Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-14
Importing anAnCeStOr
By DAN DE OUILLE.
Copyright, Isea, by American Press AssociA-
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Copyright, lSp3, by American Press AsSoctA-
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 CHAPTER Tx.
 REV. WALTER MowBRAY-FUNERALo ORA
 TON AND CEREMONIES.
 Leaving my father engaged in making his many improvements in his plot of ground in the Pasonagessit cemetery, aided by the friendly counsel of Rev. Nantucket Sperm, Captain Shrimp and half the village besides, l went up to New York to look after Rev. Walter Mowbray.
 I found him in excellent health and spirits. He was so improved in appear ance that I hardly knew him. Both face and form had pumped out, and he had a well to do look. The man actual ly looked 10 years younger than when I had last seen him. He informed me that he felt nothing but disgust for all kinds of liquors and for his former course in life. He said this feeling was so marked and decided that he was confident it was due to his having been hypnotized, and added: Your father was right in what he did. It has made my new course easy for me-indeed my easiest course"
 He had finished the funeral oration to his entire satisfaction and was anxious to deliver it. It had been labor of love with him.
 Not only was he glad of an opportuni- ty of pleasing and obliginS my father, but also of the chance afforded for mak- ing his exit from his former life in man. ner so conspicuous and decided. At his first step ne would rise to responsibility.
 All being thus favorable, I wrote and informed my father that he might safely announce in PaSonaSessit that on the oc- casion of the reinterment of the ashes of our ancestors there would be a discourse, historical and explanatory, by Rev. Wal ter Mowbray, clergyman of English descent who had travelled in many lands, and who had been for a few months so- journing in New York.
 My next care was to provide for my resurrected minister a new suit from top to toe as fine as could be made in the city. In this suit he might safely have ascended any pulpit in the Union and would have been pronounced a cler- gyman of most distinguished appear ance. Not only was he now ''man of God" in outward appearance, but also inwardly-at heart.
 Indeed he one day informed me, with tears of joy in his eyes, of what he thought a strange phenomenon if not an actual miracle wrought in his case. This was the fact that all his old reli- gious fervor had returned to him or had been in some way revived in his heart; also with this had been restored to him much of his youthful religious knowl- edge-the love of the good men of all I NF oil e, days later to my father, he said, Sam, my boy, there is in hypnotisn than is 'dreamt of in our philosophy" When 1 returned to Pasonagessit with the magnificent caskets containing the remains of Sir Archibald and Lady Eleanor, accompanied by the fine and | benevolent looking clergyman, Rev. Wal ter NOwbray, nothing else was talked of in the village. The undertaken at once became the most popular man in town. Nearly every man and about half of the women of the place invented some ex- cuse in order to get a glimpse of the cas- kets and tombstOnes. The tombstones effectually dispelled whatever doubts may have arisen in the minds of any Pasonagessit person. They showed for themselves, and there was no disPuting their antiquity. The undertaken would have made a good thing could he have ventured upon charging small admis- sion fee. However, he Contented him l self with the glory of tine commission | that fad fallen to him and made the | most of it. l even caught glimpse one , day of the Bradford Uf all the Brad lords as he vanished within the doors of the undertaken. Prudence and put this down as good sign"
 At my fathers house Rev. Mir. Now bray was treated as an honored guest. i NJ mother and sisters were delighted with him, and he certainly made himself very agreeable and entertaining. He a..d Rev Nantucket Sperm at once be care great friends, and even Captain shrimp heartily enjoyed him.
 The great day appointed for the rein trrment of our ancestors-bogus and .;enuine-at last arr1ved. All the trucst bluest blood of New England was pres cnt. There was great curiosity to heal l the history of our ancestors from over the sea. It had been my fathers plan tc convey the caskets to the cemetery and have the funeral discourse delivered il ths oTen air. but t being represented tc him mat there were many very ageC persons in Pasonagessit desirous of hear ing Rev. Mir. Mowbray who would fni Inc fatigue of standing too great he al tered this part of his programme in def ercnce to the generally expressed wisl of the villagers. The people of the towl begged that the discourse be delivered ii the principal church, where all could b comfortably seated. My father cheer fully consented to this proposition.
 This change greatly pleased Rev Walter Mowbray, the dearest wish 0 whose heart was once more to ascend pulpit.
 l In conformity with the change O programme all the caskets, seven in nun Der, weTe transported from the under takers to the church, and the brigh ? array was surveyed by my father wit infinite satisfaction.
 I was glad to note the presence c Amariah Bradford, even though crouch ed in an obscure corner. Prudence va of course present and thought lookia somewhat anxious, for she knew nc ! what would be the tenor of the discours and feared something might be said tha
 would touch the pride of her father an
 perhaps arouse his wrath.
 While we were awaiting the gatherin
 of the people Rev. Nantucket Sperl came to where we were seated and sai
 to my father: ''It is good in these day
 given too much to the whirl and rus
 incident to the race after wealth and tI
 worship of Mammon, to see one man
 our community who halts and turI
 aside to do honor to the bones and asht
 of his ancestors. MT. Johnson, you hay
 set an example in this village which |. being followed. Your action, sir, is bea
 ing good fruit"
 'It has always been the dearest wis