New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-26
The Obituary Man Abroad.

! applied to the Office Of the st. Louis Repub
! licas for = situation as an obituary editor
| appears to have started out in new field
| His last letter is dated at Yazoo City, Mis-
sissippi, October Is, 1873, and tells its OWL
story. Il is curious mixture of literature
agriculture. commerce and epitaph, az
| follows:
Mr.. EDIToR-Dear Sir-Ever rode in a
stageceach across the State OF Mississippi
in a dry time2 Don't you do it! When
your valuable and Interesting correspond.
emit arrived at his present burial place, the
dust on his robes was so thick as to make
him forget his own name. / shall always
remember that coach with veneration, on
account of its age; it had "a. & E." on the
door-panel, and doubtless is the same one
Adam and Eve rode in when they went to
the church to be married.
Since my last epistle to you | have been
seooting around the cotton regions, lectur.
ing. and trying to sell my patent cotton.
worm destroying machine. Set it up in
field yesterday, and drew so manv cate..
pillars from adjoining plantations to the
spot l had to move into the next county;
spoiled gin-house and cotton press halt a
mile away; drew the worm right out OF the
screw.
The Yazoo river runs by this city gener-
ally. 1t is too weak and thin to run now.
and is confined to its bed. A little steam
boat came up to-day though on its hind
wheel; captain told me when they came to
a dry place the crew lifted her up by the
shafts and trundled her over like a wheel
barrow.
l like tie folks in this part of the coun-
try first rate, SO sociable and honest A
gentleman got acquainted with me on the
a tl2v MT w no af
rency, he said, and had AMY a certified
check for hundred dollars; said if | would
give him SIS in greenbacks could paw him
the balance when | saw him at the st.
Charles in New Orleans. l will be sure to
hunt him up when l get there. for want
to deal square with everybody.
Have been Illuminating in graveyard;
the place where "Hamlet's rude four
fathers sleep always has a charm for me.
l was obliged TO request several of the vii
lage cows to rise from their meditations. SO
that could. read the sculptured marble
There We're some notices that were new 20
me. and thought maybe you would ike
them for your scrap book
This one was nigh the gate as you 90 IN:
Here lies inferred, Prica Bird
w no sang on earth till sixtv-t~c
S0wup on high, above the sky
Nodoubt she sings like sixty, too.
W
Tie imposing stone" above nv head.
Is proof to that am dead;
''lmpr MT these words upon your mind
A type" am of all mankind:
pressed through life and died too Young
Saved at the spigot, but wasted at the bung''
Under the big walnu. tree in the tar co :
her. found this:
Heres what remiint OF William Jones,
He wasted away 10 nothing but bones.
" hen he died
When the trumpet sounds IN thunder torres.
.'s being IA i,es1 ne must walk in lis bones.
Went to meeting in the country last SUn. |
lay. Didn't ENJOY the sermon much: |
couldn't. for ga. by window and saw |
;0,le irreverent young men at mischief. !
changing the wheels on the ministers buggy.
and putting the big hind wheels on the fore |
ixie. go the sea. rose up like !. circus
wagon. Then. again. one OF the deacons
rear me went to sleep with his head back:
! honey bee few in and went on IA exploy.
ny expedition up his nose: it took il for a
ed Lollyhoch: then laughed ont loud. but
saw the minister looking at me-, so clamp
d my hands and made believe was iaripv
Under his sermon. Twas naughty. know.
mt there didn't seem any otLer escapement'
However. / put four bits ii. the hat.
nd was rewarded for my zeal, as
he brother who took up the collec.
ion invited ne home to dinner with him,
Had went. for he had seven lovely aaugi.
ers. al! married but SIX. Opened my Pan.
ora's box OF useful and entertaining knowi.
dge. and having to talk to the chrpv
laldens two at time. the moments flew
n such rapid wings that te. hour arrived
efore l got through describing the last
lyle OF bonnets. After supper six horses
rove up. with six beaux for the six gals.
nd | spent the evening in conversing with |
lie old gentleman about how much corn to |
lie acre. price of cotton, worms. contrari.
ess of mules and other mora. topics.
vecything is very dry here. Weather is
ry; wells are dry; men are dry; banks are
~: this letter is dry, and you begin to
ink that had better dry up. too
l. Y. PECK.