New Ulm weekly review., 1882-05-10
Story Of q Monument.

Story OF Monument.
She was a handsome and wealthy
young widow, and had but just lost her
husband. Full of grief over the loss of
her beloved one, she sought dealer in
monuments, friend of the dear depart
ed.
Seeing the sympathetic face of her
husbands friends, the tears burst afresh
from her eyes as she greeted him, Sob
bing, 'You have heard it, then? George
is gone?'
Yes, he had heard it.
''And now," said she, II want to get
monument, the finest and most impos-
ing monument that you can make. I
don't care for the expense. You have
them costing as much as ten thousand
dollars, do you not?'' she ventured.
o. yes, he could build splendid
monument for that. He would prepare
design and submit it to her.
''You will have it ready soon, will
you not?' she pleaded. 'sThis even
ing?''
mo, not this evening"" he replied,
but he would hurry it up as fast as pos
sible, and bring it to her residence. And
50 it was settled, and she went away
very grateful for the ready sympathy,
aud anxiously expectant for the design.
Then the monument man got out an
old design, and had it transferred to q
clean piece of paper, and in fifteen min
utes was ready for the widow, but of
course it wouldn't do to show up for q
week or so. The long days dragged out
their weary length finally, and the mar
BILE man, assuming an appropriately
funeral countenance, sought out the
widow and submitted his work. He
found her somewhat more reconciled to
her loss, and little inclined to be criti-
cal, but on the whole she was pleased
with the design.
''But," she said, '1have been talking
over the matter with my sister, and she
thinks five thousand dollars ought to
buy very nice monument. Couldn't +
you make one like that for five thous-
and?''
"No," responded he; ''but I can build
quite q handsome monument for five
thousand. Shall make design of one
for that fgure?''
Eyes, wish you would, please, and I
will come to your Office and examine it
in a week or two.''
II can make some alterations in this
plan and have it ready very soon," he
urged. ''Indeed, I could bring it around
tomorrow just as well as not"
20, no; won't trouble you to do 50.
There is no particular hurry about it,
and will call upon you; it's my turn,
you know" and she smiled graciously
upon him as she bowed him out.
Well, what was q poor monument
man to do? He could wait, and he did
wait, busying himself meanwhile in get
ting up elaborate and really beautiful
designs. One dayhe met the lady on
the street, dressed in the merest apology
for half mourning. He bowed obsequi-
ously and informed her that the design
was finished, and he thought would not
fail to he perfectly satisfactory.
"O," she said, II have been so busy,
don't you know, with one thing and an
other that 1 had forgotten all about it.
Let me see, how much was thatto cost?''
Give thousand dollars"
20, dear, really can't afford to paw
that much. Now couldn't you,'' this
very bewitchingly, ''make real nice
monument for about five hundred dol
lars? know you can. and will come
around and see you about 1t real soon;
good-by.''
Then the monument man went to his
office and told his grief to three-legged
lamb and stone. angel.
Some time after this charming widow
with male friend, whom she called
"Charley," dropped in again.
''Do you know" Il feel so ashamed
to think that never came around to
look at your pretty designs. Charley
and have concluded that those great,
costly ornaments are so foolish, after
ones dead, you know. We think it's
wicked, don't we, Charley?' Charley
allowed that it was. ..But," she con-
tinued, ''those little white boards, such
as they put at the soldiers graves,
Charley and think they are very nice.
So neat and unpretentious. Couldn't
you make one Of them for me, and put
Georges monogram on it? His initials
make such pretty monogram"
Then the monument mans cup was
full, and he spilled over on them. He
told her that Charley could get an old
shingle and tack one of Georges bust
ness cards on it.
Then she called him "a horrid beast,'
and Charley said he would click the
stuttin' out of him for half a cent" and
they sailed off. Cincinnati Saturday
Night.