The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-16

you'd BE- klnd 10 Sarah after Tm
gone ! should feel a heap easier
about going Here's a paper I've
drawn up thar says you'll be kind"
Why. IN sign that. OF course
vas the reply; and the deacon. for
once In his life. signed a paper with
out reading II aud looking for traps.
He did more than that He offered
10 boss the funeral when Il came on
and 20 be one OF the pallbearerE.
Then Cyrus Barnes. another wid.
over, vas sent for. He was awfully
sorry 20 ind Jim 30 near the grave,
and be was going 70 pull out a dollar
bill and leave II with him When-he
didn't He INDUCED In further words
Of sympathy. which made Il IS per
cent cheaper for him
Cyrus. I've been = poor stick Of .
man. said Jim.
You have that" was agreed
4 ought 10 have been AZ work
every day
We all know that"
! ITS a wonder you folks didnt stir
me up"
SO 'tis-so 'tis We talked Of Il
many times. but W knoWed hat II
We put on the tar and feathers you'd
Be too ALFRED lazy 20 scrape EN-
OF. and your wife would have the
job.-
That's right she is good. Cyrus
None better
and that brings me 20 what !
want 10 ask She won't have q dol
lar after I'm gone
~Of course she won't"
Shell have TO depend on the kind
ness OF the neighbOrs."
she viii
Cyrus. you don't belong % any
church. but you believe in heaven,
don't youy-
Yes. kinder
You'd like 60 feel that was look
ing down on you and acting as youi
guardian angel. wouldn't your
II you are going 70 keep up your
iaziness-"
..But I'm NOT. Cyrus-Tm going 10
hustle. I'll do all that ! can for you
il you'll sign this paper"
What is it,
Just a promise 10 be kind 70. and
that you viii look after. Sarah We
shall both feel a great deal better II
you will
The caller looked upon Il as a dy
ing mans whim. and signed. Wher
ready to go he said:
4 hope you viii get hustle on you
up there, Jim"
Then three more widowers and one
old bachelor got the word to cau.
and in the course Of three days the
business was wound up. Then
lawyer was sent for. the signed pa
pers handed over TO him, and
great calm fell upon the dying man.
He smiled every few minutes, and
made no understandable explanations
regarding what he had been up 10
few days later he passed away
and almost his last words were:
sarah. If they want 10 be kind &c
you. let EN- 90 ahead
There was kindness from every dt
rection. from contributions 20 pay
the funeral expenses to groceries and
provisions sent in for the widows
sustenance. After about a month had
elapsed Deacon Harrison received g
letter asking him 10 call at the law
Office Of the attorney who had the
dead mans papers. When tbs good
man came strolling in, only mildly
curious as to why he had been sun
mOned, he was greeted with:
"Of course il won't take place fol
a year, but allow me to congratulate
you a advance"
What dye mean?' asked the dea
con
your marriage with the Widow
Rushwick."
~shoO, What ye joking about?"
only this"
The paper he had signed for jim
Bushwick was handed him. Hehad sign
ed without reading. aud now behold:
4 not only promise TO be kind tC
James Bushwicks wife after she be
comes his widow, but TO marry heI
uae year after his death"
by thunder" exclaimed the dea
cor as he danced around.
NO better evidence wanted in e
breach-of-promise case" quietly re
piled the lawyer.
She can sue and be hanged"
Better settle for a couple Of hun
dred, deacon, and carry OF your pa
per. 1t wouldn't sound well tS
have people saying that you had
your second wife picked out while
her husband was alive"
The deacon hung OF for weel
and then came down. One by one
the others followed suit. Each Oni
was financially well able to do so
Money contributed by your goot
friends, and nothing is to be safe
about IT," remarked the lawyer tS 4
the widow as he handed her $3.50 o
the thousand.
To this day she has no other idei
about IT, Now and then some on,
says something about Jim Bushwick'
Iaziness in Deacon Harrison's hearing