LORD DUNDIIEARY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue II, 3 January 1890, Page 4

LORD DUNDIIEARY.

. ,-r- 1-+- ? ■ "» ' The' ttyo following stones aye taken from the memoir ob of the late E. A. Southern, known as tho creator of ">jLordlkiiili;eary.". . a.. ci, f. S'iTErr.Ujf AND THE U^DERTAIvLft. " Here is a story of So thorn and au nndertiiker. He called upon ppe of the S3 traite'smeu- ono clay ' ami' ordered, on a most elaborate scale, all that was necessary for a funeral. Before the preparations could, have ' gouo far he reappenrod with great solicitude to ask how they were progressing. Again, at a brief interval, ha presented himself with an anx ; ons face to inquire whon he could count upon posesaion of the body— » question which natural' y amazed tho undertaker,, who was at a loss to -tliscoyer tho meaning. " Of coiuso. you provide tho both'," said Southern. ' The body ?" cried the undertaker. " Why, £o yaruaok say," exclaimed the n^lor,.<e^hiMting a enr-i of tlie shoiV"" All' things necessary for funerals promptly supa Jim TOOLE, SOTHEKX, ANT) THE GllEEXwic:: "Waiter. Southern is responsible for this story, wtych/ is* fcold r i:\ i his oWu ■ words : "Mr TooVatfcl myself were breakfasting with a party • pf. frieads at an inn at Greenwich. •No 'Sooner ' had the waiter left the room for an instant tlmn I proposed that- wo ahou'.d remove tho plate from tbe cloth nud go under the table. This ...wedid'without !o>s of -time," taking every article of silver ware from the .table down to the spoons,' and throwing open the window. After a- while, the door, was- opened; and the 'waiter reappeared 'Hullo!' he cried,, Beein .&tHe, company gOße^e^ 1 ?, &* rum gbV • IrA bmt If \liey aren't riyr away with the silver! Jtete^'Diot(to a waiter) the gentleman 'as run away with the fjijyer 1,,. Help . me to find tho Ruv'nbr!" With that he made a hasty exit, whereupon the party resumed their places, after shutting down tho window and replacing tlu> djgjies, &Hf Wms, t\s forks, and -tlte spboiife. '''Wtien v,the ' guy'nor*- appearod/ breathless and cursing, he found a party of Gentlemen in' tho mil possession "of his siher-ware, quietly discussing the fish. ' Eh, what ! said he, « everything secure ?., Why, James* you ( onfounded rascal, .whtft. : do you mean?, 'So'liolp mo, guv'nov ' • Yoa'ro drunk, you idiot ! , Gentlemen^l leg yorix pardoq ; I will w|Mi-. ■dwiw^" > - ■'-• '••• "" •