Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1880 — Working Than off in Style. [ARTICLE]

Working Than off in Style.

In the palmy days of the old New Jork Fire Department, the funeral of « deceased member was made the occasion for a general gathering of “the boys,” and a public sobbing for his decease, accompanied by music, and a series of resolutions “onto his memory.” “Aunty,” mid the foreman of a fire company, to which her son, who had just died, belonged—“aunty,” we can't bury Chawlc to-morrow, ’cause the boys are going on apicnic. He’a aa sweet as a nut, and .tiD Thursday e-a-e-y ; then we’ll watts him of in etyle!” , Something of thia sort, though a little more refined, occurred in England. The occasion was the burial of a rather eccentric half-pay naval officer, who had, while in the flesh, sustained a lively quarrel with the rector of the parish, pie arrangements were made long before death took place, and the funeral, when the day came, was conducted in the grounds or the house by a Dissenting minister. The company, none of whom wore mourning, then retired to the draw, ing-room, where a musira programme was gone through. One of the lady artisUt waa specially engaged for this perform, ance a month before the half-pay gentle man “went aloft” The proceedings eon. eluded with a sumptuous luncheon.

Good Resolutions. —A little girl su ream old was a short time ago called home to God. About a year before her death, she had a small writing-desk given her. After her death her mother anlocked it, and found this writing : “The minute I wake up in the morning, I will think of God. I will mind my father and mother ♦brays. “I will try to have -my lessons perfect “I will try to be kind, and not get cross. “I want to behave liie God’s child.”— fkchcmge>, _ . . ~ - , The Cathedral of Cologne, which is td-be dedicated next week, has bee a 682 years 1* process of erection. The American contractor evidently came from Cologne