The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-11-14
NEW SERIES---VOLUME g. NO. le.


and his voice sank TO a whi,per-"d
whatsoever you'll hear or see, you'll ma.
n, remark TO any one living, and be ca
tiODs ~ you can about the body? Their,
no foul play" said he, for began to 10.
frightened; ''but may be this legs iud
mcnt for taking on such business H.
som 'er, I'm to have three hundred p0ul
iUr. it, aud you II get the half, the full he
if you i conduct it properly, and give
you. solemn promise. know you Il ne,
break that.
Uncle" said I, "rIl psonise, and kc
1t, too; but you must tell me what it i. -
well, Tom and h. drew long brea
It's living man you re going to put
that coffin in the work, shop! have made
high and full of air holes; he'll he Gun.
comfortable Nobody knows about ii b,-
Steele and Stoneman and your elf; they
go with you. Mind you trust no one ell
Don't look 50 stupid, man; cant You Il
derstand? Mr.. ElSworthy didn't die at a
and never had brain fever: but he wants
get off from marrying Miss Westtay,
something of that sort. They taking
| queer way about it, | must say; but tncs5
gentlemen have ways of their own. Il va
the cousin that prepared my mind for it /
the back parlor; that woman up to an
! thing. stood out against having har
in it, till heard thatthc sexton Of Beverl
church was poor relation of theirs. IT.
key Of the coffin is to be given to him; /
will be locked, not screwed down, you see
and when alTs over at the vault--it will BE-
dark night by that time for We don't NOV,
till three, and these December days aic
! short-he II come and help Mr. Elsworthy
! nd "a + Ill, L L
son. the carrier There's ships enough
there to take him anywhere under feigu-
! cd name
! er? said |, for the thought of taking ii liv-
ing man in hearse, and hearing services
read over, made my blood run cold. You
see ! was young then. ~.
There s something more than the mar
riagc in it, though they didn't tell me.
Odd things will happen in my business, an
this is one of the. he.queerest. But you II man
age it. Tom, and get my blessing, besid,
your half Of the three hundred pounds; am
don't be afrai! Of anything coming to him
for | never saw any mar look SO like
corpse"
/ promise my uncle to do the business
and keep the secret A hundred and fif-y
! pounds was no Joke to Il young man begin
ming the world in the undertaking line; and
the old man was so pleased with what h,
called my sense and understanding. that be
| fore failing asleep, close uron daybreak, he
| talked Of taking me INTO rartnersnin. and
the jobs we might expect from the Uarro
gate family; for the dowagrr countess wa
near four score and two of the young ladies
wer" threatened with decline.
Next day, early in the afternoon, Steele.
Stoncman and ! we're at week The family
seemed duly mournful I s,lppose On ac-
count Of the ~"rvants. Mr.. Fl>wnrthy look
ed wonderfully well in his stroud; and if
one had not looked close into the coffin,
they never would have seen the air holes
Well we set out mouInng coaches. hearSe
AMI hM, through the yellow fog of De-
cember day.
There was nothing but sad faces Mt all
the windows as we passed; heard then,
adml ing Steele and Stontman for the feel
ing hearts they showed; but when we got
ont on the Beverly read the cousin gave
US sign. and away VIC went at a rafting
pace; funeral never got over the ground
at such a rate before. Yet it was getting
dark when We reached the old miutrter.
and the curate grnmblcd at having to do
duty SO late He got over the service
n nearly as qnicK as we got over the miles. -
ne CONN was lowered lht0 the family
yI, vault II was more then hall fllIed with Mr.
h'NTor!ny loreiai9trS, and there was a
goou W'9' era'e; ana nn want OF arr II
was all right. The clerk and the clergy
man started off to their homes; the mourii-
ing coaches went 10 the Crown Inn, where
.he iadlGS were 10 wait till the >exton came
10 'el mem know ne ives safe out-tho
cousin "nuld not go nome without that
news ana SI'pprd nm the key at the
cnurch door' as ne ,d'Sc"ursed to us all
ao'ut the mysterious dl'penSation OF ProYl-
dence.
My heart was light going home, SO were
Steele and Stoncman's s. Nome of us liked
the job, but we were all to be raid for II:
and | must say the old man came down
handsomely with the nepdful. not to sneak
of Burton ale; and was to be made his
partner without delay. We got the money
and had the jollhcation; but it wssn t
right over, and was just getting into bed
when therere was ring at our out door.hel
ana the honsekccper came to say that DIR.
Parks wanted to see me or my uncle. -
nat could ne want, and how bad he come
back 50 soon? Parks was the Esworthv's
family doctor, and the only stranger at the
funeral; ne went M the second mourning
coach, and left him talking to the sexton.
NY clothes were thrown on, and was
down stairs in minute, looking as sober
asl c"uId; but lie doctors lock would
nave nave, sohered any man.
Thomas, said he, this has turned out
bad business, and | can not account for it,
mt mt MI E'sworthy has died in earnest. -
hen the sexton and ! opened the coffin
we found him cold and stiff. think he
died from fright, f-r such a face of terror [
never saw. 1t wasn't your unclc's fault;
there is no doubt he had air enough but it
can be helped; and the less said about it