The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-09-28
ADAM MTERVIEWS
A Newspaper Reporter to Whom
He Poufo Out All He
Grievances.

He Pours Out All He
Grievances.
Il made up my mind" said the reporter,
that IL the ghost ever appeared in my
bedroom, I would over come my fesrs and
speak 70 IL, instead oi buryine my he un-
der the cioshes, o. did the 6rss time
Well, sir, sure enough, the next night. ex-
sctiy at eleven, ] heard fain, noise BY the
bed. and looked around. There sxi the
spectre ia chair. ssi right up ami said
With some 6rmness, although my voice
trembled:
who are YOU"
"i'o nobody 10 particular now" said
The ghost, but wAs Adam"
"Adam vho,"
"Hsd 10 family name. There vss bu,
one family Of us, and they ali knew me. l
wss the 6rs' man, you know. You mus,
have heard Of me-"
"l'm sorry ] cant shake hands," ssid
the ghost. ''but you might ~ yell try To
shake hantls With . log bank ~ with me.
lfs not socisbIe, l know, but can't help
IT,"
Il u6Vcb usuO, S1su tuG ISpObteT. j
am glad TO zee you all the seine"
"Your name j. johnson, Amt i,,' asked
the spectre.
NO. ny name is Jackson" replied the
reporter.
"P.ha~m said the ghost, Il vac looking
Tor man named johnson, but nv eye.iyhs
is 20 bad that could not re.d your door
plate distinctly. The wont Of il, too, -
that cant wear spectscles; nothing sub-
stsniisl enough to hitch To. I vish some
of you people would invent an eye-g ase
that can be worn BY near lighted ghosts.
You would confer genuine ben<fac,ion ON
the folks in the other vorId."
! "what vss .our bu-iness With johnson.
Perhaps can"
swell. in the first plscs, I understand
that be 10 one Of . committee appointed to
get mp statue Of me for the city Of Eimira
I have been 10 to zee that statue, end
want to ask johnson where he got the idea
that / used to wear q straw hst and side.
vhiskem want to know. also. What
authority he hss for giving u's . Roman
nose"
"H.dnt you one Of that kind?'
"Why, man, the R,man. h.dn't intro
duesd that variety Of noe IN nv time
And johnson has had me represented With
hinge serpent lying II my feet. Nov,
What vas the use Of bringing mp painful
"reminiscences Of that kind ? Why not let
the ms,sss drop? Hanged II like il.
ats an Outrage"
Between ourapIves," said the specter,
locking bis misty 6ngem over his knee, II
don't think much Of the statue bu.inee.
anyhow. Do you krow what they die,
Too st,ngy to make fresh piece Of -culp-
iuse out Of piece Of marble. they bought
no . secondhand statue III Benjamin
Franklin, ~ auction. and hired man to
work il over into me-! Doesm', look par
,icle like me. And anyhow, Franklin vss
no kind Of mao To make me out of.
,ireenbacker or something wasn't he? ?"
I'VE consider him quite respectable"
| .'Anoaher thing l want with johnson il
to see il cant make arrangements With
some relisbie spiriiualistic medium. I've
been crowded out in the cold for .boui
1000 years, With no chance to participate
in anything. Nov, I'm the man that
stsrted this world. ] gave il y send o6,
and il really does seem hard that I can,
even express my views in q Uew-pSper, or
defend myself from eslumny int because
happen to be dead nov doean't it,"
every hard! But Ne didn't know you
took an interest in such ihings."
! Certainly. I often feel a. IL ia like to
express an opinion about the tariff, OF the
elections. or the buzz srd dollar NJ popular
education, or something Of that kind and
then Of coure, Ere wsnts to hear every
thing sbout the fashions. wish there was
some vsy for ghU-t to save little money
20 that could subscribe to fashion Jour
nal or tWo, just TO quiet her. Do you
know Of any could ct att"
allow would il do to N axe IN engage
ment q the theatre to appear ~ the ghost
Of Hsmlets father, OF - the ghost Of Ban
quo!'
1T doesn't strike me very favor IDLY. IL
might be considered rather undigni6ed in
the father Of the race tn he hangine sround
among scene-shifters and iddlers. Beside,
they bsve too much light on the stage for
me cant get into shspe unless there is
ABSOLUTE darkness. And then, you know
I'D be exposed to insult. When we hear .
cock crov ne are obliged TO flil. Nov cup
pee, right in the midst Of . performance,
some miserable hoy should CROW. Even u
I knew il wss false alarm, would be ID
unnerved that couldn't 20 on, but most
likely I'D vsnish - soon ~ heard il Just
from the force Of habit. No, the PROPOSE.
tion don't strike me- Seems unfair though
doesn't il, thss man vhO owned the entire
earth can't call dollar his own
If small l0sn will be Of any service t.
you. will gladly said the reporter.
YOU'RE mighty kind, but here YOU see,
se encounter another difficulty. Wherein
I going to put dollar when get itT u
1 L. ,<,s q lot hosxt ak,esll hold
Q cent. Young msn, Q ghost has no show
ct eli. Keep out Of the business a long o.
You can
The reporter ssid he should.
And nov I really must be going. The
Gun rises 90 di-gusiingly early this time Of
year. think shall 90 around Tomorrow
night and hunt johnson il can end him.
I you should happen to zee him ! vish
you'd mention il TO him 70 - to prepare his
mind. People are always scarry at 6rst
With us- Perfect nonsense, too. That il
all an Put your hand out and feel me.
Don't you zee? you can stir all around in
side of me just o. il I wasn't there"
"WondeTful :" ssid the reporter, "verv
vondesful. never believed in ghosts BE-
fore. The oddess thing il that you, vhs
lived % long, should take IN interest in
modern politics."
"But do, though, )" said the spectre.
"Perhaps you would be willing to tell
me II yen ere in favor OF Hancock or
Gar"
Just Of this juaciurs the reporter said. . !
cock crew in the yard below, and the ghOst !
Of Adam suddenly vanished. II wss most
unfortunate, tho, for his political opinions |
would have been interesting.