Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1901 — A Child’s Query. [ARTICLE]

A Child’s Query.

The recent death of the third’ Duke of Wellington called to mind memories of the first bearer of this historic title. A pretty story was told at the time oT a little girl who witnessed the great Duke's funeral from the windows of Lord Ashburton’s house. The child watched the mournful procession pass by, and said nothing until the hero’s horse appeared, its saddle empty and the Duke's boots reversed in the stirrups. “Mother,” queried the little one, “when we die will there be nothing left of us but our boots?”