The evening world., 1891-07-11
SKETCHES BYA
IM.QUA6.
In sanroh OF 4. Monumsns.

I've been thinking all along that I'd
order a monument about thirty feet high,
with an angel on top hut / dunno. It's
for nv wife. YOU know Lost her two
wears ago. Awful good wife. but $500 Is
heap 10 pay for y monument
Yes"
I've been told that marble angels are
going out Of style. You are knocking
around all the time; what's your ldss:"
II see more or loss Of EN-, but that's
matter of taste
A feller amt obliged to git one to
show that he loved his wife;"
"Oh, no"
Wall. guess I'll leave the angel of.
I've leen thinking all along I'd get a
mouu at least thirty feet high. tut l
dunno. Thirty feets purity high
isntitg'
Yes, pretty high"
" No particular fashion about it, l
spose:'
None W hatever.
The tai est one in our burying g-ground
s only twenty t'e feet, ,snd thought I'd
beat it. but I've sort o changed my mind
since leaving home Every extra foot
costs like sam Hill and some OF the
neignbors might say WAS Iust putting It
al on to make show. Ever lose any Of
your wiyes:"
:" No"
" It's sad thiu-. Everybody said ia
60 insane over it. and 1 expec: had
close squeak. Curious how much man
can live through
" ltis, indeed"
There are monuments twenty fee'
high. presumef"
" oh yes :"
"A husband wants to do the right
thing. you know. but it isn't them as
make the greatest show that feel tue
worst. One OF the tallest monuments
put up in our buryiug ground was bought
by a man who was playing baseball a
week after his wife died. | haven't even
pitched game of quolts III two years
That shows the difference. don't it;'
1t certainly does"
I've seen monuments fifteen feet high
which looked real rich and stylish. You've
been around good deal and have prob
ably seen the same thing. Didn't it strike
you that the husband vas grIeying Just as
much as if he had bought taller one :'
/ " That was the impression l always
hal"
Couldn't no person say he was stlngy
and mean. could they"
II should think not"
wall. dunno. l never was no hand
10 oyerio things. I'm not one of them
kind to paint the barn red and the doors
white and the cornice yal!er to make peo-
pie think panorama is going on inside.
You've seen monuments ten foot high,
s'pose :"
Yes"
Did they look rich and solid and as if
the husband was real Sorry
Yes"
You didn't say to yourself that you'd
bet two to one the husband was looking
for second wIte;"
No"
Well. I've sorter thought 10 feet was
a purity fair monument. but | wanted to
talk with some one about 1t. Folks in a
country town are always full Of gossip,
you know. aud didn't want to set their
tongues going. fen feet is about up to
that time, table, isu't 1t: 2
Just about"
Wall, dunno. want TO do the fair
thing. but don't want any one to think
I'm ptling it on for effect II should
make q great spread and then happen to
get married again 1t might lead to talk,
eh ?"
1t possibly ight."
That's what was thinking OF. You
are knocking around buying grounds a
good deal. amt you:'
Yes, quite a good deal "
And. OF course, you see more or less
ombstynes - Just common tom bstu ues
which cost about s3o:'
Yes.
." No lamb OF top, or anything of that
kind =
No"
Just rich aud solid with scroll
a-1aud the Sacred to tine Memory
. -:'
Yes"
" When you have noticed such stone
Is tina; did 1t ever str Ike you that the hus,
/ ard was close .f,ted and penurous;"
NO.
Didn't say TO yourself that hls grie
Was all put on;"
No"
thought !ust as much OF him as il b
had put up monument ftS feet hlgl
with Two angels on iS?"
Yes"
Wall, that settles it. I'll strike some
thing for about SO or $50 and glt year
tine on it il can. and If folks talk
; > ean'E help It. Everybody who knows III
- knows that 1 almost went crazy au
- tried to jump into the we'll and you coul
Il tell was grIeylug If hadn't said wor
ss ss to you, couldn't youY"
IS think You look very soTrowful" "
." That settles H. l grieve right her
- in my heArt-l put up S25 tombstou
simply 10 mark the grave, All Is o.
aud I'm thousand times obleeged an
will now 20 out and fnd shop. II
70 happens to be a dull time and can be
en- the man do Sn from S25 to Sl5 30 muc