The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-06

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days Al festive or Political occasions iai, S y,
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and noblest lord To illustrate this singular
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| more than 100. 900 Cornish folk attended TIL:
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has Possessed eIsraosdlnsSy dignity from !!Sss
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taekls the neSssssry i%pa1eI 9e%
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signi6canse q, the .siiehtsst token, and, Il e
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AZ t6e discovery Of the islntest aroma Of
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houses Win ths wsIoons noasSiai nsEs
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borReod snd e bs esass
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or triae over sevon American dollars. 70 be
get for tie ordinary Cornish CONN. but death
he Is thS Sndsrtaker. the arestest ' man nai IN
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gssk 6 6 dad Ssaen Sat aooar
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calculating the while 4 the lumber and coflln
are 81 s
.Thee cosn,t guess whose dead, you
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=. mi r. .p ptsh went oaf about I'm n smash un
Thee doesn't Say so2"
.xen; TIL Thee s, mpns max box for Hn" mr.
s!enIns It Is always Tie same S in cornwaii.
Of pine, stained rich. dark cherry with two
fo fsis
shavinRs and cheap white muslin. and pro-
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are no hearses In this land. No carts. wagons.
or carriages are ever seen here ct funeral.
The delivery q the scfiin Tor ".isyin. out"
has boon q matter OF importance and rude
aaa eT sa y e band From tie
ing to the Dead M the i aspaed
ia crohes VIZ tnoH
i e S end naS q the Na5 mS.
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Is set down some distance from the house, In
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the rule: This ceases IS abruptiy az Il began.
hsit ST ESs shaRs
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and sRsy viii ir ss ehse9y reRS
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mortal. being once adjusted, they are followed
rss possSs
n os s% 81 &c s saa e
must 81 IL through ne second; story window.
But nothing moro terrible could happen than
chsr FIT Roud g.
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In With the dead Is mi
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eanny death, legends and superstitions Of
ewf ssd hs sSs Gsther s1.
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BY word Of mout the hour which is set by !
of fpf the
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Gef ok s al IL Saoe sa a eees
b. hs sss ss5sssa t1 1sSsS s
crowd. Hs appoints the. eight "bierers," OF
ard sets them in the highwey. The conn Is
DEPOSITED Post On these Then he arranees the
This consists Of two polished hectagon stieka
four feet long and round at the ends. and four |
stout stout linen napkins; two feet wide sna three
The rope handles, one at each cofisn end.
|hess knots. providing Supporting handles
(. '9r t ths bearers two q the head and two
% zach side: assist In esrryIns taS coffin by
.pds, up through the. side, handles: Tor il
should DO remembered that the burden must
DO literally carried often for many miles, and |
,ever once set upon the ground. although.
'ecn = set outside every house along the way;
ng disposed In. due order. Then tho under
akel reads the first two lines OF that most lu-
yubrtous and solemn OF all Wesleyan hymns:
Mhers'er We 90. whsre'or We b.
We're marching TO the gravel
which Is the signal for .wailiug on the part OF
be pourners. weird and plaintive chanting, By
he choir. though no others are allowed to lift
departure Of the doleiul cort6ge.
All along the way the undertaker is proudly |