Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-09-03

THE newspapers never get names
right, and like enough the hospital
people made the mistake themselves"
"Now, don't you worry, mother dear.
iii go to the hospitsh--I'll do no work
today--and see IL It's Mike. But I'm
sure 1t isn't"
So Kathleen, instead Of going to the
factory, started for the hospital and on
reaching 1t asked to see the body of
the man who had died there the day
before. She was taken 20 where the
at 1t the tears started to her eyes. and
she turned them away at once. SO
CHASTITY was the sight.
'It's my brother. Mike Reiley," she
moaned.
She went away, stopping at Nora's to
break the sad news to her. Nora was
broken hearted. but bore her affection
with resignation. She went with
Kathleen to Mrs. Kelley and told her
that the body in the hospital was
Mikes.
After awhile when they had become
quieted they took steps to have the
body brought to the house for the fu-
neral. They called In friends. who
took the burden upon themselves Of
making all the preparations, An I'M
dertaker was instructed to bring the
body, and all other details were at
tended to-.
The same evening the body arrived.
already In its coffin
A number Of friends looked at Mike,
each making some remark.
HE looks very NATURAL" said one.
HE must have died peaceful DEATH"
"How changedw said another. "Td
scarcely know him."
And SO the comments went on. Mrs
Kelley gazed down upon the. corpse,
would not look at 1t, saying that she
preferred to remember the happy coun-
tenancel of her lover as she saw 1t
when he looked up at her while she
was sitting at her window the last day
he ever went to work.
When the day Of the funeral came
round the mother, the sister and the
betrothed were given seats near the
coffin, while the friends Of the family
took chairs behind them. There they
awaited the opening Of the funeral
ceremony.
He was engaged in laying brick all
day, and just before knocking off the
boss drove up In buggy and said to
him:
mike I've got a call for chimney
out in the country. The carpenter
work Is all done, and they can't do any
more till the chimney Is put in. I've
agreed to send man out tonight to
go to work the first thing in the morn
ing. want you to co.
Mike demurred, but the boss offered
him double pay, and he consented. A
train was leaving In half an hour,
which was barely enough time for
him to catch it. He arrived at his
destination at II O'clock at night and
found team waiting for him that car
ried him fifteen miles into the country,
where there was no other house than
the one being built within a consider
able distance.
Mike worked several days ON the
chimney. He thought he should try to
get word to his family as to the rea-
son for his absence, but he was too
busy to think much about It, He had
once or twice remained on Job for
several days without going home or
oap1fpU xrnrd on1 did rnt axpaat RI
be longer on this one. But before he
finished it he was called upon to put
In the foundation walls for house
ready to be built few miles away
and was offered double pay II he would
do It, He thought what a beautiful
bridal gift he could buy for Nora with
the extra money he was earning. He
would take the job and If Nora COM
planned of his being away so long just
before the wedding he would console
her with the gift.
When Mike finished his work and
went home, as he approached the
house where his mother lived he saw
hearse and carriages standing before
the door. Terrified. he went in. eager
to know who was dead. There sat his
mother and sister and bride TO be IN
a row before coffin. His mother gave
him one look and tainted. Nora drew
back from him, Those occupying the
rear seats tumbled over each other TO
get through the narrow door.
Kathleen alone seemed to take in the
situation.
Mike she cried, we're not dead,
after all,''
Dead? Why should be dead?"
II made mistake Mebbe / didn't
look close enough"
whats the matter with you all?"
asked Mike.
By this time Nora had recovered her
wits and few to her lovers arms, bury
ing her face on his breast and crying:
"Oh, Mike. sure it's a miracle! We
thought Won We're In Your coffin"