The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-10-28
The Turner
Monument
copyr4snt The frank A a1unsey company.
BY Alice Luise Lee.

Some people have a perfect genius
for being imposed upon. MY husband
has always said that / am gifted in
that direction myself. and have been
uncomforSably suspicious that he told
the truth, But It was left to the Turn
ers to make my suspicious certatnf1es-
Two episodes began about the same
time for us in Mount Alva; the adj
vent of the Turner'S and our owner
shin IN cemetery lot From the
firse there was q close connection be-
tween the two because Mr.. Turner
had purchased the nlarble-yard and
the family attended our church
saw them for the first time when
they aled intO their pew just ahead
OF ours
I noticed that the wife and three
daughters locked decidedly emaciat-
ed / stepped on my husbands toe
10 cali attention 10 their consumptive
appearance. Eut was successful only N
caIling MS attention to his corn
AS q physician's wife. / hold it is
but natuss Il taat Il should inform NY
self OF the health of a newcomer at
our church, because there are just doc
tors enough in Mount AiYa for the
churches to have one. apiece, and it has
came TO be a religious principle with
each church to employ its own doc
tor.
Bun don't think was rejoicing at
NE Turner's pallor. Quite the con-
nary-
They were armored with certain
manner which would not permit a
selfrespecting physician to send in his
account more than once, and as one
after the other raised thinly led
hand to her mouth and gave ae.}ss
of little coughs, / had vision Of
sundry future unpaid bills going to
swell the already large number.
OF course after service we intro
duced ourselves.
They were delighted beyond express
sion to meet another family of Tur-
ners. ] did not share their enthu-
siasua. My conviction was growing
that one family of the name was
enough for Mount Alya
MI. Turner grasped my husbands
hand with the unction of longilost
brother. They Immediately climbed
their family trees as high as they
could go, but found not one branch to
which they could cling together.
Some way / was relieved. The Tur-
ners were very nice and ladylike that
Is. an except Mr. Turner, and, was
glad he did not belong to u.s.
Alas for the frailty Of my ideasl !
found there are more ways of belong
ing than being related
1t was not long before the Turner'S
were fully Launched in the church,
contributing socially but not financial
b.
Mr. Turner was hurt at sight of a
subscription paper. / found that out
when was collecting for the min
ister's salary
He spoke of having seen better days
when his generous soul revealed
large donations; of his humiliation at
seeing his wife and dear ones reduced
to poverty, and himself to the sordid
and melancholy occupation of dealing
in unremuneratiVe tomb stones.
He rolled his faded blue eyes up
TO the bell over the doctors office
door, and mentioned the fact that they
were not strangers to tears. By way
OF illustration. he let few fall He
remarked ESQ smoothly and adroitly
that the words almost lost their sting,
that If he coined money as easily out
of ether peoples affections as q physi-
clan he could afford to be benevolent.
Whereupon replied with my usual
blunfness that he coined money out
of the doctors affliction, for his bust
ness represented the end of the doc
tors galnI
These words he Immediately con-
strued into reproach on his trade
and retired for season behind his
handkerchief MY conscience pricked
me for my words to such an extent
that on the subscription paper after
wards wrote his name, and opposite
II One dollar, pd.
! did not tell the doctor, but he no
tlced, forcIbly at times. that his coffee
was not sweet enough for a month.
Then the subject Of our new monu-
ment came up
When the doctor decided to locate at
Mount Alva, rejoiced because Of the
beauty Of the cemetery. have always
had leaning toward beautiful grave
yards, an da partizlity for fine noun
menta
selected the lot myself. little lot,
for there would be bun two to lie in
on the summit Of the ridge over
looking the town It can be seen from
our south window.
spent hours there, summers, trim
ming the hedge and cutting the grass
grew to love that spot, until the doc
tor used to remark that be knew where
/ had been because wore my grave
yard face meaning was particularly
cheerful
could scarcely wait for mDnu-
ment TO be put on that lot i had
one an planned Id mind. plain, slend-
Ct shaft Of granite The only draw
back to the plan was the cost Of a