The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-08-13
The Wrong Ashes.
San Franesseo Pres,

He was a jolly locking nkn. with a rounIssorporation. bdrsudly-tinted nose; and ~ general exterior ef contented mind. and as he entered the editorial den he offered us good cigar, 1t another and. sad:
 How abou, tAis local cremation scheme:''
 Well. hos yourself"
 The fact Is. sad the stranger reflect vcly l had d pretty tough experience with one of those eadaYef roasting con ocrns once. and l thought mcbbe you might like tn make tn item oi the facts 80 as to warn the the people here IT time.
 ." Fire away.
 w ell. YOU sec | was n New Orleans. Nv wife died there and a> cremation company Was hAv.ns good dc2l of boom there fusi then. shc made me prom i,e @ haze her sp'rt sent up through ,heir huc. as I we're Sad she thought il carry her ashe, around ~.;h me wherever went in aAase. vi. understand.
 = And you rompbcd
 "WhV. ves. l. VII her last wish. Yo,i know. ami beside thought | mish, be useful m I.nde. afcpalins her for ,hc here bat never Iniua tlst; noM. sent thc remains round n the company , ct- ice n a pu,h-5.tfj .l; a fel cipi. s4A Nara touehed eit ,e ,a sFeak. and t~" days after th..; they returned me- be.tuti- ful iaajole lar fuil If ashes scented with torSe'-rnc-no;. and the stopper lied in with pink ribbon.
 L,f wts r1r,.f-K
 ''lc,: w.,> sefY much pleased .I iirst. but l had ,o keep the bottle out ef sight after awhile. though. beg ..tsse people were all the tune opening ilie .st, Under the impression that Il contained preserved ainger or howe hoA. ni seIaeIhIas.
 "Ihal must have been unP!e.to.,n,
 unpleasant well. l should >mie mean. should srrrf. Why. s;aalh. unc day whilc 1 was hsng n New York. came home and ieaad iew servant sIrl polishing knses wifA inc feEnains Jus; ,hink oi H.
 Terrible. sif. terrible
 '' Bu,. what 1 was gong tn siN was this. About ;. lc.lr ..tte; fay- I" ite v..ts l,indicd mean crcinatcd T MAS n New Orleans asMn. and happened to meet the super intcnGcnt of the refractory urc-l should >.ty the e~tpsc-bafnine farna, e-s,t |, ban que, and he got >a ftlii iha, had ,o sec him home. on the MY We stopped m a place or two for t ateadief veu know how i, k and the fesul, Vt, that he go; very communicative about his company
 in fat. give the whole business away.
 Did. ch.
 ''lcs, slr: he >quarelv owned up that they didn', burn ihe bodies u all He said they lu,t dropped 'em through hole n the bottom ot tlc furnace. took cln out ihc bad, w.ty |; ni- h. and sold 'cm ;o thu mcdloal students
 Graelou> and the a>heS =
 '' Male a>he>, sir nothing bu, mule 4~he- They ~etild fsi>i= cut up >eHc eld mule -carc.i>s. ihc superintendent ->tid pitch ln enough ;o make ;, bad smell. and lhcn sell the ashes to the .riet str ken rel a,ncs At 3.5 bottle terribly cheeky npw. wasn't IL:
 :" And all this tune you had
 :" Had been eafs>lns that old isr d; mule ashes tll etcr the county lust n- iglnc how mean felt.
 You threw t away then :,
 Nell. no. sad the Nidowcr. as he "inked a tcar out If his Jeff eve. the more l studied over the matter the more conc cluded Ina, mule ashes Wcrcn', so much ou, of the w,v after all Nou see. poor Nara was an .lwtu! stubborn woman
 t-r-c-m-c-n-d-o-u-s stubborn and vcs. kinder though, mglc ashes would do mighty near <, well ,!l things considered.
 And hclsin-- the -re>lsaed-~tsh- of r,.,t. lNho ,al tt.,.ttri n, hrafiusf iii, ilnI,.r great >urrpW. the antt-t rcIuationISt smiled softly. It another cigar and walked out.