Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-22
JIM KNEW NOTHING.
But Two Clever Women Solved the Mys-
terry and They Thought No Evil.

! But Two Clever Women Solved the Mys-
terry and They Thought No Evil
She called him Jim.
There were three of them. a man and
two women, and that they We're PLAYER
folk was evident to everyb body, as they
stepped gravely into downtown m
dertaking establishment and after cast
ing a glance around at the gruesome
stock commenced talking quietly with
the man of collins
On one of their craft the curtain had
rung down for the last time. She-it
| was woman, and young at that-had
made no sign as to her family and
| friends, and the butterfly acquaintance
who had caressed and hattered in her
heyday of success and beauty disap.
peared when sickness came. Now she
was dead.
The charity of the people of the stage
toward one another, and the world at
large for that matter, is well known.
With them it is charity of purpose.
Rendered brighter and keener than the
ordinary run of mortals by reason Of
environment, they are, nevertheless.
much given to thinking no evil" pre-
~ ollS . 1dullS III tliC Schti,
ones virtues in brass.
''Oh, think that's nice; poor Jennie
would have liked that; don't you think
SO, Jim?" and the little blonde woman
laid well-gloved hand on casket-
"Ya-a-s," said Jim, and he held hif
breath and shuddered as he looked on
the thing of rosewood and broadcloth.
''Oh, yes" chimed in the other blonde
with a quiet rapture, Its just lovely"
And that settled it.
The undertaken here did his great act
of washing his hands with invisible
soap while he descanted on the merits of
the box, rosewood, broadcloth, silver
handles aud the plate-he dwelt loving
ly on the plate, softly polishing it with
his hand while he purringly inquired
what style of lettering they would like
the inscription in.
Then he gazed afar off as though
picturing in his minds eye the effect of
the engraving. Right here the man OF
woe hurled bomb into the midst of the
charitable three"
"How would you like it trimmed?'' he
inquired.
"Wh-a-a-at?" came from the two
women. -'On trlnlmeO-Well, you know,
we never. but is there any diff erence
in-?"
"Yes, mum, there is. If she was
married lady we should trim it in hello
trope, but she was a single lady we
should trim it in white"
And the oracle continued softly wash
ing its hands, and, despite a solemn
visage, seemed to be chuckling inward
ly.
AT this the charitable three retired in
disorder to quiet corner of the store.
Jim gloomily told the girls that he knew
absolutely nothing, and then sought
consolation by gazing steadily into mis-
hat. The girls communed moment
and then resolutely approached the I'M
dertaker.
I'VE think, sir said Mrs. Jim, THAT
that we would like our friends casket
trimmed with white, but you may put
in few daisies of heliotrope.'
They had solved the difficulty, and
after ransacl>ing three pocket-books to
get the necessary ninety dollars to pay
TO- their purchase they withdrew.
And. if note is taken of these things
out there in the great beyond, when
that casket, trimmed with white
dashes of heliotrope." is seen, mayhap
much will be forgiven for the sake OF
those who sent it there.-Chicago Inter
Ocean