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A Ghost Chasing a Ghost.
a scENx rr in DANE COUNTY, wiscox.ix.


Not log since, two rustic galIauts went
regularly to see the ,smo girl The young
lAdy-A farmers fair daughtcr-rcsited
just half way between the respective homes
| oil her adorers aud as matter Of course.
when Sunday evening arrived, when they
came ceuriing,' tue distAucs travelled over
was the same TO both
Now, as they were jealous Of one another,
each lover tried bis skill, by q series Of ma
nGuvors. TO drive the other of Affairs had
gone on in this manner for some time, yet
| Lsither had seemed 10 have made any mark
ed progress 10 the lady's regards. do not
kasw how it would have terminated, for the
girl lik ed them well enough, but a. she could
not marry them both, she was puzzled which
, one to choose. Whether she wished them
to fgbt duel, or decide the contest by
6stieuffs for the honor Of her haud aud heart,
/ cannot say but her suspense, and that
| os her anxious lovers, was, at last relieved
in the following mAuoer
As they had exhausted human ingenuity
in trying TO sutgcnerSl each other, they both
--strsugo ., u may seem -resolvsd uu.
known % each ether, 90 call 10 their aid tho
terTors Of lbe spirit world Stranger yet,
tie sane night Ess chosen when each should
r.r-onate q ghost, 70 drive the ether OiT tho
GsId:
Well, the btIi Sunday evening came and
aiIiTsd 10 ttrtsksimouts of the grave, could
be seen about uibe O'Clock our two Lsru,.
cautiously srpfcaebirs the abode cf their
'dsarcst dear. The JDoi q g.S5t i sss
TO meet d before be reached tie house
frIshtsu him out Of bis seven senses. anI
then chs,s him home. IL A could accom-
plish this Is uOu boysr dare 10 stow his
ugly mug there sgAiu.
Ghost Il. object Vas precisely tho sane
toward A, and consequently fearful o1l.
lisioL between item vas inevitable
A. bad chosen hollou pumI Kin, with two
round holes cut usar the top for saucer eyes
sBd huge horizontal. parallel organ open.
,ng for mouth A can de uHs placed turu.
Jog in II, and at . distance. IN the dafk. i,
looked really figl ifsl u got some punk
--which looked like FURNISHED silver 10 tho
dark Which be inieadc1 placing around Li.
person, in tbe night in order 10 give him
supernatural appearance pair oi or borD.
plscsd upob b., bead sud Atuftd inA huge
winding sheet Is. would have passed fof
very respectable devil.
They met TIE night "a. very dark.
The rosl somsuhat maddy--i, j. always
muddy 10 Dane cauu'y-sO thst thcy L.d.
IN msntsf 10 is ] tbsiFvHy hloGgt \ turn
10 the road close b. ibo selling revealed
each 70 tbs oshsr 10 thsif Esstiy COSTUME
What ,ighi a ssv ghoft-B ss0
bshs.d smother before bin pswtki.
head grinbsd horribly at B, uhi.st tse v,sfI
lanterns on Is . persou almost AsbiLhs,eI
posr A. d, for hs insgiutd sapross, that .
was the evil one himself before him
What neral could stand thsf They
could not bsi appalled,, terrified, and near
Iy mad uith fear they both turned hOmsvsfi
aud fed ~ b issffsl outcIies bursting from
thsir trembling bps A. B, hcWeysr Wss
puttirE 10 BIZ beet PAGES % fspsssiuE tho
Lou . large mssiif, aiafmsd ~ the out
cfiss. rushed oat AHd tssdsd bim o. The
poor uretob tbiokiug % 49, tis dialolissl
rcrseouisr 10 the form e dog turssd
sghsst ahd =, ut n sfisr a viIh eli his
H,ight--bo bat 90, his vibiiug sheet stream.
leg 10 tLs uind bshind Aim Whtle tbo doll
gisfs g bn puak upoi ofusmeuts gave Lir,
indeed tfe .J1k n = demou 4 heard toe
noise apd glasoiug behind him, ssu siih
horror. she pLsnt0m 10 iali chsss 10.
df.trsd the pabtin head utich be Sas
carving 30 bis bsud gave sbotbsf va 10
dsf ysu. saJ sI,ttihg al biz D arefa g. tts
utmott be bouudod fJruafd sitb tbs sgllFy
ofa Laatsd deer. almost ayise over the
SIouhd, 80 ks seat b ~ iAs zsaau4s.