Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-01
When He Died

Poor old Ganbyi" si~sed the sa1-
timental-looking man with the thin
side wbiskers.
whats wrong with him?" growl-
ed the double-chinned citizen with
the shaggy eyebrows 'He don't
need any Of your pity, does he7"
Didn't you hear about it?'' asked
the sentimental-looking man. He's
dead. He died last Wednesday.
Took pneumonia"
He'd take anything he could get
his hands on If the owner wasn't
looking" said the double-chinned
citizen. well, If he's dead, he
probably is to be pitied."
Hes dead" demonstrated the
sentimental-looking man.
80 you told me" said the double
chinned citizen. IT'S a long lane
that hasn't any turning. SO he died
a natural death, eh? never expect
ed it."
"why?"
HE took out an accident policy
for a year less than nine months
ago." replied the double-chinned
man.
"He left quite a good deal of
money, l heard" said the sentiment
tal-looking man.
"The first thine in his life." said
the double-chinned man. Il don't
see how he brought himself to do
1t, at that He must have lost con-
sciousness at the last"
Tut, tuti" said the sentimental
looking man. when a mans dead
we ought to forget his faults and re-
member his virtues"
"I can't remember any that he
had" said the double-chinned citi-
zen, "and my memory is d pretty
good one.'
Il was at the funeral" said the
sentimetnal-looking man. The
ser"
Ibid they give him a funeral?"
asked the double-chinned citizen.
"Of course they did"
81 didn't know. l thought per-
haps-I beg pardon. You were go
ing to say something about the SER
mon, weren't you? think he was
a good subject for sermon. Any
body there besides your"
"The family was there, naturally
and few of his friends"
Il thought he had always lived in
Chicago"
What do you mean?"
Where did his friends come from,
then?" asked the double-Ohinned
citizen. Pm mighty sure he didn't
have any here"
well, he wasn't man who had
many intimates," admitted the senti-
mental-looking man. 81 can't say
knew him intimately, myself"
"If you had you wouldn't have at
tended the funeral" said the double
chinned citizen. 81 knew him fair
ly well. About 5000 worth. exclu-
sive of attorneys fees. Still, don't
know that I wouldn't have gone II
had got an invitation, just to make
sure. You're positive that he was
dead, are you? You aren't Just tell.
ing me he is to please me?"
81 should hope that you wouldn't
feel pleasure to hear of the death OF
any fellow creature" said the senti
mental-looking man. II know you
are not in earnest, though, when yor
say things like that. He was a good
husband"
HE had to be-" said the double
chinned citizen. you saw hi
widow, didn't you? A man woulf
have to be good to her, unless he pri
ferred the society of trained nuE
and the hospital atmosphere. b
they preached funeral sermon! ID
the minister mention his watch7J
NO" replied the sentimeAl-
looking man, wonderingly. 1hy
should he?"
TITS customary to speak Pf a
mans good works on such a1occa-
sion," said the double-chinnS citi-
zen. Il supposed that he wo9 have
to make the most of Ganby'S
you must have disliked b poor
fellow" said the sentimeb5-look-
ing man with the thin whiski Is.
What makes you thinkthatF'
asked the double-chinned czen.-
Chicago Daily News.