS. 
 
 On every fair day in the summer months (Sundays 
 excepted), an omnibus will leave Winissimmet Square, 
 Chelsea, at half-past two o'clock, p.m., for Woodlawn. 
 Mr. Farnum's Chelsea coach, which leaves Brattle 
 Street, Boston, at two o'clock, connects with this omni- 
 bus, and forms thereby a line from Boston to the Ceme- 
 tery ; and, returning, leaves Woodlawn at five o'clock, p.m. 
 
 THE BRIDGES. 
 
 The tolls now exacted on the Charlestown and Maiden 
 Bridges are only temporary, for the purpose of making 
 them public, and providing a fund for repairs. Those on 
 the Chelsea Bridge will probably be removed in a few 
 years by some similar arrangement. 
 
 THE SUPERINTENDENT. 
 
 The Superintendent is usually to be found at the Ceme- 
 tery ; but every Saturday, between twelve and one o'clocJc, 
 he will be at the Treasurer's office, Parkman House, Bow- 
 doin Square, Boston ; where the records, bills, and books 
 of the corporation are kept, and where information may 
 at all times be obtained. 
 
108 PRICES. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 As the prices for lots vary in different parts of the 
 ground, and are liable to change from year to year, it is 
 not thought advisable to name them in this book, which 
 may last for several seasons. At present, they are much 
 lower than in Mount Auburn or Forest Hills. 
 
 The charges for single graves are as follows : — 
 
 For a person over eight years of age $7.00 
 
 For a child under three years of age 5.50 
 
 For a child over three, and under eight, years of age 6.50 
 
 These prices do not include the opening and closing of 
 the grave. 
 
 The charges for opening and closing graves are as 
 follows : — 
 
 For a person over eight years of age $2.00 
 
 For a person under eight years of age 1.50 
 
 If the coffin is enclosed in a box, one dollar extra for an 
 adult, and fifty cents extra for a child, will be charged. 
 
 For a deposit by a proprietor in Receiving-tombs . $1.00 
 For a deposit by a person not a proprietor . . . 10.00 
 
 Such deposit being only for a limited time. 
 
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 prices^ lor loU vaiy .a Uiiferent parts ot the 
 
 giuaiKi, and are liable to change from year to year, it is 
 
 not thought advisable to name them in this book, which 
 
 nay last for several seasons. At present, they are much 
 
 ower than in Mount Auburn or Forest Hills. 
 
 The charr^es for single graves are as follows : — 
 
 .-M 
 
 ing of 
 es ?or opening atid closing graves are as 
 
 '■'•;; a person mat eight years of ag- . . $2.00 
 
 son tinder eight years of ap- ... ]..") 
 
 y i? endosed in a box, one dollar extra for an 
 its extra for a child, will be charged. 
 
 Vvi .. proprietor , . . 10. a- 
 
 Such deposit ed time. 
 

 
 AVENUES. 
 
 109 
 
 
 AVENUES 
 
 • 
 
 AXTONA 
 
 . . from Gothic Avenue 
 
 to Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Beechwood . . , 
 
 • • » 
 
 Woodside Avenue 
 
 „ Netherwood Avenue. 
 
 Bloomingside. . 
 
 • • )) 
 
 Chapel Avenue 
 
 „ Greenlawn Avenue. 
 
 Carolwood . . . 
 
 • • )» 
 
 Highland Avenue 
 
 „ Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Chapel 
 
 • " )) 
 
 Entrance Avenue 
 
 „ Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Chessom 
 
 • • )) 
 
 Oriole Avenue 
 
 „ Carolwood Avenue. 
 
 Choral 
 
 • • » 
 
 Greenbank Avenue 
 
 „ Carolwood Avenue. 
 
 Cordate 
 
 • • )> 
 
 Greenbank Avenue 
 
 „ Carolwood Avenue. 
 
 Cygxet 
 
 • J) 
 
 Chapel Hill 
 
 „ Netherwood Avenue. 
 
 Cypress 
 
 • • j> 
 
 Greenbank Avenue 
 
 „ Savin Avenue. 
 
 Entrance .... 
 
 » 
 
 Gatehouse 
 
 „ Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Evergreen . . . 
 
 • )) 
 
 Oriole Avenue 
 
 „ Oriole Avenue. 
 
 Flor,\l 
 
 )> 
 
 Woodside Avenue 
 
 „ Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Forest-Glade . 
 
 • • » 
 
 Netherwood Avenue 
 
 „ Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Glen 
 
 • )» 
 
 Sa\in Avenue 
 
 „ Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Gothic 
 
 • )» 
 
 Woodside Avenue 
 
 „ Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Greenbank . . . 
 
 )> 
 
 Woodside Avenue 
 
 „ Lakeside Avenue. 
 
 Greenlawn . . . 
 
 • » 
 
 Mt. Moriah Avenue 
 
 „ Chapel Hill. 
 
110 
 
 AVENUES. 
 
 HiGHLA>"D from Mt. Moriah Avenue 
 
 Hillside „ Mt. Moriah Avenue 
 
 HoLYEOOD „ Chapel Avenue 
 
 Lakeside „ Greenbank Avenue 
 
 Laurel „ Oriole Avenue 
 
 MoiWT Moriah ... „ Entrance Avenue 
 
 Netherwood .... „ Entrance Avenue 
 
 Oakwood „ Woodside Avenue 
 
 Ochella* „ Greenlawn Avenue 
 
 Oriole „ Highland Avenue 
 
 Ra"STNE „ Greenbank Avenue 
 
 Savin „ Woodside Avenue 
 
 Woodside , Entrance Avenue 
 
 Yule „ Greenbank Avenue 
 
 to Carolwood Avenue. 
 „ Highland Avenue. 
 „ Greenlawn Avenue. 
 „ Sa\T[n Avenue. 
 „ Greenlawn Avenue. 
 „ Highland Avenue. 
 „ Cygnet Avenue. 
 „ Netherwood Avenue. 
 ,, Evergreen Avenue. 
 „ Greenbank Avenue. 
 „ Lakeside Avenue. 
 „ Glen Avenue. 
 „ Cygnet Avenue. 
 „ Lakeside Avenue. 
 
 * Auother uauie for " Yew.'' 
 

 
 PATHS. 
 
 1—1 
 
 I— t 
 
 
 
 r A T H s. 
 
 
 Alkexna* . , . . 
 
 . from Carolwood Avenue 
 
 to Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Auburn 
 
 »» 
 
 Woodside Avenue 
 
 „ Altona Avenue. 
 
 Azure 
 
 >» 
 
 Sjlvan Path 
 
 „ Sylvan Path. 
 
 CJONSECRATION . . 
 
 ») 
 
 Lakeside Avenue 
 
 Around Pond. 
 
 Edgewood . . . . 
 
 )> 
 
 Gothic Avenue 
 
 „ Linnet Path. 
 
 E\'ERGREEXS, ] 
 
 Path of the i' 
 
 )) 
 
 Evergreen Avenue 
 
 „ Oriole Avenue. 
 
 Fountain . . . . 
 
 » 
 
 Sa\in Avenue 
 
 „ Consecration Path. 
 
 Greenbush . . . 
 
 ). 
 
 Carolwood Avenue 
 
 „ Linden Path, 
 
 Linden 
 
 )> 
 
 Carolwood Avenue 
 
 „ Cordate Avenue. 
 
 Linnet 
 
 » 
 
 Auburn Path 
 
 „ Azure Path. 
 
 Nestling 
 
 » 
 
 Evergreen Avenue 
 
 „ Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Portal 
 
 • .) 
 
 Forest-Glade Avenue 
 
 „ Receiving-tombs. 
 
 SYLV.iN 
 
 » 
 
 Altona Avenue 
 
 „ Gothic Avenue. 
 
 SiLA-ER Bell . . 
 
 • >» 
 
 Woodside Avenue 
 
 „ Chapel Avenue. 
 
 St. Mary's . . . 
 
 • )j 
 
 Greenbush Path 
 
 „ Carolwood Avenue. 
 
 Valambrosa . . . 
 
 >» 
 
 Woodside Avenue 
 
 „ Netherwood Avenue. 
 
 WiLDWOOB. . . . 
 
 » 
 
 Woodside Avenue 
 
 „ Netherwood Avenue. 
 
 Zephyr 
 
 . „ 
 
 Yule Avenue 
 
 „ Fountain Path. 
 
 
 * 
 
 Name of " Egyptian Privet. 
 
 » 
 
112 PROPRIETOKS. 
 
 rROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 
 
 PROPRIETORS. NUMBER. 
 
 SITUATION. 
 
 Adams, James 68 . 
 
 . Auburn Path. 
 
 Adams, Chester 
 
 
 
 
 69 . 
 
 . . Auburn Path. 
 
 Adams, Asahel . . 
 
 
 
 
 186 . 
 
 . Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Adams, Samuel S. 
 
 
 
 
 2-55 . 
 
 . Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Allen, George, jun. 
 
 
 
 
 113 . 
 
 . Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Allen, Hiram . . 
 
 
 
 
 304 . 
 
 . Edgewood Path. 
 
 Anderson, Swen 
 
 
 
 
 93 . 
 
 . Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Atkins, Barney P. . 
 
 
 
 
 2 . 
 
 . Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Atkins, Isaiah M. . 
 
 
 
 
 179 . 
 
 . Auburn Path. 
 
 Ayers, Elizabeth . 
 
 
 
 
 305 . 
 
 . Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Bazen, Richard C. . 
 
 
 
 
 21 . 
 
 . Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Bay-State Lodge, No. 81 
 
 1 
 
 
 43 . 
 
 . Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Baldwin-Place Church 
 
 
 
 50 . 
 
 . Savin Avenue. 
 
 Baptist Church, First . 
 
 
 
 66 . 
 
 . Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Ball, Betsey F. . . 
 
 
 
 
 76 . 
 
 . Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Baker, George, M.D. 
 
 
 
 
 74 . 
 
 . Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Bailey, Joshua S. . 
 
 
 
 
 80 . 
 
 . Choral Avenue. 
 
 Barney, George T. . 
 
 
 
 
 96 . 
 
 . Sylvan Path. 
 
 Bacon, Mrs. Josiah 
 
 
 
 
 130 . 
 
 . Auburn Path. 
 
 Bailey, John N. 
 
 
 
 
 155 . 
 
 . Greenbank Avenue. 
 
PROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 
 
 113 
 
 PROPRIETORS. NUMBER. 
 
 Bailey, Nancy A 188 
 
 Bate.s Benjamin P 236 
 
 Barton, William H 2o3 
 
 Babb, Walter 275 
 
 Bailey, Edmn 284 
 
 Barnard, George A 357 
 
 Bartlett, Mrs. Cleone M. . . 303 
 
 Bailey, Ephraim 310 
 
 Bean, Joshua 106 
 
 Bethel Society, Boston Baptist . 87 
 
 Bean, John 178 
 
 Bliss, Eli C 51 
 
 Blake, WilUam W 274 
 
 Blanchard, Marshal .... 271 
 
 Blaisdell, Samuel N 298 
 
 Bowers, Alonzo 146 
 
 Bowker, Daniel 222 
 
 Bowker, Edmund 347 
 
 Bragdon, Granville L. . . . 288 
 
 Bradbury, Jonathan O. . . . 10 
 
 Brown, John 90 
 
 Bracket, Josiah 137 
 
 Brown, George 190 
 
 Brown, George W 193 
 
 Brown, Albert F 232 
 
 Brown, John M 259 
 
 Brown, John M 319 
 
 Bruce, Jonathan 269 
 
 Bryant, John, jun 286 
 
 Boardman, Joseph H. ... 363 
 
 15 
 
 SITUATION. 
 
 Auburn Path. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Path of the Evergreens, 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Oriole Avenue. 
 St. ]Mary's Path. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Everg. & Chessom Avs. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Oriole Avenue. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Chessom Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Altona Avenue. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 
114 PROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 
 
 PROPHIETORS. 
 
 KCMBER. SITUATIOX. 
 
 Butts, Noah 
 
 14 . . . Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Butts, George 
 
 . 127 
 
 
 
 Savin Avenue. 
 
 Butterfield, James M. . . 
 
 . 162 
 
 
 
 Choral Avenue. 
 
 Burrows, William .... 
 
 . 184 
 
 
 
 Savin Avenue. 
 
 Burckes, George AV. . . . 
 
 . 202 
 
 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Burk, Joseph 
 
 . 324 
 
 
 
 Carolwood Avenue, 
 
 Burnham, Andrew E. . . . 
 
 . 333 
 
 
 
 Edgewood Path. 
 
 Caswell, AVilliam .... 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Caswell, Jacob 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Caldwell, Moses H. . . . 
 
 . 32 
 
 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Caban, William 
 
 . 112 
 
 
 
 Floral Avenue. 
 
 Caldwell, Timothy E. . . . 
 
 . 103 
 
 
 
 Floral Avenue. 
 
 Carruth, Thomas H. . . . 
 
 . 114 
 
 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Cass, Clark C 
 
 . 158 
 
 
 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Cass, Rufus 
 
 . 270 
 
 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Carpenter, Cyrus .... 
 
 . 176 
 
 
 
 Akron Avenue. 
 
 Capen, Samuel A 
 
 . 233 
 
 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Carter, Joseph 
 
 . 294 
 
 
 
 Zephjr Path. 
 
 Children, Henry Estes . . 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 Path of the Evergi'eens. 
 
 Chadbounie, Humphrey . . 
 
 . 39 
 
 
 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Chadwick, Mrs. Elizabeth . 
 
 . 41 
 
 
 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Chisholm, Alexander . . . 
 
 . 248 
 
 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Clark, Cyrus T 
 
 . 47 
 
 
 
 
 Clark, James 
 
 . 71 
 
 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Clark, Joseph H 
 
 . 199 
 
 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Cook, Isaac 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Couthouy, John S. ... 
 
 . 30 
 
 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Cox, Richard 
 
 . 33 
 
 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Cobb, Cyrus 
 
 . Ill 
 
 
 
 Floral Avenue. 
 
 Cobb, Rev. Sylvanus . . . 
 
 . 82 
 
 
 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 1 
 
PROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 
 
 115 
 
 PROPRIETORS. NUMBER. 
 
 Coburn, Henry E 134 
 
 Cole, Merrill 53 , 
 
 Comey, Benjamin 208 
 
 Corbett, Charles L 328 . 
 
 Cruickshanks, James .... 62 
 
 Croswell, Joseph P 102 , 
 
 Curry, Charles A 44 . 
 
 Cushing, Isaac C 57 . 
 
 Cuthbertson, John 181 , 
 
 Cummings, Mrs. Mary C. . . 182 , 
 
 Currier, Daniel S 249 . 
 
 Currier, John P 276 . 
 
 Cushing, Francis H 285 , 
 
 Clark, George G 352 
 
 Dana, Henry 58 . 
 
 Darling, Charles K 122 . 
 
 Dale, EH G 291 . 
 
 Dale, Samuel S 292 . 
 
 Dearborn, Mrs. James . . . 225 . 
 
 Demming, Edmund C. . . . 279 . 
 
 Dix, James A 140 , 
 
 Ditson, Thomas 157 . 
 
 Dodge, Benjamin 239 . 
 
 Dudley, George P 123 . 
 
 Dufur, John R 201 . 
 
 Eaton, John L 100 . 
 
 Eastman, Joseph L 150 . 
 
 Ellis, Joseph 56 . 
 
 Elhs, Peter 322 . 
 
 ElHot, Thomas G 368 . 
 
 SITUATION. 
 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Choral Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Floral Avenue. 
 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Chessom Avenue. 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 Floral Avenue. 
 Sylvan Path. 
 Sylvan Path. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Chessom Avenue. 
 Sylvan Path. 
 Oriole Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Sylvan Path. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 
116 
 
 PROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 
 
 PROPRIETORS. NUMBER. 
 
 Emmons, Daniel 167 
 
 Everdeen, Joseph 89 
 
 Ewart, Archibald 227 
 
 Fay, Frank B 373 
 
 Farnum, Benjamin .... 128 
 
 Fenlee, George 372 
 
 Fisk, WilHam 214 
 
 Fitzpatrick, Wilham .... 345 
 
 Foster, Stephen W 110 
 
 Forristall, Sylvender .... 73 
 
 Forristall, Alexander .... 371 
 
 Forsyth, James B. (M.D.) . . 256 
 
 Foster, Ehj ah P 341 
 
 Franklin Engine Company No. 7, 
 
 Charlestown 206 
 
 Fuller, Henry Weld .... 48 
 
 Fuller, Daniel F. ..... 183 
 
 Frost, William A. W. ... 365 
 
 Gay, Thomas 37 
 
 Gay, Timothy 46 
 
 Gay, George L 180 
 
 Gardner, Galen 277 
 
 Gabriel, John 312 
 
 Gerrish, Joseph 340 
 
 Goodridge, George .... 12 
 
 Goodwin, Samuel F 95 
 
 Gove, Ebenezer S 177 
 
 Gould, Salma E 212 
 
 Gould, Corbin 361 
 
 Gove, Moses I. . . . . . . 267 
 
 SITUATION. 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Edgewood Path. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 Edgewood Path. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Auburn Path. 
 Altona Avenue. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Chessom Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
PROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 
 
 117 
 
 PROPRIETORS. NUMBER. 
 
 Goodrich, Mrs. Mary . ... 251 
 
 (iiooding, Samuel H 343 
 
 Greenleaf, Thomas 11 
 
 Guilford, Jonathan M. ... 281 
 
 Harding, Edward 13 
 
 Haddoway, John T 54 
 
 Hart, Nathaniel 55 
 
 Hacket, Jeremiah C 107 
 
 Harvey, Darius 121 
 
 Hayes, Jacob (M.D.) .... 98 
 
 Harcourt, John 229 
 
 Haskell, Thomas 254 
 
 Harding, John 261 
 
 Hammond, Mrs. John . . . 273 
 
 Hancock, Samuel 272 
 
 Hall, Zachariah 282 
 
 Harrington, Jonathan . , . . 315 
 
 Heard, Lucy 264 
 
 Hervey, Jolm B 240 
 
 Hendy, Mrs. Sarah . . . . 318 
 
 Heath, Charles C 301 
 
 Heath, Augustus H 335 
 
 Heath, Nathaniel 336 
 
 Hittinger, Michael 24 
 
 Hill, Samuel P 116 
 
 Hill, Eli 290 
 
 Hodgkins, Levi 172 
 
 Howland, Henry 213 
 
 Howe, Mrs. Susan M. ... 238 
 
 Horton, Reuben 360 
 
 SITUATION. 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Oriole Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Cypress Avenue. 
 Cyjjress Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Floral Avenue. 
 Auburn Path. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Auburn Path. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Edgewood Path. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 Chessom Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 Choral Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 - Chapel Avenue. 
 
118 
 
 PROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 
 
 PROPRIETORS. 
 
 NUMBER. 
 
 SITUATION. 
 
 Holbrook, William A. 
 
 ... 280 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Howes, Ileuben . . 
 
 ... 321 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Hutchinson, Herman 
 
 . . . . 52 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Hunniman, Catharine 
 
 ... 63 . . 
 
 Chajjel Avenue. 
 
 Hunt, Mary A. . . 
 
 ... 15 . . 
 
 . Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Huntingdon, WilHam 
 
 ... 197 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Hunt, Sylvester 
 
 . . . . 297 . . 
 
 Carolwood Avenue. 
 
 Hyde, Mary . . . 
 
 ... 327 . . 
 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 
 Hosmer, Calvin . . 
 
 . . . . 349 . . 
 
 Carolwood Avenue. 
 
 Jackson, Andrew . 
 
 ... 262 . . 
 
 Altona Avenue. 
 
 Jameson, Charles P. 
 
 . . . . 332 . . 
 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 
 Jennings, Francis M. 
 
 . . . . 171 . . 
 
 Auburn Path. 
 
 Jerauld, James W. 
 
 . . . . 300 . . 
 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 
 Johnson, Lewis . . 
 
 . . . . 26 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Josselyn, Asa H. . 
 
 ... 138 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Jones, Edward . . 
 
 ... 152 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Johnson, William . 
 
 . . . . 166 . . 
 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Johnson, John . . 
 
 ... 196 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Kemlo, Francis . . 
 
 ... 99 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Keith, Robert . . 
 
 ... 117 . . 
 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Kelly, Patrick H. . 
 
 ... 195 . . 
 
 Choral Avenue. 
 
 Kennaston, Mary S. 
 
 ... 198 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Kelley, Morris . . 
 
 ... 230 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Kimball, Harvey Z. 
 
 ... 156 . . 
 
 Choral Avenue. 
 
 ludder, James . . 
 
 ... 293 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Knight, Charles 11. 
 
 ... 78 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Knowles, Thomas . 
 
 ... 86 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Kendall, Joshua 
 
 351 . . 
 
 
 Lane, WiUiam . . 
 
 . . . 136 . . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Lane, Samuel . . 
 
 ... 264 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
PROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 119 
 
 PROPRIETORS. 
 
 NUMBER. 
 
 SITUATION. 
 
 Lamson, William A. . . . 
 
 309 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Levi, Simon 
 
 2G3 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Leman, R. Nathaniel .... 
 
 356 . . 
 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Litchfield, Nicholas .... 
 
 242 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Littlefiekl, Calvin A 
 
 339 . . 
 
 Carolwood Avenue. 
 
 Litchfield, T. Harvey . . . 
 
 355 . . 
 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Logan, William H 
 
 219 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Lynde, James 
 
 36 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Loomis, B. Jason 
 
 354 . . 
 
 Savin Avenue. 
 
 Matthews, David 1*. . . . 
 
 20 . . 
 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Mattox, Henry 
 
 27 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Magoun, Joshua 
 
 84 . . 
 
 Floral Avenue. 
 
 Marsh, Thomas C 
 
 124 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Mayo, Uriel K 
 
 135 . . 
 
 Altona Avenue. 
 
 Mason, Charles B 
 
 143 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Mackie, Mrs. Thomas . . . 
 
 164 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Martin, Benjamin T 
 
 234 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Masonic Lodge, Mount Tabor 
 
 247 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Matthews, James T. . . . 
 
 258 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Methodist Epis. Church, First 
 
 49 . . 
 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Merrill, Harum 
 
 109 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Merritt, George I 
 
 209 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Merriani, Otis 
 
 223 . . 
 
 Savin Avenue. 
 
 Men-iam, Liberty .... 
 
 224 . . 
 
 . Savin Avenue. 
 
 Metcalf, Marcus A. . . . 
 
 251 . . 
 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Meserve, Hopley T. . . . 
 
 331 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Mitchell, Jacob 
 
 149 . . 
 
 Auburn Path. 
 
 Mills, Christopher S. . . . 
 
 160 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Miskelly, James .... 
 
 161 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Mills, James L., jun 
 
 220 . . 
 
 Savin Avenue. 
 
120 
 
 PROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 
 
 PROPRIETORS. NUMBER. 
 
 Mills, Isaac B 221 
 
 Miner, Matthias 211 
 
 M'Math, John 38 
 
 M'Clure, John 65 
 
 M'Connell, James 241 
 
 M'Pherson, William I. . . . 246 
 
 M'Kay, Nathaniel 323 
 
 INIoore, Francis L 159 
 
 Moffat, Kichardson .... 18 
 
 Moses, Joseph T 316 
 
 Mullet, Charles T. and John . 23 
 
 Murphy, Daniel S 348 
 
 Nelson, Nehcmiah 205 
 
 Norton, Albert 217 
 
 Oliver, John 306 
 
 Oliver, John, jun 289 
 
 Osgood, Zephania 34 
 
 Parker, Joseph H 367 
 
 Page, Ahdn R 94 
 
 Page, Philip C 118 
 
 Page, Benjamin 317 
 
 Parke, WiUiam C 126 
 
 Park, Richard F 218 
 
 Payson, Samuel (heirs of ) . . 31 
 
 Peck, John 1 
 
 Perkins, Benjamin T 67 
 
 Pendergast, George S. . . . 133 
 
 Peterson, Peter C 194 
 
 Peaslee, John N 243 
 
 Pearce, George W 265 
 
 SITUATION. 
 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Choral Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Carolwood Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 St. Mary's Path, 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Carolwood Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Carolwood Avenue. 
 Floral Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 AVoodside Avenue. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
PROPRIETOKS OF LOTS. 
 
 121 
 
 PROPRIETORS. NUMBER. SITUATION. 
 
 Pierce, William W 7 . . . Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Piercey, Henry C 59 . . . Floral Avenue. 
 
 Pinkham, Mrs. Lois .... 372 . . . Edgewood Path. 
 
 Pitman, Daniel 70 . . . Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Pigeon, Henry 307 . . . Altona Avenue. 
 
 Plummer, Eben M 83 . . . Chessom Avenue. 
 
 Pottle, Jonathan W 79 . . . Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Pool, Benjamin C 308 . . . Altona Avenue. 
 
 Pratt, Nathaniel 5 . . . Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Pratt, Edward 19 . . . Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Pratt, Oliver S 81 . . . Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Pratt, Caleb 1 15 . . . Choral Avenue. 
 
 Pratt, Isaac 174 .. . Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Pratt, Samuel 175 .. . Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Prescott, William 153 .. . Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Punchard, Thomas .... 148 . . . Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Raj-, Peter W 25 . . . Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Rand, Mrs. Mary 97 . . . Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Raymond, William .... 268 . . . Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Read, Josiah M 326 . . . Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Ricker, Daniel J 129 .. . Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Rich, Isaiah A 145 . . . Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Riley, Hugh 192 .. . Auburn Path. 
 
 Riblet, Cornelius 302 . . . Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Rogers, Artemas W 375 . . . Oriole Avenue. 
 
 Rogers, Charles B 104 . . . Sylvan Path. 
 
 Rogers, John W. H 342 . . . Carohvood Avenue. 
 
 Russell, Stephen B 210 .. . Path of the Evergreen.s. 
 
 Rudd, WilHam H 287 .. . Savin Avenue. 
 
 Rugg, George H 320 . . . Carohvood Avenue. 
 
 16 
 
122 PROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 
 
 PROPRIETORS. NUMBER. 
 
 SITUATION. 
 
 Sawin, Francis 64 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Sanborn, John . . . 
 
 
 
 141 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Sanborn, Erastus W. . 
 
 
 
 252 . . 
 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Savage, Mary A. . . 
 
 
 
 204 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Sampson, Thomas . . 
 
 
 
 278 . . 
 
 Gothic Avenue. 
 
 Sargent, George . . 
 
 
 
 296 . . 
 
 Carolwood Avenue. 
 
 Scott, John M. . . . 
 
 
 
 325 . . 
 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 
 Sewell, Moses B. . . 
 
 
 
 17 . . 
 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Severance, Sargeant F. 
 
 
 
 231 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Shaw, B. Nathaniel . 
 
 
 
 366 . . 
 
 Edgewood Path. 
 
 Shepherd, William 
 
 
 
 45 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Shipley, ^'Irs. Simon G. 
 
 
 
 77 . . 
 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 
 Sherburne, John . . 
 
 
 
 165 . . 
 
 Oriole Avenue. 
 
 Shute, Richard . . . 
 
 
 
 313 . . 
 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 
 Sherman, Thomas . . 
 
 
 
 173 . . 
 
 Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Shaw, Susan . . . 
 
 
 
 120 . . 
 
 Cypress Avenue. 
 
 Simonds, Francis . . 
 
 
 
 29 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Sisson, Francis . . . 
 
 
 
 187 . . 
 
 Auburn Path. 
 
 Skinner, Henry 0. 
 
 
 
 4 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Smith, Oliver . . . 
 
 
 
 101 . . 
 
 Sylvan Path. 
 
 Smith, Mrs. John . . 
 
 
 
 105 . . 
 
 Sjlvan Path. 
 
 Smith, Charles H. . . 
 
 
 
 228 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Smith, Samuel . . . 
 
 
 
 215 . . 
 
 Aubm-n Path. 
 
 Smith, Lewis G. . . 
 
 
 
 295 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Snow, Zenas . . . 
 
 
 
 125 . . 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Spade, Wilham . . . 
 
 
 
 245 . . 
 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 StanAvood, William E. 
 
 
 
 163 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Stone, Nathaniel . . 
 
 
 
 299 . . 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
 Stiles, John .... 
 
 
 
 61 . . 
 
 Savin Avenue. 
 
 Stinipson, George . . 
 
 
 
 168 . . 
 
 Altona Avenue. 
 
PROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 
 
 12^ 
 
 PROPRIETORS. NUMBER. 
 
 Stevens, Levi F 185 
 
 Stevens, Jesse 216 
 
 Straw, Milton 237 
 
 Sweetser, John 154 
 
 Swan, Joseph 364 
 
 Taylor, John 92 
 
 Taylor, Dolphin D 4 
 
 Taylor, Henry 200 
 
 Taylor, James H 311 
 
 Taylor, John 329 
 
 Tenney, Robert G 151 
 
 Tenney, John H 314 
 
 Thayer, Charles G 72 
 
 Tuttle, Mrs. Eliza H 144 
 
 Turk, Eben 203 
 
 Tylor, Sally 207 
 
 Tynes, Timothy 344 
 
 Underwood, Elizabeth . . . 119 
 
 Upham, Henry C 235 
 
 "Wallace, William 359 
 
 Ward, Edward 16 
 
 Waters, William, jun. ... 139 
 Warren Fire Association (See 
 
 "Jackson") 262 
 
 Weeman, Eli P 35 
 
 West, Thomas Y 91 
 
 West, Charles 169 
 
 West, Charles 369 
 
 Webb, Miss Mary 170 
 
 Webster, Wniiam W. ... 334 
 
 SITUATIOK. 
 
 Auburn I*ath. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Yule Avenue. 
 Edgewood Path. 
 Sa\in Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Oriole Avenue. 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 Altona Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Edgewood Path. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 
 Altona Avenue. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Floral Avenue. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Chessom Avenue. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 
IM 
 
 PROPRIETORS OF LOTS. 
 
 PROPRIETORS. NUMBER. 
 
 Whiltier, Seth 108 
 
 Whitaker, Stephen .... 358 
 
 "Wheeler, JosejA 131 
 
 White, Ebenezer 370 
 
 Whiting, Ohver R 147 
 
 Whiting, Harry 189 
 
 Whiting, Samuel 191 
 
 Whitten, Isaiah 226 
 
 Whorf, James 244 
 
 Whittlesey, Corriden M. . . . 250 
 
 Wheelock, EUW 362 
 
 Whitman, Jeremiah .... 330 
 
 Wilson, William W 42 
 
 WiUviiis, James 142 
 
 Wild, Charles D 260 
 
 Willis, George W 266 
 
 Winslow, William 283 
 
 Winthrop Church, East Boston . 85 
 
 Wright, Eli M 346 
 
 Wyman, Artemas 88 
 
 WelHngton, W. Charles ... 353 
 
 SITUATION. 
 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Carolwood Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Edgewood Path. 
 Oriole Avenue. 
 Chessom Avenue. 
 Edgewood Path. 
 Sylvan Path. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Oriole Avenue. 
 St. Mary's Path. 
 Greenbank Avenue. 
 Woodside Avenue. 
 
 Evergreen Avenue. 
 Edgewood Path. 
 Choral Avenue. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Path of the Evergreens. 
 Savin Avenue. 
 
 ADDENDA. 
 
 Badger, Willard 377 .. . Edgewood Path. 
 
 Holmes, Jacob R 376 . . . Chapel Avenue. 
 
 Rogers, Joseph A 378 . . . Oriole Avenue. 
 
OFFICERS OF THE COUPORATIOX. 125 
 
 T 11 U S T E E S. 
 
 ^Drrsilient. 
 Hex. JAMES ADAMS, Chauli:;stowx. 
 
 BENJAMIN A. GOULD, Esq Bosxu.v. 
 
 JACOB SLEEPER, Esq Boston. 
 
 THOMAS WIGGLES WORTH, Es^ Boston. 
 
 ALBERT BOWKER, Esq East Boston. 
 
 Hon. GEORGE W. WARREX Charlestown. 
 
 THOMAS GREENLEAF, Esq Charlestown. 
 
 ISAAC STEBBINS, Esq Chelsea. 
 
 DANIEL P. WISE, Esq Malden. 
 
 treasurer. 
 
 HENRY W. FULLEIl Boston. 
 
 Office, — Parkumii House, Bowdoiu Square. 
 
 Srri'ctarw. 
 
 SIMON LEVI Boston. 
 
 SujjcrinlrnOint. 
 
 JAMES CRUICKSHANKS Woodlawn. 
 
 *»* The Superintendent is authorized to settle any bills, and has the charge of the 
 extensive Nursery connected with the Cemetery. 
 
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