The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-22
AGLOOMY MEG OTIATION.
The Man who Wanted to Buy n Conn.


MIR. phipps OF the firm Of Phipps
Hodge, the Drnhurv und ertak ere, was sitting In
his shop Saturday afternoon ruuihHting cloumi-
UPON the duli times Wien th t9H OF op sl,
faced man. dressed In n dun-colored suit OF
rather ught-ntting clothes lie looked clear
around the room. ifcfuv avoiding a glunce ut
the undertaken until The cirruil VS. completed.
hen he boxed curiOusly at him, and said
" L. tho boss IMP
"Ycs. air, am one OF them. Is there any
thing e II DO fur vou sirF''
"Ncll, that'u dcpend on how we In deaf
reckon tculicd the stranger Va tone OF suh-
ducd shreWdncs d" have just had to shoulder
a trcitv heavy Fiction. My,ol WON n went
under Yesterday" lie paused and looked inter
Iur lively over tho array Of cOh,ns and caskcts.
Your wife Is dead 2" inquired MIR. Phipps.
"Y6u'v, hit It square. bosa," replied the
STRANGER. with AN an rowing ned.
"wh!t time YESTERDAY did the sad event
About p. NJ. as near MS we kin reckon"
" Pass aw pcarefullyr
reaved. "Sned been sick on an on for about
two years an better. Not right down sick ~
square days work in two wears. It's been u
great exucnse N through but don't complain,
howsnmcyer: ! came in to-day TO SEQ about
An, YES: YOU wish TO secure n burial case
We have as Won sec, various KINDS. You VIII
want something rather nice iancyf' said
"weN vcs. 7 want some hing that will show
considerable grief aud sorrrr. but nothing that y
people. boss. an AT a time like this-with great
affection shouldrred on us-we don't feel like
riling NJ the nechDOrs. II " WAS a huskin bee,
now, or u barn rai-in' even. I'd calculate TO make
their ewes trance right around In their heads.
hut" aud he sighed heavily, this Is boss OF
another color"
j." How would this do youf' suggested Mr..
| Phiups, indicating plain rosewood.
"Nhat's the price Of that You see. bose. We
live over IN Baxter Plain. It's q small place. an
| there amt much style. We don't want 10 90 in
Certainly not; but this is u very neat look
| YES. conceded the widower. II does seem
as II one needn't feel uneasy with that {. hin In
the font room. an the room full Of people
" | can let you have that for Sii'
"Jec on, ! couldn't thiuk e paying that.
! Forty-nve dollars. why Mn get wagon N
| two colors for that money. You see, boss, this
| l. q plain country funeral, an not torchlisht
| proc. s-ton.' fcclinEly explained the Whoever.
| How VIII this do. them" next inquired the
undertaken. hastily pointing to another article
# common wood. slithuy stained.
=" How much is thatf'
"Ei,it en- dollars. hev9 We'll. that's much
more like 1t. sun, don't 10 strike you that els
| j. pretty steep for these tines
| ." Not tor an article like thsi. -ir. / can assure
you that sucn cutin could not have been
| bought for cent less than g.! one year ago"
| - II may ne .hean a. YOU saw" ftiminntrd tn
! hereaYci; yet sis l. good biz tile Of money.
want som thing nice, Of course. but ! don't
want to JImp N 50 mighty heavy ~ to m.ke
| pc pie thihk never hid funeral before. You
| get what mcdut
"Oh. YES. perfectly. You " m. an article that
] VIII look Respectable ana ~ keeping WIN Ntuf
cirtumri noes, hut vet you De- DOT wish u be too
administrative IN Your SORROW.
IN iiuks. guess you've got Il square on the
! head. said the pleased sufferer.
NpW this 10 au ar irlc thai just answers tho
/ purpose, ma my judgment, aud have had years
/ of experience"
Yes, Nc-. you must 'av tucked IN a heap OF
] 'tt. said thD sttau-ef, ia q tone OF una laifed
| T.. poet. -" his L. sound one, | suppose he
| continued, tapping the sidcs.
"tCffcc'ly so; We use tue very best kinds OF
! voo1.' explained .r. lhips-.
"Ju-t see here a minute exclaimed the
~'rUs 2. suddenly ana iuprt ~-tNelN drawing the
hid rtAker Co one side. " \ uu say tnat c'fliI l.
| want Nnu TO UNDER md thcie Hiu't amy hiu-
| small about the. au that Eve got Just as m lci
f'~n.c e for TIE dc.d a. an other utn living.
/ DONG car" whore YOU snake him from. But %
| ter h. coming On, YOU know, On We owe q o. Tie
to he living rs well That's a SOUND colin an
! a sound coffin does wen enough IA the ri-h
| pace. Nou know; but | vant To- i-k Won
| man % experience In these Things. and under
! st.nding what grief l., If you hn' got a boX o
| that pattern as gut some sort Of d"tec IL
unt"
- haven't. sir"
Just think ninnii. please Re anIiousli
| resumed. " Ncthins q little r. ted 70
| h~ undertaken shook his ucai.
'Nith "A wormuols or 50 In | don't mind
| dozen p suggested the surrowing one.
"Or o. litties ppv1 Don't answer too quick
! o. srcn the public, you know ~
d" haven't such piece Of wood IN the cstao
! hshmrnt. We use none that i, iuiperf .ct."
Eighteen dpilirs II j., theut' sighed the al
Yes. sir"
"l must take IT,. I suppose. he observed ' tut
! when the ncighhurs see that cofin they N swe
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