Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-09-27

John C. Heenan's Ghost.



partition of person-appeared to De
10 such excellent health that the sug-
gestion ran around the circle that
death was perhaps the best cure ior
| consumption. The form was stalWart
and the arms thereof were exceeding
| ly muscular.
81 want to KNOW said Mr.. Heenan,
'ef theirs any person in this room as
has doubts of tho reality OF this
thing Ef there is such person, |
want ter interview him about two
minutes
Extraordinary naturalization
said a timid man with admiration. Il
never saw such power, such entire
confidence
What d. yer say?'said Mr.. Heenan,
turning sharply and making fine
exhibition of his knowledge OF the
manly art. sGimme word-Just
one word feel like L should like
to kill somebody
| Il beg your pardon said the timid
man. Il had no intention OF offend
ing whatever. | do not question the
representation at all. 60 way,
please. You make me nervous
Nervous, hey Z? said Mr.. Heenan,
with ineffabe scorn. we don't have
such things as nerves over there. It's
rough and stumble, aud devil take
the hindmost Only last night [
had tho honor of fiogging Alexander
the Great, and Horace Greedy would
have been hurt if he hadn't run
away. Ef there's reporter here,
he's the man I'm after. There has
been doubts about this thing. |
should jest like ter have some man
grab me-.
I'VE arc all believers here | think,
said the managing medium cheerful
ly and with the utmost confidence.
IF any gentleman would like to test
the presence, let him advance. /
think | may say he is at liberty to
detain tho presence, if possible, and
he rubbed his hands ana laughed as
if he was very we'll satisfied about
something.
The stiffness that pervaded the
room was intense. The only stir
was that made by the timid man in
an effort to steal out of the room.
Hey you would, would you p said
Mr.. Heenan, leaping out of the cir
Gle and dragging the timid man back
by the hair of his head. NOW, you
sit there, and don't get up until [ tell
you to. You hear me!' and Mr..
Heenan slammed the timid man
down in his chair as if he were de-
tormned to make him stick.
| Wonderful, wonderful, said all the
others. Some of them were so i'm
pressed that their voices trembled,
and others were so awe-struek that
they had serious intentions of jump
ing from the thickly curtained win
dow.
sFeel o. that said Mr.. Heenan,
going from one to another and ex-
hibiting the truly startling muscle of
his right arm. Don't have good
feed over there, hey? Roast beef
and eight dollars day Oh, no. l
guess not
'He is very facetious,' remarked
the circle one to another. lit is his
joke
Joke, hey? said Mr.. Heenan.
'Whar's the man as says | lie 7 Show
him to me Let me feel of him.
Throw him out to me
There, there I said the manag-
ing medium, soothingly. mo harm
intended. We are all friends here.
Exhibit your hair, john
Il don't want no nonsense here,
said Mr.. Heenan, sweeping the cir.
Gle with his ominous eyes. Bat
accept tho apology. don't see as
anybody wants to repeat the re-
mark He paused, as if for reply.
but the Stiffness was oppressive
sThe hair, isit Feel o'that.'
He bent his head that his hair
might be examined. To the aston.
ishment of all present perhaps, il
was beyond question real There
could be no doubt of it. 1t is true
that nobody ventured to pull the
hair harshly, for obvious reasons ;
but the evidence was unquestionable
for all that.
| 'Ef there's anybody as dosn't be.
ieve,' said Mr.. Heensn with great
pressiveness, casually balancing
, himself in front of a partition and
striking it terrible blow, 'let him
stand up. Eff there's person with
in reach of this'-exhlbiting his
right hand, the same being firmly
closed-'as is inclined TO question
| this performance,l let him come for
ward. Pm waiting for him. | want
to convince him.
i" Wonderful | Wonderful saiC
the agitated circle; but nobody
arose.
Il think we are all beliovers,' SAID
Mr.. Heenan, smiling swoetly. I'm
almost ready TO bet money on it
But there is one more test. | want
somebody to grab me. Oh, | should
like to have somebody grab me
Just make the least motion to graf
me 7 and Mr.. Heenan extended his
hand, slightly bending tho knucklel
of the flexible fingers of the same
and paved the air with some anx-
iety.'
T Nobody, hey /, he said, Pm dis
appointed, gentleman. | didn'i
think it of you. l so wanted some
body to grab me But never mind
/ have promised to lick Napoleon
Bonaparte to night. and perhaps
that will do just as well. Goodnight,
He disappeared, and so real and
startling was the apparation that
the noise of his boots on the floor
of the room below was distinctly
heard for two minutes afterward
1t was the most successful mater
ialization ever attempted in this vi.
cinity.
Tonnysons Place In Literature.