Don't weep for me, my friends so dear
I am not dead but sleeping here
Short was my stay, long is my rest,
God takes those first whom he loves best.
A mother faithful, kind and dear
Beloved by all, lies sleeping here
Time cannot from our hearts remove
the memory of her care and love.
Oh may her aspiration sweet
her fervent expectation meet
that her fair spirit to direct
should hover o'er us and protect.
Maria Sobey, relict of the late Thomas Sobey and dearly loved mother of Marie C. Watson.