The New York herald., 1870-04-24
A BOGUS MOURNEa.

Singular Scene in a Grnveyard-A Parent
and Child struggiins Over a Corpse-How
DisconxoIute WiIowcr Assuaged His
Grief.
Within the past few days singular and In many
respects ludlcrous incident, connected with the
burial OF wife and the almost immediate marriage
OF the wld0wer, occurred at Tsrrytown, on the
Hudson, where the circumstance is at present the
subject OF general comment and the source Of uni
versal merriment
1t appears that the wife Of thrifty Frenchman,
named vigiioni, who pursues the avocation OF an
upholsterer In the village named, died few days
since, after lingering illness, anu such was the ap
parent grief Of her husband that he could not even
remain in the house with the Corpse 81 biz idolzed
Spouse but taking his children with HIM ne left her
.e.ess t0rn In sole possession OF the abode Ia the
meantime he caused number of funeral invitations
to be printed, OF which the following ls copy:-
Departed this life at Tayown Marie Marguerite aoMas
General
and beloved wife of William Vigioni Born Rochesteron
She is dead in this world but her soul is With Goa, wSe
the remembrance OF her womaay worth remains with her
requested 10 attend the funeral services to-day
the family residence Water street, back of the Post oc at
MONDAY, AprIl II, 1870
The mortuary rites took place from St. Marks
Episcopal church. and on the funeral process on
reaching Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Notwithstanding
a pelting rain storm which prevailed at the time,
removed. This done, the sorrow-striCken man In
heartrendlng expressions OF grief baAe farewell to
the departed, ana having pressed the cold lips OF
Lne corpse called on his little sou, five years Old,
follow his example. The youBgster promptly re-
fused TO do So when his father ito the surprise or
the officiating clergyman and the assembage
presenD caught hlm by the back OF his
neck and endeavored TO force the chid's
face into contact with that OF the corpse
struggle took place between the father
and son, which lasted for some moments and finally
ended In favor OF the latter. While the burial SER
vice was being read the disconsoate husband re-
mained ON his Knees bending over The coffin, and
when the latter had been lowered into It's place he
seized handful OF clay, and, standing at the head
OF the grave scattered u on the coffin, again pro-
nouncmg his valedlction TO the deceased IN melo-
| dramatic tones, ultimately breaking down with in
tense grief, v hen he was borne from the sepucnre
by some sympathizng friends.
owing to the protraCted illness OF his late wife,
unfinished work had accumulated on the hands or
the upholsterer and 1t Is generally believed
that before the day on which hs partner had
been Ainterred the 'nconsoabler( widower had re-
solved to make up for lost time by providing him.
| self with another helpmate. Next day he was no.
ticed driving out with spinster OF German extrac
tion, whose views SO happily accorded with his own
that common rumor says he proposed and was ac-
cepted and that on the following day she was duly
installed as mistress OF his household Thus IN
three days OF the past week were accomplished the
mortuary rites over wife, the inception and termi
nation OF O widower's Courtship and his second
marriage. This Is marrying with vengeance.