Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-06-01
BUCKS" FUNERAL.

not in his own quarrel, it is true, but iu
the defence Of a stranger beset by num-
bers. He had kept sumptuous saloon.
He had been the proprietor of dashiug
helpmect, whom he could have discarded
without the formality Of a divorce. He
had held high position 10 the Fire De.
partment, and been a very Warwick 10
politics. When he died there was great
lamentation throughout the town, but es-
pecially in the vast bottom stratum of So
cic'y. On the inquest it was shown that
Buck Fanshaw, in the dclirium of vast.
ing typhoid fever, had taken arsenic, shot
himself through the body, cut his throat,
and jumped out Of u f,ur-story window
aud brokcd his neck and after due delib.
Grafton the jury, sad and fearful, but
with intellsa ance unbliuded by its sorrow,
brought in verdict of death "by the
visitation of Odd" What could the world
do without jules?
Prodigious preparations we're made for
the funeral. III the vehicles 10 town we're
hired, and the saloons were put in
mourning, ali he municipal aud fire COM
pnny flags wei hung at half mast, and all
the frcmen orfred to muster in uniform
and bring theIlmachines duly draped iu
black
Regre,ful resolutions we're passed and
various comm't'd were appointed among
others, commltse OF one was appointed
to call on m'nlter--a fragile, spiritual
new ficdgliug froi an Eastern theological
seminary, and yet unacquainted with
the ways Of the lines. The committee.
man, "Scotty" BEgs, made his visit.
Being admittedlo his presence, he sat
down before the cltgyman, placed his fire.
hat on an unfnisl1d ID manuscript sermon
under the minister nose. took from it
red silk handkerchif wiped his brow and
heavcd sigh OF lsmal impressiveness
explanatory of his hsiness. He choked
and even shed tears,but with an effort he
mastered his voice al said, in lugutrious
tones:
"Are you the ducIhat runs the Gospel
mill next door?"
IAN the-pardoIm believe do
not understand 2"
With another sigh akl half sob Scotty
rejoincd:
why, you see, We ae in bit of trou-
BILE, the buys thought y be you'd give
us lift, it we'd tackle u; that is, if I've
got the right Of it, and pu are the head
c!e,k of the doxology vol next door"
~ am the shepherd charge Of the
flock whose fold is next dtr."
"The which ?"
"The spiritual adviser dthe little com-
pany Of believers whose suH,uary adioius
these premises"
| Scotty scratched his hd, reflected a
moment, and then said:
You rather hold overbe, pard. I
reckon | can't call that hanl Ante aad
pass the buck"
"How? | beg your pardo1 What did
understand you to say 7"
well, you've rather got y bulge on
me. Or may be we've both g4he bulge,
somehow. You dout smoke le and l
dou't smoke you. You see one the boys
has passed in his checks, aud want to
give him good ssnd.otf, and sdbe thing
I'm On now is to rout out soibody to
jerk out u little chin music tops, aud
waltz him through handsome"
My friend, seem to grow Ire and
more bcwildered. Your observsSns are
wholly iucompreheusible to me. tounot
you simplify them some way? A6rst l
thought perhaps I understood u but
now l grope. Would it not expedij mat
ters if you restricted yourself to dkyor.
ical statements Of fact uincumberdAvth
obs,ructiug accumula,ions Of meShor
aud allesury?"
Another pause, and more reAdbu.
Then Scotty said:
"Fll have tu pass, I reckon"
"How?"
"You've raised the out, pard."
: Il still fail to catch your meauiug.'t
Why, that last lead Of youro is
many for me-,hat's the idea, 1 Cd
neither trump nor follow suit"
, The clergyman sank back in his chi
pcrplexed. Scot'y leaned his head on /
hand. snd gave himself up to reflectio
, Presently his face came up, sorroxfal Al
confident.