Daily globe., 1879-04-21
4 cuE4p COFFIN IND STROUD.

Il CHEdP COFFIN IND SHROUD.
The Shiny subordinate of Bill Kings
newspaper quadrilateral in giving an ao-
count of the Anna Erwin matter writes:
"Both Doheny and his father are ignorant
appearing persons"
Now, while the statement is refreshing as
a contrast to the current histories of "high-
toned" and knowing rascality, it is aggravat-
ing to have the rustic Don Juan despoiled
of interest in such ruthless way, and to pit
his own father against him, too, was touch
of "Pinafore' precedent which seemed
stingy without the mental status of the cous-
ms and the aunts.
AS if to complete the obloquy, and with
an atrocious disregard for the sensibilities
of tie average reader, Bill Kings remorse-
less subordinate, having scotched interest
by the first revelation, kills it outright by
stating that the repentant deceiver, after
''relapsing into state of Indifference, had
the heartless effrontery to visit the undertak-
srs and order the cheapest coffin and shroud. >
Monstrous! to SO dull the wire edge of dime
novel expectation by such a poverty stricken
burthen as that. 'Tis evident "cheap'
things are not to his liking. The tragedies
of peaceful poor folk are flat and unprofta
BILE; the senseless babb]e of fools-likt
Dickens, Victor Hugo and such enthusiast
who have never felt the Commanding
influence of Bill Kings journal. The al
literative subordinate shouldn't have touch
ed it at all, on the principle of the negro
porter al a leading Saratoga hotel lounginl
against pillar of the piazza: he remained
callous to all the calls of an irate travele
with unassuming baggage; finally he wa
moved to answer with much disdain, 6
never stirs 'cept for canvass covered trunks
sah." There is no calculating how mucl
description has been lost by th
lack of a costly casket, an
the palace Car hearse, with plumes and glie
tening mountings, equal in pomp an
splendor to Modjeska, or the Countess Bozer
ta's grand triumphal Pullman car. Bu
this "cheap'' follow spoiled it all. Liz
John Gilpin "although he was on pleasu,
bent, he had frugal mind" 'Tis pitif1
history. No intellectual training. Father
ditto predicament. No moral training eithe
v5de that unhallowed baby. And finally
reprehensible tendency to cheap coffin an
shroud, for the weak reason, perhaps, that
: was the best he could afford. Per contra,
his credit, be- it spoken, that in the sad
lemma instead of keeping away or abscon'
ing, he at least had the manhood to stand
his sin and do what he could in reparatlo
at time when most men would have CO.
cealed themselves. The uttermost rein
ment of intellect couldn't have taught b
heart to do any better at the last, a,
that is all which affects this ca
now, in it's worldly appearing"
To-day, and every day, episodes of Il
: : Anna Erwin sortare taking place. Affeotio
), happiness and honor buried in shame, al
: the precious precincts of life invade
handled and exposed to the epublic. It is n
Z so often, however, that men behave with t
q courage of the young man in st. Paul's I
: cent contribution to the drama of pc
s humanity in this direction. That Mrs. Cla
r should play the part of Mrs. Lirriper
i adopting the waif, is not so unusual. WON
J. not very we'll lowered with the goods of
}. world are constantly doing this service, les
l. ing wealthy DANES the Bergh mission of
10 ordinately caring fer beasts and birds.