hadtakenrootinthebrokenwall;twoenormouspinesstandingcloseagainsttheapsisservedaslightning—rods。Thecemetery，enclosedbyalow，half—ruinedwall，hadforornamentanironcross，mountedonapedestalandhungwithbox，blessedatEaster，——oneofthoseaffectingChristianthoughtsforgottenincities。Thevillagerectoristheonlypriestwho，inthesedays，thinkstogoamonghisdeadandsaytothemeachEastermorn，\"Thoushaltliveagain！\"Hereandthereafewrottenwoodencrossesstoodupfromthegrassymounds。
Theinteriorofthechurchharmonizedperfectlywiththepoetictangleofthehumbleexterior，theluxuryandartofwhichwasbestowedbyTime，foronceinawaycharitable。Within，theeyefirstwenttotheroof，linedwithchestnut，towhichagehadgiventherichesttintsoftheoldestwoodsofEurope。Thisroofwassupportedatequaldistancesbystrongshaftsrestingontransversalbeams。Thefourwhite—washedwallshadnoornamentwhatever。Povertyhadmadetheparishiconoclastic，whetheritwouldornot。Thechurch，pavedandfurnishedwithbenches，waslightedbyfourarchedwindowswithleadedpanes。
Thealtar，shapedlikeatomb，wasadornedbyalargecrucifixplacedaboveatabernacleinwalnutwithafewgiltmouldings，keptcleanandshining，eightcandlestickseconomicallymadeofwoodpaintedwhite，andtwochinavasesfilledwithartificialflowerssuchasthedrudgeofamoney—changerwouldhavedespised，butwithwhichGodwassatisfied。
Thesanctuarylampwasanight—wickplacedinanoldholy—waterbasinofplatedcopperhangingbysilkencords，thespoilofsomedemolishedchateau。Thebaptismalfontswereofwood;sowerethepulpitandasortofcageprovidedforthechurch—wardens，thepatriciansofthevillage。AnaltartotheVirginpresentedtopublicadmirationtwocoloredlithographsinsmallgiltframes。Thealtarwaspaintedwhite，adornedwithartificialflowersingildedwoodenvases，andcoveredbyaclothedgedwithshabbyanddiscoloredlace。
Atthefartherendofthechurchalongwindowentirelycoveredbyaredcalicocurtainproducedamagicaleffect。Thiscrimsonmantlecastarosytintuponthewhitewashedwalls;athoughtdivineseemedtoglowuponthealtarandclaspthepoornaveasiftowarmit。Thepassagewhichledtothesacristyexhibitedononeofitswallsthepatronsaintofthevillage，alargeSaintJohntheBaptistwithhissheep，carvedinwoodandhorriblypainted。