The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-11-02
Two Graveyard Romanccs.
From the Chicago Times. \

Some days ago, was thrown into COM
pany with person who. at an earlier PEI
riod in his life, had been prominently con-
nected with acemetery. Possessing a good
memory. and vivid appreciation Of salient
points IN his experience, he is yuc0,iear
Of more than average ability. One or two
Of his ps.ssdot. 70 admirably illustrated
some Reriorlniaiies sl ryture. that they
seer,o t,,s .hs gleas D, saaoduclion. Tho
hfst na,silipsfshle0st SCI
TIlE DiscoNsoLATis nc f'AND.
Queer things take place around grave
yard. A fellow that is on the outside truck
doesn't know anything about It. tell
you there an internal .anount Of sham 90
Ing on which nobody knows anything about.
There was man namnd Brecht, who
was in the brewing business. and who had
made pile Of money. Ile was young
man, aud when i FIRST knew him had only
been married q few months. His wife was
/ a mighty handsome woman. aud be Just low
ed her to death. and more too. They lived
il fine style, and were the happicst pair in
/ Chicago.
/ Well, one day she took sick and died.
/ Thunder. how that man took on And
lie was right about ii. too. for 4 prettier
and more loyablc little woman could be
fcnad nowhere.
They had grand funeral The colin
was the finest that money could get andit
was fairly buried under rare and expensive
flowers. lifeelt was wild ia his grief. lie
did not own any lot and for the time being
tie body was put IN the vault. Wheh they
had finished the ceicnOnics and we're about
! to leave. Brecht was wild and had to bc
forcibly carried away by his trielis His
cries were heart-rcudefing.
i A week later. he sent for me. went to
bis Office. lie Was pale AID thin, aud SEEM
! Cd 70 be wearing away with grief. lie said
he had sent foe me for the purpose 81 hay-
ing soinc work done ia the cemetery. lie
wanted lot. the finest that could be had.
suggested that We visit the SPOT, 80 that hc
eould make bis selection FOR himself. IL
agreed, and we drove out 10 the ground.
lie was very particular. and it was a
long time bcIurc he could decide upVil
what he wanted. Nothing Was good O
nougll Afler he had pitched mon the lDt
he said:
III tell you nov what want. You
know how loved my wisc' --al,d here s.,l,s
and tears mtcrfe;ed with his ul,erance. lie
resumed aftcr a while:
| 'Now want YOU ~ clear up this lot for
a monument. Cndcrncatll lhiis monument
/ / want you 20 cxcayale vault. Ii must
be tho depth and length Of nm ordinary
grave, and vide anOugi for two
'Ror tMog
Yes, iar tao. want il built of solid
mssoury with the top to he covered by i
single aat stolic. upon which the monlincni
will rest when the two for whom the vault
is built shall rest there.
But who arc tic twu. IL may ask &
Why my darling silc aud mysclf.' III
answered. sith slight touch of asperit,
IN bis tonc. a. il he did not hike il that an,
onc sllvald not kBow II oIlee what two wcrs
meant.
/ Aud then be wandered of toward ii,
central vault gith 4 dovnrast air.
i went to work uyon bis Iot The cxca.
sation was wide enough Coz two collins, III.
lowance being made for the stone work. Al
good deal u trouble, | procured singl,
stones for the bottom and sides, 10 that oacl
would be IN but d single piccc. Each o
these was carefully dressed aud matched
for be hal told me be wanted the best jol
possible. regardless Of expense. All thi
work took time, but III about month
had thc thing as good as flushed up 70 th'
level Of the surface.
Ouc morning, while AZ breakfast, re-
solved to go down and see Brccht, and 81
some idea about The siEe Of the base Cor th
monument. Just about thcn. lio drove up
There was nothing surprising about this, cx
ecpt BIS coming 80 carly. for be had bcci
up, at first. almost every day, 70 see ho,
tie work was getting along.
II want you.' said hc, to % out 70 th
lot with ME.
But I'm eating my breakfast. Can
you wait till | finish II
No, I'm ID . great hurry. II won
take but q few minutcs'
50 won't out with him. We reaohc
the lot. and ho walked up to The edge q
tho vault, and looked into Il for lon
time.
Do jou know bc said. finally. that
am about TO mako small alteration In Il.
: work.
No. l. there anything wrOngf'
Nothing; il 4 beautiful aud sabstau
;, tial job. Il cOuldn't DO done better, bu
here ho licsitatcd.
. cdY = = ~ ''-''
Tic looked thoughsially into tho vault 4
moment.
MIR. Williams. you understand that | Al
|. yet quite young man.
2 Certainly. not aI old man, bya lor
ways.
. iTrue. Well. now. SEQ here. I wal
y you TO take up tho sides Of the vault au
+ enlarge Il, 10 as to hold ona more, for r,
y made up my mind that--tliat-- shall wal