Funny gravestones:
Epitaph of a noted politician:
“Here reader, turn your weeping eyes,
My fate a useful moral teaches;
The hole in which my body lies
Would not contain one-half my speeches.”
1843 Epitaph of London grocer, named
John Hall who was quite fond of puns:
“Here lies the remains of
JOHN HALL, grocer,
The world is not worth a fig
I have good raisins for saying so.”
Grave marker in Covington, Virginia
“I made a lot of deals in my lifetime …
But I sure went in the hole on this one!”
In a Ruidoso, N.M. Cemetery
“Here lies Johnny Yeast
Pardon me for not rising.“
Faith and Courage: A Novel of Colonial America (Tapestry of Love) (Volume 2)
In this action-packed novel depicting true events, the family saga continues with Ambrose Dixon’s family. George Willson witnesses the execution of King Charles II and is forced to leave the woman he loves to witch hunters in 17th century England as he flees to his sister, Mary, and her husband Ambrose Dixon’s home in Colonial American. Ridden with guilt over difficult decisions he made to survive, George Willson and the Dixon’s embrace the Quaker faith which further creates problems for their existence in the New World.
