The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-09-09
LA.WED
Curious Will.

TO the remarkable papers "Curioas
Wills" published some time since by
u contemporary, might be added with
advantage a supplementary account
of the more curious funeral directions
which those documents frequently
contain. An interesting case in point
is that Of the late highly esteemed
Surgeon Major Wyatt, c. B., of the
Coldstream Guards, who did such
good service to suffering humanity
in Paris after the seige in 1871. He
desired in his will, lately proved, to
be buried in the full-dress uniform
of the regiment, in which he had
passed the greater part of his useful
and honorabled life. A Bible pre-
sented to him by his wife was to be
placed in his coffin; and these be-
hests being recorded, the Surgeon
. -FEt -
Major went on to direct that the hor
ses used at his funeral might not be
decorated plumed and draped, we
presume-in any manner; that the
mutes and other attendants should
not wear hat bands Or scarts; that
each person attending his funeral
was to wear in token of mourning
only black band Of medium width,
Grape for relatives and cloth for
friends; that the gloves should be
black; but that each person in the
train should wear. camelia or other
white flower in his buttonhole. as it
was the worthy Surgeon Generals
wish that the ceremony should be
free as possible from all gloomy as
sociations, and to be considered more
as all occasion for rejoicing than for
mourning" .Consonaht with this
leading idea was the expressed wish
that no Kind Of widows cap or weeds
should be worn by his relict, and no
particle or Grape On the garments Of
his relations. = London Paper. 7''N
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! SAMBo's PATIENCE ExrLA1NEp.-I
\ have the story4of an incident at one
4 Of the Richmond hotels which made
me laugh, although all readers may
not see anything funny about it, ,e A
i Boston man and two Virginians 9set
1 at the. same table. The Boston man
was shocked to hear the Virginians
call the colored waiter "a black ras.
cal" and "nigger."' Surely, he
thought, the spirit of slavery is
strongly upon this people. He WAS
careful to call the waiter his ''friends
when ordering dishesrii5.adato speak
\,
to him, in the kindest and NEST cpo-
lite manner Notwithstanding his
honey speeches and bland smiles, he
noticed that the waiter brought the
Virginians altogether the best din
ner. Upon reflection he ascfibcdit
to the terror awakened in the poor
walters mind by the rough speech
and overbearing conduct of these
Soutberners.
No doubt he thought they would
shoot this miserable creature dead III
his tracks if he did not bring them
, just what they wanted and in good
style. When the Virginians left the
table the sympathetic but rather
poorly fed Boston mas fastened 70
get the ear Of the waiter. Thirsting
for evidence Of Southern barbarism,
as well as for good cup Of coffee, he
said to the waiter: "Here were those
, men, who insulted you and swiore at
, you and talked rough, yet you brought
them d much better dinner than me,
who spoke to you most kindly and
politely; how is this?' "Well," re
| piled the African, as he cast a sly
9 glance around and wiped the perspi.
+ ration from his black forehead with
$ thetcorner of a napkin, 81 know these
v men talk sorter 'ough like, but they
;. gives me money, and you don'tn'
Ell The Boston man retired with u slight
feeling Of disgust for his eolored
brother II. V. RI in Cincinnati
4 Commercial. t,. t5tr
9 m Papa, do you think Beech"
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