The sun., 1900-04-22
ELLEN DUFFi'S WAKE.
Her Relatives Took Caro- Of Her Property
when the Hospital Reported Her Death.

yTIEy DVPFY'S WAKE
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Her Relatives Took caro- OF ncr Properly
when the Hospital Reported her Dea'h'
4 see by the Papers that the case Of Ellen Duly
against the city Is comm up tomorrow. said
Rafferty,.
"Dye tell me So" replied Madden with in
teres, And what's the matter wild Ellen
"Oh. She has a claim agin the city for neglect
O duty a. public officers and for 5000 IN money,
velve dresses, six Iittcoats and hve lars %
shoes taken from her closet while she was IN the
hos pial lasht " ter wid the rheumatic
Faith knew she was sick, but this Is the iust
time heard amy thing tho loss ot her money ana
clothes Make no bones about II, Rafferty,, but
tell NE ell about it
~ ell, resumed Rafferty,, you know that i.licn
Is an oud maid mighty careful oi her money ana
she lived Oh the top floor Lack "f uh'm'n, III
Nineteenth stree,vhcre she had two as coseE rooms
as ysil find anywhere. Her cousin kaue
Duffy wen, TO see her one evenin and she FOUND
Ellen In bed sick wild rheumatic and no wan TO
| take care Of her kahe became inShehed o.u
hat did she do but had the rug store man ON The
corner ring for an amblancesand 'hey r"N poor
Ellen To the hospital Eiien Was 'na' SICK .ha'
Katie thought she would never ge' wen ana so
| she lei, her nams and address az lhe hoSWthi III
case anything like death might hhpph " 'l'h'
Well, she was in the hospital ABOUT week "n'n
wan o thin orderlies came downstairs wan P'y
and tod the clerk that l'Hen Duhy was u.ou'
What did the clerk do brt sint postal cara 10
kate, Shvin that her cousin was gone 10 " aNel
When Katie sot ne tears out oi her eyes sht s'hoS
word to the undertaken 10 20 aither Ellen $ BODY
ad thin she goes on, To find Ellen $ trends ana
relatives to make ready for the wake ~ ~
o'clock tha, night they all mel WinV 'h'nl'
| At the late lamen,eds rooms as lhr| say III 'he
church service to make what little preparations
were necessary 10 Put poor Ellen to sleep via
shovel
"Tha, must have been very mournful mee;ln.
| .i, 49,,
sa'd Ma"u'" ,.i..,. %
| We'll no, not ~ mourniul as YOU m'gh' lh'hN,
| s,id Rafferty, They found quart o hard
ware IN The t'oSe' ana oE 'ne ''n'e VIC ''i"r , ,a
gone around twice 'lrN were al "'S'"" ''"'" u
! s.fe Journey through purpatury, and there " a.
n.'er We, eve in the plac. nor a dry throat
lis nunsnse thls ofE'h anyway 'h"'-
rupted Madden
And what's more resumed Rafferty,, they
anu """' "'o''' So '..',..,,,.
! found half sugsrcuTed ham ana some 'fd'Ntt7
| and before yed be Ninkin' twice they had the
III, -,r,;r, ON ,b. .,oy. and .y.rythiny n. Jolly
a..
as II twas "eddlh ana ho' wake Alr! N'Io
! gettIn ready for Whin the ham and crackers
-, ,,,,. and bi.Levv va. .nt " here 'tvcuId
"''o s'''7 gu" " ~, -
| do the most lo'u lhey starred fumh'hs'h afouhu
the plsce in the way women h ave They brought
| 80, I'll ha, Irasss. And l.,d then, ON the intLe
Wv Wv "'' wv " 49, 49, n,.....,,,
| There was dozen 4" H'lh' Nddden' me 'H"ue" !"
| for amy Teddy Katie pched W wan @ thim
| ,id bo,,s,,Io,cr, 4, And she ssys. sav.she
"'u W" w. IN - ,., ruo, 4.
| 'Ot course gNts' ye are d" sois "'a' r''eh Is
gone Heaven rest her soul but she cant wear
a"s -, - ,., .t,,. j., ,,..,,
! tmnkln she loohiu uO"h "oih ao''7 !" s'o,' '
! where she is and thlnkin' tina, this oress would
| l,.l. ,.u a., m. Wbntd've cav girls"
''on We" o ~" - - 49,, ,
! heaven TO XIII kaue sure she nad 'empeI iha'
I'D melt IRON sGlu Mhuueh ,I 50 -
| m thinkln you knew nth hMauueh resume
! kaheNy ~ course h.I ,he WotnIn aeie'u wa wa
| hhus ana "heh u,ey gov umuusn sh1'.h h e m's
cothes there were nO'''' TX ~ wv nov, &
! to cover Stlh hen. ll.oe sni. Duh - u.ulu w
! COUSIN the aeao woman WLAed w pe'ii "a. !.
ilhea WIN reg ~ & an ,ha lad imrL ~, e, i,
IN PaTaGi'e, pni II sne mas 'he uau LuIh 10 6eI ~
. the oihef plh,e VI sure sns Moh' he'u ,ni> elo
! lLen thcy all iaught heE uoh ; nei siCt :, -, :
her siocAlngH heI oGnneH, 'ne ", 'ui.r ,a @ ,'e
wall Ou' u.tIe % u w . ~ NV , 80 a. L
/ wat'L AZ oe!Sck IN ine inotnin ont men
/ Iouhu wv ut'an a. 80 sotnir goldinit Tbere wns
and acanVeS Dag wa sinoln g.,o 10 ,rI THs %
Gteat nlJ.uh VII Wv ',eI ""' TEara It
/ slghtV gold made mem al crazy mere N"u'u
, nave Deeh mullhri 'htl' 'IIEl h"uV - Inn
muuuh u!al u'g! s'nn @ ~ ,n,,s .pd ,;,e I've,