Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1888 — Put Money in Thy Purse. [ARTICLE]

Put Money in Thy Purse.

New York Sun. Undertaker (to recent widow)—ln the death of your husband, my dear Mris. Hendricks, the community loses a valuable member. .. . Widow—Ah, yes, Mr. Mould. —- Undertaker—You will want solid mahogany, of course? . »' Widow—l—l think so. r' Undertaker—Ever faithful to his duties and loyal to his friends. ' • : ' ? Widow—Ah, yes, Mr. Mould. Undertaker—And the plate must be of pure silver, I suppose. Widow—Well—er—eh, yes, pure silver. Undertaker—l can recall so many generous acts of your husband’s. His was a noble nature, Mrs. Henc|ricks. Widow—Ah, yes. Poor John was the soul of generosity. Undertaker—The handles and trimmings will have to be first-class in every way, of course, and say about twentyfive carriages. Widow—l—er —hardly think so many will be needed. Undertaker—Oh, yes they will, my dear madam. Consider your husband’s standing in society and the number of friends he bad. It is a serious question if twenty-five will be enough. Widow —Very well, Mr. Mould. Undertaker—Thank you, Mrs. Hendricks; I believe that is all. Good morning.

During the war of the rebellion 10,000 of the Maine soldiers made allotments of their nay to the State Treasury, to be drawn during their absence by their families or by themselfes on their return. George Kitchen, of the First Maine Cavalry, who enlisted in 1861 eoiently wrote from Californiajasking the State Treasurer at Augusta to send him $lO that he had left there in 1864. The accounts were overhauled, Kitchen’s balance was found, and the $lO with accrued interest, $24.70 in all, was sent to him. Kitchen was a character, and this story is told of him. During a skirmish he said to a comrade: “Do you see that long, lank reb with a straw hat on? Well, watch him jump.” So saying he fired, and as the smoke rose he himself leaped into the air exclaiming, “By thunder, the wrong man jumped that time.” Kitchen was carried from the field cursing that lean “reb that stood edgewise.”It is not the proper thing now to exhibit wedding presents except to im-mediate-relatives and intimate friends of the family. At a recent fashionable wedding in Washington the presents, though known to be numerous and costly, were hot displayed at all.