Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-06

Gently. JEFF wept with them but kept dry
sve on a brother who was dying OF cousmP-
non A few weeks later the consumpuve
bro,ber was laid away, and his relatives
moving that he was buried with as much
non y as characterized the eternal planting
Of Brother Culpepper, bowed their heads In
Submissive and reyerential happiness.
Twas sc on observed that JEFF had removed
many of the pspgs of death. He had tausnt
the sublime doctrine of resignation and was
hcnored for it
One dsy, two brothers, JAKE Harkney and
Eli Fluke, weie stricken down. The lam :
iIes Of the Secss sed met and sgreed to have
a prard combination funeral When Jen
leard OF this Intention be fastened to the
n embers of the burial alliance and SAID;
"BrpdIin, DAT lint bus ness won't DO.
"Why? asked the manager.
",a !, won't look we'll dsts why
~ Der niue the looks Wen take care
"Iiell YER, brudriu, dat fsck mus not be.
W mus Lo, only hab de two dear ones
jureid lipsr tly, but da mus be buried on
81 lei dsys
~ bit fGrf
CD Lswd, man, is yer blind ter de in
teIuu O Ge lodge? Doan yer know dat we
wsrns ter make q preston on all de out
side s? Hah o 'cose yer does, but how
We gwinter do il ef yer buries eberyoody IN
CT l. mp? l thought yer wuz er hosoier,
but yers tryin' ter prs be dat ye. s com
mtn pussop. Oh, go on, now, ON help me
range dis fupul, den de outsiders will say,
'dal's de way ter do hos ness. Blebe III
iue dat ban myself dsts whut da II say:
The managers finally agreed to psrmit
J,fl to have his own way The funerals
were successful Several days afterwards
the wife Of Brother Eli Fluke declared that
as she had forgotten TO take ring from her
husbands finger, she must have the body
exhumed. JEFF heard Of the remark. He
calltd on The widow.
sister Emerhne," ssid he 81 'c!ar ter
goodness dat yer stresses me. Whut yer
want dat man tuck up. tur7
"Caus wants dat ring .,
AVER amt gwine ter rob er pusion OATS
dun dead al goue, is yer 49,
Use boun ter hab dat ring case Eli tole
ter take it often his finger, but turgot
it,"
'"Doan yer know whut de Bible say erS0ut
pussons-
',Neber mine whut de Bible say. Use dun
hired de men ter Gig him up, an BY de way,
heah da comes now"
JEFF hurried away climbed over q fence
and disappeared in the woods, When the
men dug away the clay that covered the
breast of Brother Eli, murmur OF indig-
nation arose. Instead OF being encased in
fine cssket, Eli reposed in a rough coffin.
The news was soon spread around. Other
graves were opened. All OF them contained
rough coffins. JEFF s shop was broken open.
There, bid away was metallic case. With
q yell of Iage, the crowd began to search
for JEFF. Just as evening had thrown aside
a light parasol and hosted a dark umbrella,
J Fl was seen crossing field. He saw his
dear bre hren coming and took to his heels.
he chase was ong and exciting. The
pUr.uGs w're sIure1 on by the powerful
:, c, n,ive of revenge JEFF was whipped up
hv his stute love OF life. jeff reached Little
4, * about midnight. and was only short
di,taIcc il advance Of his bowling brethren.
Robin into police headquarters the terri.
cd undertaken begged to be sent to prison,
nyaniI Q as bes his excitement would per
nit him, thai he was about to be murdered.
An tfIicer hestened him 10 prison, just in
lime, too, for the brethren were at hand.
What do you want2' shout the chief of
police.
Wants dat unholy pusson," the leader
Of the brethren replied.
What has he doneY'
Buried US lodge folks in rough collins
on hoes ,roughs when he promised to bury
US in perialic cases"
We'll, you can't get him now. Come
back tomorrow.
I'VE wants him now, boss. We mus hab
him"
All night they howled around the jail.
jeff, crouching in corner. prayed for the
preservation of his body. The next morn
ing JEFF could not be brought out for the au-
thorities deemed it unsafe. He is still in
Jail and the officers of the law hope that
when cotton picking time arrives his enc
mics may 90 back down into the country.
Tie affair is disgracefu and will doubtless
cast smother blot on the shirt front Of our
State.