The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-17
a Fatal supper.

There livos OH Arch street, PHILADELPHIA.
Pa, a landlady who mourns the death of
her husband IN man lcr so peculiar us to
attract tie attention of all who know her.
Her husband was member Of an inlluen-
tial religious denomination, and had con-
siderable local celebrity in the church i'm
question. lie was accustomed to receive
visits from many Of tho clergy as well as
an occasional call from a bishop. Several
years ago supper was given in the board
ing-hOnse over Which his wife presided in
his honor. There sat down at the table a
score or more Of prominent ministers and
laymcn of the creed TO which he was at
tachcd. A profusIon of daintics was servct!
to the guests and all parLook heartily. The
genial husband. however, seems to have
surpassed them all in the consumption of
the menu, and he indulgcd extensively in
jelly, cake, lce-crcam, Strawberries, pine
apples, apples and nuts. lie also participa
ted in glass of sherry wine. During tho
night he died in spasms. Now comes the
oGd feature of the story. His wife lament
cd his death pathctically and had funeral
services OF the most extensive lind. On
his coffin were placed, among other flowers.
some lilies and cluster OF immorellcs
These tokens of regard were not buried with
the body, however, but were preserved by
the widow. Soon after the burial she re-
lated 10 a friend that her love for the dc
funct was 80 great that she intended having
memorial OF him made, and she thought
nothing could be more appropriate than a
quantity of the different articles of food
equal to the amount by means of which the
good man expired. She went, therefore,
TO wcll-known confcctioncr and had him
glacc cup Of jelly, piece of sponge cake
plate of icc-crcam, with half Il dozen
strawberries in 1t, q pineapple, several ap-
pies, glass OF sherry wine and some nuts.
1t appears that tho cup of jelly eaten by the
deceased at the supper was filled to the
br'm and portion Of the contents spilled
over OH the table. In the glacc model the
cup is filled to the very top and several
glazed pieces lie around the bottom of the
cup. All these models, very nearly the
same quantity as the late lamcntcd partook
OF, were placed und,r glass case, and in
addition TWO rOsctlGs, worn by the husband
and wife on the festive occasion, were placed
and put among the fruit beneath the glass.
The entire case stands in the corner OF the
large parlOr of the clearinghouse On a ia
bic. On shelf above the glazed fruit IS
breast of the deceased at the obscquics.
That also rests under glass case. Ia q
room across the hall are the immortellcs,
which also decorated the coffin. The widow
landlady loves to recount with tears in her
eyes, the story Of that last supper and It's
consequences. Each new boardcr sooner
or later hears the strange story, possibly
with great amusement. The lady is very
Mnd-Ecartcd and benevolent despite her
ccccntriclty. The glacc work is very well
done, indeed, causing the fruit to havo an
exceedingly natural look. Were the name
OF the lady and the number Of the house tC
be disclosed it would bcrecognizcd at once
Ivy many persons oil over the country, as
the house is noted as an excellent one, ant
the same landlady keeps large and much
frcqucntcd house In the summer at Asbury
Park.