Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-14
Historical Rooms
Playing Funeral.

one DAY was lying on my lounge
trying TO sleep, when | beard the
patter of childish feet along the hall.
followed by q scratehy tap at nv
door. | did not answer for / did
not feel like entertaining two such
frolicsome visitors AZ my little twin
nephew and niece, Willie and Title
Blackstone bat after q short silence
the door was pushed cautiously open
and two curly heads peeped 10.
sOh DEAR sighed one, 'auntis's
asleep
oh dear sighed the other, what
shall We do p
Lets 90 in
sSh-sh-h-don't wake her.
They tip-toed by, over to the win-
dow, and looked down into the mud
dy streets and sighed. I felt. sorry
for the forlorn little creatures, and
was going to wake up and cry 'boo,'
when Title said:
Let's play funeral and bury aun-
tie.'
sHush,' said Willie sternly don't
ak so loud, you will wake her up
'Yon can't wake dead folks, laughs.
ed Title.
well, Eli be the undertaken
Bring the casket this way said
Fillie, giving orders.
You must not say that, that's my
business
what can say p
sBs the visitors and talk
Last summer when the children
we're in the country they went to q
funeral, and it made q deep Impress
ION on them.
Title.
Then sio Pitched her voice into q
higher key and SAID:
'Squisite flowers; > thon she Drop
ped it way down into her little boots
and said mournfully 'she died 80
young
'Bat she was ready to go said
Willie, joining in as visitor.
sWhatll become of all of her chill
dren p she asked dolefully.
'How many did she have
sSeventeen-all twins she ans
wered, so pIaintively that almost
laughed.
They'll grow up he replied log
ically.
sBut who will take care Of them p
God. He takes care of the SPAR
rows, and children are bigger. PLAY
the mournefs have come IN, whis-
pered Willie.
sAll right said Tillie Cheeriully;
then suddenly she sobbed.
There's her begrieved mother
(which one?'
The one with the Grape handker-
Chief
'l'll make the ealogy,' said Willie,
after short pause.
Go ahead said TiIlie, who some-
times forgets she is q girl.
The deceased was a woman. She
liked children, and was the auntie of
u.s.
mo, no, Willie, she had seventeen
Children
'Sae had seventeen childran-to
some she gave water, TO some she
gave bread, she whipped them all
soundly and sent them to bed
THAT was the old woman that
lived in the SHOE laughed Tlllle
alond, much to the discomfort of
poor Willie, who always gets things
mixed.
As soon as he restored order he
went on: DO not weep for her my
brethren. She is happier than you.
Let ns pray
Together the dear little thin gs re.
peated the 'Our father and Willie
added:
Dear God, we know that she is
in heaven. We know all good PEG.
pie go TO heaven, because jesus
Christ went there when he died,
Make US all live as we'll as she did,
so that we shall see her whom we die
and do not let us wish she were here
again, because you took her away,
and you know best. Amen.
Just then their nurse called them
to their luncheon, and they ran
away, leaving me to rejoice at their
great faith, and pray that it may
not falter when the time comes for
them to give up their treasures and
say, Thy will be done. God knows
oest.-Elinor Elliot, in Congregations
dlist.