The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-30
ADAM HIMSELF srE1xIxg!
NO. 29


! made up my mind, 6ald fIz& q :
porter. .that If the ghost evex asyuas7< /
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s>.1 eoA1 SPAN Hes-s1 = z : :
my Tears and speak to Il, instead ek pnxs Z
ing my head under the covers, as ii I
the first time. Well, sir, sure enough |.
the next night, exactly ct eleven, I hear /
faint noise by the bed, and locke /
around. There sat the specter in chai1 !.
sat right up and said. with some dEm :
ness, although my voice trenblad
Who are you ."
i am nobody in particular now. sail
the ghost. .but was Adam. 2
Adam who p
Had no family name. There was Sd |;
one family of us, and they all knew me Z
/ was the first man. you know. You
must have heard of me.
.tYes, indeed, said the reporter.
''I'm sorry I cant shake lands, saitl I
the ghost, abut you might as we'll Try Is
shake hands with fog bank as with me /.
It's not sociable, I know, but I cam he'll,
it."
oh, never mind, said the reporter
I'm glad to see you all the same.
Your name is johnson, amt itff
asked the specter.
mo, my name is jackson. y replied the
reporter.
.'Pshaw r said the ghost, 81 was look
ing for man named johnson; but ms
eyesight is SO bad that I eouIdn't read
your doorplate distinctly The worst q
it is too, / can't wear spectacles; nothing
is substantial enough to hitch them 10
wish some of you people Wouid invent
an eyeglass that can be worn by near.
sighted ghosts. You would confer ae9n
uine benefaetion on the folks II tie other
world"
"What was your business with john
son? Perhaps can
ssWelI. in the first place. understand
that he Is one of committee appointed
to get up statue of me for the city Of
Elmira. / have been in to see thai
statue, and want TO ask johnson where
he got the idea that used to wear straw
hat and side whiskers. I want to know,
also, what authority he has for giving
me Roman nose.
Hadn't you one of that kind r.
why, man, the Romans hadn't intro
duced that variety of nose in my time
And johnson has had me represented
with huge serpent lying at my feet.
Now, what was the use of bringing u,)
painful "reminiscences of that kind
Why not let the matter drop Hanged
if l like it =
It's an outrage r
Between ourselves, said the specter.
locking his misty fingers over his knee,
Il don't think much OF the stutue busl-
ness, anyhow. Do You know what they
did, Too stingy 70 make Q fresh pisse
OF sculpture out OF piece o. marpie.
they bought up secondhand statue q
benJamin FRANKLIN al auctlon, and Alfea
man 10 work is over INTO me: Doesnt
look o particie IKE me Ana, anynoM,
franknn was no klnd OF man 70 make
me gu. OF: a., ureenpacAef OF sollie.nll's'
WASH ISL ne &,
we consider MN quite respecteDie
Anotner fhng want Wlfn johnson
= 70 see u caI n'sAe sIIane .nsl..s
Win some reiiapie spirituaistacs meg. sLl-
I nave peen eea CROWDED ont IN tne colo zor
apou. 4,oov years, anu no cnancs e pr
ticipate IN any.hing. NOW, I am Ine
man tnat started TINS world. l gave g =
send-oH, and IL realty does seem nard
that can't even express my views ln .
newspaper, or defend mysen lrom fnis
eaiumny, Just because ss,, happened % pe
aead, now, doesn't h
Very hard, but we didn't fn,nk yoa
took any interest IN such tnlngs
certainly. l oiten ieei as though ID
like to express an opinion abont the
tarlfi, or the elecnons, OF the puzzara
dollar, or popular education, or some
thing OF that KIND; and then, OF course
Eve wants to hear everything about the
fashions. 4 wish tnere was some way
Tor ghost to save . little money, SO that
could subscribe Tor fashion 1onrnsa
or two, Just to quiet her. 20 you know
OF anything could get at
How would 1t do to make an engage
ment as tue tneaIer a, 70 appear W @ e s1s e
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