Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-08

admits certain COMPARISONS regarding his
stature and that Of "un" who was
smashed all 20 seats"
Then the sleepy prentice" is bundled
out Of bed and hurried of TO Praze, Hell
ston or Penzance for the coffin handles and
plate, the latter always beinga huge enam-
eled affair more than a foot square. The
lad, shivering with fright, first proceeds
10 the house for the requisite lettering.
Then the dreariest trip on earth is taken
by This Cornish boy. IL is often from ten
10 twenty miles and return. Nine times
out Of ten his route is across bowling
mOOrs, over dangerous paths that literally
wind about pitfalls, or through six foot
lanes where the thorn trees prod and lance
him savagely. Dark and drear is this trip.
The country undertaken will complete
his box by the next evening. II is always
the same in Cornwall-of pine. stained "a
rich, lark cherry, with two heavy handles
on each side, the huge enameled plate ON
top, upholstered with carpenters Shayiug~
n cheap white muslin, and provided with
"A stout rope handle, like that on an emi
grant chest, az the head and foot. There
are no hearses in this land. No carts, wag
nns or carriages are ever seen here at "a
funeral, unless il be az one Of some mem
Der Of a noble family.
The delivery OF the coffin for "layin out
ba, therefore been for generation , mar
ter Of importance and rude ceremony
and always by hand. From the universal.
dreai of hes p41pI. d, c,us i'm ANY ,r..
uer of contact witt ANYTHING perf9ir.r-
the dead. "c4rryfu tH. b1XF j. attended
with some mystery and more difficulty
Usually the undertaken old crpulr-. w..
know that liquor and perhaps 20 ~U......
besides is Az rna end af raa i.Yrrs. ..
ENGAGED THe-a. flurr number win r..
..bsy" ON r.ul-r- b.ry..r and v..-.. ...
Joiner III their Ha.I -ar .ur .r their ....
brf.u- f..rr.v. which is often .r4.f u....
miles.
ON arrival sr -I. rr.,. .f T..r.....
+Ha b.u-- In ....rH4rr4 yyirE f...
tom be enters al.ue and ANNOUNCE.
mission. VHr.u.h ru-- H-D.Ga,r.
short per.Hs of waiting is Them -..
This r.4-a- lis sHrur-I, b. I.,.r ..I.
the urd,r.4ker slv4,- a... .f. ID. .....
"NaI. .Tirrv hast cd. .,r qrv rs.e.-.
chan. out ll-r,. a lrr.a .fr4if Sine
invariably rrr.y .A-- INV -.r
plenty" lie then rrl4fr- d, fr. I..---
heIaer-. with M. remark. ~, f-g- bows
long o. Jack J.ruy'~ -u- u,.ury H...-
and they will s- rU.4r1y r.rI- r....-
Tommy. v, can stand vr royr-
These matters essential from Time r
memorial. being Once 3ffg-r.I rf.,
followed by a .rsir amount of ,r..
measurement for from FIRST d, r4-r ,..-
po..i1le gg-rprfurfrr for -furr. ir,r-.
ue-- and effect is made most of -.r,.
time, the headline" of the UrrI. STAIRWAY
is removed. perhap- tb. -b1x" must ..
iu through the second story window. R.f
uoth.u. more terrible cYuId hammer r...,
20 have IN, .bax' ra into f1a rru-. ...
any o;her way Q . r--r Tt..
would be an unr rr-a .r.
sage Of furtherG .- o. .r
20 neighbors " 90 w .-
the famIlv.
In Cornwall , -. ..
Is universally D.
Jack. Frie... .- i-.- .,a
70 the house Of mouru.u. ..u ... EN- rf,
family with memories OF OF -H
casious. Of the most marked
tics Of the deceased. and. all else fatliu. r-
vive the countless uuc4uuy death LEGEND.
and super-titious Of Cornwall Tbe-.
gatherings. however. are never held in fU.
room with the dead. The single Twin.
room Of the Cornish household il utilized
and it would not be- "A Cornish home II O.
funeral saffron cake" and an
Of liquor were not provided.
By word Of mouth the hour. which il
set by the undertaken. Of departing for tine
parish church-for although nearly al
Cor,i.b f,rL ar. W.-1.r.r 49,.
go C-.r,i.br,., y. ELL - -rt.a
81. - - - - y a. '."
- DH'IeH Vi EH-''hN 7eI'tDe-Ad7 pteL
mtae Aho"n Tar ana near. Thousands 90
folk, al 10 black, gather 20 escort the dead
aud mouruer-. Here again the importance
Of the undertaken is observed. Ie bus
selected "a voluntary choir from the crowd.
He appoint. the eight "uier-r-' OF bearer.
He brings Two chairs from the house and
sets tb.w i'm rrs biylyrsv TI. l.F.
dano-ftsd hi, 49, T,.1 4. -, a.
uS r''- 3" 'ns'' 4HeH he "I'""-e' o..
D-eIeI7 anu 'Ae curious conn tackle.
MS consists OF TWO polished h~ecta-ou
Sucks Tour feet long and round at the ends.
fOur stout linen napkins two feet
wide aud three Yards Ioug Two of these
are p.--ed fbr,ugb rba ron. handle I'D.
l - -.
~ NH''''" ""N lH' ''.lN'
P"'7e 1HIou-N 'ueae hHol-' pI"NIdlhE
supporting handles Tor .blerers, TWO ai
the head and two al the foot. % other
"bierers.' two on each side. assist iu car
the colin. by nas.iug tvyo uaptfrs
under rba c,Nn .ri 49,. ~ M ,br.,.I
- -. - 49,. -
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