The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29
AMID JEST.
Gesr Instruction, Enforced At
the Grave.

- Nh Of the 1oliiest funerals ever pro-
vtded for by will was that of
FyV eight-of-hRnd man named Cleg,
who died several years ago In Eng
land. According 10 his WILL his funcr-
~ was To be celebrated by sixty OF his
best acquaintance. hut he forbade men
or women In the habit OF wearing white
aprons or white cape attending the cerc-
mony- On entering the house each guest
Was to receive a sprtg Of holly. gorsc or
rosemary. and some spiced sake. When
~ ware assembled jugs OF ale were to
- handed around. and for two hours
they were 10 give themselves up 10 mer-
rimsnt Then the funeral procession had
10 b. formed. those riding on horseback
Who pleased. provided that they rode
With their faces to the animals tails. The
sear WAS 10 be brought up by the officIat-
NJ clergyman. mounted on donkey.
raiders were to head one procession
40 play their hardest TIL the graveyard
WAa reached. After the funeral the COM
14ny were 10 make their way to tho con-
Arsr's favorite ale house, and stay there
I'll tho "score'' reached 10 shllings All
Of those directions were carried out
3 faithfully. except that the officiating
clergyman objected 10 riding on \ donkey
h tho funeral procession.
An Italian doctor. Louis Cortusio, left
nome curious instructions as to the man
Ner Of his burial. ny his will he forbade
hir relations to weep at his funeral. on
paln Of being dIstnherited: and appointed
Nh or her who should laugh the longest
md loudest the principal heir and icGa-
tsA Not a stitch Of black was to be- dis
played either IN the house In which he
should die or In the church In which he
should be huried-gfhey were both to he
49,
thr day OF his funeral Instead Of the
soilinx OF hollis, lively music was to ac-
trfnpary hts body 60 the church. and ff-
u mlnstrvls were 10 march with the
clergy. soundlns their flutes. troabones
.end trumrets. The bier was 90 he car
t<d by twelve rarriagcahie girls. cloth
~ IN green 10 each OF whom the testa-
Az besius athed n sum Of money for her
A9pft. Lastly, no one In the procession
uAs 70 wear block. All these orders were
&s1ted into effect.
I1Auaret Wilson. OF Westminster. who
MeN an inveternte sauff-taker catoined
nat quantity OF Scotch snun should
placed In her caffn. She also ordered
3AAt the srrangsmenss connected With
Per funeral should be as follows
hix men 10 Ne my bearers. who are
lnown "a be the greatest snuff-takcrs
" Ire parish OF 81 James, WfStpir-
s.rr Instead OF mourning each 10
wear snntf -ccl0rcd beaver hat. which
desire may DO bought for the pur-
pess aud given to them. SIN maidens
ms old acquaintance 30 hear my
rsil, each 10 carry box Allied with
ne best Scotch snur to take Tor their
ssfreshfaeni IA they go along.
tnaf was also to he thrown on the
Aafs*host ~ her house before the ftsacr-
uoeesslca passed out snur WAS TO be
Mtxu an the ground nj every twenty
ANS In advance ~ the eoffin, and the
afiatinS clergSman's Zee was TO b.
{v0f"ftsenais to the quantity 90 snur
= sansamed during the ceremony.
pen jenson was buried upright IN West
a..ns'sr Ahhey. a circumstance which IL
sass noticed in the ''Ingolashy Legends;
Assn rarr Bon Jonsen that famous
m told, l. Inferred there bolt upright.
.e.s such a posture beneath his bust
tray used 70 ST. In 70 beg fer crust,
Thomas Cooke. who was a governor of
e Hank of England from iFss 10 lT1S
80 AZ Stoke Newtngton In August. lisa
ena ey HIS express direction hts body was
3rssd 70 Movden college, fslaekhesth,
which he was a trustee. taken out %
Me coilln, and buried in a winding sheet
UPRIGHT Ia the ground
- well-known Yorkshire tradition states
49, the members OF the Claphsm family
"srly were buried upright In q vault