Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . tzogthura Wurtemberg den 2oten October A. D. 1724 Gestorben den 3oten lanuarius A. D. 1803 Sein Alter 78 lahr 3 Monateu und 10 tage The childs grave is marked by a sandstone fullyseven inches thick and about three and a half feet sculptor of that day must have here done his bestto please the living and properly honor the dead. Hereis a sample of his art. It seems to represent life anddeath, as the head of the tomb-stone is to represent aliving face, and at the bottom of it death is pictured inthe skull and cross-bones. We desire a
Ancient and historic landmarks in the Lebanon Valley . tzogthura Wurtemberg den 2oten October A. D. 1724 Gestorben den 3oten lanuarius A. D. 1803 Sein Alter 78 lahr 3 Monateu und 10 tage The childs grave is marked by a sandstone fullyseven inches thick and about three and a half feet sculptor of that day must have here done his bestto please the living and properly honor the dead. Hereis a sample of his art. It seems to represent life anddeath, as the head of the tomb-stone is to represent aliving face, and at the bottom of it death is pictured inthe skull and cross-bones. We desire also to call theattention of the reader at the ancient sign of the dupli-cation of a letter as found in the words Erpf,*Susana and Ano. Many similar specimens ofthis common usage of duplication abound in the oldgrave-yards visited. But the roof-like shape of the topof stone is something rare. It is seldom found. Wepresent in the following cut a fair representation of thiselaborate and unique ancient memorial stone : AMONG OLD GRAVES AND BUILDINGS. 119. iS HIER RUHET UNSER LIEBE TOCHTER MARIA ERPFIN DES _ _ PHILIP ERPF & SUSANA MAG- EHELICHE TOCHTR 1ST GEBOHREN ANO 1756 FEBRU. 2 TAG GESTORBEN ANO 1769 JANU. 13 TAG WORDEN 12 JAHR II MONHTA VND 8 TAG :*3 ,5
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