The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
CREM4TIo ". WOMEN. AND BARIEs

Poor poetess OF passion ! She has had a good
many hard knocks. but this seemed the most
unkindest cut of ALL"
The man at the headquarters OF the cremation
society was running his finger down the list of
people who have favored that method. When
he came to the Wa he paused.
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox" ne said. meditatively.
Let me see! Wasn't she cremated. some
where or other; a while agoT
No, oh. no. She's been roasted a good many
times, but not cremated. as yet"
Speaking of the poetess reminded the reporter
of some women who were gossipplnR one night
not long ago.
"Iou know. they say" said one. that Mr..
Wilcox never saw Ella Wheeler until the we'd
.You den't say SO p"
Even then he took the rIsk p
"Um-perhaps he didn't think there WINS n
risk. Probably he said to himself with a sigh Of
reaiei; H9w l Know tho very worst!'
ies. Ihat would be something"
Several cremation stories have been going
about for the last few days. and one of them
seems Just a little stronger than anything that
has yet been told. 1t Is this:
When a certain playwright died a few years
ago his body was crematcd according to his ex-
pressed wishea. Not long after that a very
young child In the family died and that body
was also cremated. The child lad been the net
OF the household, idolised by It's mother. two
atlnts. and n grandmother
The ashes were placed in one of the cbarac-
teristic PACK I'm cans, IN which they are always
20 The home Of the family, Hetee' they We're
nn y ao"Ht from one member OF the family 10
Tie lutte can IN her arms for 4 long sp time n nmd
I 1nnn !, me son TGu I'd pass it. to one Of the aunts:
30 an ON. II they T"g's ss ss ,aT It, ,pG ind e. a 's Grs %,hsP aunt and n
n " and would ask one another TO be allowed to
Speaking of babies. there is q cute one in tina
household OF Mrs. Grannis Of the Social Purity
League. Mrs. Grannis picked up the baby and
its mother on the street almost two wears AGO
For a long time she tried to get a place for the
mother. but the baby was al ways in the way, "a
the two stayed on and on with Mrs. Grnnnls
She says now that she'd as soon think OF rIvInG
n!P, a memher o! her own family az OF lettinss
t ununm ot !, gS Or. T rSarny !, a little beauty al.
She Is a perfect little animal physicaIlv, and
sh9ws every Indication OF being as bad as pos.
s,oIo nioraliy. As she Is only two years OF age
Mrs. r I'D GT' sny proposes to try the effect of train,
League Woo year That is what one would
hays r. OK nsoted OF Mrs. Grannls. But She calls
4" which Ia different.
IaeTe ~ one WOMAN In town who is having a
be almost Eladder than anybody when he emIsmnl
She is a Southern woman who doo,,,m
siaer lhe late uhplsasantness ended, SLe ia
aItnost ~ nhreconstructed Ms a certain Vlryiniap
Is rise: defantly TO his whole six FEET OF boiahee
when tho rector gets TO the prayer FOR "shhss
authority" III others IN
This woman has long made II a boast that ali.
mas never walked beneath the American aan
the stars and stripes, since the beginning OF thHa
y.ason en nr ~ "sbsr 70 Shs[man's funeral. for some
busy shs was kept lodging the fiags. This sn mn"
iFns tnMn nss ~ w1rSe than ShermAn's funeral.
mat the poor. miserable woman has had ~ nnooHHa
and NJ ! h lew s iSSis1 .p the Tesidence portion Of town
ever her mantSl bryan