Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-12-12
sssU44aaNG s0ssls1sF.
How tsse Obituary E'eet CsseeFed
Eersaved and Addicted
Families.

j. Alfred Brimmer. Esq. editor and pro
prietor OF the Morning Glory, having OBJ
served the disposition Of persons Who llav,
been bcreaved Of their relatives to give ven
to their feelings III pectiea. form. reflected
that it ni.gi t perhaps be-a good thing to IN
/ trodace i.ito his paper depasalGent Of es1itu
airy poetry. He considered whether If, whei
an individual inserted fifty cents worth b
death notice. thv establishment should con
| tribute giafuitously half dollars woitl o
martaliy stanzas, his paper would not a
once become the most popular vehicle for tlls
conveyance Of that peculiar form OF melll
choly Intelligence to the public. And Mr.
Brimsaer rightly estimated that lis mos
new .p- per rea 1ers seen to take deeper in
/ terest in silchsepulchral news than Iii inter
ma,ioaof any ether kind the journal contai,
ing the largest supply would have lie mos
! subscribers
| So Mr. trimmer determined that be would
| engage an obituary poet fsr 4 short time
| With The. a.ptrpose to give him permanent en-
p!oSmei.ti! the plan seemed TO lake with the
| public. Accordingly, lie sent Tor Mr.. Rem
| ihgE0n Gtt, a constructor OF verses, wlio had
| Frequently contributed to tie columns Of tile
.Iof1.iay Glsry poems of What weuih have
been considered by Il fastiaious student tt
English literature All appalling and rero..l-
tionary character.
Mr.. Biimlner soon effected an arrangement
with the bard by which it was agreed that
Mr.. Ott should take Il position ia the Office
for short time and whenever ii death-notice
arrived lie should Immediately eneavor to
grind out some verses expressive OF tie situ-
alton.
You understand, Mr.. Ott,' explained
GliiEmer. that when the death Of an indi-
yldual il announced want Fois. as it were
10 cheer the afflicted family with the re-
sources Of your noble art | wish you to
throw yourself, yaa may say. into The sifiil-
tien, and 70 give them Il verse Or two ahati
the corpse which viii seem to be Lie cx-
preston Of tile emotion Of The hearts OF the
living,
TO tighten the gloom, III certain sense,
suppose? Said Mr. Oft
'P.eeiseh! Lsghten the gioom Do not
mourn oycrthe departed. but rather take a
joyous view OF death, which, after aii. Mr..
Ott,is. as It We're. but tie entrance 10 BET
ter Mvfid. Therefore. Mould advise you 10
touch the hear, strings If the afflicted witila
tender hand. and e.slearor toivert their
tiiissds fon contemplation of the horrors
of the tomb.
Refrain from a'espondency, suppose, and
Lii. their thoughts To-
just so. AID at the same time combine
sentiment with sueh practical in
iofmation asyAu can obtaii, from ihe atlser
THROW glamour OF poesy. Tor
Instance. over fhe common place details OF
the every day life OF tile deceased! People
are fond of minute description. Some facts
useful for this purpose may be obtained from
the man who brings tile notice to tile oiiiee::
others you may readily supply from your i'm
agination'
III throw off stanzas.' said Mr. OFT.
in such manner that people will Walit
their f.iedns to die for The sake Of ille poe-
try
kAass 0CDSS aIis ESoHlt1tftu ltC CAilof-
take bright view OF the matter always.
Make the. sunshine Of snile-bar>t thr ugh
the tempest OF tears; and ii we don't make
the Morning Glory hum aroGntl among tie
of this town, my name is not.BrHn-
meT.'
He was right. 1t did hum.
The next day Remington OFT went oil duty
and Brimuer ran down To tile seasilore Tor ii
breath of fresh ;ir. All through the day
leatli-nOtines came pottiing iii, aud wien ole
would reach OFT he Wotlitl seize il anu study /
t up to obtain particulars. Then Ii. would
.ucIl up stairs. lock iinsaifsill his room, ais..
lOWn his rllyning dictionary, r.l;l his ling rs
through lis hair. and hack pWay far i,silf an
lour at a ic.e OF pal er until lie col,sitlrred;
le had the poetry III such IL shape as would
make the slriken family teel proud OF tie
.orpse.
Whenhfs days work was done. III. Rene /
ngton Utt went home with il 1ttvesloli TIA
he Moaning Gto4v had tll.sisly robbed death
# its terrors, aid made ife seanlp nlptratiseiy
5aIueless.
III the morning Mr. OFT prpeee etl To the
,ffice FOR tie purpose ef e.nb inll & ii sym
PATHETIC verse the memories oil tlie. al parted
mes.
As he csline near the Office III observed Il +
.roWa OF live or SIX thousand person, il, /
rant OF it. struggling to get Iii at fie dom.
climbing Il tree. he overlooked the cfowss, {
ind could see within the oiiiee tie e!iiihs sell
ng papers as fast as liasl eotid sleHdie sIseiai.
Willie the mob p.lsEie,' ESQ iaa4itlea, .st5#a
'elled In the fraate effort tistssI cstflI..s-
he presses in the ceiar h tiie taeiasusf
hanging away like mad.
Upon tile curl,~talt III froIs~Df lllli Esl.r
vas i line stretching aoWai tlIe street Ter saa
quares, each man es sed ~ re:,iie9 til.
Nos7siag Glory With IN e.,rtl.slaess ilsil ilss
Ial meqrr before seail Displayed Dy slle pa
rons OF that street.
The bard concluded either thai his poetry
lad toaciied i Sympathetic chord iii lie
'opnIar heart or that sDlse appalling dis
ster had occurred Iii some aus rttr ol The
,lobe. u
He went round TO The back af tie Office and
scended to tie editorial rooms. As he al,-
roaehed tile sallrtIfnl lond fpiees were heard
within.
Mr, OFT Determined te ascertain the cause
efore entering.
ne oh1ailaed clair, and placing It by the