The Jasper weekly courier., 1878-09-27

Ii iaketh yc Grimly no creaked his
ghost some leathern jaws,
tins 20 say slowly he wagged his head !,
any thing. And he hens and haws, and
after pause,
sIIa. har' were the words he
said.
But he low "Oh. am the man." tke
eth on like specter saycd,
ca idatc "Full well thou knowest OF me
when he get My hundred ana seventh
teth good natal day
start. never again will see."
He deciar- "oh 1.-the and listen. thou
eth himself to knowcst nows
be "A news item Full oft. ut the rosy morn,
that il known Ere breakfast shuck. an
OF all men. have good luck
Full ninety-two bushels OF
corn.
And vann- Older am than the ceEtury's
because ofhis Ny eyes and teeth are good;
fame ana lis only for play that IN half
Ichop up the cord OF wood.
He blowcth Full oft walk. for 10 make
he eocth on. A score OF miles ere noon:
And never wear an umber-
cllare
In the scorching sun OF June.
And saveth And all men know. for the
his boss lie records show,
even for the That on both sides Of the
last. fence.
From washington's days TO
the reign OF Hayes
I've voted for all Presidents.
Ye editor Thou knowest me now"
ioymlly re- The editor smiled.
cognizeth ye And he nendcd the nib OF his
FOSSIL. "Good specter," he said,
thou art part OF my
bread.
I'll chuck thee in yet once
again."
Behold. d But ;ust as he bent 20 finish
stranger com his stent,
eth. black but Flew the door open. and then
comclv- The form Of human old At
rican woman
Walked UP 20 the man Of the
pen.
Yc editor "Ah, thou art the trouble
thinkcth he see,
hath Q und That so long IN the wooipiie
"the Niger in hast lain"
yc wood Good mastah." sayed she.
pilc.- s'you know who be
If you on'y ies' lemlne ex
plain"
But yc black "l'sc so ole dat no body can't
and tan spec tell
tcr denieth ye eday nor de year I was bon,
soft impeach live in de county de furdest
ment. away,
An ! dies every year. of an
on"
yshc 4. s.orwas my benefactressl Sit thee
the recently down.
hume rously know thy taie-have done;
deceased and throw that when he wore long
only genuine Clothes
nurse Of q. II nursed George Washin'-
Washington. ton"
Ye editor, Loud laughed the care-worn
in grateiul editor,
glee. cutteth Loud laughed the specters
them out and twain
pasteth them "By shears and cup. twill
IN. help NIL up.
Tonight thou diest again"
Ne crv T., And yet once more ye sane.
still they tun door.
conc. by the II turned with dismal creak,
yard. quart. And the woman who spoke,
and gallon. the silence broke
With a tremendous. quiver-
ing squeak
Ana another Now year after year help
old settler ap- thee" she sayed.
pcarcth on "For am one of these three,
the scene. Long since. I'm afraid. had
thy paper been played.
An thou vert not .eholden
20 me.
And Heth The years Of my age are one
with the hundred and nine,
graceful ease And spcctacles never use.
Of a politician. And thread every time the
needle 30 line
With my third set Of molars
chews."
And IN vain "And listcn,r she sayed, II
She strivcthto have cut out and made
eclipse her IT. For the wife of my grand.
walls, with daughters son.
startling A quilt that in maxim, fine
whoppers. stitches I've taken,
Eighty thousand, twelve hun
drcd and one"
The spccter And more had she saved. but
OF another there patiently stayed
good old q. (. Awaiting chance 20 be
T. news item neard,
limpcth in, woman who came with the
limp Of the lame.
And she sighed as she utter
cd each word.
And rehcar- you hear me, good people,
seth yo lie swallowed aneedlc.
about swal- In nc Of childish laughter,
lowing ye ON woe Is me, II came out OF
die. Twenty: nine long years ai-
spccters Of And more, yet moro. at the
yet other swinging door,
standing news Came troOping into the room,
items send up And specter and ghost and
their cards. their merry host.
Laughed loud in the sane
tum's gloom.
leman with "Now. who cometh herey
ye snakes in Good friend, what cheer?"
nj stomach II drank from the swampy
comcth In hummock,
with groans. And for thirty two years, be.
hold these tsar-.
I've lived with snake I'm my
stomach"
Yc cbabe that "And /. good editor am the
was often babe,
born with That was born in A neigh.
hatr and boring town,
teeth nseer- With twenty four teeth and
tcth itself. long black hair
That rcachcth my feet when
it, down."
They swear NO more, no more,, ye cdi-
unto each tor cried
other eternal "Yc are all ol va friends 20
friends ship, me;
when suu- No power our friendship can
denly ever divide
But who comctn now that
seer