The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-19
FrNEREAL SECRETS.
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.aTu,crt.Lrr's Exp ricncc.
\ ,;Io with the undertaken came about in
t... The undertaken undertook to undertake
y, rlepd Of our, and as he was going from up
,r.-ringp on n preliminary sit 20 Green.
A, altered to take along as fat a. our Office
IN "a, A. far as we sbonl care to go with him
=, other undertaken in the direction re was
.i,nd We accepted the oucr. We had hardly
80, way, uhen the undertaken pointed to an
-, brown stone mansion, and remarked:
'r,s ace that house thcrei Wen. had the
-, lob In that house you ever saw. They were
. s,rs-thirtcen years old--lovely; died OF
=, fe,er both expired at the same moment;
-.n,nta ,ase-born together and died together
-...ys lcsson--vtry Tho parents were incon-
,,.ani rich. Lett the Whole Thing to me no
ION expense: that's tho sort | did my beet;
4 40 original designs greet chance, you sec
=, bo,h In one conn; united in life uni united
4 i,,b, sentiment: grief. lots OF tin; and my
- and exgcTencc IL was grand handsome
.ttacle. handsome profits; handsome thing al
h. I'm, tme we had turned into Sixth avenue. and
n uuder,aker pointing to corner grocery VI large
,-spsions. sad
"a, M funeral. IL was scven years ato, and bis
TX etughtrr. She was eighteen; engaged 20 be
,,,,fd lover in the city government, and the IA
l., e,p,cted contract. But the girls death upset
.,ris.ns p.exlnrs and siealinGs included. IL was
,sfrlle dow and tie funeral was according NJ
w bss spared fire company out IN iul loree big
aas,s,he undertaken bowed 10 a fat man who passed
an buggy and then said, by way Of expiration.
.itrrpd biz vito four months AGO. Have beon
+'ads ever since
4 ,p moment. afierward we struck into r[oad.
o., where 1t crosses the sixth avenue ana us We
-,.ed Tvcn'y.u nh street, the undertaken pointed
puMthcrouAare on tie cast, AMI said,
4 once bad . sig thing over there. Rich couole;
,,.,J one MT or. man died wi e wanted to make
~ slov Of grief; sent for INC saw the point;
-lle over s2lJJ clean cash ON t. jon. But the man
ia. anlsOaely burned he couldn't have asked for
f-,ttns letter u Lo'd known what was going on.
f-s afettCn sud real heart giiet arc good for our
.-ltssou bat. after al, thCr,- nothing Ike ricn
Z, dc that nate one another, Tor IN undertaken
Tow sof' We asAed
WY, 1t stands ~ reason and human nature.
rgrs couIle that have lots Oi money ami misery.
ng wish one another dead and all NJ once, oil one
en- goes. Tue Others Kind a frightened, and
,.sis 10 show grief and having no greet 10 show.
shack On nothing but show. aud depends on tn
uiuaker to bring ont the embiems OF sorrow In
f.1niig sylc. Don't You scct'
NepretCnded not 10 scr ard affected to de believe
at ,Heh thngs ever occur IN real bic. wnereat the
srtlker wnxed warm, aud exclaimed,
But | tell you such cases art common. Here,
.rte turn down Fifth avenue. Conc, now. vi
sos you whore ore Of those very eases did o, cur.
I' ~ that house there aust out Of The avenue in
lach uan lived and died there. He and ms VIE
Lied zach other Ike bison She had a lover. That
lv4ys makes matters worse for the family, ou
letter for the undertaken. You see, the more a
vlmsn's glad her husbands dead. the more she u
rsend 10 be sorry, and the more money she'll
pend When that ladys husband died there y ere
si whispers around but she smotnc red en- all uh.
On the mourning gear Of the funeral. II was i'm
ptn.s mhde-Sell, no matter IL won't do "a
e toO particular IN these things. Evil commnnica-
a'n' corrupt good MANNERS, you know LA, ha,
How DO things 20 we asked, "when wife
dss leaylns an ineonsolablo husband with an out
,ie sweetheart 10 mourn her loss :"
That d. bends q good deal on the man. So ne
nsn such brutts, 30 coarse and gross, that they
la'e no sentiment, nor any sense ofproprty either.
Such men Art bad for us. They tumble their wives
n,n the grave without regard 10 appearances. But
d The husband j. continental. or scry, or hypo-
vhe be comcs down handsomely TO death, and
gNts lis Hilc gorgeous burial I've sometime ;
lght that the presence uf the sweetheart at the
i1uul le.s thinGs along, a. the husband would
- gr4iif want ntr 10 Sc how Handsomely she'd be
l,td Nht1 her turn care; bot That may be merely
D. nm emph.-s, tel JOu, there's vlckedness
o. 'hs iowa 90
How J.. You Ike 20 bury a pubhc man, say an
IN, I.at- Nv = answered the undertaken, In
ores VI ulsgust. "SIlI,' he added. NJ gu know
j ~ ueu, lnd lie IL Government takes hold to
"a, dec ut SECT 70 the memory ~ the di-tin.
he'd d ccasci, aHt all vat, you can sOmetim' :
'-A' ir,i.E c1ui inng o4t e A. But, a. gen
wi lene an ou -ider oven nickel shoA -
Ana What de- .uu mean b. a nIcbtl show -
\ mean that t.cy dot have a fellow even
irkel u shON or his sIare OF the dlIulgcs"
n, see. Bot, between you ami me, now, how
I'D you like % have tie lury!us OF Tweed, Ui
seem, or Oakley Hal, or al OF t'cm TO -etAcr e
'Oi, aou.ut IhSe 4! Wien tLc.a iciows 1ic
.Teli be- ti-h umts ia The clty treasury. 1ncrv'I
To no ttd OF committees 81 aulT"lTlN ms, IN
.r ana haraI vii lee cneap thing cor me city y
n. eat, Do matter WHIT 70 costs. srould lii u
r. ~ va, IOIl. Have you any iniEcnc, With II
"asi II you .av,, Why-you mLcfs'aaif IN
t,rll ~ t,p-e MATTERS, and always stand b. u
b. 1de on bury them"
We d-,lumcl having any influence with III
.'H - tae garrulous undertaken set Us down /
'1ntng u use squlre, opposite the suu B1.lllnZ
col won't n.- way 10 Greenwood A. Ne walked {
Dor oaicc It occurred 10 u, a. IL will dou. tie
'c'ur 10 mlny oi our readers that undertakCrs, a
sell a. graves, have secrets IN thClr he pug, an
80 that an undertaken does not keen = secret any
ing AAc 20 We'll as q grave does
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