Jan., 1915. RECORDS. Ill 



Aside from the death heads, emblems 

 were very little employed on stones of early 

 dates in onr grave-yards, but we found one 

 in Rutland on which the head of a quaker- 

 ish looking woman is depicted with a dove 

 on either shoulder. The date is 1760; fig. 23. 



On another Rutland stone, dated 1787, 

 we find a very primly dressed woman with 

 a rather sanctimonious expression. On eith- 

 side of her is a very stiff looking plant, and 

 on her extreme left is a rather singular fig- 

 ure of what may be intended as another 

 plant with three branches, fig. 24. In per- 

 fect keeping with the figures is the epitaph 

 below them:- 



The just behold with sweet delight 

 The blessed three iu one 

 And strong affection in their sight 

 On God's incarnate son. 



These lines suggest that the three plants 

 each having three branches may be emblem- 

 atic of the Trinity. 



An epitaph on a stone dated 1788, found 

 in Rutland, reads:- 



Behold my friend in me you see 

 An emblem of what you must be. 



