The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-15
BURiALS ON THE BORDER.
sOVE THAT WERE SAD AND SOME
THAT WE'RE LAUGHABLE.


Their Boots on
Many of the border burials were pathetic
in the extreme. but connected with sOle
Of them were circumstances 50 unexpected
that their relating almost resolve Itself
into a Kind Of humor. One of tn first
funerals 10 occur Mt Great Bend, Kan,
possessed unprecedented circumstance
enouph 10 male il humorous. i, the uneX-
pected IS an attribute Of hnnof.
An old and somewhat dislikcd man.
Turley by name. had been confined t. h.s
bed for several weeks hy n disease which
baGied the skill OF The would bcpnys'ciaEs
who attended him. lie seemed II grow
steadily worse. and MS death was t"Nriy
expected. Then the cold weather which
had continued for nearly a monii, vas
broken by n few spring Ike dan. Tie
citizens Of the little settlement o tur'
ley's case in naud. and decided that as MS
death was certain 10 occur in q e." gay
at most. it WAS Letter 10 take advantage
of the mild weather and dix . grave Tor
him than TO await his death and the prop
able return Of cold weather. when crave
digging would be extremely difficult. The
grave was accordingly dug. Turley was
so full Of wrath at having his grave pre-
parcd i'm advance that he rose from bis,
bed. and the same day left town la ds-
INST. IL appeared that hc had been
shammine all the time. ia order To obtain
free v|ic,uals and care. Regrets were *
pressed that ne had not been buried win
ont waiting for the usual preliminary OF
death.
Tie pleasant weather was soon followed
bya severe storm Of snOwaH IN sicet. Dur
ing the frat uigh, oil the blizzard q bihu-
lousy inclined attorney, Godfrey by mime,
being. as was his Won., in an advanced
state of INVESTIGATION, lay ont all night ia
the snow. Two day later ne died from
the effects Of his freezing. His relatives
we're tclcgraphcd for, and responded that
they would come immediately. Tie storm
increased in violence, and, lasting nearly
4 week. blocked tine avenues OF travel in
every direction.
\ few days after Godfrey death nearly
the entire male population Of the settle
mcnt c0ngrcgatcd at the combined post
Office, saloon, grocery, etc, t. swap stories,
cat crackers and imbihc whisky. When
all hands were pretty well warmed nap, the
subject of Turleys shameful deception
and un0ccupied grave was freely discussed.
II was decided that such u good grave
ought not 10 De wasted, and that, in order
20 make Use OF 1t, Godfrey g rcIAllnS
should be speedily inferred in 3D.. This
met the approval Of all present, and with
tho rude coffin In one wagon. as many as
could crowd into another. and q number
o. h'i~eincn al rIih'r sIui. lA' luAtItI
cories" aiartcA 30 '"iHH1 Snow.
SeNc'1l times oa ihe wa! d"oS ".in.
INK ioH member '' ih' parry -''T''D "
JACK Iaoo4l' am" 'I'I 'iac '"e h'!7'.
a's-a'.'i I'D 'Ac '"',. ihe i0I'.,t .''
f'o'' 'l @'l i''"l ''' .'"''I" '''
more OF me n,0u'ii.'' jumper ''"- ,"'
WACO. !Hd uiuci l.' i1I-tIi'h "i' cog
m e'' il@ iAe i'.Nll. Ihe grave was
reached ana FOUND 20 re l'f'""t 'i
VIII s..W. Ih'l aN"'a'r attorney woo
d'ii'rti bot titie IRON 'hc ole it t"t
CONN. except that iHc latter was u''o, ]
proposed, c5 there was .o minister OF iH'
Gospel present. 20 do his best 90 deliver
a funeral oradioN. ie 1854 AaF"'l -ot
more Imam wei started when .'i' one
shouted 'Iat lhe COG Ati "l'ti "H0,"er
llDpi.
Away went Loi,cilr'. io'iii"n. orator,
Houfae.-. and ali lu pursuit oi l3c r'i..t
and do, leaving teams. co.ln aul c' e
10 take care "f themselves. the cHa @
was long and cActii-. 1- fhc dog "li.e
always s,omin. about 20 ret tle rabbit, |
fa.,ai 90 l0 it.
Iact Co themselves. The team r)i ti-Cd
of sanding a. the storm and ran away
rnr.frI MITIH " Don. Dec crowd MfTFrTI. I