Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-03-10
1ToN PoUGF. LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 10 1881
A rATALsUPPER.

There lives Oh Arch street, in this
city, says the Philadelphia Times,
landlady who mourns the death OF her
husband IN u manner SO peculiar US to
attract the attention Of all who knew
her. Her husband was member OF
an influential religious denomination,
and had considerable local celebrity N
the church in question. lie was accsis'
toned to receive visits from many Of
the clergy, as well as an occasional call
from bishop. Several yearsago u sup
per was given in the boar'ling-house
over which his wife presided IN his
honor. There sat down ut the table
score or more of prominent ministers
and laymcn of the creed to which no
| was attached. A protusion Of dalnt'es
were served to the guests, and all par
took heartily. The genial husband,
| however, seemed to have surpassed
them all in the consumption of the menu
and he INDUCED extensively In jelly,
cake, ice-cream, Strawberries, pineap-
ples, apples and nuts. lie also parties
pated in glass sherry wine. During
tho night he died in spasms.
Now comes the odd feature OF the fea-
ture Of the story. His wife lamentcss
his death pathetically, and had funeral
services of the most extensive kind. Oi'
his coffin were placed, among other flow
ers, some lilies and cluster OF immor
tellcs. These tokens Of regard were no
y buried with the body, however, bu
were preserved BY the widow. Seol
y after the burial she related to q frien,
- TINT her love for the detnnct was i
great that she intended having memo
rial of him made, and she thought moth
:. ing could be more appropriate than
. quantity of the different articles OF Too
= equal to the amount by means OF whie
. the GOOD man expired. She went ther'
- fore to well-known confectionef, an
had him glace cup Of jelly, piece
" sponge cake, plate of ice-creain, vii
ho half dozen strawberries in it, o pinea
IN ple, several apples, Il glass OF sherl
mr. wine. and some nuts. II appears tn
TO- the cup OF jelly eaten by the deceas'
at the supper was filed to the brim, al
rot a portion of the contents spilled over
.a the table. In the glace model the Ct
Tho is filed to the very top, and several q
nd ccd pieces lie around the bottom OF !
-bo Gun. All these models, very nearly I
mt same quantity as the late lamented p'
a. took of, were placed under glass ca
and in addition two rosettes, worn
~, the husband and wife on the festive
bo. casion, were placed and put among
LIT fruit beneath the glass.
III. The entire case stands in the corner
ad, the large parlor OF the boarding-ho''
m n table. On shellabore the gla'
, , frnil is the wreath Of lilies which res
n I IN the breast of the deceased at the
had scouics. That also rests under II g
owe case. In q room across the hall are
q 80 immortelles, which also decorated
me. coffin, The widow landlady loves
was recount, with tears in her eyes, the
the ~ of that last supper ana It's COZ
Won uueuces. Each new boarder soone
wed later hears tie strange story, poss
ling with great amusement. nc i"oS
the very kind hearted and benevolent,
you spite her eccentricity. The slaee v
iven is well done, indeed, causing the
t is to have an exceedingly natural II
my Were the name of the lady and the n
this her of the house TO be disclosed
h ap- would be recognized ut once by N
D. persons all over the country, rs
vice. house is noted as an excellent one,
come the same landlady keeps large
lown much freqnented house III the sun
and at Asbury Park.