Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-06-16

u attend this bride Of death to her :
: Ssting place. The first three carr
q nbaf followed contained the fam
iani y pan andsn and surgeon, 2 clergy
, deem sobmale servants Of the house
10. WA vps the there The family carriage,
ession oai in WHICH empty, and ofapro.
lade a conspicuoSS prlyate, =, car catr.a u I
numerated above Seew, all Dae,.noss 9 NJ :
ers drove strangeliosmps :, s.,a ~ -
lneral, and hired sertaSEV Z .lias ~. s tbs
My members Of the family e.e .on. sns
Noted the lasts scion Of that fsss fs,1 "a -
Truly, it was the mos sSs, s
nal spectacle we ever witnessed, aS
re turned from it, sick at heart, and
Nth eyes moist with tcars-not shed
orthe dead, for she had escaped from
his vexatious vanity, but from the
leartless mockery ofall this fictitious
zoe. A
The expenses ofsuch a funeral pro-
ably involved many hundred pounds,
which hadbeen better bestowed on char
eible purposes. a
a-Another evil, arising, out of the alb.
custom, is the high price attached
70 sck clothing, on account ofithe ne
fS that compelsi people tolwear it
p n long a period, after the death Of
e. .t;lrelation, making tia matter Of
he he eeiasster difficulty for the poorer
nd nd ety, imply with the usagcs fsOcai-' ss0a
5i Is s6efstSsl cares cares about the poor, whe-
nv friends y into; mourning for their
IL. sonnoncsS it is q matter of no con-
sn- Ah, then z !, yits i5sl !,
rec least fOrcibls Andthis is not the
- vance against tment we have to ad.
lit il becomes a useless custom. If
no. n mt on black f6luty for 'the,rich to
Icr. itsnass be indkeath Of a 1 friend,
the poor D to do thesaA Necessary for s.! the
not euce the dssrSv see no differ p
eeP tlisssal. ofmsn Is moral raj feeling;
; 70 quail value in oureylEanIkIs, sl RqE 7 q .,
d. n r;cb mr. nonr rS ether belong
nsir s. SO general; and thehliss usage i i
the sideTcd such a disgracs Of +, it con
eral very wide door open fort Lea leayes J
aip- false pride. .,e a d y FHliSSss 1pHSsS =
nmlg l,g Poverty is an evil VIII g.7.
SIX 81 sons, however humble tlst per
DIN may be, most carefully ftlon ION
was was conceal. ToaSoid an expose&n Y :
"A :, real circumstances, they wipel
aS, themselves of the common neey
g ca. all Of life, and incur dcbtswhich tho
elore no prospect of paying, rather Z
mes. lowItheir neighbors to suspecttlh'
. my cannot afford handsome fune,
tola, rood lnourningsfor any deceased
att Der of their. family. If such !
uni would but follow the dictates
d'as'' wisdom, honesty, and truth, no
le flu. Of the opinion Of others shoult
child them to do what they cannotai
ssided i Their grief for the dead 4 !; would :
their less sincere if they followed Il
licatc, Of the beloved in their ordina
, day tune to the grave; nor is the 81
er pa- less imposing in diyested Of the
Y, fol- foppee,ry fe, which attends the fun
Q cele- persons who move in respectful
ng the r. r. -
Id, the Some years ago, when it
young fashion in England (andimay
laa,-- ! D.. mains the fashion stilE to Civ
g close silk sc,gfs and hatbands at
ed sup mean and co9etous persons ttrt
or, tl,e selves in the way Of picking
ensi0le stray loases and fishes. Ak
lg.g ~, livedin the same town with !
s'!Ns'', eallca | vas married, boastcd to me
frlena f'l. husband (who always contriy,c,c i, !,
g g mug. mag necessary attendant on such 3
iyen Y, n, y = found her in all the black sill
e. e. tnas Ins quired for articles Of dress, an
y y, M M had not purchased atpair Of G
npyault Hp.y .s@ ,,oa,.s kosores .
looking , ABOUT /, .wU O,, ~ ysa,s a;od 0s = ron,
!. os ssin ths bout that he could not surv
ocess;on ~ days. There was a genera
USsss.ga uIsos II mcng all ranks to obtain mo-
p,sSeSl y ase.s. Up wenttAc priceof black g
feIl' fe1Vhsd mi. wich grapes and bonbszinges 4,
'Ss W.. NOR rSs per cent, and those who We
Sor. nr p rns. procure d black garment at
lC,S lcn, l tbo to show their loyalty, we're q q
ivs SSv - ry fortunate. And after all
NY {, !, :, Z and hurry and confusion, the
a''''d' old king disappointed thesp
.ong line sables, and lived on in dal
mentalabbcration for two wi
The mourning Of some on tn
ures that was real, not imaginary.
ito stone. ls.ta---=..-------, =
plumes, t,RFsslsdras wAeoS.-t
cs, might on Iisi"u ,oId 10 gisass The
car of his ,,,nsd IL il AZ, hour Afterwards
0 l. chilly ave a alistd everypait OF