The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-21
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The Detroit Free Press says he entered
hardware store on Woodward avenue
about 10 o'clock Saturday morning, and,
taking q sea: by the stove, he beckoned 20
the proprietor and said
sit down here-l want to speak with
YOU.
He was man who l5okod sad from the
crown Of his hat 10 the toes of his boots
There were deep care lines on his face,
his eyes were red and Misunderstanding,
and hi, tattcrcd overcoat was drawn in
at the waist bv wide leather belt
Can We do any thing for you to-day
asked the merchant as he sat down.
The man slowly wiped his nose, slow
IN turned around and slowly replied.
"Sir, it makes me feel sad when l re.
fleet that We huyeaii got to die.
"Yes-um, replied the merchant.
christopher Columbus is dead con-
t.nued the sad man; "and who feels bad
about it-who sheds tear over his los
He j. gone and we shall never see him
more! You and | must sooner or latter
follow him, and the world will 20 on just
the same.
Then You don't want anything to-
day" quercd the merchant, after q
painful pause.
"And King James i, dead" cxclaim-
ed the sad man, wipiug his nose again.
Is anybody weeping over his loss: Don |
folk, luf and lai, and don't the world 80
OIL lust the same? Sir. it may not be a
week before YOU and | will be called upon
To- rest from the labors of this life.
Doesn't 1t make You feel sad when you
/ think of It.
/ "Ot course we've got to die replied
the merchant as he tossed Il stray uai!
. over among the eiGhtpennies.
Andrew jackson l. dead. continued
the sad man, tear falling on his hand.
"Yr,. Andrew has been gathered. ana
a GOOD man has gone form among Us.
Were Won acquainted with MIN?
Il believe not. was the answer
I "Wrll. lac wa, fine man, and many Il
| night ! have laid awake and cried to
| think that he would be seen among Us no
more forever. Yet, do YOU hea: any
wailiug and sobbing? Does anybody
seem to care cent whether Andrew
Jackson is dead or living? You or | may
be the Gcxt to 20, and the world will
move Just the same Us if we had never
lived
The world can't, ofcoursc, stop for the
death Of one man, no matter how great,
said the merchant
That's what makes me sad-that's
why ! weep these tears" answered the
nan wriuging his long, peekcd nose with
vigorous gricf. William Penn Is also
dead. Once in n great while hear some
one express sorrow, but rs general
thing the world has forgotten William
with the rest. Don't it make you feel
sad when YOU reflect that you will never
see him again? Don you feel like cry
ing when you think be has gone from
among us?'
II never have time to think Of these
things. answered the merchant, iondhng
the cual-Stovc shaker.
And Shakespeare gone, too! eNclaIm-
cd the man, his chin quivcriug with
agitation. wv may sigh, and sigh, and
,igh, and wish, and wish, and wish, but
poor Shakey will never be seen moving
auungus again They have laid him away
to sleep his long sleep, and Il bright lamp
has been eXtrnguished forever
We'll. did Won want anything in the
line Of HARDWARE asked the merchant as
he rose up.
Can y,u speak OF hardware to me at
such time as this" exclaimed the sad
man. knowing my sad feelings, seeing
these tears, and listening TO my broken
voice, can you have the heart to try and
force hardware upon me-"
The merchant went ovrrto his desk and
the sad man wruug his nose again and
went out.