The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-09-29
A Touching Burial Service.
From the Memphis Avalanche.

FROM tne memphis Avalanche.
In .he city lives poor family the
father Of which is catholic, while the
mother is protestant Recently their
daughter, beautiful child of five years,
suddenly sickened and died. During
its sickness it was attended by physi.
clan, who was accompanied on every
visit by his daughter a girl of fifteen
years, who evinced the greatest solici.
tude for the little sufferer. When death
came with its cold grasp the young lady
was there, and with tender hands closed
form of the babe who had been called
home. The funeral took place the
next day, and owing to the conflict of
religious opinions between the parents,
neither priest nor minister was called
in. The young lady went to the house
of mourning, and in company with the
grief stricken parents, followed the re-
mains to the cemetery. Arriving there,
the little body was placed by the side
OF its narrow resting place to allow OF
last look at the sweet face which all
loved so well. With a low wall the
poor mother threw herself down by it,
l,
were, to recall life to the cold, motion
less clay. Every one was visibly affect.
ed by this outburst, and when she called
upon the young lady 10 offer prayer
for her poor darling, all reverentially
uncovered and knelt to the ground.
The young lady. without moments
hesitation. knelt and commenced pray
ing. At first her voice was visibly af-
fected by emotion but as she proceeded
she seemed TO forget self and surround
ings, and poured forth such tervent
and touching appeal to the Throne Of
Grace that there was not. when she
ceased, dry eye OF an unmoved heart
in the assembly. When she had finish
ed, the body was carefully lowered into
the grave, above which now grow some
beautiful flowers, mementoes Of the
love of the fair young lady.
A Fool and his Money.
The Allentown { Pa. Democrat relates
the following:
" \ short time ago a stranger entered
the ticket office OF the Lehigh Valley
Railroad. at this place, and, after look
ing around for while, he took seat
on one of the setteeS. and soon fell
asleep. He had with him a package
loosely rolled in an old newspaper,
which h threw on his seat before set
ting himself down. While doing away,
he kept twisting his body about in his
seat until at last the paper covering of
the aforesaid package sprung open, and
disclosed the fact that the contents were
nothing less than greenbacks, some of
the bills visible being of the denomina-
ton of 81 900. An effort was made to
rouse him up ana make him understand
that his carelessness might lead to his
falling into the hands of sharpers and
vultures constantly on the move in quest
of such prey, but he was so deeply un-
der the influence of promiscuous as
sortment of liquors that he was mot him
self at all in fact, was so far gone that
he could neither stand up, move about,
nor be made to understand anything
said to him. Being perfectly helpless,
the depot officers took charge OF him,
gathered up his money-estimated at
no less than S30,000-put it securely in
paper bag, and then placed guard
over him until the next train came
along, for it had by this time been as
certained that the man belonged to
Wilkesbarre. On the train coming to
hand, he was given in charge of the
conductor. who, to make matters safe,
locked him and his pile up in the mail
car"