Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-05-29

| va ANhi iAb"lNNFN lllN NitNl VI my bllNll
have been the year of grace 1852. That
Il matter in which your memory Is N
likely to be at fault. On the other han,
with strange inconsistency you ma,ntai
in the face of almanacs, chrOnoogies an
the march Of events. that it is still Il
year Of grace 1852. Were you one of ii
seven slcepers, your hallucinatiOn Ito Us
no harsher term might be pardoned, BIT
you are neither sleeper nor saint
Now, every one Of the eighty years tn;
are picked away in carpet bag Of m
experience protests against your extraord
nary error. ltis who have prima faci
right to question your physical exstcnc,
not you mine. Did you ever hear of
ghost, spccter, wrath. apparitiOn, eidolo
or SpOok coming out of the future to hun
annoy or trighten individuals of an earle
gcncrutiOn?"
The Baron was obliged to admit that h
never had.
But you have heard of instances whcr
applrtions, ghosts. spOoks, call thel
what you will, have invaded the prcscn
from out the limbo of the pastI"
The Baron crossed himself secon
time and peered anxlou'ly into the dar
corners Of the apartment. eff you are
genuine Won Weinstcin," he whispered
you already know that this castle
oyerrun with spectcrs of that sort. 1t i
difficult to move about after nighttal
without tumbIing over half IL dozen o
then"
"Then said the placid logician, "yol
surrender your case. You commit what
my reverend preccptor in diaIcctics, tn
learned Arabian, Ben Dusty, used to styl
syIlogistlc suicide. For You allow that
while ghosts from out of the future are nm
heard of, ghosts from the past are not in
frequently encountered. Now submit 10
you as Il candid man this proposition
That itIs infinitely more probable that
you are ghost than that am onc."
The baron turned very red. as this
tilial," he demanded, ito deny the ncsl
and blood Of your own tathcr?'
as it patcrnal, rctOrtcd the pilgrim,
not losing his composurc, 'to insmuatC
the unrcalncsS Of the son of your own be.
gctting?"
"By all the saints" growlcd the Baron,
growing still rcddcr, this question shall
b. settled, and speedily. HaIoo there,
ScncschaI!' He called again and again.
but in vain.
Spare your lungs calmly suggested
the pilgrim. "lhr be t trained domestic
." 'N "orld will not stir from beneath the
w your shouting.
I" Tasks sank back hclpIc,,Iy in
h.. . He tried to speak, but his
n.- throat repudiated their lunC-
" y only gurglcd.
I. right, said his guest approy-
.. tonduct yourself as brl.s ven
and respectable ghost from the last
wdg A well behaved apparition
'r busters nor is violent. You can
D. 4. q r, to be pcaceablcin your dcport.
NJ U. you were turbulent enough be-
S. death"
.th?' gaspcd the baron.
- , me, apologizcd the pilgrim,
.j. ng to that unpleasant event.
.ib aeath!" stammered the baron,
.y -anding on end 81 should like
'..ri.r particulars
3 hardly more than fifteen at the
III the pilgrim, muSingly, but !
forget themost trill.ng circum.
a-. e great popular uprising that
U I'd to my worthy sirc's career.
] beyond endurance by your
crimes, the people for miles
l,t rose in body, and, led by
lend, tall Hugo, the miller,
20 Schwinkcntcls and to
f. !, Count Conrad, appealed
m against yourself their nat
a or. Won Schwinkcnfcls heard
lints with groat gravity. He
he had long watched your
actions with distress and con.
.... that lie had frequently rcmon-
-, You, but in vain; that he re-
as the scOurge OF the neigh
It Your castle was full of blood
mrc and shametully-acquircd
hat hc now regarded it as the
Y of himself, the conscryator
BE- .. rider and good moral, to
st WeinStcin and eytcrminatc
lu common good
)critical piratc!' exclaimed
F.,ks,
(which he proceeded to do, continued !
.,,r,- nsurrortoI NOT o,,l,, l,,. l;, |
-'.a..y l,tP ~, ,,o,,rs , ''0' '','3 ,,r i'. ''
""I t,,!j;. ny 'i,'2 Jnfnr.o 'IIny Wnl S" ct
Somo.oSi ,,".JS i''.Ci,i' soIi ,o ,'",, ",,4 ''D
nnI 'i't"' imt joun SU, ;Lo SUu CEv J.o,u ~
o,;n,, %,u ,rbcr T "vm" vow, ,roro o,o ","w ,,,,,
;our brains with your twenty
ps Conrad would never have
ntranCc, and my young eyes
M tho LnJ,, pic" of !"u ,,,, "Vir,o yonora.oG ,;aG
nm om ot V ,hS oUd 81 T'S romo rI'a'' fo,,' %cvU
ot S JV oe ~ ,I,n ,l'' n. ~ Il iUpI t,u.i' t
"'''' u '"o ''o' '''"''' ""
'r..,...- ;,t,.oa. H., L,,l.
pu''.u IL h. i''C' VI ms ..TEo, .!'ii,,9
N ~ VI ~. ~ ~ 5INI l., -" G'i.5Sl G"iH"S. i"'S
'7 ' ~ Vncy | NJ i"'tcleu'
u ;l l4 otLisr tLs ,;;i Io,.sIIuc'iIn .it m ran
S.'lu Wv PilErlHr' IT was
i lcii''il'a,Io" i'u MI vi suGl " cai
Ia9 ote"' lhGy ha"seu
! 'nsIcu YOU SI.tl Vnoheu you
ut loPci anu Ille Ul'an!ll9qS a!a
''.. %, .v5 eo''llluni'y Was HHSttiIuIc m
.,l.'I't. tou Wytp! PeHDIu, lutlcri
'''2 "., lor INC Sllailit Vi lile mouse oi
39, " '''. M Zone TO my arms
''H 4. .',.. .,,''. son cluSpcu e"cil gVnct IN
~, '.Ig,,lonatg iona g ei1orace' NnW mingled
ngn ,n.i ItarS q over tlle disgrace c oil "eihsten'
men tEe piIrpn recovered rom ms emo
ION ne found t hlmsell f alone with WIN ms con CON
SlehcS anu twenty-lour empty pottIes'
he pilgrim haa disappeared
,,,,- H. ,,
ne9iI"tillc' tu M tht apartniIn'S GUhsc,
raIeu 10 the olices OIL maternity, al h4u
cen CONFUSION, luinloll, ana DISTRESS IN
our huge arm chalrs SAT lour experienced
latrohS, sacn hoIHlhg IN her zap q pillow