Telegram-herald., 1890-01-27

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ulsAs.s. saies. sad Mrs Cferh4-t
Il sauDose 80 can - lu and looz a.
TIE eerDss
Il "a sorry 20 refuse yea blt &. can
a0s ss My frlsad asd q perfect lerroT
~ befnr on exe -bitlen. as 4 pr.lllss-
her 70 one should look ca Der 1s4d face
bat her ehutren- We VII g. do~n
n0s
~Ho@ qleerl Ian glad that an NOS
responsible FOR az the comments folks
adll make. sad Mrs- Johnson - Mrs
Brozu as they vent DOM the stairs.
where sheY met A8ela coming from TIE
parlor. where tho rec g0r was waiting
Mrs. Gerhars viii not let IS 60 any
thing for y0u OF even 90 into your
mothers ro0m. said Mrs Brown
'sOf oosrse not. She acts a accord
anee sith ny dear mothers wishes
DO not think Ne need any help"
There Is always 90 much 20 &c done
fn case % death
Thank you for your oEer. And II
40 need assistance We viii Leu you
know, and IL w4s with a sigh - relief
that she saw them take their departure.
The next DAY. after dinner. the prayers
were read. and the eolfn was borne
from the house; the orphaned children,
with Mrs GerhArt, followed the
hezrse; the minister and his family,
With the pall-bearers, followed. The
services a. the grave were read and
the dust was returned % its Mother
Earth. The children wept freely as the
sods ratified on the oolin. for there were
40 curious criticlsing eyes 20 comment
on how bad they felt II was a relief 70
their bursting hearts. Slowly they
turned away from the grave and re-
turned 20 the darkensd home. The
house seemed deso.ate; 10 was home
without a mother But Mrs. Gerbart
quietly assumed the duties assigned 20
her, and IN their sorrow the children
turned 20 her for comfort In the even
ing the minister and bis wife came IN 70
cheer the begeft family and administer
consolation.
II approve oi this order OF funerals; IL
seems far more appropriate than the
present customs. So much display and
parade are not consistent with sorrow
for the dead, said the rector.
II did ezs' tly as Mrs Barlow request
cd me % do. She has always condemned
the outlay consequent upon the present
style Of funerals, as If the trapp;ngs OF
display were the correct expression OF
grief, and one could judge how heart
stricken the mourncrs were by the cost
OF the obsequics. Then she said il was
such a burden 20 so many people who
were financially troubled 70 go 70 such
an extravagant expense when they lost
a relative. I think, too, she was very
sensible In her own case. One can not
Judge OF heart sorrow by outward show.
| know people viii talk; IL is their priv
tlege; but | feel that | acted wisely II
following her directions" said Mrs. Ger
hart
Certainly you did, and Mrs Barlow
showed her wisdom IN arranging he
affairs as she did. l am glad she pro
vided so faithful guardian for her
children. She told me Of her arrange
ments and gave me a check for one hun
dred dollars 70 bestow upon the poor II
the parish"
Mrs. johnson and Mrs. Brown made @
big talk about the queer doings, but the
moro they said, The more people thought
OF the matter, the more the reasonable
part OF the community saw The good
Judgment evinced, and the great folly
OF expendinc such enormous amounts oi
money in trying TO show how people