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Show A DOC'S FUNERAL. There is sorrow too deep for utterance at No. 37 Burton street, West Side. Mr. John Kay lives at No. 37 Burton street. A few days ago Mr. John Kay owned a lovely pup of diminutive atature. It was small, but oh, jimminy! It whs a pup full of promise. But the pup is no more. Jiight opposite tho residence resi-dence ol Mr. John Kay is tho headquarters head-quarters of a Tilden club. Mr. John Kay's cunning little pup took the contract of barking down that club, and couldn't deliver, 'its poor little throat gave out, and on Thursday, at -1 o'clock, a. m., the dog was gathered to its fatheiu. When it looked as though the jig was up for Mr. John Kay 'a pup, Mr. Kay rushed around to the medical scientists for relief; but none of tho medical Hcienlists' seemed to think that their practice lay in that direction. So the pup passed peacefully away. Mr. Kay determined to give 1-Vlo a nice funeral. fun-eral. So he taught a beautiful child's co (tin, painted white, for which he paid $20; next he bought a rough outside box (or ihe enfliu for $2. He attired Fido in an elegant dross of white silk, with a splendid red Bilk overshirt. Cress, the undertaker, furnished all these. The family then formed a funeral cavalcade and moved mournfully out to the Monroe street cemetery. As they were about to pass through the portala of tho cemetery with all that was mortal of ( of the deluuct yelper, they were met by Superintendent Ward, who refused them admittance. Mr. Kay and the rest of the mourners retraced their steps with streaming eyes, and rehired re-hired homo liko a sprinkling cart. 1 l'ido will bo planted iu Mr. Kay's hack yard this evening. The friends of the family and several distinguished citizens have been invited to como - und weep with the bereaved family, 1 and partake of the funeral baked meats. Mr. Kay haa invested hand- 1 Hfmielv in whUL-e nnd bor nnd ia determined to drown his sorrow in the! uttermost depths of good cheer j The wett, uide bus not been so excited since Parka was hung. j Cleveland riaiiuleultr. |
