The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12

last. in such broken tones that he made a
great hit with the rest of the mourning
party.
Meanwhile the widow and Secretary
Brown sat with their faces buried in their
hands. McCarthys five companions took
seats and looked at each other in gloomy
silence, while the president himself went
over to the window and wept loudly, con-
vulsively, jubilantly. IN the course of
time, the sobs died down and the silence
became oppressive. Agent Witmore,
who was seated nearest the coffin, felt
that he must rise to the occasion.
In the midst of life we are in death,
he repeated.
we mourn our loss said Agent Nc
Donald, the second man, with great
promptitude, and No. 8 was just begin
ming zone shall be taken" when Wit
more broke in hastily and interrupted the
deal.
1--WE sympathize with you Mrs. Cal
houn," he said He makes a lovely
corpse, Lon does. We congratulate you
on having such fine corpse"
Thank you kindly" sobbed the widow,
turning her face toward the wall, while
the combined emotions of Secretary
Brown and President Mccarthy were pit
eous How long this might have gone
on there is no telling had not a wander
ing Jersey mosquito made the discovery
that the corpse in the coffin was alive
anu Iull Oh TlCu, req DlOOQ. Inc hOS-
quito went prospecting on Calhoun's face
with the enthusiasm of Klondike gold
hunter For about a moment the corpse
suffered the fortunes of the dead and
damned which was one better than he
bargained for. Then he stuck out his
under lip and blew in the direction of
his left cheek, upon which the insect was
operating. All the mourners turned
CHASTITY faces upon one another in agon-
lied inquiry. The mosquito rose, hesi-
tated, and settled upon the nose of the
deceased.
a DAMMIT amt too muchr' said the de-
ceased in good round tones, and he smote
that mosquito so powerfully that his nose
bled.
Then he rose slowly and majestically
into view. The five agents who were not
in the secret left the room, not singly,
but five at a time, occasioning a consid-
cradle tangle at the door. 1t burst and
they achieved the descent of the stairs as
the careless Alpine traveller ilastens down
a crevagse At the bottom they collected
themselves and separated. Some went
after bracers. Some went after doctors.
One, and this was Witmore, went to the
Fifth precinct police station, made a
charge of disorderly conduct, and tainted
gracefully upon the floor
At the home of grief the deceased the
widow, and the two remaining mourners
discussed the situatino.
There's the $48 for the wake" said Nc
Carthy.
That a good deal for dead man." said
the corpse, but not SO much for a live
man"
mot for eight live men," said Brown.
eve don't want to forget the mourners'
And the widow said that lady.
II appoint Brown a committee to col
lect the mourners," said Mccarthy
while 1 collect the materials"
But before they started Witmore APP
peared with policeman The policeman
was invited to stay, and Witmore help
hunt up his companions. When all were
collected Mccarthy announced that the
wake would proceed.
but We have no corpse" objected the
widow. cts bad luck to hold a wake
without a corpse"
And agin the law" added the police
man.
There's a corpse all right, if I can find
it," said Lon Calhoun.
Taking a candle, he peered about in
the coffin, and presently held up between
thumb and forefnger the remains of the
mosquito which had raised him from the
dead.
Whats the matter with this for
corpse?'' he said.
And they walked that mosquito to the
rising of the sun.