The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
A BORN UNpERrAKER
fChicago News

Q man can be successful ga:e-. saker who IS not in love with his b.; ness" snilingiy remarked a south : :. funeral director" as he smoo,hed hand along the sable surface of a caskA. and looked with adniring eyes a, =. imitation hearse in his show window
 Do you mean that you like 10 han ;he dead and attend funerals .- ase an interested listener
 na; Is IS; wha; mean" replied .- xerceE Of grave clothes. = 1 was bog.. be an ender;aker. The room in wh.e, was born overlooked a graveyard. 'iv father sometimes helped to dig graee was always interested IT the fua=-. process,ons knew al. the reg aader.akers, and had a sor, of awe reverence for them used to cocn: . plInes or the hearses and hun, II stass after tae gilded stars which = sometimes scraped from the coffin: they were taken ou; and placed or per. had | passion for any;hia. ;he SGT. When foand a dead mo. or oirc. always had funeral. ana sfea: tl:' IT acting as nearly like ,he s- gnde'.aker as could. made up mini eatt.e- than can remember T woa.- never be anything bg; az un. .Aket.
 How ioas have you been ia the o-. re:s 7.
 Eye: s:n7e have been doing aa. ;hi.s l always saved al my money V ;he Idea ot investing !: in this bGsine:. and for more tar twenty-five yeas have been ;: l." And the under.ake .ooNed wi;h p:o-d eye over the ION 1os:ns arranged abou; the room
 should think yoa would ge; tire seei0e so mach sorrow and spending :l1-A of yo2- time ia scenes Of mos. i.s
 S2r'e;.Mes do : b.: l; IS on.y i5. sho., ,lr!e don't think there are 4 :,.aye ;eaie--near.ed SC. 0; men n world man tade,: aSe.s of:en a::ea- :;ae.a- eese feel Ike weep.n. a,i :. :i..e Jg: q. course. !. won; do. nafs 70 p. down ny face and ,sy ;o look T Ra1 go .aa&-h. b-, tha. oi keep he TT risA; s'de up. l. ! s:oppe minute s.loe.d boo-hoo iike l child
 lGe-e is l gCea: dea, oi hard wo. ;ee- he went on . say. ;ha: the peo dor: seero D appreciate. oi course doa' d 10 have any mistakes a; t.s efsi. an@ we have only ore chance . ,:y lta mar IT any other business se ,aSer. ia ore Gay. he can ny the sa. ;ains ;ae rex: and have the bene:i: nis previous experience. In OUT bgs.ne. !: we try to pa. stranger ia ore O. :se rse1ineFs carriages l, creates a sceae he rear relatives talk i, over anos- themselves. tell al, their friends, the wha.e range of ac4ca,n.ances hear of |; and oe. sin . blame Us. and i: takes br: !. .es sa1h errors 10 make a man uaDop1ia ard his business Is gone.
 "Wtere does the hard work come III
 ' The trouble Is in the little thla. The gloves for he pall-5earers mas. ae looked af.er. the carriages proper. ncm mbered and arranged, the fr.ens mus; De seated n their proper places. n 2 olr:al eercRca,e Sep. track O.. ;ae srao. oi tne Taourners pu, where they can 5e found. the casket got ready to De oaere l.; i,e!aen:. ,ae crowd Of curious s.,l9. gers Sep; from the ynourners' places. a. {. thousand ar one other things vh cannot De torseea. All ths when ,se parties are alrnos: total s:ran gers te m self and assistants. and when they a.: no: n q s:a:e -of mind b ,h.nk sooe, and ca.eta.iy or any scbeci.
 "Whlch do y9l prefer. funerals q. .he house or |: church
 h ::ioS. ctseS l: Is eas:er 10 attend ip ne de.a:.: ,a church There Is n question aoo.: where the mourne.s ire There $ mere room 70 ge, a5ou, { know ;ae way a.ouai better than iu strange house. Then there Is no, .ha. ,endeacy.o De IT the way and bother :, on ne ? 1T ot those who 90 l.st ou, 0. curiosity
 "Wha: makes yol say ou: of GIT: os.;;y,., os;;y:~
 mo a5o-: ,h-ee classes. There are. O, coarse. the n burners, the near relative: and .ia:in,s.e friends of the deoeasei These make no trouble, as they e..he seewha; o1sh: ,o be done, and da i.. D are so s:upeaed by grief as to obe, o-der ia l so.: of da-ed way. Next are .he ae4-ai2.laces who have known the dA. pa:.eG one 9. ;he family and g O.: or .esoe-:. !. :: had .o draw aa eNac. ,,ae 3e:weea .hls c.ass IT , the r,o.r.e. pro per. 1T i they waa. to go . the ce,ne. .ery. .hey sometimes make trouble by sei::ng #. wrong carriages and c,owiln :. o.: some nea.e. re.A.ive o. more ia:!n, a;e trend. D.: he third kind are the mos, numerous a-i by far the mos: trouble some. They are sor of professional :-ne.a. a.;eu iaa.s. They so las: Is the, = . any oihe: sa:heriag-fo. .helr owa s.a:,nca.on. 10 see the people. have soc.1, eha.. perhaps, and they really CT. loy t. Th.s c.ass always look A; :he remains. Il chance is gwen. Then :hey .:Se = see .l9~ ne moGrnegs take i. The: faces become familiar . ;he under ;akey. fo, ;aey always attend the funeral, IT ,ae.E .oca.i.y. They seem b have mor2:l curiosity, sor: Of weakness. or ne question ot fanera.s"
 Are there as many flowers as ..zesals TOW as formerly"
 ! think 10. ia mos; cases. The custom of going so heavily into flora. decorations is no. popa.E I, $ yer, eNoe. siye and mos. th |, :, dora ,o,,. ,.