Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-09

L,NcoLNs GHOST.

IiNCOlNS 0NOo1.
An nvfdenes sf the Close nsssHbl:nss -
eenasor Gallons to tlso War Prestdeas
The Resemblance of Senator Cuilnm
If Illinois to President Lincoln has been
remarked on many occasions rms re-
zernblance not long ago led toa iaugna-
BILE incident
One of Mr.. Cullom's Senatorial ~
sociates had a pressing communica.ion
to make to the Senator from lll'noAs iaoe
one evening several weeks ago, and
dis,,ntched a trusty African, black as the
act: of spades, and with a brain AS dark
As his face, upon the commission. IL
was so late, indeed, that every one had
retired when the faithful son OF ham
| rang the doorbell at the Cuilom man
sion.
| After repeated ringings some one
| lhr,st his head out of second-story
window and demanded TO know VINO was
making the disturbance.
st wants to see Mass'r Cullom, sah'
said the colored messenger ON Enc oooF'
step.
..What do you want of him at this
hour of the night?' asked the person IN
the second story window.
ssI l,ab message fo' him, san, from
Senator Blank replied the African.
| tJtfSt wait a moment sAAN - ~
down." said the voice above.
After a few moments delay the hSh'
in the vestibule was turned on the
door was or,ened. and n tall, gaun'
figure in flowing night rope s'oo" fe
veafed in the dim light
The colored man advanced TO ehber'
when a more critical glance AZ tne
spectral apparition before him made MIN
nause. Snatcting his hat off his head
, he stood aghast with eyes extended a.
wide as saucers and his mouth open
| holding the note out at arms length
every muscle of his body apparently IL
I z culver Of excitement.
I senator CulIom, without noticing th'
q messengers strange manners, TOOK TN
n mote read it by the hall light, and dis
|, missed him.
!, There was a precipitous descent o
). the steps and the sound of running 1ees
!. and when some time after Senate
I. Rlank's door was opened. it revealed TN
r horror-stricken, ashy-gray face OF M
d colored porter, all out OF breath an
e uuaking with unaccouneaoAe e>e''>
II ment. !.
3 cried the senator
>. ..E,, da I,o'd, Mass'r Blank! dol
>. =s.n ae Ghost oh President Lincum]'
/. s.Thc Ghost Of President Lincol'
% You must be crazy
n "No, sab, not crazy. Sure as I'm l.vi
III I don seed his ghost. l went ris'
smack to Mass'r Cullom's ho"se' an
as man talk to me from a winder, a,.n oe
,p de do opened. an dar. all in wh1n
e, stood de ghost of President Linc'im u
ar took de note an waved his han, an yc
k, bet dom git away from dar.
wv The senator smiled. "How 90 y'
pc he asked.
an ..Fo' de Lo'd, sab, + guess know Ere
ident Iincum when l sec his sperr1
no D;dn.t 7 see him de time OBJ de we
81 ebery day heah in Washington
nd Next time the two senators met Cn
for lo,n was tola about the scare he 'h'
to caused the supplemented messehSs
we and he enjoyed the joke
on When. a few days afterward, fomP
60 was again sent on similar mission, u
lin time at the solicitation OF the llhh'
senator, Cullom invited him into
stndv, where he handed him a cigar
engaged him in friendly coii'ers"I''
s.W,ss.r Cullom,'' said the dark
al" smiling radiautly. now that he had be
lin persuaded of his mistake, you don g
no ne the vustcst scar, sab, l eber had
n al my BON days. Fo' sure, sab
k it thought you WAS de slios' y.
,on- Abraham Lincum when you stood
an lar in de hall, all dressed in dem WI
-ap- gowns dat made you look JUS hF
hen great, big angel.
,ap- Cullon laughed heartily, gave
,ist- sab!e-faced ghost-seer another cll
It it and then dismissed him in possesslo
ice, much more serene state OF mlno I
oful IN the occasion of his first visit
"a | I c,,;c Elnhe- Democrat.