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Chit Chat.
common belief amongst Armenians and Persians , that the remains of the ark still exist on the summit . Several attempts have been made to reach the top of the mountain , even by the Turks , in order to ascertain the fact ; but no one has ever yet got beyond the snowy limit . Moving sands which threaten to overwhelm the traveller , flinty rocks which cut his shoes to shreds , and terrible precipices with overhanging rocks , and , above all , vast nests of tigers , have constantly struck terror into the
stoutest hearts ; and the inquiry has necessarily been abandoned . At Erivan the Armenians show the spot , where Noah first planted the vine ; and the town of Nakhdjovan { place of descent J , is believed to mark the spot where the patriarch first settled on quitting the ark . —Prince ' s Parallel History . MARRIED . —At Banff , on the 28 th September , Bro . Patrick Collier of St . Nicholas Lodge , Silk Merchant , Aberdeen , to Isabella , daughter of the late Alexander Fraser , Esq ., Post-Master , Banff .
Obituary.
Obituary .
SOMETHING AFTER DEATH . IMITATED FROM A TRANSLATION OF PLATO . 1 were to blame , if , seeing death approach , I felt no fearful dread or chilling awe , But that I firmly think a better state Awaits the men who goodly die ; and go ,
At first , to other gods both wise and good , And then to nobler men themselves precede . Therefore , with earnest hope those dead to meet , 1 welcome death ; and feel in heart assured , There still remains a life for those who die , And better for the good than those who sin . P . A . ODD EPITAPH . —The imperious necessity of rhyme is well illustrated
in the following touching epitaph : — "Under this stone aged three score and ten Lie the remains of William Woodhen . * * For hen read cock—cock wouldn ' t come in rhyme . "
SIGNIFICANT . —A tombstone in New Jersey , America , bears the following epitaph : —" Died of thin shoes , January , A . D . 1839 . " THE letter of the Norwood Cemetery to its proprietors commences thus : — " Sir , your grave ( No . —) is now ready . " The Welshman points out the following notice in a country paper : — " A number of deaths are unavoidably postponed . " DEATH OF BROTHER CHARLES E . HORN . —The last arrivals from
New York announce the death of this celebrated composer on the 26 th of October , at Boston , where he had been residing for the last two years , at the age of sixty-three . Bro . Horn stood very high in his profession , not only among the nobility , but the theatrical world , to which he contributed so extensively . November 13 . —At his chambers , 9 , New Square , Lincoln ' s Inn , VOL . VII . 3 F
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chit Chat.
common belief amongst Armenians and Persians , that the remains of the ark still exist on the summit . Several attempts have been made to reach the top of the mountain , even by the Turks , in order to ascertain the fact ; but no one has ever yet got beyond the snowy limit . Moving sands which threaten to overwhelm the traveller , flinty rocks which cut his shoes to shreds , and terrible precipices with overhanging rocks , and , above all , vast nests of tigers , have constantly struck terror into the
stoutest hearts ; and the inquiry has necessarily been abandoned . At Erivan the Armenians show the spot , where Noah first planted the vine ; and the town of Nakhdjovan { place of descent J , is believed to mark the spot where the patriarch first settled on quitting the ark . —Prince ' s Parallel History . MARRIED . —At Banff , on the 28 th September , Bro . Patrick Collier of St . Nicholas Lodge , Silk Merchant , Aberdeen , to Isabella , daughter of the late Alexander Fraser , Esq ., Post-Master , Banff .
Obituary.
Obituary .
SOMETHING AFTER DEATH . IMITATED FROM A TRANSLATION OF PLATO . 1 were to blame , if , seeing death approach , I felt no fearful dread or chilling awe , But that I firmly think a better state Awaits the men who goodly die ; and go ,
At first , to other gods both wise and good , And then to nobler men themselves precede . Therefore , with earnest hope those dead to meet , 1 welcome death ; and feel in heart assured , There still remains a life for those who die , And better for the good than those who sin . P . A . ODD EPITAPH . —The imperious necessity of rhyme is well illustrated
in the following touching epitaph : — "Under this stone aged three score and ten Lie the remains of William Woodhen . * * For hen read cock—cock wouldn ' t come in rhyme . "
SIGNIFICANT . —A tombstone in New Jersey , America , bears the following epitaph : —" Died of thin shoes , January , A . D . 1839 . " THE letter of the Norwood Cemetery to its proprietors commences thus : — " Sir , your grave ( No . —) is now ready . " The Welshman points out the following notice in a country paper : — " A number of deaths are unavoidably postponed . " DEATH OF BROTHER CHARLES E . HORN . —The last arrivals from
New York announce the death of this celebrated composer on the 26 th of October , at Boston , where he had been residing for the last two years , at the age of sixty-three . Bro . Horn stood very high in his profession , not only among the nobility , but the theatrical world , to which he contributed so extensively . November 13 . —At his chambers , 9 , New Square , Lincoln ' s Inn , VOL . VII . 3 F