The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-02-17

Tall Chicago flung his clay pipe into a
eorner, and said:
I'll lick the man who says Ugly Sans
head isn't leyelr
Soil I y repeated the others Detroit
Free Press.
HE WANTED A CRADLE. NOT A
COFFIN.
He came into the Office Of West End
undertaken yestrday with look Of great
care on bis lonest face. Ills eyes were
heavy aud slightly blood shot. telling Of
nightly vigils and loss Of sleep. Ills hair
was unkempt and shaggy, The soft-hear-
ted man Of cofins looked upon bis visitor
with gaze full Of pity and thankfrlness---
pity for ihe customers los aud thankful
ness for bis patronage. He was 50 young
tobe burdened with the loss Of dear ,one
by death.
TIE manufacturer Of buriul cases nod
ded d silent assent and condoling recogni-
tion the young man from the country
said: How d'de:' Then ensued painful
silence. broken at length BY the man Of
grave business.
Gan I do anything for you TO- day, sir?'
wall reckin' 50, strangefr
Another silence. Once more the un-
dertskcr began BY suggesting: Your SIS
ter?
Young man started moment, then. as
light gradually broke upon bis perplex-
ed mind, lie smiled smile niure suggest
i've Of serrow than happiness, aud replied |:
.No-my wife,
Sudden
'No--expected su' tLun' Of tho kind for
several mouths a-
When did it bappen?' e=. .
Bout o'clock this mornin6.'
Looks natural.s .-.sr.
Rather. Spoken carefully, and ex-
pressiye Of some doubt.)
About what do you want the cost of it
to be-? .......*....
Don't care for expense g:tit up kin
der nice. I'll treat her handsum, cause
she is She first one | ever had
Very we'll. my friend you'll have it
lined with satin. | suppOsei
jest as you say. stranger .s
'Silver-headed screws too, | suppose?' ?
'Y-a-a-s, s.pose 50. An stranger
jest put top tot.
oh. of course and you'll want glass
in il, also, | suppose? s
Y.a-a-s. Oh. certainly--you bet. -
Git her mp sniptious, you know. old fellow.
None Of your dradded one-hoss 6Kins for
me. No. stree.
just 50. Silver handles, Of courss?'
'Eh. What's that you say. stranger,
silver handles? Oh, durn it. now. won't
that be pilin' il on too hefty like! kin
stand silver screws and sich. but there's
90 use maxim the hull tarnation trap Of
silver. The thing has to be moved. and
must have handles. but | amt quite 70
stnck up as that now-not quite. stranger.
VERY we'll. acquiesced the man Of OBJ
sequiss. Ill put ordinary handles 10 it
then.
.Eggs actly. rthem's 'em, mister; now
yer talkinr' 0Tnary handles III do
But say. stranger, lref .ctiyely.) make
tue wheels glisten like lhunder.'
'wh- wa wh-eeisg'
.Yas, wheels. What's ther matter
with You anyhow?
but. who ever heard Of wheels 70 a
cofsin!'
Collins shrieked the detected looking
Young man. .Coffnsl' Now who the
dickens said anything about cofhns9'
Why, don't you want coihn.' ..
mol want cradle--a trap TO rock
my new baby in
: Aud isn't Jour wife dead?
Not By jagfull. DOu't yer make
cradles FOR saler
No. my friend, am an undertaken.
Undertaken Of whati'
Il make coflins.'
.Oh. Lord. let me ketch the fellow that
sent me here
And the grief.stricken youth crammed
bis hat over bis eyes. ran his hands deep
dosn in the pockets Of his trowsers, and
bounced out on the streets, searching for
vengeance. cmcinnaii Enquirer.