oons ?embled. He ?ns ? n?g:? ?o ? f? ? o? the ?th?ul depa?d ? ?he nearesL ?l?tives 8? ?e ? ? tb m?t I?F? con. huron. When ?e ?t unouncemeut ? male ?ves in ?8 na? by p?o?cing it aloud, ?ming forw? and down hh o?ng, ? it ? called, on ?e Mble, or ? a plaM ? coffin for the pupae. As ?n n ?e offerer p?ouuces ? and w?le he i8 ]a?ng do? ?s m?eF, ?e p? p?i?m ?d offerer's name, an? imme?a?l F ?s, "?o w? ?ve ?re f? ?ul of the depa?d ?"?en no?er ?mes fo?, n?es ??, and lays down his mon?; and ?us ?e ceremony ?cee? w?ie is ?y ?on M con?ibu? any t?ng, even the lent sum. The pri?, however, d?s not forget M mmr a blessing on e?h ? he hys ?w? ?s money on ?e coffin or ?ble, by saying, "G? bl? you." the process continues w?le any m?ey c? ? ob?ned. Th?s? on these occasions is conside?ble, we may conclude, from ?e belief of p?W? in the minds of ? hearera, and the pec? ?? stances of the occ?ion, when the ffien? and neig?u? of ?e ceased are ?uched with ?1 the sy?t?es w?ch the recent 1? p?ctive s?edn? of a beloved mla?ve can inspire. P?? t?, notwi?s?n&ng their ?jec?on ? ?e d?e, have ?en ? to con?ibu? liberally on such ?casi?s, being induced th?M by s?pat?es of human na?e, which ebon un?mmon ?wer such circumstances. However, the ap?al of the palest ? never in v?n at such times, and for ?e ? ?n the success h co?idom- ble. We ?ve witnessed these scen? many times in ?e ? of land, and we learn the cus?m prev?s thebout ?e whole ?ther it ob?i? in other counties we are not info,ed. %e may cons?t a desc?ption of this ceremony in M'Ga?n's Pm?t, chap?r ?. O? desc?ption h ? we ?ve sf?, ?d ? it practised as far as our acquain?nce e?ended; ?d it ? ? gen? us the occuffence of ?m? Catholic f?e?s, ?d ap?ed ? p? no dis?t or op?sitiou. . 10. The d?tdne of pur?to?, and ?e practices w?ch ? ?ected with it, encomge, inculca?, and e?b?h MERCHANmsE OF ?OULS. The insMnces ?ven in our l?t ?a?ph am s?ng of t?. The c?es ?at could be given ? exempli[v t?s are ? nume- rous t?t a volume co?d not con?n ?em, and ? d?k ?d cio? th? they d?st su?ass the ?lief of ingenuo? Pm?st?M, have not b?en ?nve?ant with the pr?fices ? Ro? C?hoHcs. deed, t?s unch?sfian tr?c is ca?ed on with unbl? effmnM? Roman countries; and even in Pwtesmnt coat,es, ?ough ?e p?- ?ice is conducted wi? much caution and privacy, ?em ? enough occ?ing to prove that the? pur? is the ?at ?ket f? ?raffic in human ?uis. In We?o?hnd county, Pa., a c?ous c? w? brought ?fore county cou?. It was a s?t brought a?inst ?e p?est, who ?v? in that neigh?urh?, by he?, became ? roverance had not hid pro?r number of m?es for their deceased relative, which the pd? of a farm c?ed for, t?t ? been ?ed ? ?e p?est or church fo' ?he pur?se of la?ng out i? urals for m? to ? s?d for ?s Mul. C?sidemble excitemere w? ?de in ?e ?ty in consequence; b? 1
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