Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-29
When lie Died

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Poor old Ganby." sighed the SEN
timental-looking man with the thin
side whiskers.
What's wrong with him." growl-
ed the double-chinned citizen with
the shaggy eyebrows He don't
need any of your pity does he2''
Didn't you hear about it?" asked
the sentimental-looking man. Hes
dead. He died last Wednesday.
Took pneumonia
He'd take anything he coold get
his hands on if the owner wasn't
looking, said the double-ehinned
citizen We'll. if he's dead. he
probably is to be pitied."
He's dead" demonstrated the
sentimental-looking man.
SO you told me, said the double
chinned citizen. It's a long lane
that hasn't any turning. So he died
natural death, Ell? I never expect
ed it.
'.Why?"
He took out an accident policy
for year less than nine months
ago." replied the dolble-chinned
man
He left quite a good deal of
money, | heard" said the sentiment
tal-loo1ing man
The first thine in his life," said
the double-chinned man. Il don't
see how he brought himself to do
it, at that. He must have lost con-
seriousness at the last"
Tut, TUT" said the sentimental
looking man. when a mans dead
We ought to forget his faults and re-
member his virtues"
Il can't remember any that he
had" said the double-chinned citi-
zen, and my memory is a pretty
good one
4 was at the funeral" said the
sentimetnal-looking man. "The
ser--'
Did they give him funeral?"
asked the double-chinned citizen
"Of course they did"
Il 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 a sermon Any
body there besides your
THE family was there, naturally
and a few of his friends
Il thought he had always lived in
Chicago
What do you mean?"
Where did his friends come from,
them" asked the double-chinned
citizen. I'm mighty sure he didn't
have any here
well he wasn't a man who had
many jntimates," admitted the senti-
mental-looking man. II can't say l
knew him Intimately, myself
eff you had you wouldn't have at
tended the funeral" said the double
chinned citizen. 81 knew him fair
ly we'll. About 5000 worth, exclu-
sive of attorneys fees. Still, I don't
know that I wouldn't have gone II l
had got an invitation, just to make
sure. You're positive that he was
uCdu, dle you. gu dTon just tell
Ing me he is to please me?"
II should hope that you wouldn't
feel pleasure to hear Of the death of
any fellow creature" said the senti-
mental-looking man Il know you
are not in earnest, though, when you
say things like that. He was a good
husband
He had to be-" said the double
chinned citizen. you saw his
widow. didn't you? A man would
have to be good to her, unless he pre-
ferred the society of a trained nurse
and the hospital atmosphere. So
they preached funeral sermon! Did
the minister mention his watch?"
No replied the sentimental
looking man, wonderingly why
should he?"
ITS customary to speak of a
mans good works on such an occa-
sion,' said the double-chinned cfti-
zen. Il supposed that he would have
to make the most of Ganby's"
You must have disliked the poor
fellow said the sentimental-look-
ing man with the thin whiskers.
What makes you think that?"
asked the double-chinned citizen
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