"Parker, farewell! thy journey now is ended, Death has the whip-hand, and with dust is blended; Thy way-bill is examined, and I trust Thy last account may prove exact and just, When He who drives the chariot of the day, Where life is light, whose Word's the living way, Where travellers, like yourself, of every age, And every clime, have taken their last stage, The God of mercy and the God of love, Show you the road to Paradise above." Here is another to the memory of a once famous Yorkshire actor, buried at Beverley:-- "In memory of Samuel Butler, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. Obt. June 15th, 1812, Aet. 62." Here is a strange one from Awliscombe, Devon:-- "Here lie the remains of James Pady, brickmaker, late of this parish, in hopes that his clay will be remoulded in a workmanlike manner, far superior to his former perishable materials. "Keep death and judgment always in your eye, Or else the devil off with you will fly, And in his kiln with brimstone ever fry; If you neglect the narrow road to seek, Christ will reject you like a half-burnt brick." Those interested in the brave mortals who go down to the sea in ships will like to read the following verses which appear on the tomb of William Harrison, mariner, buried in Hessle Road Cemetery, Hull:-- "Long time I ploughed the ocean wide, A life of toil I spent; But now in harbour safe arrived From care and discontent. "My anchor's cast, my sails are furled, And now I am at rest; Of all the ports throughout the world, Sailors, this is the best." The following original epitaph in a neighbouring churchyard compares very favourably with the flattering and fulsome inscriptions prevalent at the beginning of the nineteenth century, written in what has been called "lapidary style ":-- "He was---- But words are wanting to say what; Say what is just and kind, And he was that." [8] At Sedgeford the Infant is portrayed with three heads, illustrating the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity. CHAPTER XIX CHURCH BELLS Bell customs and village life--Antiquity of bells--Christening of bells--"Ancients"--Inscriptions--Dedications--Inscriptions of praise--Leonine verses--Curious inscriptions--Historical events recorded--Uses of bells--Passing bell--Pancake bell--Curfew--Guiding bells--Names of benefactors--Great bells--Sanctus bell--Sacring bell--Frequent ringing of bell--Change-ringing--Care of bells.