The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-14
GRAFTON
OF George william Curtis over the Dead
Body of Grover.

FIRST CITIZEN: This Grover was a tyrantl
SECOND CITIZEN; Nay that's certain. We
are blost that we are rid - him.
G. w. c.: You gentle Romans
THIRD CITIZEN: Peace, let us hear what G.
Willie Curtis can say OF him.
CITIZENS Down in 'front.' Let us hear him
q. W. c.: Friends, old Romans, Country
men, lend me your ears | come to bury
Grover, not to praise him The good that men
do lives after them, the evil is oft planted
with their homes: that's the kind Of a man
Grover was. The noble Dana hath told you
Grover was Mugwump; II It were so it were
grievous fault, and grioyously hath Grover
answered II. Here under leave Of Dana and
the rest-for Dana is an honorable man, so are
they all, all honorable men-come | to speak
In Growers funeral. He was my friend; faith
ful and just to me but Dana says he was a
Mugwump, and Dana is an honorable man.
He hath brought many offices home to Rome
whose salaries did the party's Golfers fill. Did
this in Cover seem mugwumpery2 You all did
love him once, not without cause what cause
withholds you now to mourn for him2 Bear
with me; my heart is in the coffin there with
Grover, and l must pause till it comes back to
me-
First Cir: Methinks there is much reason
in his sayings.
SEC. CIT: II thou consider rightly of the
matter, Grover has had great wrong.
THIRD CIT.; Well, ] should SMILE fear
there will worse come in his place.
FOURTH CIT; Now, mark him; he begins
again to speak.
! G. W. T.; But yesterday the word Of Grover
might have stood against the world; now lies
/ he there, and none SO poor to do him rever-
ence. III you have tears prepare TO shed them
now. You all do know this mantle. 1 re-
member the first time Grover put it on; twas
on March morning, some months before the
day he overcame the Republicanii. Look, in
this place ran Gorman's dagger through; see
what rent the envious Dave Hill made;
through this the disenchanting Dana stabbed,
and as he plucked his sharpened knife away,
mark how the hope of Grover followed it, as
rushing out Of door. to be resolved If Dana
so unkindly knocked or no. This was the
most unkindest cut Of ALL for when the noble
Grover saw him stab, iugratitude more strong
than traitors arms quite vanqushed him;
then burst his mighty heart, and Grover fell.
Oh, what fall was there, my countrymenl
Then l, and you, and all of us, fell down,
whilst bloody treason 1ourished over us.
CITIZENS: oh, piteous spectaclel oh, noble
Grover! Oh, woeful dayl Revepgel Seek
Burnl Fret Slayl Let not traitor live!
@. W. c.; Good friends, sweet friends, lei
me not stir you up to such flood of mutiny
They that have done this deed are honorable
What private griefs they have, alasl l know
not, that made them do it; they are wise and
honorable, and will no doubt with reason an
swer you. am no editor, as Dana is, but al
you know me all, plain, blunt man, tha
love my friend; but were l Dana, and Dani
Curtis, there were a Curtis would ruffie W
your spirits and put tongue in every wount
of Grover that should move the stones o
Rome to rise and mutiny. Now let thu
funeral proceed!
[Exeunt Citizens with Growers body.