The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-02
With the Long Bo,D
tricks in the Undertakers Trade-How One Undertaken
Tagged With Grape the House to Which BE Was Called
on Another Errand.
"Eye natures walks. shoot

CPEAKING Of the tricks In all trades Lac Stafford states
that he once learned something Of those IN the under
taking business.
* tradition Of the trade that when an undertaken
crane on door he will drive is sign that
undertaken has already been called.
There was an enterrsng undertaken in town who always
carried bit Of Grape in his coatta pocket Whenever ne
asked to house he went IN ne would STAB the Grape
on the dooram with tack.
One day he made terrible mistake He called to
prominent house and he went in he tagged the house and
remarked comfortably "Youre it The lady, after long
and interview, the poinshe wanted
buy tombstone for somebody who had died three years
before.
When the undertaken hurried out to put the house right
in the eyes sympathzng world his flag still floating
and all children maids for blocks about
looking up at the windows.
writer worked door undertaking shop
where the young fellow had inherited the business He
naturally spor' but about his business he had assumed
exraprofssional gloom to conceal the sporness The
result streak of lean and streak of fat AS rule,
gloom; but bubbing under the sport" and like
geyser the sponess sometimes shot thru the
layer Of gloom. ..."ss~- ~-s
The character that filed all the rbald
holders in the newspaper office with mighty joy and which
failing Of interest and pleasure during
those dull hours when cared get murdered
married. 49, .-~'-.-; .a:. -
You know how who is not used to speaking in
public often gets himself tangled up steps on own
verbal feet OF everybody is dead anxious talk
public and this mental confusion Providences way Of
keeping of in seats instead of feet
swayng vast public assembages Everybody knows the story
OF the minister who first spoke without notes
his text and the cock wept and Peter out and crew
bitterly Right IN line with this London Tdbs tells the
sad story of the chairman Of the school committee who was
addressing the meeting at the teachers institute.
My friends the schoolwark the clubhouse of civiliza
lion; mean-ah--' *
The chairman became slightly chilled. 49, .~>.,,.
s'The clubhouse is the schoolwark Of cv--'
An invisible smile began to make itself felt.
'5The warehouse is the bulschool o. =
81 He evidently twisted. mr.
-tsThe schoolbul is the housewark--"
An audible Singer spread itself the faces Of the
audience. ..-2
'tThe hool--'' ss....~ ..-s".
He getting villa He mopped perspiration grtted his
teeth, and made fresh effort
'fThe schoolhouse, my friends"
IA sigh Of relief went Ah-h! Now he has got his
feet under him again. He gazed suave light Of
triumphant sef-confdence enthroned upon his brow
"Is the wubark--' ...+
And that all. He gave it up. ...:
Down in Old little bird in the tropical foliage bv
the edge Of the river sings song that ppes and leaps
the waters leap in the spring The wind breahes the
grass and the snt mountain side silent and aouver to
hear the song 1t tells that life glad and that the and
fair and that fair quiet skv and fair
noontes golden glory that the present ours and the
past and future but dreams half remembered vany
guessed The sky is blue overhead and the bird sings
passionless song Of content
Up in Nebraska little sparrow sits to stone on
the top of window protected little from fierce zephy1
that blows chill from Medicine Hat Nebraska The stars in
the quiet sky give place noontides chill glory but this
glory is not golden but silver The little bird does not sing
passonless of content neither does he stir feather
except when the bitter wind ruffes his brown coat
And why does he not do any of these birdke stunts OF
his rapturous brother Of the land Of Monezmas9 Be
dear reader he is frozen sitter than stake and his
little restless chatter is hushed forever III
The other little bird had enough to 60 south wher
the began give the sign when he heard the
news from Nebraska how does spotted 'Specko hac
the tips OF her horns frosted in the blizzard and was take,
with milk chill at eventde he let the rapturous stra1
we mention above. @.:~-.. o%:: x 7 q