Rambles about Portsmouth. Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents. By Charles W. Brewster.

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our grandmother's birth, in 1739, we also have in as good
condition as it was a hundred and twenty years ago. A
looking-glass which formed a part of the furniture when
" tlhat old house was new," bears more the marks of age,
and has for several years reflected the countenances of the
irnmates of the Journal office. When our venerated ancestor used to look in this glass, there were but four newspapers published in the United States.
[NOTE.-The old mirror hung unharmed in the Journal office
until the Friday evening prexious to the death of the writer of
these Rambles. Then by a singular coincidence, just as the last
number of the last paper previous to his decease was worked off,
the glass was broken by an accidental blow.-Ed.]
RAMBLE CXLVI.
FThe Episcopal Church -Yard.
IN the last Rnmble is given the names of some of the
Portsmouth citizens who took an active part in public
ffaairs between the time of the war of the Revolution and
that of 1812. The list might be considerably extended,but we will not not now attempt it. While thus marshaling this company of the past, it is not out of place to enter
one of t-he sacred enclosures where some of them are
resting from their labors.
Among the early cemeteries of Portsmouth was that of
the St. John's Churchyard. This was used as a cemetery
some twenty years before the first interment was made in
the old North Blryingl Ground. Within the walls of this
Churcllyarld iest tlle remains of tle principal and highest
in rank, in their time, of the inhabitants of Portsmoutl
previous to the Revolution. Here are the remains of the