. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. Pompeys Pillat, 536. Oh, nothing in life can sadden us ! THE SORROWS OF AN UNDERTAKER* TO mention only by name the sorrows of an Undertaker, will belikely to raise a smile on most faces,—the mere w ords siigj^est asolemn stalking parody of grief to the satiric fancy ;—l)ut give a fairheanng to my woes, and even the veriest mocker may learn to pity anUndertaker who has been unfortunate in all his undertakings. My Father, a Furnisher and Performer in the funeral line, used tosay of me,—noticing some boyish levities—that I should never dofor
. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. Pompeys Pillat, 536. Oh, nothing in life can sadden us ! THE SORROWS OF AN UNDERTAKER* TO mention only by name the sorrows of an Undertaker, will belikely to raise a smile on most faces,—the mere w ords siigj^est asolemn stalking parody of grief to the satiric fancy ;—l)ut give a fairheanng to my woes, and even the veriest mocker may learn to pity anUndertaker who has been unfortunate in all his undertakings. My Father, a Furnisher and Performer in the funeral line, used tosay of me,—noticing some boyish levities—that I should never dofor an Undertaker. I^ut the prediction was wrong—my parent lied,and I did for him in the way of business. Having no other alternative,I took possession of a very fair stock and business. I felt at first as ifplunged in the Black Sea—and when 1 read my name upon the shopdoor, it threw a crape over my spirits, that I did not get rid of forsome months. Then came the cares of business. The scandalous insinuated thatthe funerals were not so decorously performed as in
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