Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-02-13

its walls the materials for such a fune-
raj sermon as, !. all it's ancient his.
tory. It had never before seen gath
cred together there.
The remains, now all decently in.
closed In collins. sin lay within the
precincts Of the chaneel. where they
must remain until after the inquest
on the following day.
The church. which was OF no great
size. was filed 10 oYerfiowing. For
not only We're there many mourners
present. who had come post-haste
from all parts Of the Kingdom. but
strangers Tor miles round. attracted by
the morbid curiosity which draws
crowds as with a cart-rope, wherever
there is a prevalence Of the ghastly
element, blocked the alsies. filed the
porch. and even occupied the pulpit
stairs.
People who came 10 cape and gaze.
and then going home 10 the Sunday
dinner, exchanged experiences over
the shoulder of mutton and baked po-
tatoes. remarAing. as they wiped their
mouths. that it was a sad sight. but
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anything you could have offered them.
At the same time they were compelled
10 own that there were not 20 many
bodies as they had confidently ex-
pected but then. nothing ever did
come UP 10 Your expectations in this
world.
Ted Burritt had q scat assigned
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glance al his face. on the part OF the
functionary who discharged the Office
Of usherins the people into their
places. seemed 20 be sufficient to show
to which portion Of the congregation
he belonged.
Ted Burritt knew that his fathers
body now lay there within the chan
Gel rails. in one Of those hastily con.
structed collins. which had been
roughly put together to meet the sud
den and Unprecedented demand
Il was evident that a certain nun
Der OF seats had been reserved for
those who. II was felt, had the great
est claim TO them. for he observed
after a short time. that the same peu
into which he had been uShered also
contained two Of his fellow passen-
gers on that ever memorable Journey
a poor widow and another woman.
The former. it was impossible 10
doubt had found her worst fears
realized, for she stlil cried silently
and ceaseiessiy behind the shelter OF
her veil. The other woman. whom
he nov guessed 10 be about forty
years Of age and who was good look.
ing In a sort Of hard-featured way
was also clothed in deep black gar
mcnts but there was a suppressed
glitter tn her eye. and that same rest
less movement Of the fingers. as she
perpetgally rustled the leaves OF her
prayer book. which betrayed the ea
istcnce OF some strong but suppressed
feeling. which seemed to be more like
excitement than grief
But. then. We are all at liberty t.
show our grief IN our own pecuia.i
way
In the other pews round him b. re.
osuized other faees-those of fellow.
travellers or others whom he had - o
al she station or in the church 10 Tie
carly morning af the day before.
Among these there were, Of course,
happy exceptions to the general rule.
There were those who had found the
living where they had looked for the
dead. and who. after a few hours oi
torturing suspense. had discover q me
one they sought, either in the village
or In some Of the neighboring ham.
lets. and we're present on that mafn-
ing with a chastened Joy and gral,
tude unspeakable
Ito be continued.l