The weekly Butte record., 1862-12-27


lay him. Bu, how an 10 raise it !? Five
thousand dollars, And how is 8 ghost going
to make use of it? unless it was fairy money !;
and the only fairy money know OF IS Con
federate scrip, and the ID himself wouldn't
take that
Don't swear, Simeon
"It's enough to make a saint swear You'll
have 10 help me out Of this scrape You got
me into it. You must pay"
Il sha'n't. Draw your own money
go halves, then. It's wite's duty"
Pooh y
"Well then, If you must know, said Simeon,
desperately, you have been deceived. am
not rich. I'm poor man. Only got five
hundred dollars in the world. married you
for your money. Are you now satisfied why
| didn't launch out p
Her eyes being opened, Mrs. Prink now in-
dignantly opened his, and confessed that all
she owned in this poverty stricken world, was
the old house with the little land attached.
A long alteration ensued. resulting in ST.
moons conclusion 10 draw his five hundred
dollars and borrow as much more, and laying
the sum at the feet of the ghost, beg him to
/ let that do And next morning he started eff
for his purpose.
Married downright fool :" soliloquized
Mrs Prinl. a supersttious timid fool; and
poor at that l thought to have scared his
money out of him, aud it amounts to about
nothing after all. But it serves me right.
was poor myself Well, am more resolved
to run off with Bob Larkin, now, than before.
The money was duly procured, and gloomily
enough the deceived aud deceiving pair await
ed the hour for the return of their supernatural
visitor
They listened long, and at last three loud
knocks were heard in the parlor below.
Come, Nancy, and see ME through. Don't
be scared" said Simeon, seizing the money and
light. and descending with her TO confront
his ghosty blackness. They found their guest
solemnly seated on sofa, with stiflly out
stretched palm.
"Only a thousand" muttered the ghost,
clutching the package. The spiritual eye
can never be deceived. Where is the rest,
fraudulent mortals ?"
Simeon explained, and said that it was all
he could do.
Then this must suffice. Already feel re-
lieved Depart and rest in peace"
Goodbye till l see you again." replied
Prink Withdrawing hastily with bis wife
That little job is done and now for another"
And as he uttered these words, to the surprise
of Nancy, he directly opened the front door of
the house; upon which, half dozen neigh
purpose, entered, rushed into the parlor, and
belabored the terrified ghost till he roared for
mercy, and Prink and his wife interposed.
"And now, cried Prnk fercely, "who are
you? l must know how you. came to go into
this spiritual business
'If the truth must be told" growled the
ghost Il am in league with the devil-that
she-devl your wife. She put me up to all this
She proposed to me to run off with her-but l
now see it was done only to get me beating,
in revenge for my jilting her long ago"
That's base lie, Bob Larkinl :" screamed
the mortified woman.
1T is true" calmly returned Prnk. Il over
heard this conspiracy between you, one eve
ming, when you thought l was away. You
agreed to scare me, and elope and if Nancy
hadn't drawn the bullet from my pistol Mister
Ghost, should have sent you to a purgatory
where they don't bail. Get out You're vel
come to the package for there's nothing in it.
Disappear. Co
The ghost watched his chance aud vanished
without receiving another blow and soon af-
ter the neighbors who had exercised him, de-
parted also in high glee.
Since those events, Mr. and Mrs Priuk
have compared accounts, and concluded to live
together in the old house. They are free from
all fear Of ghosts, and Nancy considers them
very unreliable.
"WALK with the Beautiful is the title Of