The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-08-04
Story Of q Monument.

enc was handsome and wealthy
Young widow, and had just lost her
husband. Full of grief over the loss
of her loved one, she sought dealer
in monuments, friend of the dear de-
parted.
Seeing the sympathetic face of her
husbands friend, the tears burst afresl
from her eyes, as she greeted him sob.
bling, "You have heard of it, George
is gone"
Yes, he had heard it.
And now," she said, 81 want TO ger
| "a tnonnnae..t, tho nncst anu most I'M.
posing monument that you can make.
l don't care for the expense. You have
them costing $4,000, do you not?' she
ventured.
Oh, yes, he could build her splendid
monument for that. lie would prepare
a design and snhmi, IL :" l'---
"Yon will have it ready soon, will
you notg' she pleaded. "This even.
ing?"
ono; not this evening"" he replied,
but he would hurry ii up as fast as pos
siblc and would bring it to her resi-
dence. And so it was settled, and she
went away very grateful for the ready
sympathy, and anxiously expeciant for
the design.
Then the monument man got out all
old design and had it transferred TO a
clean piece Of paper, aud in fifteen
minutes was ready for the widow, but
OF course 1t would not do to show up
for week or so. Ths long days drag.
ged out their weary length finally, and
the marble man assumed an appropri-
atcly funeral countenance, sought out
the widow, and submitted his work.
lie found her somewhat more reconcil-
ed to her loss and little inclined to be
critical, but on the whole she was
pleased with the design.
"Bnt," she said, al have been talking
over the matter with my sister, and she
thinks $4,000 ought to buy very nice
monument. Couldn't you make one
like that for s5,O0O"
"No," responded he, "but can build
yon handsome monument for $4,000.
Shall l make design for one at that
figure"
"Yes, wish you would, please, and
| will como to your office and examine
1t in week or two,"
"I will bring it to you"
"Oh, no; l won't trouble you to do
so. There is no particular hurry about
it, and l will call upon you; it's my
turn, you know" and she smiled
graciously upon him as she bowed him
out.
Well, what was poor monument
man to do? He could only wait, busy
ing himself meanwhile in getting up
elaborate and really beautiful designs.
One day he met the lady on the street,
dressed In the merest apology for halt
mourning. lie bowed obsequiously,
and informed her that the design was
finished, and he thought could not ia!l
TO be perfectly satisfactory.
"Oh," she said, 81 have been SO busy,
don't you know, with Que thing and
another, that l have forgotten all about
il. Let me see; how much was that to
cost9" la
"Five thousand dollars"
"Oh, dear, l really can't afford to day
that much. Now couldn't YOU" this
very bowitchingly, ''make real nice
monument for about s5002 l know
You can, and l will come around aud
see you soon goodbye"
Then the monument mau went 10 his
Office and told his griefto three.legged
lamb aud stone angel.
some time after this, the charming
widow with male friend, whom she
called Charley" dropped in again.
"Do YOU know" said she, l feel so
ashamed that never came round to
look at your pretty designs. Charlie