Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-01-17

at the bottle, "and she wants to heY
few last words with you. When you
started over town, l was singin Bar
bara Allen and thinkin my days might
be long in this land. Not five minits
later the summons come. | had just
started to wash the dishes, and | had
that cracked blue platter in my hand,
but / hadn't gin it over two wipes
when the dishcloth fell to the floor
with a great spat. You are hearin
what say, amt you, Samuel"
Mr.. Gallup wasn't. He was devour
ing the second testimonial, which gave
the case of a woman who had been
given up by over 80 doctors, and yet
two bottles furnished her with new
pair of lungs.
when that dishcloth fell, l knew
that my time had come That's the
way Mrs. Grover and Mrs. Taylor
went. Their dishcloths fell, and in 81
hours they was in heaven. | shall be
up there by tomorrer night, Samuel
while you'll be free to stay out all
night to hear the political news. I'd
hev died before you come back home,
only wanted to talk with you a leetle
about the funeral. Let's see. If | die
tonight, you'll hold the funeral day aft
er tomorrer won't you. at = o'clock in
the afternoon|
Mr.. Gallup was listening to a noise
outside He heard something to re-
mind him of a hen trying to crow, and
l. = L., e,
after dark.
'If you want 1t a day sooner, you
can hev it," continued Mrs. Gallup
after sobs and gasps and shifts at the
bottle, "but you must look out or the
nayburs will talk. Better hev it day
after tomorrer. and | hope. for your
sake, it won't be q rainy Cay I've
sometimes thought I'd like a big fu-
neral when | went, with over 40 wag-
ons in the purcession and the church
bell a-tollin and the dogs a-howlin, but
I've given that up. No. Samuel, you
needn't make any spread over me. Pm
one of the kind that kin go to heaven
without any hurrah and fireworks. If
| there is ten wagons in the purcassion,
| [ shall be satisfied Don't you think
| ten ought to be 'nuff for person like
meW
1t wasn't direct question, but had
1t been Mr.. Gallup would not have
answered. He was devouring the third
testimonial and making up his mind
| to try bottle on the sly.
"Ten wagons in the purcession, Sam
uel, and the bells needn't toll nor
nuthin else happen. If anybody is
diggin taters or maxim soft soap or
dyein carpet rags, they needn't stop on
my account. If % people come to the
house, that will be 'nuff. We've got
leven chairs altogether countin them
with broken backs, and Mrs. Walters
will lend you the rest. You'll hev our
own preacher, of course, but he needn't
! go on for an hour or two and tell how
good was and how much you'll miss
| Re. If he says that my toll is DER, and
that you won't never find a more savin
wife, that'll be about huff. Shall you
do any cryin at the funeral, SamuelT
No answer.
| w a IeGlte DII IL was yOu- JcSl
a leetle. If you don't, felix's VII talk
about it same as thcy .,!a a.a.l Jim
! Dewitt. He never C:Irj al an aud to
this day folks say hc didn't CS" ian
ner right. | don't ask you G." break
down and soh and git up an ,&rite-
ment, but you kin gasp 4 few timrs and
wipe your eyes and blow your nose
I'm sorry you'll hey to take that long
ride to the graveyard. as you could be
| pIayin checkers or Sunthin, but | don
see how you are to git out of it. How
! ever, you won't never hev to go III
there ag'il. When you git ready tC
buy me grayestun, you kin send il
| up by Q man. | s'pose you'll buy {
stun Of some sort, won't you"
Mr.. Gallup didn't hear, In the fourth
| testimonial a man declared that he haC
been saved after one whole lung ant
| three-quarters Of the other were gone
| and it was n sketch to thrill the reader
clear down to his toes.
"Of course | don't keer about nc
gravestun for myself" said Mrs. Gal
lup as she tried to wipe away her tears
with the glass stopper of the bottle
"but if you don't put one up the nay
burs will call you stingy. Get cheap
| one, however. If you kin git one fun
! $40 and trade lot Of carpet rags in
| I'd do It. ] used to think ! wanted .
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