The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-07-18

tors and Professors.
At 10 the funeral procession starts
for the church. The hs,arse is of the
highest class-p1umes ard feathers,
draped with hangings OF size fringe.
The tassels of the pail are he'd up by
q Marshal Of France, . Duke, IN old
friend of the deceased, sn ex-Minittsr Of
State and an ASademician, The counts
son, Roger, and his s~on-in-Iaw led tho
mourners. Afterward comes, the pro
cession, gloved and cravated in blaek,
all important p~ersonages, who march
with the dull stamp Of o disbanded
troop. The excited neighborhood is al
the windows.
Some persons form . line on Mle, side
walks, remove their hats and shake
their heads as the tasiumphal Mearse
passes. Business is interrupted By the
interminable mourning coaches, nearly
all ofthem empty. The omnibussesa and
street carriages are gathered together
on the cross roads; one hears the swsaF-
ing of the coachmen and ahe cracking
of whips.
During all this tilse the ocuntess re-
mains at home, giving out that her tears
have broken her down. Extended on 8.
loungA playing with the tassel of her
girdle, she looks it the ceiling. relieyed5
and thoughtful.
AT therehurcl the ceremony lasts two
hours. All the clergy make an appear
ance. LIVER since morning, one has
seen only busy priests running iS their
supplies and wiping their facea In
the middle of the nave, which is spread
with black, Is q brilliant catafalque. All
last ~the'peopIe are seated; the women
at the left, the. men at the right; and
the organ rolls out its ~lamentation .,the
singers moan softly the children ofthe
choir breathe soft signs; the torches
send up high green flames, which add
to the pompsof the ceremany.
Will notFaure sing?" asks q deputy
of his neighbour.
"Yes;I think go" replies the neigt-
Dor, who sniles,from a distance on The
ladies'
The yoice.of Tho singer rises quivers
ing:
adds in alowvoics, swaying his headim 4
ecstacy.
Allltheassemb1y are fascinated. The !
ladies, with aasmiIe on their lips, think
of the opera. "FaHxe really has talentis
A friend of t6e.ooumt goes 80 far ~ 10
say:
He never ssngbetter. It is provok-
ing that the poor cosnt cannothear him,
who liked him,se 1nuch.n
The singers in black cloaks, march
around the coffin. The priests, TO the
number Of twenty, complete the cere-
monial, bow and sprinkle holy water.
At lasttal those present pass before the
coffin, and the holy water circulates
again.
They all go out after shaking hands
with the family. Outside the daylight
blinds the eyes Of the crowd.
It lisa fine day in June. In front Of
the church there some confusion.
The procession is o long time in reor-
ganizing, At the corner of a street two
blocks away the waving plumes OF the
ping of the carriagsedoors and the trot-
ting OF the horses on the pavement. I
However the coachmen form in line and
the procession moves toward the m
terry.
In the carriages every n was at ease !;
one would think they were going for a
pleasure drive in the spring time. As
they no longer conldgsee the hearse, they
forgot the funeral and engage in con-
versation the ladies speak of the sun
mer season, the mon chat about their
affairs.
"say, my dear, dnyou 60 to the sea
shore this year?"
Perhaps. But not until August.
We go on Saturday to our country
place..
"Then he got the letter by fraud, and
they fought-ohi, very genteelIy-s
nero scratch. Lastnight he dined with
ME at the club, andihe won twenty-five
dollars from me-
. it not the dayafter to-morrowthat
the stockholders have their meetinga
They wish to name me for the com-
mittee, but lin so ibnsy that I can't at
tend"
The procession moves along an ay-
enue. "A refreshing shadow falls from
the trees, and the cheerfulness Of tho
SUMS over the grass. ALI at once i
stupid lady, who leans against q carriage
door, lets slip:
ooh, it is charming herei"
Now heprocession enters the GENE
is heard but the grinding Of the wheels
on the sanded walks. The vault of tie
counts family is at the farthest end to
the left-a lofty tomb of white marble.
ornamented with sculptures. Thew
place the coffin in front Of ii, and the !.
discourses commence.
There ara four of them. The ex-
Minister-o State recalls the politicals
life of the defunot, whom he describes,