The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-03
LIGHTS FROM THE LANTERN" F"

SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS. Hear cor
respondent Ct the Lantern" on the subject Of
the spiritual rappers
True, sir, true, Mr.. P. 1t is 'tarnal fact
and everlastin' veracity. Last night heern
thunderin' rap against my foot board.
Come inl' ! calls, thinkin' natrally it was
some 'un a knockin' at the door, like cole
Joe" in the words Of the poet. ....-
81 can't come in, - sez voice in the knock.
ing language, which l twigged slick off, beih'
as afterwards discovered, a meedyEH Of the
fust water.
"Why can't vou?" sez l.
"Becoz I'm in already" sez the gost.
"Who are you?" seZ |.
'I'm Lord Byron" sez the gost.
"My grandmother sez /.
Ono, not your grandmother-Lord Byron, 3"
answers gost.
81 don't believe you, sez l.
"I'll prove it, !" sez the gost.
"How will you circumvent it2" sez |.
"By writin' some verses" sez the gost.
And trust me! if next mornin' / didn't
find this here pome lynn on big box in the
corner of the room. There warn't table,
COS it was gorn to have a moo hind leg put
on. guess it. something rather strong than
otherwise, and them as nose the works Of the
pOit, SEE it's quite his stile and no mistake:
A do ! A do ! my native land,
Fader o'er the woners bloc
My creditors, grisly band,
Both Crystun and JoO.
The hingin' creaks-the captain swears-
guess he's rather tight
| leye behind my diets and cares,
My native land, good night.
There was ever such lot more, but the
ritin' was so tarnal rummy that it wood have
taken three such fellers as me, and boy into
the bargain, to have made it out. So the fact
are We give it up, and by a curious coincid-
ence lit my segar with the darned document
and that s all got to say.
Now, | reckon, this here settles the dispute
about the knockers right off, and | 'spose there
won't be nothin more sed about EN-. For it's
my privit oplnyum that a gOst amt much
pumpkin, and that's about the size of it.
So, good mornin' Mr.. P, till more moose
for you. Yours, respectfully,
MISTER JONES.
RIDES OUTSIDE OMNIBUsEs. When night
has thrown her sOble mantle DER the
Oh! gas! whats the use of goin' aud usin'
dictionary words when nobody can't under
stand them, and they re so thunderin' hard tc
write: why don t you express yourself straight
forward like this:
In the evening, when no one can very well
see me, / often take ride outside stage, fol
the purpose of having a'chat with the driver, and
many shrewd remark and good story heal
in this way. The other day fell In with one
of the fraternity who was more lOquacious than
usual.
"Why don't you have seats up here?'
asked.
cause nobody wouldn't sit on them if we
had. The upper ten is afraid Of spelling their
kid gloves, spose; and 'spose the rest is 'fraid
the upper-ten ii think they amt got no kid
La hntv
Of their kid gloves dom mount to much neith-
er; they come and shove their four dollar bills
up here Just as if I'D got an exchange office
Well, guess, cured one Of 'em yesterday
he comes with his five dollar bill, and it wal
thunderin' dark can tell you.
"Well," says |, "haint you anything small
er than this?'
"No" says he.
So Just hands it back to him, as he thought
telling him had mt got no change; and ou
he Jumps, as if he had done something ratheI
smart, and on goes as fast as the old hosse
would rattle; and presently hears a howl
and looking back, there was the gloves, goot
way behind, running like roach and hOller
ing to me. Of course, didn' t see him, ant
went on lust the same. didn't see him tum
ble down in a pile of mortar, OfcoUrse didn' t
II was worth five dollars to see that felle
make dive into that mortar. I'd have Civ
five dollars, would; but there was mt an!
necessity for that. The fact Of it is, mad
five By the transaction, and I'll tell you how
done 1T. ..--.... ......... 80
NV little boy had given me one of them banl
of true love bills, (safe concern that true low
is) and Just put it in nay pocket and did'nt
think of Il till that fellow offered me his ID
five dollar bill, but then it just struck me, and
ssI was determined to serve some Of them out
handed him the true love bill, without his
noticing Il till he got TO the CollamOre Hoase.
Ard that's the way done it. 1t strikes me
he'll have something smaller the next time.