Thursday, July 15, 1999 "Praises on tombs are trifles vainly spent, a man's good name is the best monument." ________________________________ "Stop passenger, as you pass by You are now, so once was I As I am now, you soon must be Prepare for death, and follow me." THE SLEEPER Above the cloistral, valley, Above the druid rill, There lies a quiet sleeper Upon a lonely hill. All the long days of summer The low winds whisper by, And the soft voices of the leaves Make a murmurous reply. All the long eves of autumn The loving shadows mass Round this sequestered slumbering-place Beneath the cool hill grass. All the long nights of winter The white drifts heap and heap To form a fleecy coverlet Above the dreamer's sleep. All the long morns of springtime The tear-drops of the dew Gleam in the violet's tender eyes As if the blossoms knew. Ah, who would break the rapture Brooding and sweet and still, The great peace of the sleeper Upon the lonely hill! ***** By: Clinton Scollard: (1860-1932) ***** Pg. 2 KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS b. born d. died m. married b/d born and died d/o daughter of s/o son of w/o wife of h/o husband of f.m. funeral marker m.m. military marker y-m-d years, months and days of age CSA Confederate Sattes of America USA United StatesArmy USN United States Navy USMC United States Marine Corps Am. Rev. American Revolution SAW Spanish American War WWI World War 1 WWII World War II MAW Modern American Woodman WOW Woodman of the World 100F Independent Order of Odd Fellows OES Order of the Eastern Star Shriner Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Mason or Masonic Order of Freemasons ***** Researched and Compiled by: Leo O. Drake-Historian