The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-08
he Admired Thrm ALL.

he Admired Them All.
No other State could have raised him
but Now Jersey. He was tall and lank,
aud wore rusty clothes. His trowserc
were tucked inside his boot-legs and his
boots were covered with red clay. He
strollcd into wholesale coffin ware
house on the Bowery, and stood near the
door staring around in open-mouthed
wonderment.
The proprietor stepped up to him, and,
rubbing his hands briskly, said: COT
fins?"
dyes, see they be-" answered the
Jerseyman. "You have got lot of en-
now, amt yer?"
"Largest and best assorted stock in
the city," replied the proprietor. "Shall
j show you through"
Then the Jerseyman looked very hap
py. "Now nuthin' ed tickle me more
that" said be. "Look here, mister, do
yer give away'r chrome with each COT
fin?"
The warehouseman shook his head,
and said be had never made a practice
ofthat.
DWELL, | don't know some undertak-
ers do an some don't. You must expect
powerful lot of folks to tucker out this
summer, from tn number r boxes yer
got here"
The storekeeper merely nodded, and
led the way back to a crossword"
"Now there is an article l can recon-
mend. Silver-plated screws, wood well
seasoned, and will last for years"
The Jcrseyman walked all around it,
peeped inside of it, and slowly rubbed
The wood with his hand.
DWELL, now, she is beauty, amt
she? 2" said he. "Anybody that expects
TO have a real good, comfortable time,
let him take that, hey? Why, Daniel
Webster himself couldn't ask no better.
Look here, when | ride out on TIL pale
boss, eff they want 10 make me real hap
py, jst let em hide me in one like that!'
"Hero is another STYLE" said the pro-
prietor, moving on. "Casket. Solid
silver mountaings; double wood, and my
own patent"
The Jerseyman stopped and inspected
it long and infinitely. He examined the
silver closely and polished the wood with
his coat-tail.
DWELL, that jest lays over anything in
TIL way Of box | ever did see. Why,
ifa man had thing like that layin'
around his house, ready for use, an ii
was ginerally known bout tn neighbor-
hood, calkilate his society would be
sought arter by tn richest in tn land. !
iist wantr mention this one fact: When
1 bids good bye with wcapin' eye TO this'r
ball of mud, us our pastor says, if they'd
on'y tuck me away in apatent thing like
that I'd be tn happiest man alive. How
much for that r patert?"
Eighty dollars" replied the propric-
tor moving on.
The Jerscyman followed behind, NUT
tering to himself: CHOW, really, |
ought'r stop smokin' and chewin', an
save up for one of them things"
"Now here is metallic arrangement"
said the proprietor, stopping. It's pre-
sentative qualities are immense. Iguar
antee that this will last forever"
The Jerseyman halted and looked at
the last style with perfect amusement.
At length he found his voice and said
al don't want to see no more. That is
TIC sly 10 IL "eo AS iiSh slS IA
Il. Stewick & Co. I'd hcv one of 'em if il
killed me. can't conceive of no great
or pleasure than 10 jist lay an wait for
Gabriel 10 blow his horn in thing like
that. When the doctor gifts through
with me jiSt let EN- mortgage tn farm
an git one of thom kind for me, an III
go happy. That's my style exact"
"Herc are our cheaper kinds" said
tho proprietor, turning about, "pino,
but nicely painted and finely finished"
The Jerseyman gazed upon one of
them as if it was an old friend.
dwell, now, after all, SAID he, "per-,
haps them's the best. For a good, plain,
enjoyable funeral gimme pine. Them
don't call for no brass bands or Odd-Fcl-
lows followin' on behind. when I'm
wanted in tn other world jst pu. me in
pine an | wont complain "a bit. I'm
-
DWELL, sir, if you wish to buy"
"No, TO, said the Jcrscyman, looking
Mt him in surprise, al don't want 10 buy
anything; you asked mo to look through,
an jist TO oblige yer"
He was ont on the sidewalk and the
door closed behind him before he could
finish, and he quietly ambicd away up