The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-03
THE GHOST.
HIS APPEARANCE AND HIS
FLIGHT LAST NIGHT.
HOW lie WAS PURSUED AND
CAPTURE

Tie days Of linen coats are upon US and
the coats will soon be upon our backs.
In view of this fact we have warning to
give. We entreat gentlemen wearing
white clothes to not walk through the
Fourth or Fifth wards after nightfall We
attempted to do it last night. As we APP
preached the corner of Twenty-lrst street
on our way north, we were startled by
screaming, and presently heard some one
say in . startled tone There it is !" The
noise Of the falling footsteps of two or
three persons running away from US sound.
ed strangely. After we had gone another
square we heard noise--as Of persons
whispering on the other side of the street
which street matters not. We paused in
our walk. Just then stone whistled by
our head we distinctly heard the clicking
of pistol. The next moment
a shot was fired somewhere
in that neighborhood, and we we're in full
flight. The noise of our retreat aroused
the three thousand dogs that live and bite
upon that cursed .horoughfare. They all
began to bark in chorus and ran swapping
at our heels. Our pursuers we're close be.
hind-dogs and men and boys-black dogs
and white dogs, black men and white men,
and black and white boys. How they
screamed :-"thc ghost the ghost %
Shoot him " Stop him !" Bang bang /
went pistols, and storm of missiles rained
upon US. A man We met, frightened
but brave, hit us in the head, and another
stuck pitchfork through our
body just under the left arm. About this
time we felt bullet entering
our head in the rear. Itproceeded through
the brain IS rapidly Is it could under the
circumstances, and made its exit at our
left eye. At that instant, our best friend,
Phil Howard, met us, and lsboring under
the mistake Of our pursuers, fired his pts.
tol at us, 1t is a beautiful pistol-a silver
mounted six-shooter. The ball from one
barrel entered our rig BIT eye, and, passing
through the head went out Of the hole
made by the first ball which had struck
US. The next ball from Pills pistol
entered our mouth and cut
ting off the tongue passed down the throat,
through the left leg and came out of tn
right big toe. At this moment We saw
Phil. draw . bowie knife, we begged him
to desist, but in vain. He made q dash at
US as we dashed past him and our head
rolled at our feet. Gathering it As hastily
As We could into our arms, we took it BY
the hair and ran with the rapidity Of
lightning. But Howard WAS too swift for
us, and We were happily captured.
After the crowd had gathered
around. and the dogs had been persuaded
to stop barking, amutual explanation took
place. We satisfied our prosecutors we
were not the ghost, and was permitted to
60 our way in peace. We were several
hours recovering, but finally succeeded in
patching ourself into presentable shape.
We feel occasionally a little senseless
about the neck, and our new eyes are a
little weak. But we are better. We make
this confession to induce people wearing
white clothes to not invade tho haunted
districts of this city after night. The eI-
pertinent would be as il was with us, ex.
ceedingly hazardous. Fit had not been
for our good luck We would most sssur-
eddy have been injured on tho occasion to
which we have called attention