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receptacles was more shocking to his delicate sense of 

 propriety than planting her in a dry-goods box. At 

 this juncture a man who had long known and revered 

 the departed woman volunteered his services to fetch 

 a coffin. With sturdy strokes of his paddle in the 

 dead waters of the river and the deft use of the pole 

 in pushing up over the quick ones, he hurried on. 

 After reaching a carry, he ran the two miles across it 

 in order to catch the first boat to the town where 

 coffins were for sale. Making his purchase he shoul- 

 dered it and hustled his way back ; then putting the 

 coffin in his canoe he started down the river as 

 rapidly as elbow grease and paddle could drive him. 

 When he landed, the son of the old lady asked him 

 what his charge would be for the trip. The man re- 

 plied that he would make no charge, that the deceased 

 had always been kind to him, and what he had done 

 was little enough to show the good-will and respect he 

 had for her. " I am glad," he said, " to have had the 

 chance to do what I have done ; but I wouldn't mind 

 having a plug of tobacco ; mine was all used up on 

 the trip." The dutiful son handed him a plug from 

 behind the counter and in the most kind-hearted tone 

 said : " Ten cents, please." This he said and nothing 

 more. 



