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"I mean that, in all probability, the man you saw was Black George, a very good friend of mine, who, though he may imagine he has a grudge against me, is too much of a man to lie in wait to do me hurt." "Then why should he hide in the hedge?" "Because he committed the mistake of throwing the town Beadle over the churchyard wall, and is, consequently, in hiding, for the present."
Fierce delirium writhes upon the bed Poisonous mists hang o'er the cities dead; Men all haggard, pale, and wan, To the shadow-realm press on. Death lies brooding in the humid air, Plague, in dark graves, piles up treasures fair, And its voice exultingly raises. Funeral silence churchyard calm, Rapture change to dread alarm. Thus the plague God wildly praises! 'Tis ended! Welcome!
And that in the ideal churchyard of this enviable church with ancient yews and 18th century tomb-stones, and old, old benches in the sunshine for the grandfathers and loafers of the village to sit on and smoke of a Sabbath morning, a place shall be found for the bones of Bertie Adams; reverently brought over from the grassy amphitheatre of the Tir National to repose in this churchyard of West Sussex which looks out over one of the finest cricket pitches in the county.
Turning upon me a lustreless eye, that reminded me of a long-forgotten blind old horse who once used to crop the grass, and tumble over the graves, in Blunderstone churchyard, he said he was glad to see me: and then he gave me his hand; which I didn't know what to do with, as it did nothing for itself.
Mystery once again hung heavy over the roof of Stone Farm. To many generations it had stood for prosperity or misfortune these had been its foundations, and still it drew to itself the constant thoughts of many people. Dark things terror, dreariness, vague suspicions of evil powers gathered there naturally as in a churchyard.
She was shy and gentle, and never repelled them so decisively as to make them give up hope. In the long run one or the other might have tempted her to an earthly bridal; but she made no choice between them; and each man's chance seemed about equal when she slipped from them both into Kilbride churchyard.
Paul's churchyard in Augusta there is a tombstone which bears the inscription, "Sacred to the memory of William Longstreet, who departed this life September 1, 1814, aged 54 years, 10 months, and 26 days." Below this runs the pleasant legend, "All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast."
They drank the freshness of the hour in thirsty draughts, and their breasts heaved rejoicing and revived, after the feverish, long confinement of the sultry summer day. And there, too, lay the lake, so beautiful and still! Did it not recall, think ye, the lake of Thun? On their return homeward they passed near the village churchyard.
During the service a carriage stopped at the churchyard, and a lady with a stately figure and a gentle face stepped out and came across the grass to pay a last tribute to the dead.
Then I exclaimed: "The rats! nothing but the rats in the churchyard! I must not get frightened. It will be so foolish they would laugh at me. Where the devil is that arm? I can't find one that isn't broken!" With trembling knees and in feverish haste I examined one heap after another. The light in my lantern flickered in the wind and suddenly went out.
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