Uncle Probst.
(Throws a shovelful of earth into the grave.)
I would not have believed my own mother had she told me that a child could act so basely towards its own parents.
Friend Ziegenmelker.
(Throws a shovelful of earth into the grave.)
To treat a father so, who for twenty years, from late to early, had no other thought than the welfare of his child!
Pastor Kahlbauch.
(Shaking Renter Stiefel's hand.)
We know that those who love God serve all things best (1 Corinthians 12:15).——Think of the bereaved mother and strive to console her for her loss by doubled love.
Rector Sonnenstich.