The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-06-03
HER TWO FUNERALS.

| Woooe large funeral attracted surprise and
comment - II passed through one Of the
most fashionable tboroughfsrss on IL wsy
70 the osmstery. This Ii the story:
fsan ego. during the last cholera cpl
dsmio. the subject Of this sketch, then q
young woman In the prime Of life. VA
seized With violent attack Of the disor-
d. u was supposed that she would 10
cover. but she COLLAPSED suddenly and was
laid out for dead.
sns upon the people with whom shs had
lived Tor homA She occupied . poaition
lower than thss Of . mental, for she gave
her services In exchange for food aud abel
tsR. A she did not assert her individual.
ny. no sort OF respect was shown to her by
tboas who accepted her services, and who.
In order 70 make her aware OF their gencr
osity. continually reminded her Of Der In
oompstency.
u wss O'Clock IN the morning when the
woman died. The aeAlous young physicisn
who gave bis time and talents 70 the poor
In the tntsrest OF bis profession came In
(uss aftsr she hsd expired flo examined
hss with great care and attention He had
nos expected her 70 die. indeed. there
seemed no good reason for her death.
Have you any brandyp" be asked at
length Of the woman Of the house, who
stood by.
NO" said the woman.
The doctor took . naxk from his poke,
and poured some brandy into q cup
"4osstsn Der lips with this." be said,
~and try 70 get Der 70 swallow . little II
you can. She may esviva IL don't
think she 10 dead" be continued, with the
truthfuinen Of one who had not discovered
human naturs TO b entirely copismp,Ib.e
and who rvpossd oonfidencs Ia his kind
AT . O'Clock I will return. u there IL no
change Ia her condition I will then give
you certificate OF death"
He hurried away He belonged 10 the
eoblsss Of ell professions and his zeal 7.as
q white beat He was making his reputa
ton
When hs had gone the woman looked a,
The brandy and then At the woman ON the
bsd. whom she had helped TO kill by her
hard exsetiona What IL the use OF was,
ting the brandy" abe thought
Nevertheless che put some on the iips OF
the dead woman
Then shs went and told Der husband. who
was not yet up
..shs was . good servant" said the man
tbtuku 1uE naD = vie temper lou vii.
have 10 do yonr own work pow." he On
hhed
After he had dressed himself he wen, 20
look Al the woman she 10 dead" be do
s,ss~d, and thea be drank the brandy.
i suppose he said 10 bis wife Will.
tbsg wsrS having breakfast. THAT l had
bss,ss ~; coma They gre them away
81 the station Il Ia useless to keep the
woman until tomorrow wbones doesu'
know"
He b too young to know much, 70
Piled the woman. With the oon,emp, tina,
all women feel for the opinions Of young
and ineI .er.epo~d professional men
30 IL came about that In the course OF q
fsw houn the woman was not oniy consld
sscd dead. bu, size Was put 10 . long pine
cosfin-a hidcous sort OF box msde especial
~ Tor distribution among the poor In that
dreadful tiine-and shortly sfterward the
trox was placed 10 q cart and driven out 70
that part Of the town where the frtendls.s
and the wr~tohcd were buried trcs Of
charge
"Wben Sswbones comes" said the man
20 his wife after the cart had ratified down
the street, Say the woman did no, rally
Then be will give you . certificate and tbcrs
viii be no trouble"
Promptly NJ . o'clock the young man ar
rived The woman Of the house aai 10 the
door
"Ebs h no besserS" asked the doctor.
mo" said the woman. abe did not rally
she u dead"
-Dsd you g.ve her the brandy"
mo,s,ened her lips with ID. but abe
couldnt swallow" answered the woman.
The young disciple Of As~culapius looked
thouRhtsully down the hot narrow street,
Had be been older bis face would have
looked hAxGard. for be was utterly tired
suA The woman stilI eat ,mmovably In
lie doorway
'shs seemed a strong woman said the
doctor rehec,ively. and she was young"
Death takea the strong a we'll - the
weak" said the woman.
The doctor took out his little book, lean
ing against the side Of the house In sheer
wsasiuea o. be wrota Then he tore on,
. lsaf aud handed Il to the woman.
-Shs was . good servant" said the guard
Ian Of The threshold msgnanimously
Have You made arrangements 70 bury
herf" aaked the young man
MY husband 10 out now" replied the
woman evasiveiy
"You need not be .; any expense" said
ths doctor kindly. who WA extravaSantiy
wasting his sympathy on the wrong kor,
81 people, 'if You will apply At this address
you can get what 10 necessary. lie held out
another alp OF paper and then hurried
away.
The woman looked a. the certificate Of
death and then at the address aud then
after the departing doctor. Maybe be 10
older than he looks," she ssid. III be had
Aakod 70 oce the woman I don't believe I
could have kept him out"
Meantime the cart rattllng over the un
even road had revived the woman who
realized her frightful situation. She WAS
In her coffin. and they were taking her to
che cemetery. Terror stricken. she began
but the cart ratified over the cobblcstoue
road which led out from the city. Could
she make herself heard before they reached
The gravel She felt unable to scream, and
she realized that Il was useless to expend
The little strength she had now. She would
reserve this effort for the time when they
were taking the coffin to the grave; but
how long must she wait before they
sssched the cemetery Meantime she
might lose he: senses again The air was
sitting
Horror Mercy Despairi She could
feel herself SUCCESSFULLY swoonins and then
coming 10 her senses again. How could
she avoid this awful fatei What u she
should he unable 70 make them hear her
crtes before they put her In the tombt
Suddenly she was seized with an awful
trembling. her hair seemcd rising up, a
dizzy sense Of alex ness oppreesrd her she