Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-11-14
OONOORDIA.

Everything quiet here.
Mr.. John Hess has gone to Kentucky
on business.
Mr.. Henry Filing has been appointed
postmaster at this place.
Mr.. Henry Deuchler who has been in
the grain business at North Springfield,
has returned home.
Mr.. John Boepler, OF Hickory county,
is visiting relatives here. Mr.. B. thinks
of moving back to this county.
Corn hauling has commenced III
good earnest, and many loads were
hauled IN on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. The price is n dollar
per barrel.
Mrs August Blinde and Messrs Paul
and Henry Walkenhorst were here
from Nebraska, to be present ut their
mothers funeral, which took place in
the Lutheran church graveyard ON
Thursday, the 5th. Messrs Paul and
Henry Walkenhorst will move to
Lafayette county, provided, they car
sell their property in Nebraska.
The latest thing that has occurred
here to break the monotony of the times
is a ghost story, a true ghost story.
During one night last week while Mr..
Fred Stunker and three colored men
were endeavoring to extricate q log
wagon out of DryrOck creek, neal the
spot where Mr.. VIM. Walbeck and Mrs.
Julia Smith and two children were
drowned on the 18th of last June, they
saw a ghost approaching them-a true,
white, walking, woman ghost, of full
size. This apparitiQn may be hard TO
explain, but II thing seems to be set
tied III the minds of the neil who were
there, and that is that the ghost dit APP
pear, and that they did disappear. The
ghost seemed to go about its business.
aud did not care whether the men were
there or not, but developments demon
strated that the men did not appreci-
ate the presence of the ghost. Now
this certainly was a true ghost, not an
optical delusion or an exaggerated imag-
ination or a spell of dellrium tremens
as some would have it. In proof of the
above assertion, let US state that there
were too many men together to admit of
an optical delusion; the same will hold
good on the imagination question, and
as to delirium tremens, we will state
that these gentlemen do not drink ghost
whisky. We have usually found our-
selves able to elucidate the tangible
questions which have been thrown in
our way, but we fear that this one is q
sumner, and maybe we will have to
"give her up," for it is more than the
cyclone question. Notwithstanding u
of the colored brethren says, .'Shc was
dar." We have not got enough cheek
to attempt to clelr up this matter, but
by way of comment, We will say that
we do not understand it. What we
have learned from the belief of others,
backed by observation, and, we hope a
little common sense, teaches us that the
physical part of the dead goes back to
dust, and could not we'll re-appear even
if it wanted to, while the spiritual part
ascends to other climes, and does not
wish to appear even if it could. Still,
regardless of these facts, the gentlemen
say that the ghost was there; they saw
it, and they gave it to understand thas
they knew it was there. Now wa
scientific men, of this place, take the
whole matter about the same as a lot
of astronomers would the discovery of
a new star. 1t has brought out many
profound suggestions, and we have con-
cluded to make a scientific investigation
of the matter, and give to the world,
gratuitously, the benefit of our discov-
cries. Those outside of the scientific
circle have different opinions, aid are
satisfied to know that we have a ghost
in the vicinity; but with us, men Of
science, it is far different. We think
that mind reading and spiritualisn is Of
little Importance when compared with
this ghost matter. We are now max
ing preparations to push our investiga.
tons, but it will be some time before
We are ready for this delicate UNDER
taking. We all agree that shot guns
will be an indispensable commodity.
We also want some one to converse
with the ghost. This task vas assign
ed to us, but we declined from the fact
that we were afraid that discretion
would get the best of our valor in the
time of emergency, aud who knows
what might take place. We have made
up u minds that among the requisites |
Of the undertaking a light pair OF |
shoes will be of use to us Now gentle |
readers just rest easy and await future |
developments, and if there is anything
in this ghost story you shall have the
benefit of it. DIcTo. :