Attended His Own Funeral

The late Captain Ben Wakefield, of Biddeford, once attended his own funeral, being one of the few men who have had that privilege. He had gone on a fishing trip down on the Grand banks, and had been away from home a good while without his family hearing from him. The same season had proved very disastrous to a number of other fishermen who went out from thereabouts, and the vessel Captain Ben was in had her share of hard luok, and the report reached home that she, with her crew, was lost. Time passed and Captain Ben did not return, until at last his family gave up all hope that he had been saved, and a day was set for the memorial services. The services were held in the church at Cape Porpoise, the minister had offered prayer for the absent fishennan, who was supposed to have f ound his grave in the sea, and was just beginning bis sermon when Captain Ben walked into the choreo.