Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-16
Well, In the FIRST place, l understand

Well, In the FIRST place, understand
that lie Ia Que OF the committee appoint.
cd to get up y statue Of mo for the city
Of Elmra, have been III to see that
statue, aud | want to ask johnson
where he got the idea that | used 10
wear straw hat aud side whiskcvs. l
want TO know, also, what authority he
has for giving me- u Roman nose
Hadn't you one Of that kind!
why, man, the Romans hadn't intro.
dneed that variety Of nose In my time |!
And johnson has had mo represented
with II huge serpent lying ut my feet.
Now. what was the use % bringing mp
painful "reminiscences of that kind I
Why not let the matter drop' Ranged
II like 7
It's IN outrage
Between ourselves said the spectre,
locking bis misty fingers over his knee,
i don't think much Of the statue bust.
ness, anyhow. DO you know what they
did Too stIngy to make fresh pieces
Of sculpture out OF piece of marble,
they bought up second hand .ta,u. Of
benjamin Franklin nj auction, and hired
; a man to work 1t over into me- Doesn't
look y particle Ike ms And, anyhow,
Franklin was no kind Of man 70 make
me out Of. Greenbacker OF something,
wasn't he 2
we consider him quite respectable
Another thing want with johnson
Is to see II ! eau, make arrangements
with some reliable spIritualistic u,edi.
nm. pve been crowded ont Ia the cold
for about 4, 900 years, with 40 chance 10
participate 10 anything, Now, I'm the
man that started this world, ! gave Il
Il send of, aud 1t really does seem hard
that can't even expires, my views In a
newspaper, or defend myself from this
calnmny, just because happen TO be
dead now, doesn't ~
Very hard, but We diaa't think you
took any interest In such things
Certainly. often feel rs IL I'd like
TO express an opinion about the tariff,
or tho elections, or the bnzzArd dollar,
or popular education, or something OF
tho kind; and then, Of course, Eve
wants to hear everything about the
fashions. wish there was som, way
for u ghost 20 save u little money. ~
that Ia subscribe TO a fashion Journal
or two, Just TO quiet her. DO ypn know
Of anything ! conld get atl'
How w0nld IL do to mike an en-,
gAgemeDt NJ tho theatre 10 appear ~
tho ghost Of Hamlet's father or tho
ghost of BanqanH
III doesn't strike me Very favorably.
II might be- considered rather nndgu:.
fled IN tho father OF the race TO be hang
ing around among sccnc.shilicrs and
liddlers. Besides, they have too mach
light on tho stage for me; can't get
into shape unless there is absolute
darkness. And then, yon know. I'd be
exposed to insult. When we hear "A
cock crow we are Obliged +, iit. Now,
suppose, right in the middle OF The per.
formance, some miserable boy should
crow. Even IL | knew II was q false
alarm, ! would be 80 ,,nncrved that
couldn't go on but most likely I'd van.
lsh as soon as ] heard it, Just from force
of habit. No, the proposition doesn't
strike me- Seems unfair, though, doesn't
it, that man who owned the entire
earth can't call u dollar his own 2
If n small loan will be Of any service
to you'll will gladly" said the re.
porter.
You're mighty kind but here, you
see, We encounter another difficulty.
Wherein going to put dollar when |
get II? haven't poke, about me
tha'll hold cent. Young man, ghost
hns no chance at all. Keep ont Of the
business as long ny You can
The reporter said he should.
And now really must be going. TIL.
sun rises so diSgnstingly early this
time of year ! ihink ~'iaIl 90 around
Tomorrow night aud haunt johnson il
can find him. II you should happen TO
see him wish you'd mention it to him,
so as to prepare his mind People are
always scary at first with ns Perfect
nonsense, too! That is all am. Put
your hand ont and feel mo. Don't you
see you can stir All around inside
of me, just rs if wasn't there
Wonderful" said the reporter, very
wonderful. Incycr believed in ghosts
before. The oldest thing is that you,
who lived 50 long ago, should take an
interest in modern nnIitirs'