. St. Nicholas [serial] . tes consul, as to theauthor of the worlds best-beloved song. Afterthe words of tribute had been read and thefuneral oration delivered, the Marine Bandplayed the familiar and touching rrielody. The spot where Payne lies buried in OakHill Cemetery is one of the loveliest spots ofthe capital. Giant trees cast their shadowsover the velvet green of the graves. A shaftof pure white marble rests there; fourteen feetin height, it is surmounted by a beautiful bustof Payne, his face somewhat stern and worn,as by illness. A little to the left of the shaft is a block ofmarble whi
. St. Nicholas [serial] . tes consul, as to theauthor of the worlds best-beloved song. Afterthe words of tribute had been read and thefuneral oration delivered, the Marine Bandplayed the familiar and touching rrielody. The spot where Payne lies buried in OakHill Cemetery is one of the loveliest spots ofthe capital. Giant trees cast their shadowsover the velvet green of the graves. A shaftof pure white marble rests there; fourteen feetin height, it is surmounted by a beautiful bustof Payne, his face somewhat stern and worn,as by illness. A little to the left of the shaft is a block ofmarble which was once over the grave of thepoet in far-off Africa. It is old and worn now,and over one corner runs a long jagged the words are clear and distinct: IN MEMORY OF COL. JOHN HOWARD PAYNE ^< ^ j{c HIS FAME AS A POET AND DRAMATIST IS WELLKNOWN WHEREVER THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ISSPOKEN, THROUGH HIS CELEBRATED BALLAD OFHOME, SWEET HOME. And with such an epitaph, with all its mean-ing, what man could ask for more !. THE STONE BROUGHT FROM TUNIS
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