The Brookhaven leader., 1885-11-26

"Now, parson, no tomfo lery n this bnsi-
nesI you KNOW Uaclc G'Orge was good
man, and YOU want TO 10y it On thick. " G
want soln9 singing. then a eulogy or sono-
thing about tnat SIZE; IN n more singing
then we'll ali take look NJ the KIM Old
face; tbcn well carry the coffiu out end
start for the graveyard. Whom we git
tAsre we want : more singing, little pray
Ing, anl we'll lower hun away in goo1
shape and kivSr him in. Mind, now-nC
monkey work on us.'
The divine looxe a LITTLE naie arou1 1 the
gills, bnJ he se med to f'li in with tbs
iiea, an1 vas on hand at the appointed
hour. 1t was half holiday w.ta cur shift
anl we were there to a man. 1he general
bossiuc of the funeral was left to Big PETE"
and things went like ciockwork. lie
sooth91 the wilder, arranged the m urnars
uacked tho au lie Ice AMI d the fiji
shore1 UP in tlls safest mann9r, l Il veI
saw an opening performance pass OF more
SIN hly.
a. the proper time the divine took hold.
Pstor had forgot to coach him about tie
hymns, ami be gave cut ono ab )ut a te 2uti-
fu. other 5! ore or something. lie started
to sng; lut he was eli alone il 1t. Wa
never learl tune or words He wobbled
along to the. end of tic first verse, and thon
his steam gin cut. Ieteg, Ae stops 10 Cho
fro1t AMI says:
Bows, wen have to hook on to TIE
Miners SAD Fa;e' AMI Pull hcc through.
Now, then, all sing:
"A miner was way down below,
And was working So busy-heigh OIL
Whom the fire damp accumulated,
And there was an explosion,
And the poor miu.r was out
RageouSlY klilsi-oeign hol"
There were seven or eight other verses, and
we ha In tgot half through Letore the wilder
looked mp AMI give Us a nod which showed
that her heart was with u.s.
Well the euiogy was to come on next, but
the divine seemed sort o ra1tlei. He began
talking abolt tha King of Terrors, uncer-
tain.y OF Ii Q AMI tle vaiuo Of being pre-.
parrd before hand, when Big P5te went
over and stopped him and whispered IN his
eur. Tho divine .eamad to Object AMI he
went on about how Alam sinnel, and tine
Larps of heaven, and angels coming iown
10 carry babies off from this sinful world.
Bv an BY Peter stops him. pushes him into
a chair a, d says:
BOYS. Uncle George il lynn right here
in thii ere $50 coffin. He never wronyel
nan, weman or child. The Lord has took
hin, and if he isn't rlayin' harp in heaven
at this very mint, then | kin hex any men
who dispute it
s'Here is the wilder" he won't on; with a
heart as big as dinner pail, AMI nobody
kin sa7 a word agin her. She cau's go to
heaven and play on a harp till the Lord
directs. Mean bile, she's got to live and
wear out clothes Pm with her for IS
DOWN.
Som r.
SOM ip'
AMI the words went GrouHi and tn.
mo ,ey came in till The pu'sc run UP nigh
$40 Ihaa we sang ''Iho " .diers
Dream" gazd FIR thc lest time on The face
of Uncle George. and got lin Ia a wagon
out doors in good shape. Wben W. stSartd
for the graveyard the divine skippoI for
the depot, seemin' to be all aattened ou',
but it was no loss to US
At the grave we Tinel In singin" ''The
Fathers Underground" and as tie coffin
was lowered away Big Peter sprinkl.s some
earth upon it AMI says:
tie airth gin Kim to us and the airth
takes her own. Ashej TO ashes aud dust to
dust, and il ke5ch any body assuring his
memory therell be an explosion on the
fourth levsl which Will bust heads and
break ribs"
And that's the way we took that job out
of the hands Of a regular built divine and
planted Uncle George in shio-shape and
proper manner. We waSl'5 goin' 10 have
any highfalutin' famdoodle business over
him. he wouldn't have laid quiet in his
grave.