The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-07
When lie Died

poor old Ganby!" sighed the SEN
riuental-Iookigs man with the thin
side wtissers,
Whats wrong with him?" groTl-
cd the douDle-chinned citizen with
the shaggy eyebrows. lie don't
need any Of your pity. does he:"
Didn't you hear about tt?" asked
the scntimental-Iooking man. Hes
dead. lie died last Wednesday.
Took pneumonia"
He'd take anything ne could GET
his hands on II the owner wasn't
looking" said the doublc-chinncd
citizen. We'll. II he's dead, he
probably Is TO be pitted,'
lies dead demonstrated the
scntimentaI-lookins man.
50 you told me-" said the double
chinned citizen. Its a long lane
that hasn't any turning. SO b" died
a natural death. I'll? never expect
ed IT,"
Why"
'Ic took cut an accident policy
for a year Jess than nine months
ago" replied the donble-chlH""d
man.
"Hc left quite a good deal OF
money. ! heard" said the sentiment
tal-look!ng man.
Tho first thine In his lIfe," said
the double.chinned man. II don't
sec how he brought himself to do
e, at that. He must have lost con
seriousness at the last"
"Tut, tut" said the sentimental
looking man. "WheE mans dead
We ought 10 forget his faults and re-
member his virtues. ;"
II can't remember any that he
had" said thr donblc-thinned c't'-
zen. land my memory is a pretty
good ono"
""I was at tn" funerals said the
Observation-Disclosures man The
ser-----"
"Did they give him IT. 'al?'
asked the doublc-chinn"d citizen.
"Or course they did.
IL didn't know. | thought per-
haps--I hex pardon. You were 60
ing 10 say something about the SER
mon. weren't You? think he w"7
good subject for sermon. Aay-
body there besides von?"
The family was there. naturally
and fcv Of his friends"
Il Thought he had always lived Il
Chicago"
What do you mcsn?"
"Wherr did his friends come from
th"n?" asked the douhIe."hinn"G
citizen. I'm mighty sure he didn't
have any here"
"Wcll hc wasn't q man who had
many intimatcs." admitted the scni'-
mountaineering man. a can't say I
knew him Intimately, myself"
. If you had you wouldn't have at
tended the funeral" said the double
chinncd citlxca. II knew him fair
~ we'll. About 5000 worth, cXclu-
sivc q attorneys fees. still, | don't
know that wouldn't have gone If I
had cot an invitation. Just 10 make
sure. You're positive that h" was
dead. aye you? You aren't Just toll
ing mo he is to please mo-"
II should hope that you wouldn't
fccl plcaSuy" Ia hear Of the death Of
any fellow creature" said the Scntl-
mcntaI-Iooking man. u know you
arr not in earnest. though, when yoH
say things like that. lie was a good
husband"
"TIc had TO be-" said the double.
rhinn"d citizen. "You saw his
widow. didn't you? A man would
have to he good o her. unless he pic
fcrrrd tn" society Of trained nurs"
aud tho hospital atmosphere. So
they preached funeral sermon! Did
Ahc minister m"ntinN his watch?"
No" r"plcid tn" sentimental
looking man. 'wOndcrineIy. "Why
should hr?"
It's customary to speak Of a
mans good works on such an ocra-
sion" said III" doublc-rhinned ctII-
2cn, 81 supposed that he would have
to mako Tho most of Ganby'S."
Won must have dislikrd the poor
follow" said The srntImrntal-look-
ing man With tho thin whiskers.
"What makes You think that"
asked tn" doublc-chinncd cltizcn.-
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