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had barely undertaken the duties a twelvemonth when he died, on his sixty-first birthday, in 1852, and was buried at Tunis. His remains, after a lapse of more than thirty years, were removed to Oak Cemetery, Washington, where a monument, erected by public subscription, marks the spot where rest his ashes. In Tunis, by the way, there was still, some ten years back, a tomb in the Protestant burying ground with the follow-ing inscription: " In memory of Colonel John Howard Payne, twice Consul of the United States of America for the city and kingdom of Tunis, this stone is here placed by a grateful Country. He died in the American Consulate in this City after a tedious illness April 1st, 1852." And then particulars were given of his birth in the City of Massachusetts, and spoke of his merits as a poet and dramatist. Round the tombstone were engraved the following lines :
'' Sure, when thy gentle spirit fled To realms beyond the azure dome, With arms outstretched, God's angel said : Welcome to Heaven's Home, Sweet Home."
And now I append " Home, Sweet Home," as it was first written :
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