The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-08-23

There's ships enough there to take him
anywhere under u feigneo name"
Gould he get off from the marriage no
easier?" said |, for the thought Of taking
u living man in hearse, and having the
service read over him, made my blood run
cold. You see was young then.
'.There's something more than the mar
riage in it, though they didn't tell me
Odd things will happen in my business,
and this is one Of the queerest But you'll
manage it, Tom, and get my blessing be-
sides your half Of the three hundred
pounds; and don't be afraid of anything
coming wrong with him, for [ never saw
any man lock so like corpse"
L promised my uncle to do the business
and keep the secret. A hundred and ff-
ty pounds was no joke to a young man
beginning the world in an undertaking.
lnej and the old man was SO pleased with
what he called my senses and under
standing, that before falling asleep, close
upon daybreak, he talked of taking me
into partnership, and the jobs we might
expect from the Harrowgatc family for
the dowager-countess was near fourscore,
and two OF the young ladies were threat
ened with decline. Next day early in
the afternoon, Steele, Stoneman, and |
were at work The family seemed duly
mourntul; [ suppose, on account Of the
servants. Mr.. Elsworthy looked wonder
fully we'll in his shroud and if one had
not looked closely into the coffin, they
never would have seen the air-holes.-
Well we setout, mourning coaches, hearse
and all, through yellow fog of Decem-
Der day. There was nothing but sad IA
ces to be seen at all the windows as we
passed heard them admiring Steele and
Stoncman for the feeling hearts they show
ed; but when we got on the Beverly road,
the cousin gave US Il sigh, ana away We
went Il rafting pace funeral never got
over the ground at such a rate before
Yet it was getting dark when we reached
the old Minister, and the curate grum-
| bled at having 70 do duty SO late. He
got through the service nearly as quick
as we got over the miles The coffin was
lowered into the family vault it was more
than half filled with Mr.. Elsworthv's fore
fathers, but there was good wide CRATE
in the wall, and no want OF air 1t was
all right The clerk and the Clergyman
started off to their homes the mourning
! the ladies we're to wait till the sexton
/ came to let them know he was safe out.
! the cousin would not go home without
that newsstand l slipped him the key
| at the church-door, as he discoursed to
us all about the mysterious dispensations
! Of Providence.
My heart was light going home, so
were Steele and Stoneman's 5. None. OF
us liked the job, but we were all to be
paid for it; and | must say the old man
came down handsomely with the needful,
not to speak Of Burton ale and | was to
be made his partner without delay. We
got the money, and had the jollifcatiom ;
butit wasn't right over, and | was just get
ting into bed, when there was a ring at
| at our door-bell, and the housekeeper
came to say that DR.. Parks wanted to see
me or my uncle. What could he want
and how had he come back so soon p
Parks was the Elsworthy's family doctor,
and the only stranger at the funeral; he
went in the second mourning coach, and
| left him talking to the sexton. Ny
clothes were thrown on, and l was down
stairs in Il minute, looking as sober as |
could but the doctor look would have
sobered any man. "Thomas,' said he
"this has turned out bad business and
| cannot account for it but Mr.. Elsworthy
has died in earnest. When the sexton
and l opened the coffin, we found him
cold and stiff. | think he died from trich
for such face of terror never saw. Il
wasn't your uncle's fault; there was ne
doubt he had air enough but it can't be
helped; and the less said about it, the
, better for all parties. [ am going to DIR
/, Adams to take him down with me to Bev
erly. The sexton keeps poor Elsworthy
: to see if anything can be done and Ad
, ans is the only man we could trust; bu
t | know it's OF no use
t The doctors apprehensions were wei
t founded Elsworthy could not b.
5 recovered and after trying everything Z
e no purpose they laid him down again il
g: the coffin with air holes. The ladie
came back, and we kept the secret; bu
Y in less than six months after, rumo
: went abroad of heavy forgeries on tn
t North Eastern Bank. On investigatio
e they proved to be over fifty thousand, an
: nobody was Implicated but the decease
o manager. His family new nothing abot
It it; being all ladies, they were entirel
r ignorant of banking affairs ; but they le
It York next season, took handsome hous
d at Scarborough, and were known TO g
e money regularly from London. The
{ never employed any doctor but Parks