Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-23
Adam Himself speak,r~.


II made up my mind said the renor,er
Ira. hs. II The ghost ever appeared In my bedroom
again would overcome my fears and snaar -
ec,efs as ID t pSgIyir 3 my head under the
enough, the next night, exactly ar eleven
neSIo Tsint noise by the bed, ana looked
sat right up and said. with some ,Srnaness
aNGoeeh my Voice uembled:
WHO are your
Il am nobody in particular now sa,a the
ghost, but was Adam NN NNo
adam wLo:"
'iiao 10 family NAME There was but ono
family OF US. and they all knew me- was la
me. NV NeAu vi
Yes indeed, . said the reporter.
I'LL ~ sorry | can't shake hands. said the
SnoS. Out you might as well try 10 shake
Aaaus Win fog bank AS with me- It's moi
so .nb know. bur | cam help II
gao 10 see you. all the same
spectre. IT. 'oN0' Oue
NO. my name is Jackson, replied the re
.'Pshaw!" said the ghost Il was looking for
man named johnson; but nv eyeSlght = so
hau mat couldn't read your door r9late dis
tDctly. The worst OF IT, too cSn't 49, ii
tacles; nothing is suosl antisi enough n hitch
Them TO. / Wish some CT You pc. pie would in
sehI an eve glass that can b. worn by near
sleEted ghos's loI would confer a genuine
ttneiat ilon Oh The folks In The other world"
Perhaps can"
well, In the first place understand that he
s one OF a committee appointed 10 get no a
statue OF ne Ter the city or Elmira I have
teen In TO see that statue. and want TO ask
johnson where he got the idea that uscd 10
wear straw hst aud side whisSers want 10
Know, also. " hat author y he has for giving me
4 Roman nose
Hadn't you one OF that kfnd.-
Why. man, the Romans hadn't tntrcd lcfd
That variety OF nose IN my time, And Johnson
mas had me represented with huge serpent Iy-
bringing up painful "reminiscences OF that kinds
Why not let the matter drop? Hanged II | IKE
Its an outrage"
Between ourselves" saidthe spectre. locking
his misty fingers over his knee Il don't Trims
much OF the statue business anyhow. DO Won
LION wnat they dc: Too stingy TO make
they bought up second hand statue OF BentaN
min Franklin at auction. and hired a man 10
Mofk II over INTO me- Doesn't look a particle
like me. And, any hOw, Franklin was no kind
OF man 10 make me out or. Greenbacker or
something, wasn't he:"
I'VE consider him quite respectable
"Another thing want WITH Johnson is to see
III cant make arrangements with some reliable
spir1tualisJic medium. I've been crowded out
Ia the cold for about 1000 years, with no chance
TO participate In anything. Nov. I'm the man
that started this world. 1 gave it a send on
ara Ii really docs seem hard that I can't even
express my views In newspaper, or defend
myself from this calumny Just because | nam
pen 10 be dead; now, doesn't it?n
Very hard, but we didn't think you took any
interest in such things"
certainly. / often feel as IL I'd Ike 10 px-
press an opinion about the tarin. or The cleo.
lions, or the buzZard dollar or popular educa-
ton, or something of that Kind; and then, OF
course, I've wants TO hear everything about the
fashions. / wish there was some way for a
ghost 10 save a little money, so that I'd sub
scribe 10 fashion Journal or two lust 10 ouiat
her. DO you Know OF anything could get att"
1ON would IL do 10 make an engagement at
the theater TO appear As the ghost OF UamletS
father or the ghost OF BanQuo?r
III doesn't strike me very favorably. II might
I'VE considered rather und,gnifiedln the father of
Tie race TO be hanging around among s one
shutters and fiddlers. Besides they have too
much light Oh the stage for me; L can't get into
shape unless there is absolute darknesS And
then, you know, III be exposed to insult When
we hear cock crow We are obliged to MT. Now
suppose right in the middle OF a performance
some miserable boy should crow. Even II
Knew 1t was false alarm | would be so un-
neryed that couldn't so on; but most likely
I'd vanish as soon as heard ii, Just from force
OF habit. No, the proposition doesn't strike
me. Seems unfair, though, doesn't IL, that a
man who owned the entire earth can't call a
Collar Lis own?"
If a small loan will be of any service to you,
/ will gladly" said the reporter.
"You're mighty kind; but here. you see. we
encounter another difficulty. Wherein going
10 put dollar when get IL? haven't a pocket
about me that'u hold cent Young n.an, a
ghost has no chance at all. Keep out OF the
business as long as YOU can."
The reporter said he should.
And now really must be going The sun
rises so disguStingly early this time OF year. L
think shall go around tomorrow night and
haunt johnson, II / can md him. IL you should
happen TO see him wish you'd mention IL 10
him, so as 10 prepare his mind People are
always scaTy at Iirst With us Perfect nonsense ,
tee! That is all | am. Put your hand out
ard feel me- Don't sou see? you can stir all
around inside of me- just as IL wasn't theren
Wonderful" said the reporter. every won
deffUl. lever believed ia ghosts before The
OLDEST thing Is that you, who lived SO long
ago should take an interest ia modern politics.n
- But do, though, said the spectre
Perhaps youwill be willing 10 tell me IL you
are la favor OF Hancock or OIL Car"
just at this JuDcture, the reporter said a cock
crew in the yard below, and the ghost Adam
suddenly vanished. IL was most Unfortunate,
tcc. Ior bis political opinions would have been
Interesting. MAX ADLER.