The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-11-05
PREPARING FOB THE GRAVE.
Strange Freaks Tint Lead People TO Ar
range for Their Buriai.


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Some people are very particular about
their ante norton affairs, Old Nancy James,
colored resident of Philadelphia, was one
Of these. She has only recently died, but
ltwas half a century ago that she went to
an undertaken and ordered coffin of pol
ished mahogany, as was then the fashion.
I" Tote it rite home," she said, as she paid
the price. Al aa
Two assistants at once proceeded to carry
the coffin to her house. 1t was midday, tho
sun shone holly, and only few people
were on the streets ~
walk on de sunshiny side," she com.
handed imperatiyely. 9 49,.
I" But it is too hot, objected the men.
" Nebber mind dat, !" said Nancy. 'sDoan
yer tink l got some propah pride9 ! Jess
want de folkses to see de sun shine in de
sides of dat dere merhogarny coffin" And
they did. }lis sn
Some twenty-five years ago. said a
lady of this city I lived in town in ILL
nois, and was called upon one day by
neighbor, who inquired II !. had good
washerwoman. I said had, and she
particularly inquired if abe could do fine
work. Because she explained, / have
suit of clothes laid by to be buried in. You
know that | nm an invalid, and likely to
die at any time. The clothes are very vel.
low now, as have had them some years,
and would like to have them done up
again II | could trust them to your laun-
dress
~ shuddered, but the lady talked it over
as cooIly as ifit had been washing of the or.
binary description. Well, the washerwoman
died years ago, but Mrs. By, the invalid
still lives, and often wonder If the burial
,lothes have kept in good condition.
A woman employed as a nurse for lady,
who was i'll with nervous fever, busted
herself continually, and often to the neglect
Of her patient, with some mysterious sew
ing which she kept partially wrapped up.
One day the sick woman inquired with
languid curiosity what she was making.
" Nothing but my grave clothes, mum, an
swered the nurse, cheerfully. {" I've seen
so much hurrying and worritting over
things to lay folks ont in that thought I'd
just mako sure of mine. Thia is flannel
shirt" she continued, holding 1t up, Snow,
mum, would you, II you was me, have two
breadths and let 1t be narrow, or make il
three and have II wide and comfortable Pr
The sick lady answered feebly that she
would have II " wide and comfortable, land
the nurse added the other breadth. She
said the woman did not seem to think there
was any reason why death and the grave.
should not be discussed to sick patient.
An old man, now lying at the point Of
death in this city, has spent the last six
months of his existence in debating wills
and making arrangements for his funeral.
One after another of the best lawyers of De-
troit have been summoned to his bedside,
and, according to rumor, each will declared
a different heir to his property, according
to the caprice of the moment. One young
lawyer, particularly anxious to please, alter.
ed and obliterated and when the win was
finally SIGNED and Witnessed cert e in his his hin
for the moderate sum OF $40. The old
mans eyes nearly popped from his head.
He sent for another lawyer to read the will
and its conditions. As the lawyer read he
interrupted
Taint so-never said q word about
real estate in Saginaw Amt got a foot of
II there. HIN, h-m who's Smith Never
had good watch in my life. The fellow
lies HUI hui Read 1t again. Only two
glass sides TO my coffin? Why, the fool
told him I want all four Of the sides to be
glass-a glass coffin, hang HIM Send him
$5 that's q hemp more than his laws wuth!
That will wouldn't hold water minute -
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