The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-07-30

ner of the patients eye. he will feel nc pain" Saying this. my dreadful com panion proceeded to illustrate his re marks by making dive a, my shadow eye with burning match. felt no par IS the match burned in my head, ccr- tainly.
 You will allow. after all you see. thai my shape has it's advantages. the ghost proceeded " but l, also has is disadYan- tages. Try the pipe now. tired te take the pipe il dropped through ml vapory fingers He placed II in my mouth l could not hold t. nor ge; d ~hiti from il. Precisely so. said the sh0Ss- '' Now this Is just what has brought me here tonight. \ grea, smoker tl my life. doing m. six pipes 4 day regularly have been defunct these two years and during all that time haven't had 4 smoke not blessed draw l miss my 'bacco dreadful. There Is provision made for smokers. down with Us. you wiil un- derstand but VIC are governed by q board oi directors whose inCdpacltX 4utte equals that of most of your city boards. There Is d stue k of bodies kept on puf- pose for smokers. so that II you want d pipe. YOU iistst <. sfssa eBe a. ;ltc bodl,'- to enjoy t. Hu,. you will believe me. ihc supply k So noteuousiy insufficient to meet the demand. that there is no chance whatever flor i. new ghost to get a smoke. When entered the society. all the bodies were out III use and booked for three years ln adsanre. MN name has been down on the books for. two years. and there k no Likelihood of m1 getting | body allotted me under another twelve month. Fancy two years without q smoke. Why, ST. the incompetence of our board k positively wooden. ss can only explain the reason mhx We pun up with >uth gross ml>nana@emcnt m the other world. because We have become 50 used to Il III thi>. our constitutions. however are bcin.e undermined to that extent. that the board has at last hecn socrecd bl P"pulaI feeling into passing t measure empowering ghosts to render thrrnscievs visible, l., ~ing le=IHsi4ldI.lls Ii a tune. m order that they may effect an eNchangesoi bodies ief -hatt pcIluds. IL WAYS with the consent of the person Iii qucsiien.fn the purpose oi indulging II | hibti whth h the directors cannot. how ever. but characterize as pcrnleious and infurioes. tdes thls- -ncm aet nbtained your body
 You never had my consent. hend "' l cred
 " Il k vulgar Ia call names. my friend, - the ghost replied. smoothing my nous tae he with mN fingers. but you ifc tflf'ing. asked you ta change place, with me. and you agreed. as you must be AVt*I Int Chichester; however. l mus, finish my pipe think of two years, and not | blessed draw. my friend.
 The ,rain was pulling up. Ny cam- panion leaned out ot the window pulling fast and furious.
 Plenty of tune to change bodies. he sad. '.lt shall he done Tn an instant ..s soon as the tram stops. And he contln- ucd leaning out and whiting away great clouds of smoke. til We came to the plat form. He hurrlcdiy knocked out the ashes of the tobacco on the door rail, Il, the guard cried
 hangc here change here :; all change here. ii you please.
 \ sudden glow nj warmth seemed to pass over me a> l rubbed my eyes, and found to my great delight. mN own smooth hands agaIn>t mv NcD own unwrmkled checks. looked up for my companion He was gone was alone m the carriage
 was greatly surprised when got on the platform at being asked for my card by very otheious person siiil more so on receiving d magistrates summons in the morning. The ottIcious person de posed that the secretary ot the Antl-to- baeco alliance. and applied for oonvle- ton against the undersigned. under one oi the bylaws ot the company, for smok- ing Tn a railway carnage. the property of the p. l.. r. G,. Company. contrary To thclr regulations.
 He declared to have seen me tonlv think .) me leaning out ot the carriage as Il came into the Chelches,cr Station smoking n mecrschaum pipe. The guard gave evidence that the carriage certainly smcllcd very strongly of tobacco on arriv- ing at Chelehester. and that was the only trst-class passenger \ meersehauin pipe, answering the ottieieus person de sorlpuon. was found on my person Case was clear. Fined torty shillings and costs. Nay. more the case of smoking in a rail- way carriage has been eibhetcd Il, all the stations on the hne. where am hung up aS a oautlon and warning to the British public m a solemn black frame with mN name and address. and the amount of the penalty enforced at full length.
 IL would have been useless to attempt to dispute the case before the magistrates. IL is something to have set ones self nght with the public.
 Sayings of Lord Beaconshcld
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