The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-01
A Matter-of.Fact WIDOW

At reception at the house Of well-known
resident Of Rdgewood. says the New York Sun,
Mrs. Csrundel interested group of listeners
by her recital Of a last summers experience.
From Southampton, Long Island, )" she said ,
Il went with my daughter to one Of the shore
resorts TO stay few days. We were recon-
mended to small house with little stors at
tached where soda water, etc, were sold The
house was kept by Mrs. Squires, a kind and
practical country woman, VINO lived alone with
her husband.
Mrs. Squires Immediately gave me a delight
full room, with balcony overlooking the bay,
and then left me. saying: He THINKS L ought
TO be with hun all the time, but how can when
there's dinner a-cookin' in the oven and CHORES
IN the store to tend toy Then me- referred to
was her husband, who was very ill with linger-
ing consumption.
Two hours after had been in the house Mrs
Squires Knocked at my door and calmly said
without shedding a tear and with the most
matter of-fact air possible: Il went through
hls room 70 see afteT things IN the kitchen, when
he gasped like and died. | s'pose will have to
lay him out myself. Wish i had STAYED with
him more; it kind Of troubles me now that be-
dead
Il sympathized with her. saying hoped she
would not have to do thar office to the dead.
whereupon Mrs. Squires told me she would cali
Jim. boy who was then blowing in the field
with his assistance she prepared the body for
burial, which did not take her long. She had
no one else to help her until two days after.
when she called an undertaken an hour before
the funeral.
This over, Mrs squires went on with her
work In the most composed manner, changing
beds and fixing up her rooms, as she had sent
for her daughter, who lived in New York The
blinds were all thrown open aud the children
OF the neighborhood focked in and looked
around.
Il had avoided looking at the remains, but
as was passing through the hall Mrs. Sduires
spied me. The thought must have occurred to
her for the first time, for she called out in the
midst of moving furniture: DO you s'pose he
deadY replied, I think ] would find out for
sure, when Jim, tho powboy. interrupted me
by saying: Yes, know he is. This seemed to
satisfy her perfectly.
Gan the friends, myself included, were In
vlted to attend the burial services in the church.
Previous TO the funeral had suggested to Mrs.
SquiFes that she should put some black on the
door, and said that would almost be willing to
part with my crepe veil for that purpose
Nothing more was said, but when started
to go to the funeral my veil was not to be found.
mentioned the fact to Mrs Squires, who said:
For the lands sake! put your veil on the
door. Do you want il back nowY'
II was glad OF an excuse to stay at home, and
went to the window to watch the procession.
hearSe, and then an omnibus with the mourners
dressed in deep mourning.
Thinking on her return from the funeral she
would feel very sad, attempted to condole
with her, and asked about the funeral Her
first remark to me was: L paid the undertake
S75 at the grave; found 1t in his pockets: wanted
it off my mind, cause it might go for some
thing else. Now, if you don't mind having
your victuals with me, We will all eat together.
for am real hungry She thereupon sat down
and ate a hearty dinner of beefsteak and
onions.
II. asked her of what denomination the
clergyman was. She replied: He is Univer
salist, and then stopping to think No, he il
Methodist or Baptist.r
81 afterward heard that the clergyman ief,
abruptly at the grave to overtake his horse
which had attempted to run away"