, 1877-09-16
TIE NEW CEMETERY.

| Thy summertime is nigh.
ST. r. F. SCHOOL. FIDEL1s.
! TIE NEW CEMETERY.
/ 3tayh: Ttcain IN The nc:n5er atlantic.
After while | wcnt to my state-room an
unt1ressc<l, hut tile night was too cnticing fo
bed. We were moving down the bay low, an
it Was pleasant to stand at the window and talk
the cool night-brcezc and watch the glilin
lights on shore. Presently, two elderly men sa
! down under that window and began CONVERSE
tion. Their talk was properly no business O
mine, yet I was feeling friendly toward tn
| world aud willing to be entertained. / sooI
gathered that they. were brothers, that they wcr
| from small Connecticut village, and that til,
| matter in hand concerned the cemetery. Sait
| one:
Now, John, VIC talked it all over amongst
! ourselves, aud this is what we've done. You
see, everybody was a-rnovin' from the old bury
I'M ground, and our folks was about left to
themselves, as you may say. They was crowded
too, as you know; lot WANT lis enough iu the
first place; and last year, when Seti's wife
died, We couldn't hardly tuck her in. She sort
o. ovcrlaid Deacon Shorb's lot, and he sollred
on her, so to speak, and on the rest oi us, too.
So we talked it over, and was for aIay-outint the
new Slnl1LGTY C1l LIlE ulAl- wa uuW1il1n!r.
ifitwas cheap Wei tho two best and biggest plots
was No. and No. 9,-both Of Il size; nice com
Portable room for twenty y-six,-twcnty- full
crouns, that is; but YOU reckon in children and
other shorts, and strike HI average, and should
W 5fe Set prst1 ay II tn[ Gr may os f
s.D sisni}y." dy 'D' p'''' eA's'' '0 '''"0''' -
That's plenty, William. Which one did
you buy:''
"Wcll, I'm a-eoming TO that, John. You sec,
No. was SIS, No. Q SIP
tsI see. Sos 7 you took No. 81
'tYou wait took No. .. And I'll tell you
for why. In the FIRST place. Deacon Shorb wanted
it. Well. after he'd gone on about Sctli's wife
oyerlappin' his prem ses, I'd "a beat him out Of
that No. T I'd a had TO stand 5: extra, let
/, what's dollar, any ways Lies on'ya
pilgrimage, says I; We ain't here for
good, and VIC cart take it with us, says
/. So + just dumped it down, knowiu'
The Lord don't suffer good deed to go for
nothfn, and ca1'latin' to tak' 1t out q somebody
in the course o. tr.le% Then there WAS anotc
reason, John. No. Us i long way the handiest
lot in Tho siin!tery, and the lkclcst Tor situa-
tion. It lays right on top Of knoll III tic dead
centre Of tine buryin' ground; and YOU ean Sec
Atilport from there, aud Tsacy's, and Hor1cr
Mount, and 4 raft o farms, ami 50 on. There
amt N, better outlook from, 4 huryin' plot in
the State. 81 Higgins says so and | reckon he
ou.lt to know. We'll, aud that Amt all.
for u. Now, No. lincs t.n To No. 2, but it's an
the slope Of the hill ard every time it rains it'll
soak right down s,ll TO The SliOrbs. ST Higgins
eays Il when the dcauun's time comes, lie better
take out fire and marine INSURANCE both on hls
reullns."
Here there was the sound Of 4 low, plariG,
duplicate chuclle OF appreciation and satsfac-
ton.
''Now, John, here's little rough draft Of the
ground, That I've made on a niece of na,,cr
1tlff .3a0F
the departed: took them from the old grave
yard and slowed ti1c!n one along side O. tother,
:irst-conc-tirst-scrred plau, no partialitics,
with Gran tilcr jones for starter, en'y because
it happened So, and wintln' up niiscriminate
with Srth's twins. IL little crowded towards
the enu 81 the layout, may be, but We rcckoncd
It WANT best to scatter tie twins. Well. next
comes the lirln' Here, where its marked Il.
we're go!n' to nut Mariar and her family, when
they're cal}esl; B, that's for brother Hosea ind
his'n; c, Calvin and tribe. What's lett il these
two lots Lcre,-just tue gem OF the whole patch
Tor general style and outlook: they're for me
and my folks, and you and yourn. Which Ut
them would ysu ruthcr be buried ,nx'
81 swan you've took mi: mighty unexpected,
William! It sort Of started the shivcrs. Fact
is, was thinkin' so busy about maxim things
comfortable for the others, that l hadn't
thought about being hurled myself" :,
"Llfe's on'y i]cc:in' show, John, as the say
in is. We've all rot to go, sooner or later. To
go with clean records the main thing. Fact
is it's the ou'y thing yortl, striyin' for, Joh,''
eyes, that's ST. William, that's so; there
amt no getting around 1t. Which of these lots
would you Tccom,nend!'
swell, it depends, John. Are you particular
about outlook!''
II don't say I am, William; I don't say 1
mint Iseciy, don't know. But mainly,
reckon, I'd set store by 4 south cxpostlre''
''Ihat's easy fixed, John. They're both south
exposure: They take the sun aud the Shorbs
get the shade.''
Is How about sile, William9''
"D's sandy sle, Els mostly ]oon1."
:" You may gimme E, then, William; q sandy
sic caves it less, and costs for repairs''
I" All right; set YOUR name down hero, John,
under F. Now, II you don't mind pawn yo,,r
share Of the s1i. john, while we're on the busi-
ness, ererrthing's fixed"
After some lliggling and sharp bargaining the
money was paid, aud John babe his brother
goodnight aud took his leave There was silence
for some moments; then soft chucklc weIlel |
up from the lonely William, and he nluttercd:
declare for 4, ii haven't made mistake
It's D that's mostly loom not E. And Johns !
eo9ked for sandy siIe after all.'' !
, There was another soft cluckle, and William |
departed to his rest, also.