Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-28

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stumbling oUer the 'rrcck0gc. then passed
ham from hUItd 90 hand
from hand 20 hand into the open A
big fellow. pauid and scared. tottere,l
after them. aud when they laid the
dead man down half fell at his side
IL was Maize Sampson
II surprised every body the way Maize
Sampson went TO pieces after Delaroo
was killed The Indian was carried
back TO the Bend and mp 10 Sampson's
and laid ont boa the God forsaken par.
Tor. but Maize wasn't any good fixing
things up that time. He usually sh0ne
on ike occasions. lie was the com
fortcr OF the afflicted 10 an extraordi-
nary degree lie gave the usual mourn
or no chance TO let up But now his
day was as one that is darkcned. when
Nelguh9r went mp next night 10 sec
about some minor matters connected
with The funeral and the precedence Of
the various dozen orders that were 10
march be found Maze Sampson and
M1rtie alone iu the darkness of the
parior With the silent Dclaroo.
Maize turned TO the master mechanic
from wlcvc Deiaroo lay. "Neighbor.
You micht as vcll know 10 now as arv
time DON'T you say SO. Martie? Mar.
tie. what Go YOU sayf" Martle burst
into tears. but through them Neighbor
"D-", ,"r i~ "ce'o broken comics
sion. "Nc'-lhor I'm color blind " Tile
master mechanic sat stunned
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here. ] wish 90 God IL was me. and him
standing over. A man that's color
blind and don't know thing on Gods
earth hut runnin' an engine is worse
n dead man."
NeighbOr went home thinking.
They buried Delaroo. But even then
they were not through with him. Della
the Bend. which meant almost every
one on earth. There was no end TO his
benefit certificates and no known bene-
ficiaries. But when they overhauled his
trunk they found every last certificate
fled away up TO the last paid assess
ment and the last quarters dues. Then
came a shock. People found out there
was beneficiary. While the fraters
were busy making their passes Delaroo
had quietly been directing the right
honorable recording secretaries to make
the benefits run 10 Neighbor. and so
every dollar OF his insurance ran. No
body was more thunderstruck AT the
discovery than the mostar r,ocbonio
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