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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3452, 17 January 1880, Page 4

"No; he was never iv side of a church in his life." "Lawd save us! but that's sad! Mebbe, though, he was a cripple and couldn't get there ? , I had an uuelo onco in just;'that fix, but I believe he's in 'Heaven all the same. Was the late de- ; ceased of a serious turn of mind P "*He was. He would go days and days without; speaking." ■ " Ah ! then the chances are that he's all right. Didn't leave any will, did he?" " I think not." " Well, it's just aa well. The family feel terrible over it, of course ? " " They are all crying." " Just so. I had an uncle die once, and his family didn't stop crying for a week. On such occassions I never try to prevent a liberal flow of tears, Has any one been in to console the family ? " " I think not." " I used to be a grfeat consoler some years past, but I'm kinder rusty now and guess I won't go in. I had an uncle die once, and they sent seventeen miles for me in a one horse waggon to come over to console the family. I had everything as smooth as Sunday morning in an hour after I got there. W ill the funeral be held at the house." " The ceremonies will take place right here," sighed the man at the gate. " Just so. That's my idea of it. I had an uncle die once, and we had the funeral at the house and made a success of it. When I die I want the funeral at the house, with the best chairs saved for rich folks who drop in. I used to be a sort of head man at funerals. Perhaps I could be of service in here." " Well, I dunno." " I shouldn't go slamming through the house and peepiog into all the corners, as some head men do at funerals. No; my plan is to work on the quiet. I never have much to say on such occasions, but I'm there, just the same. I had an uncle die once ." " Perhaps you are good on the lift ? " interrupted the man at the gate as a dray hove in sight. " You —haye—struck it! " drawled the stranger, as he slapped the other on the back. "I wanted to say that when it comes to a lift I kin beat any two undertakers riveted together, but I didn't want to seem too forward. If there's any lifting to be done ia there let me go in. I had an uncle die once, and——" " Come along," quietly remarked the other, as the dray entered the back ■*■ yard. The two passed around the house. The crowd in the yard respectfully opened for them, and the man Who had leaned on the gate softly said :— " Now, stranger, you may tackle one end of him." It was a dead horse j Holloway's Pills.—Mind and body are so closely enterfwined that, for the former to be vigorous the latter must- be healthful. Thß first step towards the m^iutonance of health is to secure perfect digestion, which is readily obtained by this noted medicine, the most competent -effectually to restrain every adverse i> fluence which can mar, impair, or vexntiounly modify this all-import ant process. 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