The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-12
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WAS H1ty anu tWeh'J yOais Vit. tto
loved me and I venerated him. He
wanted somebody to love, and wanted
somebody to love me. There was charm
ing novelty in this marital juxtaposition,
for he was bachelor and l an unsenti-
mental young woman. This condition
was perfectly understood by both OF us,
and as business enterprise was a sue
cess, and because it was such write OF it
in a cool, commercial way, and feel as l
write. l had no sentiment In those
days.
About two years after our marriage
Jabez came home one evening in excel
lent spirits. His back did not trouble
him, his liver was active, his dyspepsia
had not bothered him during the day,
and he did not have his customary
cold in the head. After supper he placed
chair before the fireplace, for it was a
chilly April evening, and asked me to sit
down. He drew another chair contiding-
" along side of mine.
.'My darling" he began Che always ad-
dressed me thus affectionately, and, as l
believe, as matter of feeling, and not
of habit), "my darling, have been
thinking of making serious invest
ment"
II thought all investments of money
were serious" observed.
$50 they are, Angela" (my name was
tngela Holowell before l was married,
and the change was not as pleasant as it
ought to have been, considering my am
bition), "but this is something unusual.
lam getting along in years." Il knew
that we'll enough from the family Bible)
land have deemed it wise to begin to
make provision for an inevitable fu-
ture."
"You don't mean to tell me, Mr..
Crimple," l remarked, 'that you've been
getting your life insured? There is
hardly paper take up that doesn't
have something to tell about the failure
of life insurance companies" .,.e -.
'No, Angela" he /, replied, quickly;
that is not it. The Investment is more
substantial. 1t is lot in the newly-or-
ganized Weeping Willow Cemetery,
which is to be conducted on the cooper
ative plan. am a director, and each
director is expected to buy a lot, just to
give the enterprise respectable start"
"And may l inquire, Mr.. Crimple,
whether am expectedto contribute any
thing-my body for instance-to this
real estate speculationY' | spoke with
some temper, for did not like the idea
q traf6cking in the possibilities Of the
future.
'Not at all, my dear. was moved by
no such selfish motive" answered my
husband. T..
"You call it selfish from your stand
point" / remarked. "Then you do wish
to get rid of meT' speaking still more
angrily.
"Oh, mol mol mol Listen to me, An
gela! hope you may never be buried
there. But you must consider me, my
frail hold on life, and the chance that !
may die any day. There are other rea-
sons May present them?"
IF you think it necessary to depart
from your customary way of doing busi-
ness by telling me about this purpose, l
certainly have no objection, Mr.. Grim
pie" 4 ts p.
"You have an interest in the matter,
at least for my sake. Beyond that, how
ever. let us see what is to be gained.
We've got to die. If we die we must be
buried" and he looked at me as if I
might be disposed to doubt the PROPOSE
tion.
"Certainly," replied, "unless we pre-
hs to be burned"
81 don't prefer it," he said. "To buy
this lot will be economical, because the
land is cheap. The enterprise is new.
There are few residents in the cemetery
and they have no tombstones over them
The speculation is slow one. Men Of
some note are wanted. Good society is
rs requisite i'm making graveyard fash
able as is needed in enterprises for the
living" .--.
"And we are expected to sacrifice our.
,clves for each other and the cemetery
stockholders, I suppose, " remarked. 81
don't approve of getting out of 'our set
even in such matter, Mr. Crmple.
wouldn't like to have Mrs. Fitz Doodle
20 hunting around for my grave; in three
hundred acres of ground, and finall,
have to hire surveyor to give her the
bearings. 1t would be incenvenient anc
annoying to be lost in any such way"
T will consider that shortly, my love,
said my husband in his cold, logical way
1T is difficulty easily overcome. Sup
rose our family increases We have nj
children now; but if we should have si1
or eight, think, if you please, what a sat
isfaction it would be to us in our old age
and to them in their youth, to know tina
they would be provided for when they
died. We must have standing in Gem
etery as well as society matters, Angela
1t will help us greatly in the church il
the congregation knows it will not b.
called upon to bury u.s."
"And we can brag of it, can't we, Mr.
Crimple? would delight to flirt ou
lot under the nose of old Mrs. Fother
gill" Qtwas Mrs. F. who said kept
pot Of glue ready as family medicine
for Mr.. Crimple in case of family jars)
~ begin to like the idea" H aa-7
I don't think Jabez was pleased, how
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