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"Excellent and Worthy Consort"

We visited Oakwood Cemetery today to take pictures, stroll around, and visit Uncle Sam. We found the largest obelisk of the cemetery belonging to Major General Wool who fought in many battles, including Plattsburgh in 1812. The Major General has the best view of the cemetery looking out over Troy into Cohoes and even the Cohoes Falls. His wife Sarah was noted as an excellent and worthy consort, it was an interesting way to refer to one's beloved.

Another interesting way was of Griswold K. Green's two wives. A true romantic judging by the epitaphs

First Wife:
Within this vault my darling sleeps
The treasure of my life
Left in this world her husband weeps
For his adoring wife
The things we did the joys we shared
Can never ever be compared
Your understanding helping way
Made life run smoother day by day
The tender touch of your hand in mine
Like unspoken words of a love devine
Your love was deep as oceans wide
Heaven was here with you by my side
Your sparkling laughter like morning dew
A smile like sunshine out of the blue
Within your breast a heart of gold
Such tender sweetness did unfold
And now my love since you depart
You leave alone one broken heart

Second Wife:
Love stopped by again one day
It didn't stay too long
Since fate did rear an ugly head
To end a lovely song
My heart is empty since you left
I miss you more each day
Our love was deep, a treasured gift
Why did it end this way
One day we will meet again
When I'll no longer be
A mortal in this lonely world
For I'll departed be
Then my love we'll meet again
And God will see it through
We'll meet again forever then
My love I'll be with you

At the end of our trip, we ventured back to the beginning - at the Earl Memorial Chapel where my love proposed to me.

10:46 PM

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