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392 AYKSHIRE.
Under the representation of a hammer crowned, are these lines
commemorating Theophilus Eankin, who died in 1724 : —
" Of all mechanicks we have renown,
Above the hammer we wear the crown."
Hugh Morris thus commemorates his daughter Elizabeth ; she
died in September, 1805 : —
" She ne'er knew joy
But friendsliip might divide.
Or gave her father grief
But vvJien she died."
Mary M'Naught, who died young, has her tombstone thus
inscribed : —
" Here in this grave a woman lys,
Who was cut oft' in youth,
A warning given to all mankind
To live in faith and truth.
For death may come in various shapes
"When M'e may least expect;
that all youth in time mny be
Prepar'd for such a step ! "
These epitaphs are on tombstones in this churchyard : —
" Mother Earth, to thee I trust
These bonnie heaps o' precious dust,
Keep them safely, sacred tomb,
Till a parent asks for rocm."
" Many die in fears,
Both great and small ;
All ye that's young in years.
Embrace the gospel call.
And when you walk alone,
Distant from companie,
Think often then upon
Death and long eternity."