The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-04-18
We N e RILOQUIS M;
OR, :
MICK MURPHY AND THE GHOST.

casion last summer, that actually served l
to dispel the lstless enui too prevalent in /
such cases. Among the guests there, for
the time being was one Michael Murphy,
an eccentric, good natured soul, from what
used to be par ercellent the land of pota-
toes, but which now may be called the
potatoless land. He had been on 'big
BUST in the city, and went over the lake
to dispel the fumes of his debauchery,
and take salt baths and soda water at the
same time, for
- In sooth he WAS shameless wight,
Sore given to revel and ungodly glee;
Few earthly things found favor IN his sight,
Save concubines and carnal companIe,
And Haunting wasaers ofhigh and low degree
All this became known to ventrio-
quist who paid flying visit to the place,
and who had such control over his voice
that he could make it do anything, from
the squeaking of pig under gate, to the
singing of a mocking bird. Believing
that Michael was just about that time in
an impressible state, in reformatory mood
he thought he would, through the medi-
um of his art, endeavor to effect favor
vorable change in his morals. With this
view he booked his name for bed in the
same room with Michael, and about twelve
o'clock at night-that hour to supersti-
sious minds, SC. fraught with terrors-he
pitched his voice outside of the door
saying, in kind of trombone tone
.sMichael Murphy Michael Murphy
are you asleep %
"Who's that ?'' said Michael, much
startled at the sepulchral tone in which
the query was put, and the time of put
ting it.
"Ask me not, but answer said the
yentriloquist, still continuing his ghost
| like accent.
sWell what have you to say" said Mi
chael.
"Much of which want you take no
tice,' said the yentriloquist, OF rather the
ventriloquist,s voice.
80, clear off, said Michael, cor I'll
give you your tay.''
"Better you had continued to take tea,
than to break the pledge as you have done''
| said the voice outside the door.
"What's all this noise about said the
ventriloquist, speaking from the bed.
'Some dirty blackguard that's outside
the door, there said Michael, ''interfe-
trim with what's none of his business
f'Why don't you drive him from it, -
said the ventriloquist, speaking from the
bed.
'I wish he'd dare,'' said the voice of
the ventriloquist, speaking outside the
door
"Be jabers, Ill let ye see that I dare, -
said Michael, jumping up, seizing his
hickory, and hurriedly opening the door,
ready on sight to knock down the annoy
er.
"Give it to him., J" said the ventriloquist,
| from the bed.
81 believe it Yves the 0uld Boy, him
: self, was in it, said Michael, ''for I dom t
: see sowl here"
''Its very mysterious" said the ven
trilogusst from the bed.
Il WONDER said Michael, elf there's
any evil spirits in this country %
81 don't know" said the ventriloquist,
but they say the ghosts of departed in
= dians haunt the place.
: go, that was no Indian ghost" said
y Michael, 'sfof it spoke as good English as
II | do meself''
! 'And a little better, Michael, said the
II voice, as if it proceeded from one stand
: ing by his side.
+ "O,'' said Michael, ''what are ye at, a
all, at all
''No evil spirit, but your guardian sc
/, MUS said the voice
GA mortal queer genins, ye are sal,
Michael, "that can be heard and no
seem
u 'Get into bed, then," said the voice
Il have something to say to you"
You won't do anything bad to me,
,e said Michael.
e. "Nothing," said the voice
"Honor bright" said Michael.
, ''IIonor bright, said the voice, and in
to bed Michael again went.
''Mow, Michael said the voice, ''vo
ed know you have been a hard liver
lv "That's fact" said Michael
is. "You broke the pledge said tt
voice.
d ''Thrue as praychin,' said Michael.
We "And did other bad things" said tt
voice.
"More than I ever could ever keep
y tally of" said Michael
"' "Then will you pledge yourself to N
to change your mode of life p asked I'll
10 voice.