Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-22

known black haired widows to sudden
( ly become golden haired IN the midst o
their mourning aud put milk in theil
cafe nOir.
The time is coming when such thing:
will be termed vulgar.
( Why should we show other evidence,
OF mourning and not paint our houses
black? Why doesn't some enterprising
florist grow a variety Of black flowers?
Why not muZzle the lark aud the thrush,
aud the bOb0link, and make them shut
up their glad Soags? Why should the
green grass grow aud the brook babhle
on in the golden sun aud enjoy itself?
There ought 20 be way in which all
nature should be made to stop and pay
, attention 10 our grief. Then it could
open up again when the period Of our
mourning is over, provided some one
else has not been beresved in the mean
time.
A physician tells me that he has in
vented recently q sort Of iron tincture,
20 be used in cases or extreme grief,
which turns toe whole inside OF the
mouruer black. This is surely a most
refined method OF giving expression TO
sorrow.
Sometimes, OF course, the external
/ and visible signs OF mourning do not
betray a bursting heart, but that is
neither here nor there.
just received deeply bOrdered let
ter. with black seal OF ShOemsker's
wax on the back, and l must admit that
when 10 was handed 10 me my heart
sank. but I che9red up as l read ii. 1t
was as follows, barring the signature
and date line:
''SNrY-FIFTH STREET AND Ell AVE,
April Il, 1894.
DEAR Mr.. NYE:-Can We count on
you 20 come over tomorrow evening and
aid 10 wuoopug up little racket with
some friends of mine? / have kept Lent
by living az boarding house, and now
we are going 70 have something 10 eat
''I've hardly had any real fun since
Charles was SnStched away by the grim
baud of death, but Tomorrow Tom aud
Elizabeth and Hoke and Babe are COM
ing no 10 the fat, and we're going to
bld dull care BECOME and no mistake.
I'VE NAV trip the light bombaStic toe
= few trips, and Hoke and Tom will
play elephant
It's pretty tough on one Of my temper
ament 20 shut up shop and play this
grief stricken song and dance when
am vet so young aud have yet so much
OF lie 10 live.
"isn't this So colonel?
"Of course Pm keeping Charles grave
green; but, as for me, give me liberty
or give me death.
Il trust you will be on hand for
shall open 3 case OF canned goods and
try 20 take the taste OF Lent and be-
reavement out of my mouth.
"Frieuds say that l look well 10
mourning, but l tell you right now that
I'm losing the use OF some dandy party
dresses for evening that we're made be-
fore poor Charles most untimely and I.
awkward death.
"Wel, say o'clock, then, II do not /
hear from You, and You need not bring /
your gospel hymns. We have them /
here. Yours, sadly,
Mrs. GORDON SETTER,
NE Probas Co."
This shows that external grief may /
shield a young and vernal soul. II is
not necessary that we should really /
throw ashes Oh our whole existence, but |
that in every way we should advertise
our woe aud save expenses generally by
when we want TO retire.,
yet bursting forth like Mrs. Gordon
Setter. as Mrs Camp says, "Thenever
We feel 50 dispoged."
Let US have the mourning stamps,
Yesterday I seRrd = sad story 81