St. Paul daily globe., 1895-10-27
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AT the cemetery | found in the NOR
tuary chapel an immense leaden coffin,
which looked large and grewsome
enough to contain the remains of two
husbands instead of one, and | felt
that the widow had completely made
out her case. Upon my return l there
fore gave her the following certificate.
surmounted by a large American eagle:
Consulate of the United States of
America,
81, the undersigned consul of the
United States of America for -,
do hereby certify and make known to
all whom 1T may concern that on Mon
day, the - day Of -, A d. 1S-, at
the consulate aforesaid, the leaden cof-
fin containing the mortal remains of
Samuel Burns was soldered down in
my presence; said Samuel Burns hav-
ing been temporarily abroad, and hay-
ing died on the - day of -, A. D.
IS, aged Il years. The leaden coffin
contains inside a polished oaken cas-
ket; and the said coffin was securely
packed In a. deal packing case marked
rms side upper steamer Umbria ;
(B) L further certify that the said
Samuel Burns died from no infectious
disease, and that said case so marked
contains nothing but said remains in
closed as above stated. This certificate
Is granted to serve at the custom house
at New York, in the United States of
America.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and the consular
seal this - day of -, in the year
of our Lord IS
fou see,' L said to the widow. ST
certify here that 1 have actually seen
the coffin soldered down; but, as it
was done before, 1 hardly think il nec-
essary to have 1t broken open. and T
am sure 1t is all right. You will now
nave no trouble in getting the precious
package unopened through the GUS
tom house in New York"
The widow was grateful for this. =
Ii would be an awful ting if dey
was TO make me trouble dere' she
murmured, plaintively. "OhI NV dear
dear Samuelr'
consoted her as we'll as I could. and
encouraged her to talk about Samuel.
He was the tenderest, the best of bus-
pands, L learned. He had never given
her a cross word, and had sacrificed
everything to her wishes. HE was
not w at you call a 'andsome man. but
he had his good points," she continued
ana she got brighter as she recounted
MS virtues. At last the widow left me
ProIuse OF thanks. The consulate
seemed dreary after she left.
thought OF her at times. and made
no doubt the bones of Samuel Burns
We're duly mixing with mother earth
somewhere in the states.
Nearly year passed. 1 had not for
gotten the widow precisely. but il
needed a special effort to bring back
all the circumstances One day dis
covered that the caretaker of the con-
sulate was also night porter at one
OF the hospitals. He called himself
night porter, that is, but 1 found by
Judicious questioning that he was in
reality purveyor of bodies to the dis
sect1>g room at the institution in
question. -
Il gets 'em from the work',1s and ev-
erywheres," he told me syhen a con-
f1dential footing had been established
but 1 seldom gets as good -'un. for
instance, as you would make"
This was his pleasant Joke Sucb
jokes all men must be prepared to re-
celve who make friends with those who
tread strange paths in life.
Two pound is what gets for most
on 'em if they beain't too starved
Them doctors don't like what thew
calls enamic subjects, but they has, to.
take 'em. Why? Because the men
what's had their grub regular in life
beain't 10 be. had when they's dead.
that's why
L probed the purveyor of the dead
one night as to whether he had had
any experiences of a nature so peculiar
and striking as to stick in his memory.
Aye, plenty on 'em," he answered.