cadkison,
Your question is a bit confusing but so can the idea of wishes associated with the Monkey's Paw. The wishes alluded to by the Colonel were attributed to a man whose last wish was for death. The Colonel doesn't provide much information about his use of the wishes but he certainly has a negative attitude about, as evidenced by his pitching it on the fire. Mr. White makes the remaining wishes and as close as we can guess two of his guesses are also for death, although not directly. The first wish seems to result in the death of his son and the last wish, although unspoken, seems to end the return to life of his now mangled son.
You might wish for a better answer than that but we need to respect the author's wishes also. It is left open to the reader to fill in what those wishes are. All we have is a strong plot and that provides the framework for us to speculate what could be, coincidence or fate.
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