American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-01-27
ArleIaas Ifasi AmoBr The spIrits. .


Artsmas Ward. the sbOwuaD, is ease.
We, give paFtsof letter from Bim 70 the
PlaiDdeaIer. giving his account Of visit
10 Berlin Heights, and bis opinion Of
''frse love. ',aaa n0w We End in the same
paper another unique production of bis
pen. describing an interview with the
spirits. We make 40 extract or two:
will hear observe that Mrs. Ward is q
iDValsrabIe womun--the partner OF goys
Dc the sbairer Of my soffers. 10 my ab-
sense she watchis my interests & things
with an Eagles Eye d when i return she
Welcums me in aieclioBa,e stiIe. Trooly
tits with us as it is with Mr. d Mrs. In.
gomar in the play; TO Wit .,A sa
- 2suIswith but aiogle shaut, Fsig b.
2harts which beets a. J. ..s
| Ny naburs indorsed me 10 attend Sper-
retoouI Sircle at Squire Smiths. When
are rove / found the west room full inclu.
din ell ths old ,mades in tillage& long
hared fsllers aised. When went in
Was salooted with here eumbs tbs benit
ed mau'--'beaf Gums the unbeleever,
hear Gums the bOry heded skoffer ct truth
etsattery, e,sattery. Sez my friends its
troo ime bear and Bring on your Sperrsls.
The cumpany than drew round the table
and Sircle kommenst to 60 it. They ~
ed me il thare was spy body in the ,sper-
tet land which i wood Ike to talk with, IL
ised if Bill Thompkine who was once my
partner in the show biznis was sober ]
shood like to convarse with few periods,
rs the Speret Of William Tbompkins pres.
ent?' sed Of the long hared chpps and
there was three knox on the table. Sez
William how gose il? lie sed things wal
rather rough. Sez i air yu in the show
biknis William, & he said he wAs. -,
He said be q John Bunyu1 was trav
elm with side show 10 c6nuekshun witt
Shaksspeer Jonsen & Ce's consolleTdptet
managery & circus He sed old Buf
(mesDing Mr.. .BuDy ydnl slitd up The amer
mails q ground the origin While be tended
tbe door Occaskunly Mr.. BuDyun sung
comic song. The circus Was doin mid,
din we'll Bill SbaEspeer had made !
great hit with Old Bob hidley and Bel
Jonson was deliliu The people with hi
tsooly great acks Of hossmansbip withou
saddul or bridul. Sez William kan VI
pay me that IL .dollars yiai owe me, 4 b,
sed no with one Of tie most t,emendoou
knox l ever experiunsed. / then Gale,
for nv granfartLer Il lhrned that he wa
meatin fare success in the peenut bizpis I
liked i, very wen al,ho the climit was rath
er warm,
When the siicle stop. they asked Z M
what tbawt Of, it. Sez my friend iy
been into the show biznis now goin ou g
years. You. dowtlis believe this SpeIre
doctrin while I think it little MKT
| Jus so soon as a man became reglar ou
&out Speret rapper he leves Of work.
let's his hare grow all over his face Il coli
mensis spdngin his Twin out OF other pc
pie. He eats all the dickshunaries be cal
fiEd and goze round full Of big words
scarein tie wimmin folks u little chiIdrel
& destroyih ths piece OF mild of efefj
famerlee he enters. He don't do no body
no good & is cuss TO society and a, piri
on honest peple's corn beef -barrils. Ad
mittin all you say shout the doclrin to b
troo, | tnd t say the reglar professions
speret rappers-ihem as makss 4 bizni
on itLair abowt the most ornery set q
cusses ever encountered in my life.-
So saying l put on my surtoot & went home
Respectfully youres, ARTEMus WARD.