, 1870-10-23
MARX TWAIN.
a gsemtut&ceuce OF lhc Back Scttac~
mGuxhs

Now that Gorge (sald the undertaken, ''at-
ting the folded hands IT deceased aqpso> lug
ly) was = Lrick-every way you took hlni &c
wns brick. He Was 60 real accompanying.
and 70 modcst-like and simnls in III. last mo.
ments. Frerds wanted metallic bartA case
pothine else would do. Ieolldn't eet It.
There wasn't going TO be sime--sn5hotl3y
cocll see that, Corpse said never n1latl,
nl,ake him III, some kind OF EyN he could
et,e:ch out ii comfortable, he wasn't rastitu-
lar bout the general s:slc OF IL sa'd ne
la., auaI container. F.ieuds w.ntei nilver
tloor-paat< Of, the c; fin. siguitying who hs
ua~ apl whft' Ac wa from. AoSs :tGn Eiiow
a fellow couldn't ronst uat tuch galy thlnS
xe that in little country town like thls.
What did sorpse say; CSrsse e.; saio, "h,,e, ne
E;nera1 destination onto il with blackinS
baush and ateneil plate, lcng with verse
frcm some likely hymn or other. and pint him
for the tomb, and mark him C. o. anu luse
1T him skip alous. He wa1u't distressed
Al earn snl collected ~ q heaEse horse; said
lie Judged that wher' he WAS going to. =
sosiy won1d lind it considerable better to
attract atteution By ricturcsqns morsl
character than 3 nstty burial case With
swell door-plate on it. Splendid n,nn, he was.
I've tackled in seven gear. There's some sat.
itfaction in buryin' mln like that. You feel
that what you're doing is aPrr. ciated: Lord
D:ts, you, eos be got planted before ho
spilled, he was e1fect1E satisfied SAID his re-
ls,u.ns meant well, perfectly well, but alltt.sn
preparations was bound to delsy the thing
more or less, aud he cidnt wish to BE- kept
llyin' AROUND. You Fever tee such clear
mead al Whist he lad-1nd 30 czrm aud 60
| cox |. Just 4 hunk Of brnina---tlat ~ VIA: he
| was. Perfectly awtal. It waa n ripriug dls-
| tsu.e from one end Of thst mans he.d to
t'other. Often aud over again he's had braiu
H. didn't know anything about it-di4lnt At.
feet 1t any moro than All 1njun iusurrsc'
| tion in AIizoaa affects the Atlaud<
sfatfe. Well. tho re!atsous they wanted pie
fnE. raj, but corpse raid lie was down on fun
1nets-dtln't want any rrocsssion-fll tht
hearse full Of n,onrutrr, and get out sterr
down OH style OF sur remains rves struck )
beautiful, timrlc-minded creature-it va:
| what he wae, sou can depenu On that. He VA
jnst se. OIL hasiEg things the way ho wau:et
| them. and he took solid comfort in layins
l,is little plans. He hsd me measure hiul am
the minister stand up behind 4 long box will
tabIe-cloth over II. and read his funeral ser
I mon, ing 'AnEcore. aGgcore , st tha goo
11tcas, and making him scratch ou
every lit OF brsg about him, and al
the hita1utin; aud tEen he made them tro
tho tunes for the OCCASION. and he got then
to sing u Pop Goes the Weasel. because l,n'.
Alwnye liked that tune when lie was down
hearted, and solemn muaic made him sad
upd when they auuE that with tears in thei
eres (hecause they all loved him), and hi
relations grievinG Around. he Just laid thet
ar harry AZ hag. and trying to beat time
a..d showing all over how much he ento;e,
It: rLd presently he rot worked up and es
,i'td. and tried 10 jim in. FOR mind you Ii
Mar pretty rro,ld OF Ills abilities in the ring
ing lice hut the tirst time he opened hi
moi til, and was j1sf going to spread himself
hi- bresth took walk. l never gee a ma
.,.uilcd ont 30 sudden. All. il WAS Erna
ic.s-it was powerful 1o-t to THE pc II listl
onr-horre town. Well, we'll, well, ha:n'
got time 10 be pAlavet1ng along herc-got t
mi, OF, The lid md ,noser along with hin,
ard il you'll inst give nc a lift we'll ekct
, | him INTO the b. a1se and reaniier along. u
, latiops bturd to have it to---don't pay no a
) 1enticn TO dying injMnctsons, minute corpse
j gnt e !: Int il I llats MY way, il didn't +.
! | epect hin Isat ri~hen and tow him behind Il
: hcarsc, I'll hc guessed I consider IT,
i Whatever a ro1pEe wants done for
comfort j. a little enough matter. Al
, | a 1uan haint got no right to deceive him
, | take advantage Of hln-anl whatever corp
> J tr,less me 10 do I'm gong to do, you kuo'
J [ mid keep him for 4 keepsake--you hear me
, lie ctHcked his whip and went Iuubsri;
I away with hia ancient ruin Of q hetfse, and
. continued my walk with valuable less.
learned-thAt healthy and wholesome chef
fnInt ss is not necessarily impossible TO u
I occupation. The Lesson il likely to be lastir
!. fo1 II will take many months 10 obliterste I
+ memory Of the remarks and ctrcuulatauc
, that impressed it.