Buck Fanshaw's funeral and a comic clergyman
A long, satirical tale follows Buck Fanshaw the miner, his death by suicide amid inquest verdicts, and the town’s elaborate, mocking funeral. A vaudeville-like scene unfolds with a persistent con man clergyman and miners planning a pompous service.
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