The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-28
Wanted It Just Right,

elbow much win this cost in your pa
perP' asked a quiet looking man, as he
handed in the following Advertisement
at the Brooklyn Eoyle counting-room:
''Smith--Busted trace, in this city,
Friday, just after dinner, Mary Smith,
wife of the undersigned, and daughter
of old Sim Pratt, the leading black
smith of Denver, Col. The corpse was
highly respected by the high-tonedest
families, but death got the drop on her,
and she took the up-bucket with perfect
confidence that she would have square
show the other side of the divide. The
plant transpires this afternoon at her
boarding house on Willow street. Come
one, come all, a
dearest Mary, thou has left us.
For you on earth there wasn't room;
But tits heaven that has bereft us,
And snatched our darling up the flume.
tDenver papers please copy and send
bill, or draw at sight.
''By her late husband, P. SMITH"
81 don't believe you want it in just
that way, do your" asked the clerk
rubbing his chin obviously.
''Why, not, strangerP'' asked the
quiet man.
..It don't read quite right, does itP'
asked the clerk. -
''Was you acquainted with the corpse,
stranger?' demanded the quiet man.
''Was you aware of the lamented while
she was busting around in society down
at that boarding house?''
81 don't know that I ever met her."
responded the clerk.
$50 1 reckoned, Judge. You wasn't
up to the deceased when she was in the
living business. Now, jedge, the de-
ceased wrote that Grafton herself afore
she died, and want it in. Do YOU hook
on, partner?" $50 -}f' t-E
''But it isn't our style of notice." OBJ
iected the clerk. .a ff
:'Nor mine, neither" acquieseed the
quiet man. 81 was for having picture
of her and lot more talk, but she said
she wantedit quiet and modest, so she
wooped that up. Say, stranger, is it
going into your valuable space without
any difficultyP'' ss3 b.
II don't Know said the clerk dole
fully. -. .-sy,.rs s.-v
II know, partner. This celebration
that going in in the morning, if it goes
in out of a cannon. I got grief enonoh
on my hands now, stranger, without
erecting fort on the sidewalk, but if
you want war, I've got the implements
right in the back part of these mourn-
ing clothes. What d. We think jedgep'''
s'Does it make any difference where it
goes?" asked the clerk.
81 want it in the paper,'' said the
mourner, ''and it's going in if it takes
a spile-driver. Think you twig my
racket, stranger?'' - -
.'Al right" replied the clerk. s.Pn
put it in the Salad among other
mournful remarks. Four dollars,
please" seG .rae1
That's business,'' and the quiet man
paid the money. eff you amt busy
come around tomorrow. Pm going to
give the old woman send off. and if
that gospeller don't work up q pretty
good programme before he gets to the
his folks. will think he's been
doing considerable business with q saw
mill. She was II good one. jedge, and
she was rious from the back of her neck
to the bunion of her heel; you can tell
that from the notice. and the mourn
ing widower wiped his eyes en- the sly,
and later in the day was fined so for
the undertaken who put sill
YER handles on the casket instead of
gold. a+.a~ ---