Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-23
THE MAN IN THE TOWER,

10 Talks About ihe Cremation Question
a genuine norther was whistling
through the tower when the reporter
went up yesterday to interview the
oh mnn abaut the events 0f the week
The old fellow had Bis linen buster
buttoncd up close under his throat,
Huf us long hair whbled in wanton
wildness about his ears; his ranta-
ioons Wo or three inches too short,
capped about his nltenuMed ankles In
mute appeal 10 he heightened.
.iiow ARE ynu old mpuY said tie
reporter who had Cotton into the loQ6-
out unobseryed.
The Old man tuned around and his
his aStonished gaze had Kind OF
where.diG-g Ol-cone. liom look az he
said: 81 thought You were dead
"ifow tor asked the aslt nished re-
porter.
"On,n said the old fellow 'as lac
seated himself in one cf the windows
and took m extra reef in his old buster,
g am glad II Is not 50, but heard
that there was going to be about seven
teen suicides around the GAZETTE of
flee about the 9th Of This month, and
not seeing you for several days past,
supposed you, too had taken the
morphine route, while the last rose of
summer shed lis dying perfume about
you, and the homeward-tlyings swallow
left for Parts unknown
what do you think of the cremn-
ton question ?" asked the reporter, rs
The old man told his organist to play u
dead march. AS the solemn music
swelled under the pressure Of the north
wind, the old man replied
cts u gocd thing to talk about in
ihis kind Of weather, but not pleasant
TO contemplate the idea of having
your ashe. bottled up like asp,cmcn
of rare old brandy"
"ihey tel me they can burn Il EEL.
low into a handful OF ashes to hc set
up ia M urn or bottle IN some niche
IN tho wall, ard labelled with appro,
PIRATE names, etc. | suppose when
this cremation business becomes uni.
Yers0 that oar rich nNt0hs will try to
gel cUl Cp.ious OF the ashes of dfsiiH.
gulshed men as they 10 pictures and
hooks IL this agc. Then instcnd Of
faisinp fieAGs Into The library on pic.
ire gallery they VIII 80 into the pre-
owing room aud Say as thoy point ont
Urn after urn or bottle after bottle.
''flls, my dear friends Is the dust of
AIR, Dors -, whoaccpmplishodslhe re-
niafkahle feat of soaping the whole
state IF Indiana III twuweeks and who
was tie great bulldog OF The late Re.
puoialn plrty from Geuesis rs Rev
Citations, this IA MIR. Deihltree who was
thN eli .upion liar OF the world; this "
Biliie AaloNc who ought 70 have been
crenlated the instant lie WAS horn.
this IS Tim Blaine, who WAS Great
man and who carried sun.strukes
iIug..d Ia his pockct to knock out
M0liigah letiels this II sammy Til
den and 80 lhey viii 90 on through
the tisl until"
] say Old man interrupted the re-
porter, fearing The I'D fllow had
wound up and let loose on an eight |
day 5 nip 10 Keep company with bis I
cock, "havc you seen The book agent |
slHce | was up here laSl?p
"Nn, | have not, said The old man, |
and h!s ryes looked like those of a
Kilkenny cat ms he seized the reporter
i,S the cravat, 'and have mind to
tie ycA 20 the pendulum OF my old
e,oe, and 50 into the country for
week ~ the time ! SO. back YOU
wan'l lie a 1T subject for crenia-
ti0n, or know enough not ia send
female booS agent into tbs tower
n gain
~ teG sou I hal rather face
'nortnev IA Deeambcr, fresh from my
dfelms without amy preparation, tha1
bq bored witha She book agent
Inc orchestra stlucl, up the 6rsl
notes Of Parsltal y the old man made
a vain endeavur 10 introduce the bot. 4,