Intriguing Inscription
On one of the gravestones in Linthorpe Cemetery is the inscription.
Far,far away from his
home o'er the billow
No one to visit his
bedside to weep.
Yet he will rest on his
still lowly pillow
Peacefully, sweetfully
the last dreamless sleep
The home, far away o'er the billow, is, in fact, Canada. This is the grave of one Moses Carpenter. At least this was his Anglicized name. His other name name was Ska-Run-Ya-Ta and he was a Native American of the Mohawk Tribe |
