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April 25, 1874
Shepherdstown Register
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Humorous dual inscriptions on a monument in a graveyard near Bangor: wife's pre-death verse urges repentance and joining her in sleep; husband's post-remarriage reply declines, citing his new wife. Reported by The Northern Border.
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Two Inscriptions.—The Northern
Border says that a graveyard near Bangor has a monument with the following inscriptions, the first verse of which
was written by the wife before her
death, and the second by the husband
after he had married again:
"Weep not for me, my dearest dear,
I am not dead, but sleeping here;
Repent, my love, before you die,
For you must come and sleep with I."
"I will not weep, my dearest life.
For I have got another wife;
I cannot come and sleep with thee,
For I must go and sleep with she."
Border says that a graveyard near Bangor has a monument with the following inscriptions, the first verse of which
was written by the wife before her
death, and the second by the husband
after he had married again:
"Weep not for me, my dearest dear,
I am not dead, but sleeping here;
Repent, my love, before you die,
For you must come and sleep with I."
"I will not weep, my dearest life.
For I have got another wife;
I cannot come and sleep with thee,
For I must go and sleep with she."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Family
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Epitaph
Inscription
Remarriage
Graveyard
Humor
Bangor
Where did it happen?
Graveyard Near Bangor
Story Details
Location
Graveyard Near Bangor
Story Details
A monument in a graveyard near Bangor has inscriptions: the first verse written by the wife before her death urging her husband to repent, and the second by the husband after remarrying, humorously stating he has another wife and cannot sleep with her.