DIRECTORY. Cowenhoven and of nine Bergens. 21 Pass soon, upon the left, a rude, unfinished, unnamed tomb, nearly opposite to which is the monument of Alexander Fink: an open Bible is sculptured on its top, upon which a text is inscribed. The TOUR now bends to the right. On the left, Mrs. Strodthoff has a small marble obelisk. Then come two headstones, Maria B. Crommelin and Mrs. C. S. Shannon. Still farther, on the brow of the hill, a brown stone gives us the names of Louise Le Roy Veron Gardiner, of her son, Robert Sidney, and her daughters, Rosaline and Laura. We like Laura's epitaph. We turn, and pass soon after, the grave-stone of Mary C. Dike, who at the age of 21 died a violent death. A long poetic epitaph, full of blunders, informs us that she was not only a cherished sister,' and 'a parent's pride' but also a lover's hope' and an affianced bride.' Mark next the obelisk of Charles David, and then that of John R. Paxton, upon the front of which are several DIRECTORY. symbols. Beyond John R. Paxton, is James S. Borcher's tribute to "My Susan." Persons of poetic taste can refresh themselves by reading the epitaph. Again the TOUR bends suddenly—this time, to the left. Before we turn, let us look, with some care, at the monument which rises from the high bank at the corner. This stone is the tribute of George Catlin, the distinguished delineator of aboriginal life, manners, and features, to the memory of Clara, his wife, who died in Paris, in 1845. Inserted in a die or head-stone of gray Parisian limestone, is a tablet of the finest statuary marble. Upon this is wrought in high relief, a female form with wings. She holds a stylus in her hand, and supports a tablet, on which she partly rests. It bears these words, taken, as we are informed, from her last letter to her friendsWeep not for me, my friends, but strive, through your only Redeemer, to come to me." Whatever may be thought of the expression given to the face, or of the general character DIRECTORY. 25 and merits of the design, it must be allowed that the chiseling is executed with much grace and delicacy. Opposite Catlin's monument is the ornamented headstone of Jane Dietz. On our left is the lofty and elaborate pillar of Augusta Saltonstall Arcularius. It will attract and please many eyes. An humbler column in its rear denotes the grave of Rev. Geo. Burcker, of St. George's Church, Flushing. Gilbert Bean, Caroline A. Hammond, Sarah Lummis and Maria L. Johnson, appear in succession on the same side. Again the TOUR makes a sweep to the right. Before we turn, the bright, open view of the water and city, here presented, demands a moment's pause. Leaving on our left the large, circular lot of the Marvins and the Wessons, and the monuments of Geo. R. Barker and Thos. G. Conroy, we perceive, on the right, two obelisks, inscribed with the name of Bergen. On the left, at the intersection with Magnolia Avenue, stands a marble monument, deco |