Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1890 — Her Last Request. [ARTICLE]

Her Last Request.

“I have seen some laughable things, too,” said the Doctor. “Human nature comes out when people are very sick. I was called in Once to attend a lady who was taken suddenly ill and was quite sure she was going to ,die. There was nothing very serious the matter with her, but sbe was quite sure her end was near. ‘Doctor,’ she said, ‘I know I am going to die. Don’t tell my husband, but let me ask you one favor before I go.’ “ ‘What is it?’ I asked. ‘Whisper, Doctor. Ask Mary to fix my bangs before they bury me/”— San Francisco Chronicle.