Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-23
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psxsk. 'sfs$ 90 fer The CouerssssonAi
Conmisses's spssszs trsia 70 70 y slSn
Fsxnoi&sa 10 barry sen<sos Miller.
villa al ssepses fss tie nnemsrs 81 The
fitassrisus dssd. coo c<nres bss believe
shss expenasssrs 70 - sb~msfai nd
~ usssos~s&ry ~ssss Of snbitc ponsy.
Tb~ Simple cszssss~s snd sassss u shs
dad sez1isr srd ssnssps VOID Be asoss
6txisqIy honorst hs qaiss ana amos
tsnfssioas bsri.i visbous ths pomr ard
p<rzds shiss Of lsse appear - pissssns
% . vislszed pabiis tssks-vith vhtcn
- noe 6eeorxte fhs pail
Tkis sxpsndisars. however. this o.
ssnssticas funeral. is fnily In keessne
With ssss ns~ and strange ideas Of desth
whseh izAss lately grown % sDong The
psopls. The sfmpis and tcoeAise ss-
nonarssions Of grief over shs rsisf've
OF frieud shas is gone have Fene, -
seems. entirely eet Of fashion He'd
and Wits srd bins have supplemented
black - shs sEnbsam Of Bonfni0G. We
h1nQ 1 f2g ~ The osor Of death instead
o. shs srsps whiah marked shs nonrr-
Ing q our fathers We Gid our esfans-
We border ths tiacksss rloaa with she
red and gold sinss Of . saspmsr suns<t
Oar IDEAS 81 deasb and uosrssng hsse
changed and sfs shanEinx.
Nslh tie shanas have esrs castomz
and fashions shish are shoily rspss-
hsnnbis. The passage OF resolutions
for pahiiastion and distribution, ths
pubiisstion Of sssds Of thaaks 10 shsss
sho hsss shawn sympsthy and kind
nsss ia the hour Of sfslsssion-all these
sbsngs ass wrose and 10 the cultivated
TASTE sssm harsh sDd annstnsai. In
thess days, boo. plain. ordinary citizen
a4nnot die ssthoas running tbs risk Of
hAving biz body ssIis In state" 10 Be TO-
spssssd By q msfbidiy curious and
~hoiiy nnsympashetic public--a anss-
tsonAbis honor vhioh Was formsriy re-
served for tbose IN whose life and
death The public had IN especial
snt6rest. Thousands ceuid pass the
bisr Of General Grant and esxs with
esuuins grief Aad sympathy upon the
cold. dead fa<es bat che same thousands
In passing the open cotfia Of plain John
smith OF Riehsrd Williams would have
No fssIinz bat that peculiar sense Of
iansrid satisfaction II tho qualification
Of moxhid earioslty. The real Rrisf
Is sonfned % thass Who hsss knoxn
and loved the dead and 10 those who are
bound 10 him by ties OF erAtiiuds for
services which be has rendered.
Our funeral Of today ID frand sad q
sham. II sssasse be more dsmcnstra-
zion OF rejoicing than a demonstration
Of grief --more pablo festival thsa .
ssasonuf mnarnina. The state funeral
Of today u satisfactory 10 no one. Il IL
bcid violation OF tbs sancsisy Of grief.
The srus mosrnezs Submit 10 10 FROM q
heroic. II missaksp. aense Of duty. and
tho publio submits 10 II because II l. the
custom.
When viii shn pnblio taste again b.
- simple ~ 10 The passS When viii ss
again be content IN times OF nlonrnina
20 tssarn wishpas osssntstion-ts safer
wishsus advertising our snferines Il
The worids The sooner ve drop sh,
sham fnnsrai aud return 10 the real one
she sooner our Initiated taste IL over
como and oar trae feelings reasses
themselves. The better Il viii b Tor all
for the public. Tor thoss Who msarn
and fvr those WIN are saaurned.