Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-04
Aancaster fntelIiQe1lrer.
FRIDAY EVENING. NOV. 4. 1881.
A Particular Advertiser.

Iastlcular A0verllSers
"HOw much will this cost in your
paper?" asked quiet-looking man, az he
handed in the following advertisement at
the Eagle counting room yesterday,
SMITH.-Busted a trace, in this city.
Friday, just after dinner, Mary Smith,
wife of the undersigned and daughter of
old Sam Pratt, the leading blacksmith of
Denver, Colorado. The corpse was highly
respected by the high ton'dest families,
but Death got the drop on her, and she
took up the bucket with perfect confidence
that she would have a square show the
other side of the Divide. The plant tran
spires this afternoon at her boarding
house on Willow street. Come one, come
all.
Dearest Mary, thou hast left US,
For you On earth there wasn't room;
Eut it's Heaven that has bercft us
And snaicned our darling up tine eh rune me or
BY her late husband,
T. SMITH
81 don't believe You want it just that
way, do YOU - asked the clerk, rubbing
his chin obviously,
"Why not, stranger?' asked the quiet
man.
alt don't read quite right, does it %
asked the clerk.
"Was you acquainted with the corpse,
stranger?' demanded the quiet man.
'Was you aware of the late lamented
while she was bustling around in society
down at that boarding house ~
81 don't know that ever met her,
responded the clerk.
$50 | reckoned, judge, you wasn't up
to the deceased. when she was in the liv.
ing business. Now, judge, the deceased
wrote that oratiOn herself afOre she died,
and want it in. DO you hook on, part
ner?"
But it isn't our style of notice. Oh
.jected the clerk.
"Nor mine, neither" acquiesced the
quiet man. Il was for having Z picture
Of her and Il lot more talk, but she said
she wanted TO be quiet and modest, SO she
whCoped that up. Say, stranger. is it
going into your valuable space without
any difficulty >"
Il don't know said the clerk, dole
fully.
81 Know, partner. This ccbration comes
off to morrow afternoon and that's going
in in the morning if it goes in out
of cannon. I've got grief enough
on my brains now. stranger. without erect
ing fort on the sidewalk but if YOU
"sA'ie ""'s W s,'b tAAS ia
the back part of these mourning clothes.
What d'ye think, judge? ~
docs it make any difference where it
goes ," asked the clerk.
81 want it in the paper" said tho
moulner, land it's going in, if it takes a
spile driver. Think you twig my racket,
stranger ~
"Ail right" replied the clerk. "rn
put it in the Salad among the other
mournful remarks. Four dollars, please
"That's business and the quiet man
pail the money. ''If you amt busy come
around t" MORROW. I'M going to give the
old w"n,an & send off. aud if that gospeller
don't work :: pretty good programme be-
fore lie gets to the doxology. his folks will
think he's been doing considerable bust
ness with saw mill. She was Il good one,
judge, and She was pious from the back
of her neck to the bunion on her heel you
can tell that from the notice." and the
mourning wiIowcr wiped his eyes on the
sly, and later III the day was fined ten dol
lars for thrashIlg the undertaken, who
had put silver handles on the casket inste
of gold