The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-12-25
tFroa he ". y. Esdgsr.
Why Wear Mourning?

wish that few sensible. Intelligent, wealthy
people would cease drapiag and fcs,ooning them.
selves like engine-houses, when death occurs In
The family. use the word 'weiltky, Rdvisedly 1;
because Il is only tina, class who can really effect
reformation, for the reason tina, they will not
be supposed unable TO pay proper respect as
the Phra'e runs To the deceased. Proper respect I;
DO yards Of Grape aud bombazine never express
Che opposite emotion Is real, heart brrnking
grief 10 be gagged by the width u hem, or the
length pr ihickn,ss " a vail Have not many
widow and orphan woke az, the morning after
q funeral, To find the little lett by the deceased,
expended in funeral carriages. for people Who
would no, lit a helping finger Il Il would keep
them out Of the Alms-house We all know that,
or u We don't Ne may wake up 10 the fact, some
future day, wh'n the subshinc Of prosperity is
clouded over
That Poin, disPosrj 81, IL must also lie itmem-
bcTcd that a black dItss nov Is hardly 'mouTn-
ing since that color Is So fashionable Tor street
aud home, ard even f,sii,e wear, that II T. hard
TO distinguish The Lads Nho sfr,cis AL black
because IL Is si,iish, from b'trayrd l.rfson.
Another ohlrriioa TO 'msafniag u, that u l.
the most - Pensisr d'rss that r,n be- xorn, b.
cause mus, easily .Ppiie'l rs T,.n ct d.mpnrss,
OF dust aud a. proper r,si r,i Tot the deceased
feqaitrs such 'oluminous tolds a. It sni often
renewed to he pr-..n,abir, OF ri'e mtuy change.
OF mourning to Keep the hest suit up 10 the
proper grief requirement, that the tax on iu,ii.
ed purse may be ta.il, calculated
Said a IAdy To Tue one day. TIN, heavy cr.pe,
vail, over my iaec aud dosn To my kness, kreps
out the air. aud gives constant lick head
ache Why, ,htu. wear IT. s,k'd re-
cause II ~ouldn'I be- dsc,ni to Unit u. she re.
Piled This remark, oi ,outse. i'qa,trs 10 CON
msnt
Thru again, The little ehildtn-d-a,h must BE
made as horrible as possible TO them too. at The
bidding OF custom Thy must l., s~slhsd 10
saekeio,h although only tao OF three years Of
sunshine have PIT The goldr slratn 40 their hair
10 II not enough that papa % Bagma % sister
or brother, may never Ansasr again o. ben ii,siT
bifd.liks voicsr call them T. II Chrisiiau. or
etsa huas.n- 80 ~ saffognd thsin ~iil gloom
that death sasll bs uesrF.s sasiug ats bimsu
never o. little etraiufe - hahi'-i that DO
not lo1g 700 hang gssiaad Of fusr- about ,ts
meek anA ,,ni 10 tue Giss lssa,snsss "a emblem
u that sef'ur 80, shich hss goms 10 in. sleeper
h., ~ u.ay ask woali 700 giss ~ sisn, a.
tossh tia, the loot pnh,, - the destroyer are
ovsi your threshold : irs, ID. s.m. that b, us-i
By mltaf, msn ~hsa their ebt,f b. 4elafpd--
. efaTe aPOn Ihs arm. The amp.- iot,n no
more ''Res, as 49,, @sil,p.is4 totst. s,ns .ni
do moi Al
spees SAGE ihsy of.a rsptss.A, The contrary
and uostly "a sIp>as. ~h,sh esn % ~ hosns b,
,As ssr,i.or, even ~hsn g'i-f Is sinc,rs and
sines this ALREADY recosnlEsd military bsags %
BEREAVEMENT sns~sF' Ah The psi po.s-- -hy not
The ~hi's fisboo tied uron the toot-haadls
With to-bsas attached ~b.n the haby Ids are
forever closed oL iAai u b.ssu's, Thsrs are
ss4 sUs' be brrakius Assr's iasias that ID, -
be- kss- 6y rKT-Fsses that tie usasen, ali
sutrly eom@ an-f ustsr, shall have bad it, say-
il. aos " ear, ~h+n IN he snss ~ 49, 81
pescv. sud safety asf ne ln'ls song.,aft nov far
aeo's The cloud. u earth. tt.y Gill forg.j ,hsD-
ssit-s aud r.sssu.b~f oal, tAst
Tssa .-.y -tss al tho.- hs-'Asahh n isssxss.
ties ,sF,aiHiJ 'i.nA no rsofs 'of Efs' o. rssF@Ss
ihaa as,hiug d,.H.osa "a n, ussk Or snrss.
d,aoiss -esith o. soSisI positon o, srsu respect
ashiiy Abo'r al asss -ifs tbs tsssboo
q sh,mart o. htls ehiistsn .ho siH have
saosgh. God knoss 10 ..s,snd wiih. 4. tb.y
grou older, .ithoai pfrmsiu'siy dfaPius -iih
the blsssnsss o. dsrapsss ne taifancs - a pot-
a. .hich they arr esftAial, dsinnsi 70 pas
through. and shah ibs hgbt o. i.iib 10 thsi'
mA'ufsf yeas MAJ sila as ~ sbining gates 10
The Csi-sfial Ciis fasst fnN