The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-09

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BY Jove, Ingram" said Major Fer
guson, knocking the ashes out of his
pipe, " this is the most extraordinary
ghost ever heard of, and one that will
take bishop, at least, to lay him."
"In default of bishop" suggested
LINDSAY, Z" here is the doctor, who, as
u university man, and one of 8 learned
profession renowned for making ghosts,
must serve us for want of better man."
"This is the first time,'' said the doc
tor, setting down the bowl from which
he had been in most unprofessional
manner, engaged in swallowing his own
prescription; " this is the first time, in
my life, that / was ever taken for a con-
jurer. But,as Ferguson justly remarks,as
this is case calling for the piety of bish-
ops, am certainly the only man in the
company fit for the adventure"
g wish to Heaven, you would under
take it, ,then," said Ingram, who thought
his friends rather inclined to make light
to you, but it is"
No death to you, my dear fellow"
interposed the doctor, 'you are not so
easily killed, as the Yankees knew when
they saw you running up Bunker's Hill
faster than they ran down it. Be
sides, you should never mention death
in the presence of doctor. You might
as well talk of cabbage to tailor. It's
professional, my dear fellow, it's pro-
fessional !"
{" wish, then," resumed Ingram,
"that you would bring your professional
artillery to bear upon the villain who
has stolen the orderly book and you
may call in the aid of your natural ally,
too, if you please"
C / should like to have the treatment
of the case" said the doctor, thought
fully. l think that could manage it. !"
"And L should like to have the quail
flying him for your treatment, doctor" :"
said LINDSAY. 81 am quite sure that /
could manage that"
No doubt, no doubt" replied Hol-
combe, any fool can break his head.
1t takes wise man to mend it again. :"
"And WHAT retorted LINDSAY ,allud-
ing toan operation he would persist in
considering unnecessary in consequence
of knock over the head at Lexington,
"and what if in mending the hole he
makes two ?'
" He puts at rest forever" replied the
doctor gravely, +" the disputed question,
whether or not the party had any brains.
There were n OF much to be sure but it
can never be denied again that there were
some"
Truce to BANTER" said the graver
Major Ferguson, and let us see what
can be done to help poor Ingram out of
this scrape."
"With all my heart,' resumed the
doctor, " it seems to me that the thing
to be done is to set trap for the thief.
But what the deuce shall we do for baity
Unless, indeed, the commander-in-chie
would lend us his private papers for the
purpose"
He cannot be vulgar thief" said
Ferguson, "or he certainly would not
have left your tankard and spoons be.
hind him, Ingram"
Not only the plate" said Ingram
but my watch and purse lay full in
his sight So plunder could not have
been his object"
He is an extraordinary fellow, Ger.
tainly," said the doctor, "and we must
as certainly contrive to catch him, if il
be only for the curiosity of the thing
What is your plan, Ferguson ?'
H can suggest nothing better" sale
the major, I" than to keep strict watct
for few nights, both within and with
out the building. For it seems to me
our only chance to find him at his ole
tricks, or prowling about the premises
as we have no idea of where else to lool
for him."
" can see no other plan that we car
follow" said Ingram.
"Nor l." said Lyndsay, can yol
doctor ?"
" We can try it, at any rate,' returned
the leech; eve shall probably hav,
plenty of time, in the intervals of hi
visitations, to devise other schemes.
am ready for my share of the watch
that is, if Ingram's punch and tobacc'
are what they should be-"
" You need have no fears on tina
point" answered he, " for John will
brew you an Atlantic of punch, and pill
, you up Chimborazo of tobacco, wheI